Shoe of the Day

Drop it like its hot was playing at the gym this morning.  I really wanted to drop the weight I was holding at the time! I was very grateful that today was not burpee day.  Sadly, it was arm day...again!  They tried to get me to do pull ups.  First, I can't even reach the bar!  Once the instructor got me up there I could not pull myself up more than a centimeter so this was me.... NOT ME Today was the first time I did squats with the bar bell.  Let me tell you - there was no smile on my face.  What kind of drugs is this woman on?  She has to be taking something to be so smiley.  That sucker hurts the back of the neck.  The only good thing about having neck pain is that it distracts you from the squat pain. All in all, another great workout, what I could do of it.  I do miss having gym peeps who would listen to me moan, groan and complain.  Now I can only complain in my head :).

What do you think of this beautiful dress?  I bought this to wear to the wedding reception.  Your daughter only gets married once right!  A definite reason to put on a party dress.  Also a reason to hit the gym and work on those shoulders. Happy Friday!   Looks like it is going to be a fantabulous weather day…for a change.   Get outside and enjoy it while it lasts.   Burpees.   You all know them.   You all hate them. Anyone who says they like them needs serious therapy.   This morning’s torture was 100 burpees.   100!!!   Well, that didn’t happen but I’m sure about 60 did.   Can’t say much for my form but I did them.   What was I thinking with each and every painful burpee?   Andrea Nicholls.   Yes Andrea, all I could think of while doing them was how you got us to do them in class at Nordion.   They still hurt as much as ever but I think you’d be proud of me for doing as many as I did...

ALERT – I have a co-worker who has a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes for sale.   I totally don’t understand how anyone would want to part with Louboutin’s but I’m sure she has a good reason.   If anyone has size 11.5 feet and want to see them, let me know and I’ll send a picture.   They are an awesome deal considering how many dollars they are originally.   My bucket list only has one thing on it and that is to own a pair of Louboutin’s before I pass on to the most awesome shoe house in the sky.   The weekend weather was so worthy of whining about the heat but really there was no excuse after all of the crappy weather we have had.   Give it a couple of weeks and then it is ok to whine. Sunday the kids and I were in charge of beverages at church and thankfully they stopped doing coffee and tea because it is just too darn hot.   They were like camels!   Three jugs of juice were gone before you could blink and it was pretty funny to se...

I was waiting (impatiently) for the kettle to boil at the office (you would think with the way technology has advanced they could make water boil instantaneously!) and I actually read the poster about the office defibrillator. Ladies, you know how you put on your rattiest old bra because it is the most comfortable and hey, who will see it anyways?   Well, look at this poster.   Should, God forbid, you have a stroke at the office (and oh how many times I’ve thought that was happening), your co-workers are going to rip open your top to attach the defibrillator paddles.   A shirt worth ripping off....mmmm   Guess what ladies?   Your co-workers are going to see your bra.   Your rattiest, silliest, most favourite undergarment.   I'm kind of partial to the fish!   Chances are that co-workers other than the ones who are on the health and safety committee will also see your undergarment because people like to know wha...

Wow!   It has been eons since my last post.   Work has taken over my life but I am slowly trying to find my life/work/bike/run/walk balance.   It is a slippery slope these days especially on days like today where it is 7:30 p.m. and I am still at the office.   So much has been going on lately – floods, Donald, snow, Donald, rain, Donald, Wynne trying to buy our love, Donald….you’ve heard it all I’m sure. We really need a few sunny Spring days to get our groove back. Oops…work beckons and I don’t want to be going home at midnight so here are some fun quotes to help you get through your day. More soon….   Recent new shoes...so cute! And my favourite saying of the week:  Nobody grew up dreaming of being a human staple remover.  

Ah, what better way to end a day (or begin for that matter) than with a(nother) new pair of shoes.  I went to Payless last night to look at their lilac shoes for Spring but they didn't have my size.  They did though, have these beauties in my size.  And on sale...so fate. Even Gnomie approved.  Gnomie has been in hiding (in a jacket I haven't worn in a while) so he was excited to get outside last night but he certainly could have picked a better spot to play. I went to the gym yesterday and the viewing....well....hmmm....pretty nice. There was a guy in spandex tights...tight spandex tights.  It is like an accident, you just can't stop yourself from looking.  I'm pretty sure that he knew that too which is why he had on his tight spandex tights.  Is it redundant to say tight and tights?  Who knows.  Good thing that he looked  pretty nice in those tight spandex tights or it might not have been such a pleasant way for me t...

The things we do in the name of beauty (or is it just me?).   I was up at 4:00 today.   Yes, a.m.   Out of the house at 4:50 – also in the a.m.   Had a 15 minute walk to get to the nearest bus that was running.   All to get to the hairdresser’s at 6:00 – yes, that is still in the a.m.   You really have to trust your hairdresser to let her get the scissors going so early in the day.   It was a pretty spooky walk to the bus and -20 with the wind so a chilly, spooky journey.   Didn’t see a sole, a dog, cat or even a squirrel.   I saw one car and one snow plow that was plowing the drive thru at Starbucks – priorities!   It started out as a much better walk than it was yesterday but as soon as I got off our street and onto the sidewalk on the main drag it was blocked with snow and I had to walk on the road.       What is it with people that they snowblow or plow their laneways and blow the snow onto the s...