I have a Love/Hate Relationship

Day 3-Level 1-First of all let me start by saying it hurts just to type this. I have never been so sore in my entire life. My arms hurt, my thighs hurt, my calves hurt, my abs hurt, even my neck hurts. It hurts to sit down, it hurts to stand up, it hurts to lay down. It hurts to blink. This is the most intense workout I have ever done, mainly because you are moving/lifting/squatting/crunching for 20 minutes straight with NO stopping. I know 20 minutes doesn't sound like alot but trust me when you are doing 20 minutes of lunges and dumbbell presses, at the same time, 20 minutes feels like an eternity. And on top of all of that Jillian lied. She said on the DVD that by day 3, 4, and 5 it should start to gets easier. UMMMM NOPE. LIE. Day 3 was just as hard as day 1. And all the smiling while working out really pisses me off. Who smiles while they do lunges and dumbbell presses at the same time? Jillian Michaels that's who. I hate her. This whole 30 day Shred thing better work or I am going to hunt Jillian Michaels down and stuff a twinkie down her throat.

The Shred Day 2- DIE Jillian DIE

Day2-Level1- I want Jillian Michaels dead. I hate her. She smiles whiles she works out! Who does that?? And she doesn’t even break a sweat! Meanwhile I am huffing and puffing and I look like I got run over by a truck in the first 4 minutes of the workout! I have never sweat so much in a 20 minute period in my whole life! And she calls me her buddy. I AM NOT YOUR BUDDY! I WANT TO JUMP THROUGH THE TV AND KILL YOU! My arms are so sore it hurt to brush my hair this morning, so much so that I seriously considered just not brushing it and putting it up in a pony tail. But putting it up in a pony tail would hurt just as bad as brushing it so I just went ahead and suffered through the pain of lifting my arm to brush my hair. 28 more days and this is over. I.CANT. WAIT! Although, I will say that Day 2 was slightly easier than Day 1. At the end of Day 1 I was laying on the floor at the end and couldn’t even get up, and at the end of Day 2 I could get up and go into the kitchen to get some water. Slight progress but I will take it.

The Shred

Well its a new year and with that comes new goals and new resolutions....one of my goals being to get fit and lose a few lbs. Who better to help me with that then this woman:

She scares the crap out of me and I know if she were training me in real life I would probably cry everyday, but she does produce results, and that is what I want so here it goes.....

My sweet hubby agreed to workout with me, not that he needs to lose weight, he needs to gain weight and he wants to build muscle so that is what he is going for....our(my) workout of choice:

The 30 day Shred

I am going to blog about my progress so I can look back after 30 days and hopefully see how far I have come.

Day 1- Level 1- My hubby and I watched this workout before we did it, and thought “hmm looks challenging but not too bad”. HAHAHAHA!... then we actually started it. Within the first 4 minutes(of the 20 minute workout) we were both DYING! My husband is actually in pretty good shape so the fact that he was hurting let me know this was going to kill me. January 4th 2010 was going to be my last day on earth. I was going to die before this 20 minutes was over. The workout consists of 2 minutes of cardio, 2 minutes of strength, and 1 minute of abs-repeat three times. It’s sad that I looked forward to the ab part of the workout since I got to lay down! Getting up off the floor though was a bit challenging….to think this was only day 1 of 30 and level 1 of 3! I cannot imagine what level 3 is like, I am so scared to find out! Here’s to hoping I am still alive in February when this whole thing is over!

Business

I have a degree in Art, and since I work for a music company and do administrative and marketing, I really don't get to use my art skills all that much. Needless to say, I really miss painting and creating. I try to paint as much as I can, but at our house we really don't have a good place for me to leave all my supplies set up, so I have to set everything up and then take it all down when I am done and its just a big pain so I don't do it all that often. One day maybe I will have my own painting room in my house, but for now I live in a shoebox. :)

Anyways, I needed a creative outlet so I decided to start a little business. Introducing....

Wiggles and Giggles has lots of custom children's items (bow holders, initial canvas', Painted quotes/scriptures, toy boxes, birthday banners, hospital door hangers, painted birth announcements, etc.) I am just getting started so I will upload more pictures as I get them.

Check it out!

I feel like I am in 7th grade again....

Remember when you were in middle school it was really cool to fill out all those surveys with a zillion questions on them and then send them to all your friends? That was fun.

Its been quite some time since I was in 7th grade but I still like these dumb quizzes. Why? I have no idea, they are just fun. So, because I thoroughly enjoy filling out stupid quizzes with random information about myself, I stole this off of someone else's blog....

FOOD-OLOGY
What is your salad dressing of choice? Any type of vinaigrette
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? That is tough. I love La Cocina, or any sushi place.
What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? Mexican
What are your pizza toppings of choice? Black Olives, onions, and bell pepper.
like to put on your toast? either cinnamon and sugar or butter and jelly

TECHNOLOGY
How many televisions are in your house? 2
What color cell phone do you have? black
What does the first text message in your inbox say and who sent it? "Yep" from Tim
Who was the last person to call you? The gym I work out at trying to get me to sign up for personal training.....Should I be insulted that they are seeking me out instead of vice-versa? I mean I know I am out of shape but geez....

BIOLOGY
Are you right-handed or left-handed? right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body? wisdom teeth
What is the last heavy item you lifted? My coffee table, I had to move it out of the way so I could pick up the rug to vacuum underneath it. I know I know don't be jealous. My life is THAT exciting.

CRAP-OLOGY
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? absolutely not.
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I am not sure that I would. My middle name is Grace and sometimes I wish that I went by that, but I guess Katherine will do. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? Most definitely. I love hot sauce. I might barf afterwards but I would definitely do it.

DUMB-OLOGY
How many pairs of flip flops do you own? I am ashamed to say....probably around 12. I kinda like shoes.
Last time you had a run-in with the cops? Well I have called the cops several times on people in my neighborhood, and had to call 911 when the house across from me was burning down....
Last person you talked to in person ? Stephanie
Favorite Month? June, because its my anniversary month, or October b/c usually the weather is perfect.

CURRENT-OLOGY
Missing someone? Yes
Mood? Tired
What are you listening to? The Air Conditioning at work humming
Watching? The computer screen as I type
Worrying about? This sweet little dog that I fell in love with last weekend when I volunteered at an SPCA pet adoption. I want him to find a good home.

RANDOM-OLOGY
What’s the last movie you watched? Valkyre
Do you smile often? Yes.
Do you always answer your phone? Most of the time unless I am at work or just really tired and don't feel like talking.
It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? I don't know anyone who would text me at 4 in the AM and if they did I wouldn't hear it anyways.
If you could change your eye color what would it be? turquoise blue
What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? cherry
Do you own a digital camera? yes but I am thinking its about time for an upgrade.
Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes when I was younger we had a fish tank with guppies. Then we decided to get a Beta fish. Well we didn't know you couldn't put them together, but when the Beta Fish ate all the guppies and then died, we figured that out....
Favorite Christmas song? "Oh Holy Night" or "All I want for Christmas" by Mariah...I know its not really a religious song but its Mariah. She is was awesome.
What’s on your wish list for your birthday? Clothes, a gift card to the container store, and that's all I can think of right now...
Can you do push-ups? Kind of.
Can you do a chin up? Maybe 1.
Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Excited!
Do you have any saved texts? nope
Ever been in a car wreck? yes-I hydroplaned on the freeway one time, spinning into the median, hitting a speed limit sign (those things are HUGE FYI), spinning into on coming traffic, and back out into the median. It was scary. No one in the car was hurt, and the car just had a little bit of damage. Thank the LORD.
Do you have an accent?I don't feel like I do but other people say I do.
What is the last song to make you cry? I have no idea.
Plans tonight? Eating dinner at the Martinez's with the Friesens and then packing for our trip to Auburn this weekend!
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? no
Name 2 things you bought yesterday. 1. New dress pants for Tim 2. A prescription at Walmart
You ever been given roses? Yes, my sweet hubby gives them to me all the time.
Current hate right now? The city of Mobile road workers. They have had our street and 1/2 our yard torn up for over 7 months, which has been a huge pain. Then yesterday they accidentally hit a water main and we came home find our backyard was a huge mud pit because of it. Lovely.
Met someone who changed your life? yes
What song represents you? I have no idea.
What were you doing 12 AM last night? Watching funny videos on you tube with Tim and laughing our heads off
What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I am so freaking sore. I hate working out.



Well gee that was fun.
Elissa fill this out too.

Peace out.

Its been awhile......

Well its been awhile since my last post so I figured I better post an update.....

Tim graduated college on May 9th-woo hoo! It was such a huge accomplishment and I am so proud of him! It has been heavenly being able to actually see eachother and hang out! We are loving all this free time!


Tim's car or as we affectionitly call it, Black Beauty, went to the graveyard. Well not exactly, we sold her to some idiot, very smart person with more patients than us, bought it and is going to dump a lot of money into it all the time to fix it, drive it. We were sad to see it go, kind of. We are currently shopping for a new car, so for the time being we only have one car. Thankfully we work close to each other so it hasn’t been too bad.

RIP Black Beauty

Tim and I celebrated 2 years of wedded bliss. I cannot believe it has been that long! Time flies.

We are finally fencing our backyard. I know I know it’s the little things that excite me. But seriously this is going to be so awesome once we are done because we will be able to just open the back door and let Bear run around like the crazy Banchee Indian that he is. It will be glorious. Plus our neighbor has had a dead car parked in his backyard for 2 years so it will be nice to not have to look at it everyday!

Bear, the crazy Banchee Indian

Next weekend, we are going to Auburn to see Phillip and Deborah so we are pumped about that. I think Bear is the most of excited of all because he will get to see his long lost love, LuLu. They LOVE each other. We are excited to see their house which they have been totally remodeling. We have seen some pics, which look awesome but I can’t wait to see it in person!

The rest of our Summer looks pretty slow, well besides the fact that Elissa and Mary Lee are going to be birthing my new nephew and niece, which I am pumped about. Speaking of Elissa, she has finally entered the 21st century and started a blog. Check it out and leave her mean comments…. aandebonner.blogspot.com

Well I guess that about does it for me….I will post pics of our Auburn trip and the new babies soon!!!

What I need....

This is a funny game. If you go to Google and type in your first name and the word needs, alot of funny stuff comes up.

This is what came up when I typed in 'Katherine needs':

Katherine needs....

1. ...another coat

Sure I would love another, even though in Alabama we don't wear coats too much.

2....to put on a Haloween mask.

Not sure how to take that....

3....to learn how to pass notes.

This is true, whenever I would pass a note in school I almost ALWAYS got caught for some reason.

4...to have more dresses.

I agree completely.

5....a butt kicking.

I hope not.

6...Her morning coffee.

You have no idea.

7...a new couch.

Google is reading my mind. I think that every single day.

8...to put that snack down.

like down as in down in my stomach? I can definitly do that.

Thats about it, but it gave me a good laugh. Try it with your name. Just make sure you type it like this 'YOUR NAME needs'

Oh yeah, Tim and I just got back from an awesome trip to NYC. I will post pics soon!