Do You Take Time Out Everyday For Exercise?

This is my new habit for February. At least 15 minutes a day of physical activity. I promise myself that I will walk, swim, dance, workout, skate, or whatever other activity I come up with each day . I will use February (which happens to be Heart Month) I made Januarys Habit to eat properly and I m happy to report that I lost some weight and I an back in a single digit dress size! Yay me!

Monday Monday...

I am so ready for warmth. It is so cold out there today. -25C (13F). That isn't even the coldest it has been! I love Canada! I really do, but I wish we were rich enough to go elsewhere warm this time of year. I will have to pretend i guess. If the day is sunny I can do this in my living room. We have large southern windows there that suck in the sun and heat. I can stretch out lazy and feline-like in the sunbeam and forget my cares for a while. I can even ignore the snowplow rumbling by shaking the foundation! hmmm What I need is a glass of sunshine to to complete the fantasy!

Sunshine in a glass

Shake together equal parts pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice. Strain over ice cubes, top with ginger-ale and splash in a little grenadine. Garnish with a slice of pineapple, or a pineapple chunk and a cherry on a stick, drink with straws. umbrella mandatory!

Crafting Challenge! Complete One Project a Month

I am challenging myself to complete one project a month. I thought it would be cool if others would join me. On the first Monday of each month I will post a photo of my completed project. If you post a comment with a link back to your completed project your name will go into a draw for a small prize. Because it is already the end of January I am not expecting too many to sign up this month but I hope you will join me for the rest of the year. I will be posting my first complete craft on February 2.

Friday Night-Date Night!

Many happily long married couples I have spoken to all seem to have a version of regular date nights in common. Is it the reason they stayed so happy? I cannot say for sure but I have heard equally as often, from those not so fortunate that one of the main reasons their marriages failed was because they grew apart. Often the early years of marriage are the busiest, with busy careers and child rearing taking most of the precious time. Time together often is neglect if couples don't make it a priority. My husband and I recognize this and this why we have scheduled Date Night each week. Tonight we are going to see a movie. We do a variety of things for Date Night. We will go for dinner with friends or invite friends in for cards or board games, we will rent a movie and cuddle while watching it after the children are in bed... it doesn't matter as long as we are doing something together. I love Date Night! It gives me something to look forward to each week. It is grown-up time, which is very much appreciated. I hope it is a tradition we still have 20 years from now when we are empty nesters.

Making a Play Room

We are making our children a play room. We have a huge master bedroom with a huge closet and a huge south/west window for lots of sun shine. (sorry no picture due to camera mishap ) This play room will require storage for crafts, storage for toys, an area for a queen mattress we use for jumping, and a place to make and display art work. When tackling a job like this I need to make a plan. I outline my steps then decide what I need to do to accomplish them. This is so important for a few reasons. It helps me stay on task, keeps me from getting overwhelmed and lets me see what I have achieved so I don't get discouraged. I thought I might post the steps today and then describe each task in future posts.

Empty Room

Clean Room

Paint Room

Decide Window Treatment

Create Floor Plan

Set Up Art Closet

Set Up Play Room

I`m Back!

I know I disappeared for a while but I had so much on the go I was starting to feel the stress of keeping it all together so I took a break. I have a computer that is really out dated and that also contributes to my lack of desire to blog! I do have a new computer. but my hubby needs to set it up for me ...in his free time. I also dropped my phone which is also my camera and my MP3 player into the toilet, so I have been in mourning.

I can`t promise daily posts but I never did that anyway. I miss blogging and I have many ideas for posts now ...so those of you asking about me that is where things stand. I also want to thank you guys for making me feel like someone actually reads this blog!