Muscles and Mascara

This past week I got back into working out for the first time since we moved in June. Let me tell you... I am soooo sore! It has been forever since I have been in a gym, as my workouts previously consisted of playing softball, playing volleyball, and getting my butt whipped into shape by Shaun T with his T25 workouts. My Mister got a gym membership and picked one up for me while he was there, so I figured that I might as well put it to use. I went 3 times this week and plan on sticking with that for now. I also plan on incorporating T25 back into my daily workout routine at some point

Monday I spent 90 minutes at the gym. I didn't really have a sense of direction, so I did 20 minutes on an exercise bike before moving onto the weight machines. Wednesday I focused on legs by doing squats with a 25 pound kettle ball, as well as using the leg press machine. My poor legs are still feeling it!  Today I wanted to take it easy on my poor legs, so I did 30 minutes on the bike before hitting the mats for some intense ab workouts. 

When I workout I need to listen to something, as it helps make the time go by. This week I have been listening to the Dave Ramsey podcast on my phone to help pass the time. I also bring a book or magazine to read while I pedal on the exercise bike. I ended my gym session today by relaxing in the sauna for 10 minutes. 

While I think it is to early to see any physical progress from this week's workout, my sore muscles mean that it's working.The gain will totally be worth the pain that I am feeling right now.  

Relaxing these muscles for the weekend before hitting the gym hard again on Monday. Have a great weekend. 

Until next time, 

xxoo

New beginnings...

I have been bouncing around the idea of starting a new blog for a couple of weeks now, as I have been feeling like I need to do something that is about and for me. I have an old blog that is still floating around on the world wide web, but I just felt that it would be easier to start fresh. So…here I am! I hope now that I've finally gotten around to creating this space, I will quit thinking about it at bedtime and actually be able to get some sleep! 

There is so much newness going on around me that I haven't actually had time to process it all yet. Three months ago our family moved 1200 miles from the southeast coast to the midwest, as my husband's job has relocated us…such is the life of military families. We ended up getting stationed in my home state and we plan on retiring here one day, so we bought our first marital home. I am absolutely obsessed with our new home. I hate living in chaos, so our house was all unpacked within the first two weeks of us living here. #beastmode While I am back where I came from, life is different here this time. I don't know if I can really explain it, but I am going to try. I do love that I am close to my friends and family; I just can't help but miss my friends that became my family over the past 4 years. They have all left their imprints on my heart and I hope that one day our lives will cross paths again. 

The kids are back in school now and thriving in their new environments. They have been making a lot of new friends through their activities (running club, football, soccer, and volleyball) and at their new schools. I have been meeting new people, as well as catching up with old friends. The Mister is kicking butt at his new job, but that's not really much of a surprise as he's kind of a badass! 

Dinner should be here shortly (it is delivery not DiGiorno's), so I'm going to get my kids fed, turn on some football and wait for my Mister to get home. 

Take it easy and have a great night! 

Until next time, 

xxoo