Friday Fillers - Fancy Schmanzy Word of the Day

• Bummer that Blogger was down yesterday because I had a GRAND day! 
  
• I started my day with Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30. Here are my thoughts:
  
  
  1. I used 5lbs dumb bells and I think I would do better with 3lbs ones.  I found that I wasn't able to maintain good form and ended up doing some sloppy work.  So, if you are starting, you might want to try using 3lb dumb bells instead.
     Remember:  "Form is key!"
     
  2. Jillian's voice is kinda scary.  I probably watched The Biggest Loser like 2 times, so I don't know if that's the way she usually talks.  It's like a manly girl talking.  And I felt a little embarrassed when I hear her call me "Baby."  (more like, "babe-bay!"
     I felt like telling her, "Oh honey, don't call me baby!"
     
  3. By evening time, my abs, triceps, biceps, hamstrings were sore. Not a bad sore. A good sore that tells you, "Hey! You worked today!!!!" So that was awesome!
     
• I love fresh juice.  Freshly juiced juice tastes creamy to me.  It is happiness in a glass.
  Here's a concoction of orange, apple, and pineapple.

• I was shopping for air tickets to go home. 

 

• I ended up buying this instead.
  It's actually an indoor grill pan thingy.  I have a girl grill, but I stink at building a fire.  Grilling a slab of salmon and using a whole bag of charcoal seems kinda wasteful.  So.... maybe this will be the answer? 

• Still no air ticket.  Oh well. I'll try again.
  
• And I ordered some cute Melissa and Doug toys for therapy and birthday presents....
  
• And still no air ticket. Never mind, I'll try again.

• I also bought a graduation card/money holder thing for my boyfriend's sister.
  I think this applies to all of us.
  

• And still no air tickets. :)
  
• I have a 2 or 3 miles on tap later on the treadmill.
  
• I guess, I better go work on buying that air ticket!

Hello Monday!

My Quote of the Day: A Green Monster and a good morning run really start the day on the right note.


Sometimes things just fall apart at the house, don't they?  I am trying to solve the mystery as to why the AC just won't cool my bedroom while the other parts of the house are pretty cool. There are different units so, something must be up with this unit that cools my bedroom and the bedroom next to mine.
What happens when Christina sleeps in a warm room? She gets a headache. About 3 a.m. or so, I gave up feeling hot and stuffy and went and slept on the couch. Ahhhhh .....  much cooler.  And about 6 a.m., I just can't sleep anymore because the head was hurting, so I went for a run.

It was quite a good run despite the headache. Even though it felt like a little loose nut or rock bopping around and up and down my head, I actually had a decent run. I finished 3 miles in 32:53 minutes, drove home, stretched in the shower and made myself a Green Monster for the drive to work.

So, this is week 3 of the half-marathon training. Got my 3 done today, and I am left with a 5-miler, 3-miler and an 8-miler for this week. I will reintroduce some hills when I do my 3-miler later this week, so I am hoping the shins will cooperate. 

What starts your day on a right note? Is there a drink, a song, or a certain someone? Do share.