I have had an influx of iTunes gift cards recently thanks to Christmas and good mail from Natasha and Amy M., so I was happy to be able to buy 3 albums on Saturday. My first purchase was the clean version of Pink's Funhouse album. I am totally infatuated with the song "So What" right now and love the raspy beauty of her voice so I bought the whole album instead of just that song. I quickly burned a cd so we could have it in the car, and the whole family was rocking out on the way to Landon's game...good times.
I also bought Rosi Golan's album The Drifter and The Gypsy based on Amanda L.'s recommendation. I love soothing, acoustic music like this and was giddy to read the recommendation on Amanda's blog the other day.
My last purchase was James Taylor's album "Covers". I am a dedicated fan and can't believe I hadn't bought this album already. It's a great treat to have some new "James" to listen to.
Landon's game was an exciting one.
My parents and Andrew showed up at the game and then took the kids to JCW's for lunch afterward.
Randy and I went out to lunch somewhere else (so my parents could talk with the kids instead of us), then we picked the kids up and went to see The Pink Panther 2. We had passes for the movie and had just eaten so we didn't get popcorn or drinks so it was a free outing!
I got this Valentine package from Jen on Saturday and ended up using the sequined heart as a music baton during my Sharing Time on Sunday. Nice!
I also got this thank you card from Shannon for sending a set of these for her birthday. I am doing quote cards this year for blogger birthdays and am quite smitten with them.
Amy M. sent me this thank you note and iTunes giftcard last week for watching the girls while she and Adam were gone.
I usually don't take many pictures in primary on the weeks that I'm conducting and doing Sharing Time, but I handed my camera over to Randy (now that he's a primary teacher) so that he could document the teacher spotlight we did. Imagine my horror when I looked at the photos and found some of myself on there!? I am not a thin girl. Even though I know this, it's still startling to see candid shots of my girth. (This isn't even the least flattering shot!) Swing low...
For Family Home Evening last night we reviewed our "Year of the Belly" goals to check our progress (and lack thereof). It's no surprise that our worst areas are the physical ones involving eating better and exercising. Drat! Landon seems to be the only one doing well in either area, though I'm not sure his fruit eating is as good as he thinks it is.
I ended up walking on the indoor track at the Fitness Center this morning (14 laps to a mile...ouch!) It felt like I was walking forever, but it really didn't take that long and I was listening to a book on my iPod so that was good. I also did a Yoga Stretching dvd when I came home, and was reminded how far I've fallen from whatever flexibility I once had. Oh the humanity!
I cleaned out the door of the fridge today and wiped it all down (that's so satisfying). Last week I went to grab a jar of salsa to bring to Michelle's house and happened to check the expiration date and found it expired in May 2006! Apparently we don't eat salsa much unless we buy it from Los Hermanos for game night. This discovery prompted the great condiment cleanout of 2009 and I found 3 other expired items that dated back to 2007. Oh dear.
**Do you have any of these cds?
Do you love iTunes?
Do you check expiration dates much?
Did you exercise today?
Any exercise video recommendations for me?**
Do you love iTunes?
Do you check expiration dates much?
Did you exercise today?
Any exercise video recommendations for me?**
26 comments:
First to comment!
I like the idea of iTunes but keep forgetting to use my little iPod Shuffle...sigh.
I check expiration dates..and sometimes ignore them...but not if the date is from 3 years ago! Yikes! I love your clean refrigerator; what a nice feeling that is!
I didn't exercise (yet) today because the room was covered in kids toys (*&*^%!). I love The Firefighter's Workout...you can probably find it online.
Now I'm off to read your Sunday post!
I too am shocked that neither of us bought that JT album yet! Can you believe I have never bought anything on iTunes? (although Marc and Max are pros)
Your quote cards are sheer genius.
I'm cracking up over the great condiment clean-out of 2009.
I did exercise today!
Sometimes I am shocked by what I find in my fridge too.
I love your new quote cards.
I enjoy that PINK song and her raspy voice. The image of your little family rocking out cracks me up :)
Milk and yogurt are the main things I check dates on. If it smells good and doesn't look funky, I don't even think about it. I need to go through my fridge- your picture is pretty.
I did exercise today! Have you ever tried resistance bands? I love those things for a good home workout!
Why is cleaning the fridge so satisfying? I actually have been putting off doing mine for a week. I don't know why.
Splitting up for lunch and hooking up for a free movie sounds like a great afternoon.
I bought Rosi Golan's album too with my Christmas gift card and have really enjoyed it. I would never have thought you would be a pink fan.
I agree walking laps do seem to take forever. At least you had something good to listen too. I need to get another audio book. I felt I was totally missing something when I cleaned the house this afternoon.
ooh! i have to hear the pink album. i love her new song that's out, too- sober. something about her just hits home- i think it's the honesty. :)
i think it's great you have a picture of you in action in primary! i love that shirt! and how great that you were able to use that little wand i sent! i saw it and thought "if anyone can find a use for this, it's jill!" and it was cute, i thought. :)
that refrigerator shot makes me incredibly envious. you don't wanna know why my fridge smells like old pineapple.
walking on a track can be painful- it takes so many laps to get anywhere. treadmills are easier for me b/c i have a tv to look at. and i'm impressed you're yoga-ing it up! i haven't gotten that brave yet.
it sounds dumb, but weight training is always a good option. it doesn't have to be a huge amount of it and usually, there's an orientation thing or something where they can show you some basic moves to start you out. i picked up a student trainer for a couple sessions and he worked out a routine for me i could follow on my own. (by picked up, i mean hired...and wow does this feel like it's going downhill in my brain). one of the things he started me doing, too, since i was looking to decrease fat (this was A WHILE AGO) was to walk at an incline on the treadmill at a slow pace for a long period of time. basically, i worked up to a 15% incline at a pretty slow pace (i think 2 or 2.5mph- whatever felt most comfortable and didn't necessitate me holding on for dear life) for up to about 2 hours. it sounds like forever- and it was. usually 90 minutes was my max. but you're not sprinting on there, it's just a long slow burn. i think i started at a 5% incline and worked up over a couple of weeks to doing the whole thing at 15%. that's come in helpful with the pregnancy- i don't do it for a long time, but it breaks the monotony of walking at a flat and even pace.
hello. how long can my comments get these days? sorry!
I love Pink...love her raspy voice. My girls and I rock out to her in the car a lot. And So What is one of our favorites!
I try to do Yoga...but it is tough. I am not flexible and I am coming to grips with the fact that Yoga is impossible if you are not flexible. I bought some Windsor Pilates videos after I had Noelle and they are a tried and true favorite (7 years now!) They help me be more flexible, are great for the abs (core), but are not near as difficult as Yoga.
I love a clean fridge! That is actually something I should go do....
Just read your comment on my blog - Luci received Whitney's package and was THRILLED!! She tore into the animals and began playibg immediately and has the Milk Duds sitting by her place at the table for after dinner. Thank You!!
Wow! A ton of pix:) You are crackin
me up taking one in Primary -never
thought of that!My exercise today
consisted of walking our stairs a
zillion times!I bought Chloe a dvd
called "pilates for wimps" and she
didn't think it was very funny.HA!
She is stronger than me & it was a
breeze :)
Love the sequined heart from Jen--
Why is it that I feel so totally famous whenever I see that I am documented on your blog? I love it!
I need to tackle my fridge--I defrosted our big freezer the other day...it's amazing what something like that can do for the soul! It's like I have a new lease on life.
I went to a spin class today--but then came home and tackled several of those blasted girlscout cookies again! Damn their goodness!
so how was PP2 - we are dying to see it. SJ still recites lines from the first one
i am still learning how to use itunes and may need a better organizing lesson when i get there in may!
I don't have any of these cds. But I do love James Taylor and itunes rocks!
I do check expiration dates alot! But especially recently as we got a little food poisoning recently, and are being doubly careful.
I did not exercise today unless you count running through Costco and the grocery store...haha! It seems every time I think I am going to make it back to the gym someone ends up home sick. Drat!
I really like the IMX Pilates dvds. They are great!
I don't have any of those CDs, but I am thankful for the recommendations because I feel like I am in a music rut lately. Thanks!
And yes, I love iTunes. I think downloadable books are like the best thing ever!
I am a totally nerd about experation dates. I can't eat anything if it is even a day expired and can't stand to have it in my fridge either. Just one of my many quirks...
I really like The Firm exercise videos, but you have to buy some equipment to go with them, so they are kind of a commitment. I also used to do Leslie Sansone videos which are a little bit cheesey but a good workout.
Good for you for exercising today!
Oh, I should check our condiments. We have sooo darn many of them. Jason is addicted to sauces so we have anything and everything. I hate clutter even in the fridge. Your door looks so lovely. Love it.
I love the clean fridge. Why is it that the simpliest things can make us so happy :o)
Milo gets so annoyed with me because it takes me forever to spend my iTunes $$. He has his spent in the event he ever gets a gift card so when he gets one, it takes 2 minutes and the music is bought. I do like that Pink song and think I'll just get the album now.
A clean fridge is so pleasing to look at. Definitely worth the work.
I did some abs in front of the TV tonight. Please tell me that counts, ha!
Your enthusiasm and joy in this post are contagious! Thankyou-thankyou-thankyou...
....it's been a down day (er, month) for me. THANK YOU FOR BEING FUN! Your happy acceptance & tongue-in-cheek comments made me smile :)
OHHH YOGA, i HAVE been doing it for about 2 months...and it is the best thing I have ever tried. The hardest for sure. I love it, I am patiently awaiting my new mat! Tell you all about it soon.
I love you I love you I love you, you are spoiling me. thankyou. I needed someone to do so. It has been marvelous, i GOT your letter today!
I think it is great that you are doing something for your bod...great missy. Keep going. I am going to actually commit myself to the eating part soon. I need to have consequences, well i do have them, but good consequences for my eating. I must.
keep moving is good.
love love love the clean fridge door.
OH what a great feeling!
i love that pink song too! and i love how productive your family is being together. i ALWAYS check expiration dates at my mom's house...she doesn't really so it can be kinda scary.
I didn't own any of those albums but now I own the Rosi Golan one. It's very nice. Thanks for passing the suggestion along
May 2006?!? Is your name Kathy?!
It sounds like you guys are doing well on your goals. I think it's great that you are already reviewing to see how you're doing instead of waiting until the end of the year and going, "Oh yeah... what about that?"
I love, love, love yoga. I think everyone should do it. It's so good for your joints, limbs, muscles, etc. It tones and tightens, it's relaxing. I could go on and on (oh, I guess I have!)
iTunes vouchers are always good. We also are fans of Pink (but have to be sure and get the clean songs) she is fun and funky. I need to check out Rosi too- thanks for sharing.
Well thank you for welcoming me to the world of 2009 where you buy the album on itunes and THEN BURN IT FOR YOUR CAR! Brilliant. I'm humiliated to say this has never occurred to me.
Second, we had our own condiment clean out this past weekend that extended into the pantry later. I found cake mixes which moved accrost the country with us FIVE YEARS AGO. Talk about a major expiration date purge. It feels so great!
I love Pink! She's such a rebel and her songs are so feisty. They always put me in a good mood and are especially helpful when I am on my eliptical. I will take whatever help I can get with that. :)
"The great condiment clean-out of 2009" - love your words.
I have finally gotten into itunes (Ken gave me an ipod for Christmas) but then I think Ken broke it yesterday. So bummed. Blogging has already returned me to reading, and it was starting to return me to music, but a new ipod is not in my future. (it's a recession here, too)
So glad you're enjoying Rosi! I love finding new music..and need to check out that James Taylor one. I adore him, so why not him singing other people's songs?
Clean fridge looks awesome. I just cleaned mine out too, of course I had just spilled 'unset' Jello all over and HAD to, but still it feels good to do.
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