AARON GLENN
This sweet pic was taken this morning, October 14, 2010. I think he is absolutely the most precious little boy.
Mama and Aaron will be discharged to go home, after lunch today. Happy day!
TENNESSEE CALLING ~A WRITER'S JOURNEY~
10.14.2010
10.13.2010
BLESSED ARRIVAL
Our precious grandson was born today (three weeks early) and weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 inches long. He is healthy and perfect. I can't wait to meet him!
I already had a trip to visit A, K, and Grace scheduled for the last weekend in October. Since Grace was two weeks early, I figured little brother would be born early too and I'd get to meet him before our vacation to Nashville, which had been planned before we learned about A's pregnancy and it turned out that we are traveling when she was due.
Little brother did not disappoint. He just could not wait that long to meet his mama, daddy and big sister! He was three weeks early!
Mama and Daddy are choosing a name for their new son as I write this...stay tuned!
Here he is right after he was born all snuggled in a blankie in Mama's arms.
This one was taken after he and Daddy returned from his very first bath.
Little brother did not disappoint. He just could not wait that long to meet his mama, daddy and big sister! He was three weeks early!
Mama and Daddy are choosing a name for their new son as I write this...stay tuned!
10.10.2010
CLEAN EATING
This morning I began my fifth day of clean eating and working out--following Jackie Warner's workout and eating plan.
I received my copy of her book last Wednesday and read through most of it that night. I immediately began taking notes and made a grocery list for meal planning. Last Monday, I began my 20 minute interval intensity cardio on the treadmill. I have the workouts typed and taped to our treadmill and elliptical so I can vary my workout. I will be using kettlebells for cardio/weight routines too. More on that later.
As soon as I finished the first workout, I was both energized and wiped out. I also discovered during that workout, I became driven and focused on the hard work ahead of me. It is a great feeling! Much better than feeling out of shape, sluggish and unmotivated. I can attest to the endorphins that exercise generates!
Today, I went grocery shopping and now our kitchen is full of foods that make up "clean eating". I have lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grain cereal, bread, bagels and eggs, chicken breasts, and lean meat. I hard boiled some eggs to have for breakfast and snacks, squeezed some lemons for juice to add to my water. I bought some decaf green tea and herbal fruit tea to drink in the evenings to avoid that urge to snack.
I already feel better eating clean and working out again!
I received my copy of her book last Wednesday and read through most of it that night. I immediately began taking notes and made a grocery list for meal planning. Last Monday, I began my 20 minute interval intensity cardio on the treadmill. I have the workouts typed and taped to our treadmill and elliptical so I can vary my workout. I will be using kettlebells for cardio/weight routines too. More on that later.
As soon as I finished the first workout, I was both energized and wiped out. I also discovered during that workout, I became driven and focused on the hard work ahead of me. It is a great feeling! Much better than feeling out of shape, sluggish and unmotivated. I can attest to the endorphins that exercise generates!
Today, I went grocery shopping and now our kitchen is full of foods that make up "clean eating". I have lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grain cereal, bread, bagels and eggs, chicken breasts, and lean meat. I hard boiled some eggs to have for breakfast and snacks, squeezed some lemons for juice to add to my water. I bought some decaf green tea and herbal fruit tea to drink in the evenings to avoid that urge to snack.
I already feel better eating clean and working out again!
10.08.2010
KEEPING IT REAL
My sweet hubby is back home AND it's Friday! After I got off work today, we met for an appetizer-happy hour dinner at our favorite Friday night haunt, which, by the way, we have not been to for nearly three months. I have missed it. It was not crowded tonight when we arrived and I was so surprised and happy to see that they added purse hooks under the bar!
I stayed on track with my good eating and ordered a dinner salad with Italian dressing and an order of meatballs. I also had two glasses of chilled house Chardonnay. And two large glasses of water. My "dinner" was so tasty and it was so fun to spend time with my hubby catching each other up on our week apart from one another.
On our way home, we stopped at our favorite coffee place and I got a cup of black decaf to complete my night.
Tomorrow, I have my scrapbooking marathon day called Croptoberfest. I am going to be working on a photo book of photos of my grand-daughter, Grace. I have a ton of photos and I really need to get them in a scrapbook (or two).
It will be a fun day of sharing, journaling, laughing and fellowship with other creative types like me. It will also be an early day for me. My scrappin'-croppin' event begins at 8:30 a.m. and I will have to make sure I have my mug of coffee ahead of time! Power up for my day!
Hope your weekend is on a great start too!
I stayed on track with my good eating and ordered a dinner salad with Italian dressing and an order of meatballs. I also had two glasses of chilled house Chardonnay. And two large glasses of water. My "dinner" was so tasty and it was so fun to spend time with my hubby catching each other up on our week apart from one another.
On our way home, we stopped at our favorite coffee place and I got a cup of black decaf to complete my night.
Tomorrow, I have my scrapbooking marathon day called Croptoberfest. I am going to be working on a photo book of photos of my grand-daughter, Grace. I have a ton of photos and I really need to get them in a scrapbook (or two).
It will be a fun day of sharing, journaling, laughing and fellowship with other creative types like me. It will also be an early day for me. My scrappin'-croppin' event begins at 8:30 a.m. and I will have to make sure I have my mug of coffee ahead of time! Power up for my day!
Hope your weekend is on a great start too!
10.06.2010
BRAVO, JACKIE AND ME
I have a new routine that I began this week.
As soon as I come home from work--I do not pass go or collect $200-- instead change into my workout clothes head out to the garage (our home gym) and bust through a short but brutal cardio regime.
I have Jackie Warner to thank for that.
Jackie who? And how did that happen? That's what you are asking, right? I'll tell you.
You see, two weeks ago, I was channel surfing and found Thintervention with Jackie Warner, which is a Bravo reality TV show. I watched two back to back episodes at first, mostly because Jeana Keogh from Real Housewives of Orange County (another Bravo TV reality show) was one of the participants and she happened to be one of my favorite "housewives".
Bethenny Frankel originally on Real Housewives of New York is my all time favorite housewife and now has her own show, but I will have to do another entire post on Bethenny, sometime. Do you see a pattern here? haha!
So, back to my story. After watching only part of the program, I became intrigued with Jackie's methods and ideas about exercise and diet and began doing some more research of my own. Much of her thinking is in line with what I already have come to believe about fitness, weight loss and success in both, so I was captivated with the whole series from the get-go.
I googled Jackie and found some of her cardio training tips online, printed them and began using it for my own cardio sessions. (If there is anything you want to know, ask me. I am known as the 'Google Queen' around my house.
I also ordered Jackie's book "This Is Why You're Fat..." online for cheap ($14) and will begin to implement her diet and food strategies as soon as the UPS guy delivers it.
No doubt about it, getting fit is hard work. Staying fit is even harder. Jackie is a no nonsense, shoot from the hip type of trainer and that is the kind of message that will motivate me.
Three days in and I feel better already!
As soon as I come home from work--I do not pass go or collect $200-- instead change into my workout clothes head out to the garage (our home gym) and bust through a short but brutal cardio regime.
I have Jackie Warner to thank for that.
Jackie who? And how did that happen? That's what you are asking, right? I'll tell you.
You see, two weeks ago, I was channel surfing and found Thintervention with Jackie Warner, which is a Bravo reality TV show. I watched two back to back episodes at first, mostly because Jeana Keogh from Real Housewives of Orange County (another Bravo TV reality show) was one of the participants and she happened to be one of my favorite "housewives".
Bethenny Frankel originally on Real Housewives of New York is my all time favorite housewife and now has her own show, but I will have to do another entire post on Bethenny, sometime. Do you see a pattern here? haha!
So, back to my story. After watching only part of the program, I became intrigued with Jackie's methods and ideas about exercise and diet and began doing some more research of my own. Much of her thinking is in line with what I already have come to believe about fitness, weight loss and success in both, so I was captivated with the whole series from the get-go.
I googled Jackie and found some of her cardio training tips online, printed them and began using it for my own cardio sessions. (If there is anything you want to know, ask me. I am known as the 'Google Queen' around my house.
I also ordered Jackie's book "This Is Why You're Fat..." online for cheap ($14) and will begin to implement her diet and food strategies as soon as the UPS guy delivers it.
No doubt about it, getting fit is hard work. Staying fit is even harder. Jackie is a no nonsense, shoot from the hip type of trainer and that is the kind of message that will motivate me.
Three days in and I feel better already!
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