things i know
Peanut Butter makes everything taste better
Sometimes it gets cold in Texas. Like really cold.
Sometimes you just need to relax.
You will find that one person who may not always understand you but will always support you.
Sometimes you have to chop off a finger and spend time healing to find yourself on top of the world.
Thank you to everyone who has emailed me, tweeted me, facebooked me and commented upon my return to blogging. I love you all and appreciate it so much.
30 x 30
Thank you all so much for the fantastic birthday wishes. The enormous response on twitter, facebook and email was overwhelming. Again, thank you all so much!! Yesterday, in honor of my 30th birthday Keith put me through a 30X30 workout! 30 exercises all at 30 reps. (for those of you who are new readers…my husband is a fitness trainer and has been for almost 10 years!)
So without further ado…here is the 30X30 workout for any of you who want to do this: Remember every exercise is 30 reps and then move on the the next exercise. Everything is body weight unless otherwise noted.
30 flight of stairs: warm up
- push ups
- crunches
- pull ups (mine were assisted)
- hanging abs
- split jumps
- side planks (30 each side)
- Bosu squats (standing on the flat sides)
- russian twists on stability ball (30 each side)
- bar curls (I used a 35 pound bar)
- low plank – knees to elbows (30 total)
- tricep rope push down (I used 45 pounds)
- supine floor bridges
- medicine ball slams
- windshield wipers (30 total)
- dumbbell pistons (I used a 25 lb DB)
- hi plank – legs in and out
- bar goodmornings (I used 85 pounds)
- V-ups
- Dumbbell chest press (I used 20 pound DB’s)
- diver crunch
- reverse grip lat pull down (I used 50 pounds)
- ball twists
- bench dips
- Skaters (30 each way)
- Step ups (30 each leg)
- TRX supermans
- reverse lunges (30 each leg)
- suicide planks
- static lunge with medball hi-lo toss (30 each leg)
- bird dogs
HAVE FUN!
thirty
Thirty. What a dirty little number. It is no secret to anyone that I am not particularly found of the number three. But I am entering a decade where the number 3 will proceed my age for 10 years and a double whammy at thirty-three. So I had better open my arms and give this thirty thing a try. I don’t seem to have much of a choice and Mother Nature sure didn’t ask my opinion on the matter.
When I look back on my life thus far, my teen years were fun. I wasn’t reckless or wild but more naive and trusting. I enjoyed my life. A lot. My teen years were a lot happier for me than my twenty’s and I made friends that I still have to this day. Friends, that I may not talk to every day but when push comes to shove I know they will always be there for me if and when they are needed.
My twenties brought a lot of heartbreak. I fell in love, had my heart broken, married the wrong man and got divorced. My family fell apart and with support from one another we rallied to pick up the pieces. I graduated college and a few years later married again. This time to the most perfect man the world could offer to me. I started running and ran half marathons and one marathon. I developed an unnatural obsession with food that has in some shape or form plagued me ever since.
Today I am 30. Today I am entering in a new decade. In this new decade I plan to strive towards happiness and inner peace each and every day. For me, happiness is not a natural state; it is something that needs to be fostered. I want to become a more confident woman and start a family one way or another. I want to enjoy my thirties. In all honesty, since my twenties weren’t exactly a cup of tea, I should be looking forward to a new decade and a new saga in the chapter of my ever changing life. So I want to smile. I want to welcome in my day and I want to not be so scared. There, I said it. Thirty scares me. But what better way to kick fear’s ass than to admit it. So happy 30th birthday to me and here’s hoping that the dirty little number three actually proves to be all in my head.
my monday theory
I firmly believe there are two camps of people when it comes to Monday. You either hate Monday or you love Monday. I happen to be a Monday lover. I love starting my week with clear goals and things to accomplish. In fact Monday always seem like a new beginning to me. I love that. It is a great “default” day to make mini-goals. Does anyone else do this? I am hoping you do…c’mon make me feel more normal!
Monday Goals:
Healthy Living:
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Bootcamp (M and W evening; F morning)
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Cardio (T, Th and Saturday mornings)
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Softball game (Sunday night)
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1 new recipe this week
Professional:
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Continue to work and develop my website for ‘Healthy Living With Kelly’ meal delivery.
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Draft/Edit the ‘Healthy Living With Kelly’ weekly email.
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Send/out feedback form to clients on meal/meal delivery program.
Personal:
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Accept what can not be changed and instead look for what can be learned.
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