My Creatively Random Life

I did not do an update last week because I was just chugging along on my step goal and nothing exciting was happening.  Just cranking out the same steps everyday though gets pretty boring as I am sure you know if you have tried it, even if you are training for something bigger.  Mike was looking for something to make our walks a little more interesting and he discovered that there is an app for Walking to Mordor.  Now if you have been around the blog for a while then you know that I attempted the Walk to Mordor before and lost interest in it because tracking it was not the easiest thing.  But guys, there is an app. So Mike and I are now in a race to Mordor and I am losing.  Badly for the moment but we are only 4 days in and things can change in an instant. Our rules for the challenge are as follows: 1) Anything that we count towards our progress must be done intentionally and counted separately from average day to day walking. 2) One must be carrying t...

The word today is evanescent! evanescent (ADJECTIVE) /ev-uh- nes -unt/ Definition: liable to vanish or pass away like vapour; fleeting. Sentence: Evanescent clouds of vapour billowed from the tops of the skyscrapers on that frigid January morning. Workout:  E – 10 Sumo Squats V - 20 Alternating Biceps Curls A – 20 Alternating Hammer Curls N - 1 Minutes Wall Sit E – 10 Sumo Squats S - 20 Alternating Front Lunges C – 1 Minute Jump Rope  E – 10 Sumo Squats N - 1 Minutes Wall Sit T - 25 Jumping Jacks Have you been working out along this week?  Have you had a favourite word?  

Today is the first day of work out words..are you ready?  Today's word is inchoate. Inchoate (ADJECTIVE) \in- koh -it\ Definition: 1. to in in an initial or early stage; just begun; 2. imperfectly formed of formulated. Sentence:  The captain's orders were an inchoate series of words that left everyone confused. Workout:  I – 20 Shoulder Width Squats N - 1 Minutes Wall Sit C – 1 Minute Jump Rope H – 1 Minute High Knees O - 10 Push Ups A – 20 Alternating Hammer Curls T - 25 Jumping Jacks E – 10 Sumo Squats

A really big resolution for me this year is to get back into shape, I have a lot of important events coming up and the extra 40lbs I put on over the last few months of super stress have not made me happy.  Not to mention they won't help fitting into all the expensive dresses that are already purchased. I first saw this idea on  International Geek Girls Pen Pals Club  who were doing a word a day for the month of January.  I changed the alphabet up a bit as there are some specific areas that I really want to work and I am offering you a word a day for the next year.  Let's get in some extra exercise together. A – 20 Alternating Hammer Curls                                              B – 10 Lateral Raises                                      ...

I have finally been cleared to start easing myself back into working out after injuring my knee.  It's a huge relief to me as since I first injured my knee in February I have not only gained ten pounds but also lost any muscle tone I ever had.  (that bothers me more than the weight) I needed something hard enough to challenge me but easy on my knee or adaptable to be easy on my knee which instantly ruled out everything in my extensive workout DVD collection.  Enter my sad face, I tried to adapt one of the easier Yoga Booty Ballet  workouts to my needs but that did not go well. So as more than 75% of my collection is from BeachBody  I headed over to their website and went on the hunt for something low impact.  During that hunt I found several things that I would love to check out when I am back to 100% but I decided to check out  Slim in 6  as it says it is low impact. I did the first workout yesterday and I was really pleased with how challe...