Positive habit building

[clevermanka]

I shoveled our and our northerly neighbor's sidewalk this morning. There was more snow than I'd expected, so I'm glad I got out there fifteen minutes earlier than I'd planned.

It is not a coincidence that despite being out there, in the dark and cold, shoveling snow, I am in a better mood this morning. Exercise really does make me feel better. Since positive reinforcement is the best thing for building good habits, I'm going to get up to exercise again tomorrow. I haven't been exercising at all for a month, now. A month! Crazy. Time to get back in the saddle, yo.

A few Saturdays ago, I went thrifting for button down oxfords to wear to work. This morning, I realized I have nothing but gold-tone cuff-links for these lovely French Cuffs in my closet. In five minutes, I put together some cute little cuff-links out of pearlized, red heart buttons. Perfect for February!

For some reason, I've stopped listening to music at my desk. The only reason I plugged in my MP3 player this morning is the photocopier down the hall is making this horrible squeaking sound and I needed something to drown it out. The music is helping pick me up a little, too. What was I thinking, sitting in silence day in and day out? Sheesh. I'm going to start entering what album I've got playing in that "Music" box below the LJ entry textbox. If nothing is playing yet, that'll remind me to put some tunes on.

Now I wanna go dancing.

Comments

[slinka.livejournal.com]

Dance in your seat like there's ass in your pants!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha! And boy howdy is there!

The one thing I miss about a particular ex is that he loved to ballroom dance. When I felt like dancing, I could put on an appropriate CD and grab him for a waltz or cha-cha. That was fantastic.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Thanks,
I don't feel so bad about my own couch-sluggishness now.
Yes, back in the saddle, let's ride !!!

:cues Ride of the Valkyries:

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm not into or interested in Cross Fit, really, but this is a great motivational video:

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

mmm.. not so much for me. Too much iron

But daaaa-yum, that jump thing at 1:46 is cool!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Who cares about the iron? Look at those bodies!

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

:D

Kale chips

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

A new veggie/raw food store just opened up in the mall at work and they sell kale chips. I spent a few minutes talking to the owner and she said that they dehydrated them rather than baked them. They taste a bit different but not overly. I thought I'd mention it to you since you mentioned that Chris isn't fond of the smell of baking kale this might be a way around that.

Re: Kale chips

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Funny you should bring that up, because I plan on trying it soon! mckitterick bought me a really fancy-baby food dehydrator for my birthday. I've already made zucchini chips (amazing) and sugar-free jerky. Woo!

Re: Kale chips

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

Let me know how it turns out. I've eyed dehydraters but never could come up with a good justification for buying one.

Re: Kale chips

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks for the tip!

Re: Kale chips

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

:)

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I'm going to jump to it today, myself! Maybe it'll help ease this damned stiff back....

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Good luck! Maybe do the massage chair before and after...

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

[apocalypticbob.livejournal.com]

I want to see the red heart cuff links! They sound darling!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I hadn't done my 365-project photo yet today, so it's a two-for-one!

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/chernobylred/5431810656/)

[apocalypticbob.livejournal.com]

Super cute! I approve this craft most heartily!

(Okay, I know that was a terrible pun. I couldn't resist.)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Ar-ar-ar *elbow-nudge*!