Hope everyone enjoys their Easter long weekend :)
Saturday, April 04, 2015
Thursday, April 02, 2015
First World Problems
So we are in a pickle. Let us explain.
Mexico
Every year at this time we are
in search of a deal down south to Mexico.
We have been bombarded with emails from Sunwing, Signature Vacations,
Air Canada, Transat Holidays, etc., etc.
There are some really good deals for 5 star resorts in Mexico for the
week we are interested in going (May 3 to 10).
As much as this winter is dragging on and it continues to snow we are
also trying to stay with one of our Resolutions of paying off some debts and
this trip will just add to that. The
alternative is buying some minutes at a tanning salon to get us out of this
winter funk.
Fredericton
We are thinking about signing up for a 10k at the
Fredericton Marathon which will take place on May 10th. For
the last two weeks we have been following (more so than not) Hal Higdon’s 10k
training plan. The majority of runs have
been on the treadmill but hoping that will end soon. If we do go to Fred’ton we still have to pay for
race registration, hotel, food, gas, etc.
Dilemma: Do we spend money and go to Mexico and relax in the sun for 7 whole days or do we sign up for a race in Fredericton? OR do we skip both altogether? Our minds keep flip flopping. Registration for the marathon ends on April 20 (if you want a race shirt) so we gave ourselves until April 19 to make the decision. In the meantime we'll keep looking at resorts.
What would you choose?
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Workout Wednesday
Wednesday, March 25 - This was a new run on our schedule as it called for 8 x 400 at 5k pace. Now there was A LOT of calculations as this is in km and our treadmills are in miles. So for your info there are 1609.34 meters in a mile so divide that by 400 meters in a mile and there are 4. So 1 mile divided by 4 is 0.25 so we run a 0.25 mile to get 400 meters. 0.25 mile x 8 will equal 2 miles plus add in the walks between the runs and that bring us to roughly 3 miles. We both did this workout.
Thursday, March 26 - This called for a 6.5 km run along with weights. Twin 1 did this when she got home from work again on the treadmill as the sidewalks are still not clear. Twin had an appointment after work so she hopped on her bike instead.
Friday, March 27 - REST DAY!
Saturday, March 28 - Cross training day - Twin 1 walked the dogs at Ashburn for an hour
Sunday, March 29 - From 8 am to 5 pm we had a Firearms Course so we did nothing except sit inside (as sketchy as it sounds the building the course was in had their windows boarded up so we couldn't even see outside). We woke up to more snow and luckily the plow came in time for us to hit the road and head to the course. When the course was over and we were allowed outside we saw that was a beautiful spring day. Too bad it was a waste of a nice day but we PASSED!
Monday, March 30 - WE RAN OUTSIDE!! The schedule called for 5k and strength training. We ran at Twin 2's house because the sidewalks are still a mess around Twin 1's. The day was beautiful but by 6pm it was overcast, damp and the wind was cold. In hindsight we probably should have wore our little gloves and ear bands. We survived though. It was nice to get outside instead of staring at the wall on the treadmill. Right after our 5k we did the strength training and did 3 rounds which hurt.
Tuesday, March 31 - 4MI run scheduled today. Twin 1 did hers on the treadmill. Twin 2 did laundry and cleaned getting ready for company on the weekend.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Tip Tuesday
Pick an item you're likely to see frequently enroute: the
color red, a traffic light or stop sign, a dog. When you see it, pick up
your pace for 10 to 60 seconds, then start spying again.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
Friday Funny
These are from a book called Disorder in the Court, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters - who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.
Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July 15th.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
Q: How old is your son, the one living with you?
A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
Q: How long has he lived with you?
A: Forty-five years.
_________________________________
Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he
woke up that morning?
A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
Q: And why did that upset you?
A: My name is Susan.
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Q: How was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
__________________________________
Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a
deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
__________________________________
Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for
a pulse?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for blood pressure?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for breathing?
A: No.
Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you
began the autopsy?
A: No.
Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Workout Wednesday
Wednesday, March 18 - SNOW DAY!!! Shoveled, shoveled & more shoveling. Twin 1 did her 35min Tempo run and likes running better with a set time so she knows exactly how much time is left.
Thursday, March 19 - No buses were running and the city was still cleaning up so Twin 2 took a vacation day. Day 2 of shoveling. She also did her 35 minute tempo run that was scheduled for Wednesday. Twin 1 worked from home and did her scheduled 3mi run on the treadmill. We are hoping for some sidewalks on the weekend but there is another system coming Saturday so we will see.
Friday, March 20 - REST DAY!!
Saturday, March 21 - The schedule called for 60 min cross training so Twin 1 took the dogs to Point Pleasant for a 60 min walk.
Sunday, March 22 - Once again we woke up to winter conditions so the treadmill it was. Twin 1 & 2 did 4 miles on the treadmill and Twin 2 also did her 60 min cross train from Saturday on the bike.
Monday, March 23 - The dogs woke Twin 1 up at 4am so she let them out and instead of going back to bed she decided to get her run over with before the day even started so 3 miles she did. Twin 2 ran right after work on the treadmill as she had some company coming. We also both did a round of strength training.
Tuesday, March 24 - Hair cut night!! and no workout.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Tip Tuesday
Create an incentive list. Keep this list handy and
pick from it every once in a while. Some people always have incentives
they're aiming for. When you reach a certain mileage, weight, or
performance goal, reward yourself. Treat yourself to a night out, a
manicure, or a weekend getaway.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Another Random Post of Pics
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| Pearl enjoying a Sunday night watching the Junos |
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| Cadbury Creme Egg time. Packaging is different and egg seems smaller. |
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| But the ooey gooey goodness inside is still the same |
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| Comfort food of KD and lettuce (the salad toppings are underneath) |
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| Pretty and colourful |
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| Canada Post can't forward my bills/T4 to my house but People can find me. |
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| Veggies anyone? |
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| Thought I was out of tuna looking at the middle shelf….guess I wasn’t (top shelf). Gotta move the eyes upward before going grocery shopping. |
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Workout Wednesday
Wednesday, March 11 - Twin 1 caught up on a few videos, JM video 7 & 8. Twin 2 did 65 minutes on the bike.
Thursday, March 12 - Twin 1 skipped another video and took the dogs out to Ashburn.
Friday, March 13 - REST DAY
Saturday, March 14 - REST DAY
Sunday, March 15 - Another rest day, gearing up for our 10k training program which starts tomorrow. This is what the schedule looks like for March.
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| No idea why but can't rotate pic. |
Monday, March 16 - Twin 1 did Shred L1 in the a.m and 3 miles on the treadmill after work. Mr. Treadmill is working better as now it only takes 5 min to get it moving like it should. Not sure how accurate the readings are but she is trusting it. Twin 2 had a day off work. Late afternoon she contemplated on whether she should do Shred or treadmill first. She decided on the treadmill. Her shins were really bothering her after 1.5 miles (possibly from starting off too fast and drinking no water over the weekend) so she jumped off the treadmill and proceeded to do Shred L1 video. After that was over she ate supper and drank more water and then hopped on the treadmill for another 1.5 miles. That half went much better.
Tuesday, March 17 - Twin 2 hopped on the treadmill as soon as she got home from work for another 3 miles. She was a hurting ticket from the running/video yesterday. Can barely move now. Twin 1 took the dogs out to Ashburn again and was too tired when she got home so skipped the run and went to bed.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Tip Tuesday & We Lied
To track your progress, keep a log, even if it's just jotting your mileage or time on a kitchen calendar.
So remember just a few short posts ago when we talked about spring nearing? Fooled you didn't we? Another storm hit us on Saturday night and into Sunday AND there is more to come in the forecast.
Twin 1 woke up on Sunday morning and noticed her neighbour's trunk was open.
Poor guy. Nothing she could do as the snow drifts were too high to get out her door to let him know.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
Friday Funny
A husband and his wife
were out shopping. The wife suddenly remembered that her mother’s birthday was
coming up. She said,
“Honey, can we look
around for a birthday present for mom? She wants something electric.”
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Signs of Spring
The sun shining and the driveway melting are signs of spring (FYI - the brown stuff closest to you may appear to look like smeared poop but rest assured it is not, it is sand.). I'll admit, that is a gross thought.
Patio furniture/lawn mowers, etc are on sale.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Workout Wednesday
Wednesday March 4 - Twin 1 did JM video 6 and took the dogs to Ashburn for an hour walk
Thursday, March 5 - Twin 1 ran 3.6k at lunch. Half run half walk as it was mostly ice. Twin 2 did 5k on the treadmill. It was struggle but around 8:30 p.m. she went downstairs to her gym and turned on Netflix as loud as she could and hopped on the treadmill. While running the treadmill was so loud she still couldn't hear the show she was watching but it took her attention away from running and her run flew by. Took 4 minutes off her last 5k treadmill run.
Friday, March 6 - REST. Twin 2 was going to go on bike after she got home on Friday night because she took her rest day on Wednesday night BUT after work her and a couple of co-workers went out to eat and she stuffed her face and went to bed when she got home. Twin 1 took the dogs to Ashburn for an hour and a half and were all beat by the time they all got home.
Saturday, March 7 - We got out for another 5k run around Twin 2's subdivision (still the only roads worth running on). We ran with one of our friends (CS) who just started running in the summer/fall. It looked beautiful outside but the wind was crazy cold and very hard to breath. It was a struggle but once it was over it felt good. Twin 1 also took the dogs to Ashburn once again for an hour walk.
Sunday, March 8 -Twin 2 did 64 minutes on bike. Why 64 and not 65 min? Because that's when my two Netflix shows were over and I didn't want to spend another minute on the bike. Twin 1 had some videos to make up from Thursday and Saturday along with today's but she only did the JM video 7 (starting a new round of videos for phase 2) and also took the dogs to Crystal Cresent beach for a walk with some other pooches. So she is still behind in videos and not sure if to tack them on at the end or if she has time to make them up this week.
Monday, March 9 - Twin 1 did 5k on the treadmill, first time ever on her $60 machine. She also did JM video 8. Twin 2 took a rest day as she had some appointments to attend.
Tuesday, March 10 - Twin 1 skipped another video and took the dogs to Ashburn with some friends for an hour and a half. She has to start doing videos in the morning again to get everything in.
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