Good {ManDay} Monday Luv-lies!!
Found this little gem. Thought I’d share it with you. I know that you’ll luv it as much as me
Do You Luv It?
Do Tell ….
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Friday {FOOD} Porn…. ‘Happy’ in Print
Hey Luv-lies,
Ahhhhhhh. The weekend. Finally here.
And all of this reading awesomeness landed in my mailbox today!
It’s Friday!
I bet you know how I’ll be spending my weekend.
And.
What’s even better is, tomorrow is the first day of Summer! That means even more time to spend on indulging in this goodness.
Happy First Day of Summer!
What’s on your ‘Happy’ List this Summer?
…. Do Tell …
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Be Still My { Heart }
Good Morning Luv-lies,
Here’s a tribute to a Very Special Holiday!
Happy Birthday
Ashley ❤
HAPPY VALENTINE’S BIRTHDAY ASHLEY !!!!
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iNspIRation: WorkOut *Bling*
Good Morning Lu-lies,
The temperature here has been dropping daily *yikes*.
Being a ‘hot weather person’, I thought that having to bring my running game inside would cause me to lose interest, but, so far it has not happened !!!!
I am certain that my perception of fall/winter running is probably not as bad as I think the monsters in my mind have me tripping over pebbles, running too far and not having enough energy to run back, running out of water, having to stop to use the restroom – and not having one readily available….
But until I conquer the crazies, I’m inside.
In my efforts to be proactive about this whole staying focused thing, I’ve decided to go trolling for some new fitness gear. Hey You, no judgment 🙂 … a girl’s gotta have a reason to shop, right?
This is what I found *some of it is sparkly*
This little gem is probably not practical, but I do luv the *bling*, *bling*. This is some kinda of special if you luv to sparkle while you sweat. Not to mention being a sucker for glitz!
Found this really cool hand stamped necklace. This piece is great as a gift for a personal trainer or as an inspiration for the newbie – like me!
Running the 5K inspired me to work toward running a half marathon next year…. YES!!
The plan is to run, at least one, half marathon. *throwing confetti in the air for inspiration* . Perhaps this little baby will keep me inspired and less focused on the craziness of this new found goal.
I figure that with all of this training, I’m going to need something to rock all of those medals. What do you think?
I reeeallly ❤ the crown on this one… a lot
Well Luv-lies, this shopping spree could go on forever, so I think I’ll stop with these rocking pieces.
So, what inspires you?
Do Tell…
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Anchors… & ‘… you mean I can’t eat a whole cheesecake?
Hello Luv-lies,
It’s been a few days since we’ve talked {major bummer :-P}. So what’s been going on in your world? How’s the program going? Any challenges? Successes {of course}? Do share….do share.
So this week’s topic was about anchors. I forgot to bring my ‘anchor’ to share with my fellow ‘green seat’ luv-lies {and of course, I wanted to melt into the ground! Everyone else had managed to remember ‘their’ anchor…Whoa hoo!}. As I listened intently to the objects/episodes/experiences and comments that was just the motivation that my fellow ‘green seat’ Luv-lies needed to make the commitment to start living a healthy lifestyle…. minus the unwanted pounds. What is your anchor? What was the objects/episodes/experiences and/or comments that made you say ‘…that’s it! the weight has to go!…’?
Even though I did not remember to bring my anchor, the comments from, both, the Leader and the ‘green seat’ Luv-lies made me begin to ponder my ‘anchor’. What was the objects/episodes/experiences/comments that drove me to finally say
“That’s it! I deserve to live a healthier lifestyle! I deserve to feel great when I’m shopping for that seasonal wardrobe!…?” By the meeting’s end, I had realized that my anchor was that I had been blaming my weight gain and subsequently, the inability to take off the weight to having a child. What’s the problem with that? I’m sure you’re asking yourself. Lots of women gain unwanted pounds while carrying a bambino! The answer would be – nothing is wrong with gaining a few {unwanted} pounds while growing a child… UNLESS… that was an experience that happened thirty years ago!!!!
YES!!! My one and only offspring is now an intelligent, warm, loving thirty year old mother of three wonderful children! That being said, with much resolve, on January 1st 2013, I committed to stop blaming my unknowing, loving Daughter for my lack of taking control of my unhealthy eating habits and lifestyle.
I’m sure that she will be glad to relieved of that fifty pound weight ! 🙂
…. AS FOR THAT CHEESECAKE …
So it’s that time during the meeting that we celebrate our ‘losses’… YEAH!!! I’m a little quiet about sharing my ‘loss’ successes. So I was surprised to find out that I had, again, reached another five pound weight loss! Whoa Hoo!!! Not being the only ‘biggest losing green seat’ Luv-lie, the Leader, after giving out all of the BRAVO stickers, asked the group how we celebrated our ‘losses’.
There were several ways that many of us ‘green seat’ Luv-lies rewarded our great efforts at taking off the pounds… getting a mani/pedi, nonfood shopping trips, new outfit… just to name a few. We were on the right track encouraged our Leader. We seemed to grasp the concept of rewarding our wins {or losses} with nonfood kudos. It was then that she told us the story of a meeting that she conducted; in which, one of the green seat Luv-lies’ intention, when she reaches her goal weight, is to “hurt a buffet”…OUCH!!
When I reach goal weight, I’m sure that I won’t be putting a “hurting on anybody’s buffet”, or downing a whole Oreo Cookie cheesecake!
I’m opting for a full mani/pedi…….
What’s your anchor?
How will you reward your goal weight success?
Do share, Luv-lies…
Do share
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My Feet are not Sandal Worthy
Last week was craaaaaazy busy. Crazy weeks certainly have a way of robbing of us of time. Don’t you think? And what is it about this time of year that makes us rip and run around like headless chickens?
I wake up in the morning and hit the ground running. I rushed off to work only to rush through the day. Hop in the car. Kick over the engine. Zoom into traffic….and….sit. and. wait. The physical stillness does not stop my, already overloaded mind from continuing to race.
I wake up in the morning and hit the ground running. I rushed off to work only to rush through the day. Hop in the car. Kick over the engine. Zoom into traffic….and….sit. and. wait. The physical stillness does not stop my, already overloaded mind from continuing to race.
To where? The finish line? Do we ever reach it?- The finish line?
Right now, I’m a little tired of racing around. Trying to meet some imaginary ‘finish line’.
Right now, I’m a little tired of racing around. Trying to meet some imaginary ‘finish line’.
I’ve drawn my line in the sand. If only for today. There is one thing that I had to attend to *I’ve neglected it for farrrrr too long*
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My feet were in major need of a pedicure! Now I knew that if my tootsies resembled ancient roman stone, my very, very busy friends, who I affectionately refer to as my ‘Sistah Friends’, are also walking around on stone feet!
Although we’d luv to have our tootsies done by some…say…celebrity tennis star, us ‘everyday gals’ headed to our favorite foot magician! *we really luv her economic pricing*
Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. What treatment should we select off of the menu?
*hmmmmm
Some years ago, I read an article about something called ‘the fish pedicure’ with Garra Rufa fish. They’re suppose to nibble away the dead skin.
Only one of my ‘sistah friends’ decided to be adventurous and give it a try. Iccck!
She said that, initially, it tickled. But after a while, it was quite soothing….
…three of us passed…
… and opted, instead, for this soothingly fragrant cranberry-scented flower foot bath {similar to the one pictured below}. Immediately, I was transported to some Polynesian resort *in my mind, anyway*
….while the last ‘sistah friend’ decided for the citrusy pleasures a warmed lemon foot bathe.
The aromas were irrestible!
I’ve fallen for the ‘soft pink’ lacquers from the OPI and Essie collection. Somewhere, I read that they are the same company. *I don’t know*. But what I do know is that I luv, luv, luv the soft colours!
voile’. finished! magic!
I opted for this delicate bejeweled french manicure…
and my ‘sistah friends’ opted for a more colourful presentation….
LuV It!
and when it was all over, we donned our pointed winkle-picker stilettoes and rushed right over to the nearest tapas restaurant….
Hey Luv-lie,
How was your weekend?
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