What a Week… Faves and Raves

It has been a fly-by week… where do the hours go?  The days?

I finally made a commitment to a new phone on Wednesday and walked downtown to pick it up and upgrade my phone plan after lunch and a doctor's appointment.  I came home quite elated and pleased with my purchase, although I didn’t play with it too much as I wanted to make sure to let the battery charge up fully.

Thursday I worked 2 shifts and then spent some time at home in the evening with my feet up, sipping a glass of wine, and watching some favorite tv shows on the HDPVR.

I must have been tired because I didn’t wake up till almost 8:30 on Friday morning… made a promise to The Captain to do our 3rd Metabolic Aftershock workout with him on Saturday morning if we could spend Friday running errands and shopping… which we did. And they took all day with just a quick stop for a bite to eat at noon.

Whew!

I had no idea that setting up my new smartphone would take as much time as setting up a new computer. But I love it. I can see now why people are married to their phones… I can keep all of my email accounts open at once and alternate between them with a flick of my fingers… instead of opening and closing each one like I do on the pc… and that holds for Twitter and Google as well. 

Lots of other excitement around here this week too… to tell you just a couple of things…

This box arrived from Temple Scott Associates… the PR firm for CLIF bar in Canada. I love it when they send me goodies and this was no exception… CLIF bar is introducing 2 new seasonal flavors in Canada this year and they shared one of each with me.  Lovely!

Pecan Pie and Spiced Pumpkin Pie… I could have devoured them both immediately, but I am waiting for an occasion to share them….  have you tried them yet?

I purchased a couple of new carry-on bags for us to take to Vegas and they arrived while I was at work on Thursday. They actually measure a bit larger than the tag on them reads.  We are going to take them to the airport and see if they fit into the airlines luggage holder… if they don’t, and we would have to check them instead of being allowed to carry them on, I will take a larger bag.. why skimp on pretty dressy clothes and shoes if I don’t have to, right?

A local market had Celestial Seasonings teas on sale.. BOGO so I got a few boxes of this delicious Rooibos blend. Love the flavor and it is naturallly caffeine-free so nice for The Captain in the evenings.

A few favorite blog posts this week:

• Why Cross Train? at Go Believe Conquer
  • some benefits of cross training and ideas for workouts.

• The Kettlebell Encyclopedia: 30 Of The Best Kettlebell Exercises {Gifs} at Lifting Revolution
  • such a  unique presentation.  great resource for kettlebell exercises all  with moving (gif) illustrations.

• 12 Yoga Product Must Haves – Recommended By a Yoga Teacher at Tina Reale
  • Tina offers her advice about things we need for yoga.  some really good ideas here.

• Beware the 5 Stages of Taper Madness at Marcia’s Healthy Slice
  • quite hilarious but if you have ever gone through it you will recognize yourself here!

• Avoiding FOMO at Beast Mode
  • it is contagious… have you been struck with FOMO?

• The Difference Between Toning Muscle & Building Muscle: Woman's Guide To Strength Training at Lifting Revolution
  • such a good explanation.  I have read this several times now.

Anything fun happen at your house this week?

Would you need more than a carryon holds for a week in Las Vegas?