sweatin fool

When people work out....some folks get misty, some folks have torrential downpours, others don't do nothing at all. I could cure the drought.

but at least I am working out :-)

day two-in it

In case anyone reads this - it is a quilting/fitness blog. Thought I would post a pix of another one of my quilts just to keep the quilting part going...

The quilt above is one that I did as a block of the month where I was actually the teacher. I made the blocks in a number of different color ways - see first pix. I finally put one of them together and it is shown hanging in my front hallway. The picture does not do the fabric justice - it is a beautiful line of fabrics called Napa Sonoma by a local fabric designer, Susie Robbins.

Now the fitness part... walked this am/ate in the zone all day although I do have to pay attention to portions, particularly during dinner time. I am a bit sore from yesterday - I am told I will be more so tomorrow...looking forward to that!!! I am back at CrossFit tomorrow at 6:30pm.

Monday - dida WOD

So today - I, so far, have eaten well - zone breakfast, zone snack, zone lunch and getting ready to chow down on a zone dinner. even limited myself to one cuppa coffee - thereafter, I had green ginger tea straight up.

Finally got through the warmups and to the first three of the fundamentals. And did a WOD - mini Diana - which, if I remember, was 15 - 12 - 8 of deadlift and handstand pushups. Did them in 5 min 32 sec which is, of course, not a new worlds or olympic record, but what the heck.

The race is on!!!!!

The challenge is on....

J (my son) and I are challenging each other to hit some goals by Christmas morn. We have invited daughters/sisters C and O - but have not gotten word on whether they are in or not. Stakes are winner takes all - J and I are putting in $100 each. If C/O are in, they need to pitch in $50 each.
My goals are:

• Weight – 155 - I currently tip the scales at 170 (yikes and hence the challenge)
• Tactics:
  Crossfit three times per week (four if schedule permits)
  Do something every day – walk, ride a bike, do the warmup exercises
  Eat in the zone every day – once two weeks have passed, then allow a cheat day
  Journal it all

So - yesterday I did officially join crossfit and did the warmup exercises. That was as much as I could do - although they are significant in my estimation:

• jump rope for 5 min

then 3 rounds of 10 each of...

• three different stretches
• squats (rough)
• situps
• not sure what it is called but you lay on the floor (or on the ab-mat which is a terrific invention) , lace your fingers behind your head and lift your head off the ground
• pushups (really rough)
• pull ups - I do the baby kind
• dips - I also do the baby kind

I actually did not feel too good after I did those - probably because I only drank coffee before I did them. I know better next time.

Food - brekkie - toast/pnut butter and apple

Lunch - chicken tortilla soup with some french bread

snack - apple, cheese, crackers, macadamia nuts

dinner - pasta with marinara sauce, squash, french bread, milk

Not exactly good, but have gotten a fairly good start today - will post tomorrow.

it's my birthday...

and here is my strategy about age.... you know how it is when you get older, your tend to forget your age - can't remember if you are 46 or 47, 58 or 59, 64 or 65, etc, etc. Anyway, here is what you do - always round up... that way, when you get to your birthday and finally do the math, you are younger than you thought!!!!

back to quilts

Here is a baby quilt using bright colors and a combination of designs - this was for someone who works for me.

This is my "I heart Target" quilt. I made it about 8 years ago to get me jumpstarted back into quilting ... the rest is history.

This a a wedding quilt that I made and my friend quilted. It was for her son/daughter in law. It includes pictures and notes/signatures of their friends. We entered it into the Marin Quilt Show and won third prize!!!!

and by the way, I did do a great deal of walking today so we will see if sleep comes to the worthy tonight.

Last - below is a Palin debate flow chart...if you can't read it, send me your email address and I will forward. It is quite funny.

can't sleep, thought I'd blog

not sure what wakes me up and not sure why I can't go right back to sleep, but there it is. Certainly can't be a concern about the economy or about global warming or that there is anyone in the US who thinks that Winky would make a good choice for the heartbeat away from the big job.

Must be the woeful lack of physical activity in my life. There is always a reason not to do it - but, you can't read a magazine, look at tv or listen to the radio without someone telling you that it is good for you. Reasons that I have heard/read/seen include...

• helps one sleep through the night
• contributes to a good night's sleep
• feel better
• look better
• can wear anything in the closet without those can't zip it up worries
• uninterrupted sleep

can't get away from it - so, ok, maybe there is something to it.

Tomorrow it is or actually, I mean today. I will do it if only to prove them wrong.

prior work

Here are two wallhangings that I made - one for my daughter O and one for my friend JP. very free form and fun. I got this idea from a fellow quilt guild member and, once I let loose with the rotary cutter, I was off and running!!! These were eventually completed and gifted although I can't seem to find those pictures as easily.

could not help myself

besides the mispronunciations (nu-clee-air or was it nu-cu-lar?), the joe six pack and soccer mom references, the back in the day stuff about Alaska, the winks, and the non answers, she did ok - doncha think?????

Blog title and other notes

My daughter, Goldie, told me that I should change the name of this blog (she blogs a lot so has a very critical eye)- so I did, but I cannot figure out how to change the name that is in the url. Suggestions, my blog hero???

I will probably include some pictures of older and some newer ones. Just doing it to keep a record - I will try to give an approximate date. Anyway the order will be random. Here is my latest. It is a string quilt which is a technique that I had never done before and that I had learned at a most recent guild meeting. I have another one going as well - darker fabric.

The quilting in the center of the quilt is softly curved lines. The quilt was just that much too big to do more than that. I did do a design in the border based upon a pattern of continuous hearts that I liked. My daughter, O, asked for it and just might get it - I first have to show it to the guild and maybe a few other folks - have to get the requisite amount of oohs and aahs. The other thing about this quilt is, other than the batting, I used fabric that I had - hence the pieced back.