Dust away the cobwebs

Goodness, I'm amazed I found my password for this page! It's been ages since I've written a new post, and who knows if anyone even checks this page anymore. Once I joined Facebook, I pretty much abandoned this blog. Today, at this moment, I have the time and the motivation for a new entry!

I've been in a weird place, lately. Incredibly busy and unfocused, but with so many goals and plans in my head that I get dizzy. I'm finally trying to sort through it all and make some progress in my life. My main goal is to be healthy. Sadly, organization and money are quite beneficial for this endeavor, and I am lacking both.

Not quite a year ago I started Bikram Yoga and fell in love. Who knew that 90 minutes in a room where the thermostat reads 105 could be fun and life-changing? I was going about twice a week until Holiday Season hit. At that point all extra curricular activities came to a halt, eating (and bad eating) skyrocketed, and all that progress I made from yoga and running went down the drain. Time to restart.

A new workout franchise opened in C'ville: Pure Barre. I've been going ever since they opened, and I've found another workout love. Again, I was going twice a week until the holidays. This class is A-MA-ZING. Despite running and yoga, I still had heavy thighs and flabby arms. After a few classes at PB, my saddle bags started to shrink and my arms started to tone up. Again, back to square one. I have learned my lesson and will be more prepared for the next holiday season!!

Anyhoo, I'm sitting here now waiting (not so patiently) for the UPS truck. For quite a while I have been interested in juicing, and I found out about Vitamix. I had been thinking about getting one, but wasn't ready for that kind of monetary commitment. Well, one of the healthiest and most well-informed people I knew posted on her blog "5 Reasons Everyone Should Own a Vitamix." Wow--what timing! THEN, the following day I received an email that QVC (I'm an addict) would be having the basic model as their deal of the day. I had a few days to mull it over, figure the finances and the pros/cons. By Sunday....I ordered! I have been GIDDY waiting for this to arrive. I'll be able to make healthy smoothies (because you know Smoothie King isn't as healthy as they sound!), soups, ice cream, flour, bread, etc. I am excited to be able to eat FRESH food. I have a hard time selling this to you, mainly because I've yet to get my impatient little hands on mine. However, everyone I know who has one absolutely LOVES it and not a single one regrets spending the dough on it.

I'm now taking a good first step in healthier eating, and I"m trying to get my schedule set to allow 2 PB classes and 1-2 Bikram classes and then some running and weights thrown in. I could actually use an 8 day week.....as long I still kept my work schedule as is!! We shall see how this goes.