Updates

Okay, first things first: I've created a new blog for those of you who want to stay updated on what's going on with school. I decided not to do regular updates here on Discoveries because, let's face it, the only real blogworthy events about school are enrolling and graduating. But for me, it's important that I document this journey. If you're curious and want to check in you can do so here: Back To School.

I don't think my new schedule is going to be that difficult to adjust to. Initially, I was nervous but then I realized that there really are 24 hours in a day and I can sleep when I'm dead. Just kidding. Sort of. On Mondays and Wednesdays I'm in school until 10:00 pm. On Tuesdays I have a standing meeting with my life group. Here it is Thursday and I've realized that I haven't cooked all week and I've lost a couple of pounds. That's not exactly how I intended to lose weight so I have to work that out. Maybe I'll make meals for the week on Sundays. That could work. I also haven't worked out all week. That really bugs me. The plan is to hit the pavement sometime today, hopefully during my lunch break since I'm working from home today (and every Thursday). I certainly don't want my school schedule to interfere with my exercise regimen.

Any suggestions on how I can make time for work, school, exercise and oh yeah ... eating? Leave them in the comments. Thanks!

Happy Leap Day

It’s the last day of February and I have Spring Fever. For me, all things seem to become new in the spring. I am so thankful that we enjoyed a mild winter.

It’s the last day of the February running challenge. The goal was to run 50 miles and after today I should be up to 65.5 miles. Go me!

17 days until my first race of the year. I hate racing and I don’t know why I do it. I don’t know why putting on a number and being timed makes me so anxious. My stomach gets tied in knots and I just can’t relax until after I cross the finish line. Why do I keep doing this? I can’t explain it and I probably won’t stop racing either.

I plan to do a post a day in March. Nothing deep or reflective, maybe only a line or two … quick updates and such. Like this:

I’m expecting a shipment from my wine club today. Awesome!
I’ve scheduled a facial for this weekend. Also awesome!
I won a tin of cookies from LadyLee just for commenting on her posts. Totally awesome!

We’re going to keep it light around here for the next 31 days. My real life is heavy enough.

Peaks and Valleys

Ever since last week I’ve been feeling off my game. I think it all started when I realized I was shaped like a pear. I’m okay now but I find it interesting that one glimpse of myself at a bad angle had the power to knock me out for almost a week. I was researching personal trainers yesterday. Then I thought about it and decided that I really need to get over myself. I’m knocking on 50’s door and I look good. And I don't mean "good for someone who is almost 50" I mean, "GOOD".

So, I’m back to feeling good again.

All's Well That Ends Well

I cannot believe how busy I was last week. It seemed that every moment was filled with some kind of activity. Forget about the increased workload at the 9 to 5, but all the activities that took place after 5 ... it just seemed overwhelming.

On Monday, I forced myself to run a few miles on the treadmill because I missed my normal Sunday long run. On Tuesday I had a life group meeting. On Wednesday, I agreed to have some photos taken for a friend's website. She's starting an earring line and asked me to participate. Which was really flattering because she's 28 and a real model ... and I'm ... well ... I'm no model. On Thursday, I headed back to the treadmill for a few more miles. On Friday I did the grocery shopping. On Saturday I got up at the crack of dawn to run a 5k (best time ever!), came home and put up the Christmas tree with the Princess then she had the bright idea that we should make s'mores. Huh? I don't think I ever made s'mores before ... I had the fire going in the fireplace, so why not? They were okay. Then on Saturday night I had to work the information desk at church.

Which brings us to today ... I got up early and ran 4.5 miles, came home, showered and did the hair and nails, put some country ribs in the crockpot and I've been posted up on the couch ever since.

I was thinking about doing some Christmas shopping today but for real, you couldn't pay me to leave this house. It was a struggle to get off the couch and write this post.

Well, another movie is about to come on, so I'm out. Hope you are enjoying your Sunday as much as I'm enjoying mine.

TGIF

It's been a good week. It was so filled with activities that I didn't make time to run all week long. I'll be back on the trails this weekend. And I ate like I was losing my mind: cheese steak, cupcakes, buffalo wings. Ugh. I know that no exercise + bad diet = me feeling guilty for about a week. Once you hop on the bad diet train it's hard to get off.

The cold weather doesn't help matters either. In the lower temperatures all I want is hot, comfort food, not cold salads.

I do plan to ramp up my workout schedule beginning on Thanksgiving and ending on New Year's Eve. That means working out everyday.

I went back to the orthopedist today for a follow-up appointment regarding my shoulder. I stopped taking the pain meds two days ago and for the most part, I'm fine. I still wake up with some soreness but as the day goes on it dissipates. The doctor has no idea why this happens and was sure to let me know that it is a recurring condition. Oh joy!

I have been tasked to make four sweet potato pies and a seafood casserole to bring to Thanksgiving dinner. And a couple bottles of wine. This will be the easiest Thanksgiving ever.

I have been slammed at work so I'm really looking forward to the upcoming short week.

Enjoy your weekend!

Great Post

I wrote a great post earlier today. I wrote it in Word and I smiled when it was finished. It was all about shaking things up, trying new things and generally feeling good about where I am.

It was a great post.

Before I actually posted it I decided to take a break and run up to Tarjay for some running essentials. When I returned I discovered that the office had lost electricity and because I hadn't saved the post it was lost.

Lost forever.

It was a great post.

Brain Dump

I think I have a sprained shoulder. I'm seeing an orthopaedic specialist on Friday to confirm. I am in pain and when I'm in physical pain, nothing in the world seems right.

I'm on pain meds with six bottles of wine in the house. #nodrinking

I actually enjoyed my latest trip to Charleston. I discovered the outlet mall and now the trips there won't seem like such a waste of time.

I received my annual assessment and a nice little increase. Can't complain about that!

Have you ever received something that you thought you wanted and then once you got it, you realized that you were better off without it? Yeah, that's where I am right now.

I think I may have pissed someone off last week. They'll be okay though. But seriously, when I say you won't speak to me any kinda way, I mean that ish.

You will not just speak to me any kinda way.

My son dyed his hair blonde. #boo

2011 is almost gone. What the hell?

I haven't run since Sunday and I'm going through withdrawals. I want to go tomorrow but I think I should wait until after my doctor's appointment. Not running is scary to me. Mainly because I haven't stopped eating.

Don't forget to turn your clocks back this weekend.

What's Crackin?

What do you have going on for the weekend? I am not going to do one bless-ed thing. Last weekend I went shopping because a little retail therapy never hurt nobody but this weekend I’m keeping my behind in the house. I want to see Lion King while it’s in theaters again but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to drag myself out of the house. The weather is really driving my decision. It’s going to be all overcast and dreary with scattered showers. It’s been like that all week and as a result I didn’t get out and run once! Oh the horror! No, seriously … I need to be out running. I could have gone to the gym and run on the treadmill but for real, once you’ve experienced the open road, the dreadmill is a very poor substitute. Oh well, cooler temperatures are upon us and I may be at the gym more often than not. Unless I invest in some cool weather running gear. Running in the cold? We’ll see.

Last weekend I also went to see Straw Dogs. Did you see it? I really only went because I wanted to see Alexander Skarsgard.




I love him. If you’re not familiar he’s one of the vampires on True Blood. And I love him. The movie was okay. I probably could have waited for it to be on HBO.

Speaking of HBO, are there movies that you find yourself watching over and over again? I have a few that every time they come on, I turn to them. Like "The Town" with Ben Affleck and "It’s Complicated" with Meryl Streep. Don’t ask me why. Then there are movies that I can only watch once. Like Pursuit of Happyness. I loved that movie but it is so emotional. Even though I know it has a happy ending I’m asking myself: How much more does this man have to go through?

Speaking of emotional, did you see Gray’s Anatomy last night? Oh my goodness! I was crying like a baby! I cried for Christina and Owen. I cried for the Chief. I cried for Derek and Meredith. I think I even cried for Alex. This season is going to be good, I think.

So I have this formal event I’m attending next month and I need a new dress. At first I was looking for a gown but found out that a cocktail dress would be considered appropriate. Where do you go when you need something extra special? Here are a few of the things that I’m considering. Sorry about the size of the photos but I couldn’t find larger ones.







I am so enjoying this book. It is really helping me to identify when I’m in my feelings and I need to take a step back. Imagine a life where you’re not controlled by emotions. I still have them … that was clearly demonstrated last night during Gray’s, but I can see that I’m going to have a better relationship with my emotions.

I need suggestions for Sunday dinner. I think I’m just going to make a meatloaf. I love my meatloaf. It’s easy and delicious. No fuss no muss.

I think that’s all for now. Have a great weekend. Stay out of trouble.

ABC's of Me

I stole this from fit and fab for life


Age: 46

Bed Size: Queen

Chore You Hate: Washing my car

Dogs: None

Essential start of your day: Breakfast

Favorite color: No favorites

Gold or silver: Silver

Height: 5’7

Instruments I play: None

Job title: Jack of all Trades

Kids: 1 boy and 1 girl

Lives: Va Beach

Mom’s name: S

Nickname: Shelly

Overnight hospital stays: Childbirth

Pet peeve: People who are chronically late

Quote from a movie: “You will never find peace by avoiding life”

Right or left handed: Right

Siblings: Too many to count

Time you wake up: 5:30am

Underwear: I beg your pardon

Vegetables you dislike: Lima beans

What makes you run late: Traffic

X-rays you’ve had done: Do mammograms count?

Yummy food you make: The best macaroni and cheese on the planet!

Zoo animal: Monkey

Here's The Thing ...

What's going on, ya'll?

What about that earthquake? 5.8 in Virginia. Now, we're all bracing for Hurricane Irene.

Here are some pictures of me struggling through last weekend's 5k. My bib number is 703. I look crazy. I ordered one of the pics as a reminder. Of what? I'm not quite sure. Just a reminder.

Here's the thing ... when you share your goals publicly, you share your failure publicly as well. Not a good look. Conversely, your success is also public but how many times must one fail (publicly) in order to get to that success?

Despite the tone of the previous paragraph I am feeling pretty good. I am embarking on something new and it feels really good. Each day I look forward to experiencing something new. I haven't felt like this in a while ... I like it. Will I share the details? Nope.

Summer is coming to a close. Bummer. My birthday is rapidly approaching. Yay! I need to start planning for my 47th. Hmmmm ... any ideas?

Friday! Friday!

Happy Friday everyone!

What's the weather like where you're at? It rained this morning but it is slowly clearing up and the heat is scheduled to return this weekend. A trip to the beach may be in order. You know, I haven't even bought a new bathing suit this year and I'm not sure I want to wear the one from last year ... oh well, it's not like I'll be swimming or anything.

I was supposed to run this morning but when the alarm went off, I decided not to. No excuses. I just didn't feel like it. I'm determined to make running fun again. I'll be out there tomorrow.

Today is the last day of school and I know I have a long summer ahead of me. A summer of kids with too much time on their hands. The good news is, both of them have part-time jobs so they won't have as much time as summer's past. My daughter is really beginning to enjoy receiving a paycheck with her name on it. There's nothing like earning your own money. Good for her.

I ordered two books yesterday: When We Danced on Water by Evan Fallenberg and How I Stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend by Gary Ghislain. Reviews to follow. I just finished Silver Sparrow by Tayri Jones. Awesome book which I highly recommend. I finished that one in less than two days. It's the story of a bigamist. He has two wives and two daughters who are very close in age. The "inside" family knows nothing about the "outside" family and the "outside" family knows everything about the inside family. (Inside family = family he lives with, Outside family = family he doesn't live with). The story is split into two parts and told from the perspective of each of the daughters. If you've been reading me for any length of time than you know that my first husband was also a bigamist and you know that I am an "outside" child. I was drawn to this book from the very first paragraph.

Not too much else happening here. Enjoy your weekend. Do something special for your fathers and/or husbands for Father's Day. Happy 22nd wedding anniversay to my sister!

Talk to you soon.

Thoughts for the Day

Every Saturday and Sunday morning I get up and go to the gym to run three miles. My goal is to run the three miles in 30 minutes. My best time is 36 minutes. Since I’m doing all this running I really need to get better shoes. Not the heels that I am so desperately coveting but actual real running shoes. I don’t even want to tell you what I’m running in now. It’s too embarrassing. If you have any information about good running shoes, please let me know in the comments.

Speaking of exercise, I also am back to doing the 30-day shred 2-3 times a week. Since I’ve been running consistently my endurance has increased and I’m not getting as discouraged while listening to Jillian telling me to “keep going”. I’m just about ready to graduate to Level 2. Yay me.

You’d think with all this activity that I’d be losing weight. Well, I’m not. Not a pound. I’ve also not gained a pound. I’m content with that. I’ve learned that if I eat what I want, I have to exercise in order to prevent weight gain. And I am going to eat what I want. I’ve gone through periods of time where I restricted myself in order to reach a goal (September 2010 weight loss challenge), but once I reach the goal I slip back into my old ways. Don’t get wrong, I do not have a bad diet but there are some things that I like (e.g., fried chicken) and I’m not ready to cut it out of my diet completely. I don’t eat it every day but you can bet that I’ll be frying some chicken maybe twice a month. Oh well.

I’m growing out my hair. I’ve never really thought about my hair before. Now, I feel like I’m obsessing over it. Do you have any idea how my YT videos there on black hair care? Millions! And I’ve probably seen half of them. I really need to stay off the internet.

My son thanked me for raising him right. O_o. He says he knows people who have “terrible lives” which makes him think about his own life and he is really grateful for how good his life is. I really needed to hear that.

I'm thinking of leaving my book club. This quarter's picks seem kind of blah.

Time is marching on. I don’t remember a time in my life when I was so aware of time. I am keenly aware that I have lived forty-six years and sometimes I think that in those 46 years I should have accomplished so much more in my life. Then I decide to give myself some slack. During those first 25 years, I was an idiot. The following 10 years were spent correcting the first 25. So really, the last 11 are the ones that count. I’ve accomplished a heck of a lot in 11 years!

See what I did there?

Have a great week!

Thursday's Randoms

Today is a good day.

I have things to say I just don't feel like saying them.

Some of you have asked why I didn't like For Colored Girls. Because it was too depressing. Where is the triumph? Where is the joy? Sheesh. I needed a drink after watching that flick. Yeah, sometimes life is hard. Sometimes life is really hard ... I think at the core I was seeing women that look like me (i.e. Black women) looking so beat down and down trodden with no hope and that pisses me off.

I can't wait to hit the gym today. I enjoyed a huge slice of chocolate, peanut butter cheesecake yesterday ... and I really, really need to get to the gym in repentance.

I'm growing my hair out and I'll probably color it darker again.

I plan to do a vlog this weekend.

My Jonah study is coming to a close and I'm so grateful that I went through it. I'm looking forward to my next study which is called, He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear From God, by Priscilla Shirer. Looks like good stuff.

Being the mother to a teenaged girl is nothing like they show on television. Except for maybe Roseanne. That was pretty accurate.

I'm getting a facial this weekend and I'm going to talk to my aesthetician about switching to a tinted moisturizer. I've been using Bare Minerals foundation and I really like how light it is but I need a little more coverage but I don't want the heavy feel of a regular foundation.

Goodbye February.

I think my daughter and I will visit a couple of college campuses during Spring Break. She attended a college fair last weekend and now she's all excited about higher education. She always wanted to go to college but now she's actually excited about it. Better late than never.

She's also excited about the upcoming ring dance. When I was her age it was called the junior prom. Whatever. We already bought the dress and the jewlery. Next comes the shoes, purse, hair and transportation. She needs a job.

I'm praying that the remainder of my fourth decade will be pretty uneventful.

I'm looking forward to my fiftieth birthday.

... and an empty house.

What a Difference ...

... a week makes.

When I say, "This too shall pass", I really mean it cause it's really true.

It's Sunday night and all is right with the world. Funny how that works, isn't it? I've come to realize that whether I like it or not sh*t is going to happen. How I respond will determine my level of peace.

I finally watched For Colored Girls and really wished I hadn't. My gut told me not to see it when it first came out and I didn't. I should have continued to listen to my gut.

The gut never lies.

I'm going in for an iron check tomorrow. For those of you that are late to the game, I'm anemic and my iron levels have always been ridiculously low. I've been on a prescription strenth iron supplement for the past three months and hopefully tomorrow I'll find out if my levels are up.

I got in two really good workouts this weekend. I feel wonderful.

I was going to watch the All-Star game but I think I'll prepare to turn in.

Have a great week.

Winter Randoms

I cannot wait until this day over.

When I get home I am heading straight to the kitchen and making a beautiful lasagna. That, with my favorite Bordeaux … baby, it’s going to be a good night. I love my lasagna. I use ground beef, sweet Italian sausage, ricotta, grated parmesan and mozzarella. Yummy! I cannot wait.

It is so much easier to care about my weight in the warmer months. In the winter all I care about is keeping warm and that usually involves comfort food. Meat loaf, macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, lasagna, cornbread … who wants to eat a cold salad on a cold day? I think I’ll make a pot of chicken soup this weekend. Perhaps I should research healthy meals for cold days. Any suggestions?

Yesterday was a weird day. I woke up feeling Blech! And I kept asking myself the question: Why did I have kids, again? It started when I discovered that my oldest didn’t come home the night before and he neglected to inform me. Then my youngest was all over creation after school instead of going home and guess what? She neglected to inform me. It takes two seconds to let someone know something. Geez. I tried to commiserate with my mother, but of course she reminded me of when I did the same thing to her. Whatever, man. Today, everything is back to normal and I couldn’t be happier.

One of my recent prayers has been that God will point me in the direction of people that I can help. I’m not good at spotting things like that on my own because of my history of self-involvement (read: selfishness). Can I just say that God answers prayer? My aesthetician finally found her own place but had no furniture. As luck would have it, I just redecorated my bedroom and had a perfectly good queen sized bed in my garage. She picked it up the other night. I had already given the dresser away to someone else. I’m also finding myself in situations where I can just offer words of encouragement. Feels good.

Just Being Random

The blog prompts are kinda whack so I’m having to come up with something on my own. I would rather be lazy. So enjoy the randomness:

It drives me nuts when I hear the Tea Party say things like: “We’re taking our country back!” Really? From whom?

I had a conversation with my daughter last night that reminded me that I have an amazing family.

I had a conversation with my son that made me want to put him through the wall.

I’m making eggplant for dinner tonight and I cannot wait.

I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about food.

Has anyone ever told you that they couldn’t live without you? How did it make you feel? I don’t want that kind of pressure.

Is there someone that you honestly believe that you could not live without?

Do you remember what it feels like to be ridiculously in love? I don’t.

It’s getting colder and I’m looking forward to throwing some logs on the fireplace.

Thanksgiving is going to be weird this year.

I won 2nd prize in a raffle. The prize? A $100 gift certificate towards a tattoo. I think I’ll give that away to someone else. I have enough tats for now.

What is the point in lying? Seriously, what is the point?

Some songs never get old.

I got lost on my way to a meeting last night. I was so frustrated I wanted to just give up and go back home. I am so glad that I didn’t. I left that meeting feeling wonderful. I also left that meeting realizing that I really need a GPS.

I received a GPS as a gift a few years ago but I gave it away. Blame it on my fear of technology.

Do smokers realize how badly they smell when they come in from a smoke break? Ugh!

I wonder if I have another book in me.

I don’t spend a lot of time wondering “what if?”.

I do spend a lot of time wondering “what’s next?”.

Il Dolce Far Niente

I accomplished exactly what I wanted to accomplish this weekend: absolutely nothing.

Here are a few things that I realized in my state of nothingness:

* If I drink tequila, I will wake up in the middle of the night in a sweat

* There is a lot of nothing on television

* Kids grow up way too fast

* Rainy Sunday mornings are awesome

* If I don’t get a new bed soon, my body will never forgive me

* “Drag Me To Hell” was the dumbest movie ever made

* Chicken Saltimbocca is pretty tasty and easy to make but I expected more flavor from an Italian dish. I probably won’t make it again.

* My kids are hilarious

* Only two episodes left of TrueBLOOD

* My phone can sit in my purse on silent all day and I won’t miss a thing

* When God speaks and tells you to act, it’s best to act

We're Almost There

Yes. I am working for the weekend. I am quite grateful for my job, but let’s face it: if I wasn’t getting a check I wouldn’t go there everyday.

My baby is traveling this weekend with her step team. Since I won’t be accompanying her, I’m hoping she’ll have a chance to hook up with her father while she’s away. She mentioned it to him but I don’t think they’ve nailed down any definite plans. I’ll miss her. She introduced me to another show on MTV called “If You Really Knew Me” I watched it with her yesterday before I went to the gym and cried like a baby. Seriously. I tried to hide it at first because they always laugh at me when something on television makes me cry, but this was crazy. The show spotlights high school students and encourages them to really talk about what is going on with them. Some of these kids are really hurting. We had a chance to talk afterward and of course, she wouldn’t finish the sentence, “If you really knew me …” but watching the show together was a start.

Anyway

I have a few things planned for the weekend. Number one on the list is to change the handles on my kitchen cabinets. I know right. Not exactly filled with excitement but I’ve wanted to do it for a minute. I’m tired of looking at the same thing. If I can handle this project successfully, I may attempt to replace the kitchen flooring. I have a small kitchen but sometimes what appears to be a small job turns out to be a monster. Like when I painted the downstairs bathroom. Trust me, it was awful. Wish me luck.

I haven’t written a restaurant review in about a month so I’m going to check out this place down the street called The Broken Egg Bistro. They serve breakfast all day but in the evenings it turns into Bistro 501. The menu looks interesting and contains plenty of chicken dishes, pasta, seafood and even an etouffee which I may try. I’ll post the review next week. After I buy another camera. My Polaroid kinda died on me. I think I’ll get a Sony this time.

I’m also going to pick up an Italian travel guide. Because, you know, I’m going to Italy next year for my birthday.

I was thinking about this year’s birthday. Just two and a half months away. For the past several years my ex and I traveled to Virginia’s wineries for my birthday. It was always a great time. Needless to say, that won’t be happening this year. No worries. The Virginia Wine Festival just so happens to be on my birthday this year (and every year). So instead of traveling to the wine, the wine is traveling to me!

Ain't life grand?

Gimme a Title!

Things I Really Like

Order
Peace
Fried Chicken
Red Wine
Freshly painted finger nails
Being asked if I’m a model (happened on Sunday)
True Blood
Sunny days
Full moons
The ocean
Working Out

Thinks I Really Don’t Like

When my routine gets interrupted
Disrespectful children
Mean people
Stupid people
Brussel sprouts
Telemarketers
Being so obviously manipulated
Not having enough closet space
People who are chronically late
Cold weather

I think I’ll be taking this blog into a new direction. Or I’ll just delete it. My mind is all over the place lately and I can’t seem to calm it. I need something to work toward. I can’t believe my friggin car was stolen and now I have to buy another one. When I booked my spa weekend I had no idea how much I would really need it. I really, really need it. I need an overhaul. I need to make some major changes. Major, I said. I need a good meal and a bottle of Bordeaux. My son got his tongue pierced but after a few days he couldn’t figure out how to eat with it in so he took it out and vowed never to do anything like that again. He told me about it after the fact. He posted a status on FB that said, “I can’t believe I’m dong this.” When I asked him about it he wouldn’t give me any details but told me not to worry. Lord, help me. I was up at 4:30 this morning and at the gym by 5:15. I was weepy on the treadmill but now I feel okay. Well, maybe not okay … I feel like I’m in a friggin holding pattern and that so does not sit well with me. I have a book club meeting tonight and we’re discussing this book

Good read. A little depressing. One tragedy after another … the relationship between the two sisters sorta reminded me of the relationship between me and my younger sister. We are so different yet those differences don’t affect the love and respect we have for each other. The sisters in the book had a major blowout and it brought to mind the time when I screamed at my sister and told her to enjoy her “perfect f*cking little life” … yeah, she hung up on me and we didn’t speak for quite a while. We’re good now. I talk a lot about being content no matter what the circumstances. I need to do a better job of putting that into practice. My current circumstances actually suck and sometimes it is difficult to see beyond the suckiness. It’ll get better. I know it will.

It is What It is

You know, sometimes you just have to say, "It is what it is". I trust that I am exactly where I'm supposed to be at this point in my life.

Still no word on my car. I'm picking up a rental tomorrow.

My son is back in town, safe and sound.

TrueBLOOD starts tonight. I wanna do bad things to you

I love this show

Game 5 is also on tonight ... the Lakers better do something ...

I really like mimosas. I had two today at lunch.

It's the last week of school.

I spoke to my ex-husband and he asked me if I thought he should come get our daughter more often. He says he recognizes what a fantastic job that I've done with her and he thinks that sometimes I might want a break and he was asking me if I thought he should spend more time with her for that reason. So I can have a break. **deep sigh** There are so many things I could say ... but I won't. Yeah man, I need a break. She needs a break too. Come get her!

I told his silly behind that he should come get her while I'm away at the spa. What do you want to bet he doesn't?

Inhale
Exhale
Inhale
Exhale

It is what it is

Yoga yesterday. Weight training today.

I feel good. Oh I feel good.