Not on my 2009 resolution list....breaking my arm

If only my non resolution worked as well at not happening as my real ones d0! Last night I was talking to my mom, and I needed to go over some info I had in the garage. I didn't want to keep her on hold for to long, so I rushed to the garage. In my hurried excitement, I forgot about the step that goes into the garage, and poof, fell down, broke my left arm. Maybe if I didn't work from home and actually went into the garage on a daily basis it wouldn't have happened. Just one of the hazards of working from home I guess. When it happened, I stood up and thought I could shake it off. I made it about 10 steps before the pain set in and made me dizzy and very light headed. The Dr's at the ER were really nice. They put me in a splint, gave me some good pain pills and sent me home. I am bummed because it is busy season at work, and ALL of my work is on the computer, and I now have three season ski passes I won't be able to use until mid Feb. Oh well, I guess it could be worse. I broke my left wrist, so at least it isn't my writing arm. The follow up for a real cast is next Tuesday. I think I am going to ask for a bright, fun cast. That way it won't be as depressing when I look at it. They have to wait for all the swelling to go down first. Right now it looks like I have a freaky growth on the top of my hand. ER doc said that it looks like a clean break and doesn't think surgery is necessary. The ortho will be able to confirm this during my follow up visit. Luckily, I have the best husband ever! Andrew is taking very good care of me and won't let me do anything to further aggravate it. We will see how long that last :) On the bright side, I just got a pass on most household chores for six weeks. Andrew is wonderful!

Working out and loving it

So once again I have started working out. This time I am really enjoying myself. Now that I work from home, I am desperate to get out of the house each afternoon. When Andrew gets home, he wants a little quite time in his man cave and I want to get out of the house. It is actually perfect. He builds stuff, I work out. For those of you who know me you know I don't sweat that much. I have always thought that sweating was a direct correlation to how hard you worked out. But no matter what I do, I don't sweat. I finally found a way to solve this problem. Andrew bought me a neoprene workout waist band. I love it! I sweat like a pig, gross I know, but so cool. They make shorts and tank tops too. I now want all of it. I can be on the treadmill for 30 minutes and sweat like a maniac! It may be mental, but I feel like I am getting more from my workouts by sweating. Here's to working out and not being a Fatty McFat fat any more!

The lesson of five balls

I just finished a good, easy to read book. One part of the book stood out to me, so I thought I would share this lasting life lesson.

The lasting lesson in Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is the story of five balls. In it Life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. Every day you keep them all in the air. Then you come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls are made of glass. When dropped, they will probably shatter.

How are you taking care of your glass balls? Are you struggling to keep them in the air? Have a few already shattered and you are trying to glue the pieces back together? Do you take care of your rubber ball and neglect the rest?

Just remember to cherish everyday and live like it is your last day here.

"One today is worth two tomorrows"

10,000 Steps

"There's a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path." I am going to walk.

My mom came to visit in January and gave my sister and I a pedometer. If you read the instructions, it states that to stay healthy you should walk 10,000 steps a day. For me that is just about 4 miles!

Have you ever really tried to track how much you walk, or better yet how much you don't. My mom has walked and dieted since the beginning of the year and had lost 40LBS!! Not only has she been following the routine, so has my Aunt, Uncle and even some cousins. (Your blogs are making me feel lazy). I know that with a desk job you don't walk much, but once you see how much you really "don't walk" it is kinda sad. I am making a conscious effort to walk my 10,000 steps.

Yesterday Lille and I went for a 6.5 mile hike (almost 15,000 steps). When I have days off it is easy, I will have to try harder on days I do work. The other day, I worked a full 8 hour shift and only walked 1,200 steps. Pathetic!

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not "fat," just pudgy and soft around the edges I am making a vow to exercise more and eat better this summer. To make sure I do, I am even going to tell everyone how much I weigh (143 lbs) and I will take measurements and post them too. If this isn't encouragement, I don't know what is. So hopefully the 10,000 a day it will catch on in my household like it has in Meadville!