Us.... & THEM...
Dropping Eva of
f at preschool on Monday, I notice my adorable little neighbor cycling with her two little ones...in the rain...at 6:30 am...to the same preschool....
Poor thing!
As I passed her in my car on my way to work, I rolled down the window & said ..."Oh hon... you know, I am always here if you need me to take your kiddos to barnehagen (preschool)...
She kind of laughed as the rain dripped down her face & the kids squirmed in the bike cart thingy....
"I just look at it as a free work out before I go to work... but thanks.... when does Eva start early again?"
I told her Friday... & she said thanks...& that I could drop the kids off for her on Friday....
I should have gone over & told her last night that Eva was sick & would not be going to barnehagen... But I didn't have the heart.... Bjørn asked me where her car was...I had no idea, but poor little thing has been riding in the rain every morning this week. I assumed her car was in the shop.
So I set my alarm for 6, so I could hop in the shower before I ran her kids up to school.....
6:30 her little man shows up... I asked him where his sister was, & he said mom would be taking her.... Hmmmm... So I walked over.. She said she would drive the baby a little later... DRIVE?
Oh ya... she had been riding her bike in the RAIN, with her kids, at 6:30 all week, because
she WANTED TO! (freak... OK I am just jealous...)
Well I guess that explains why she looks like she does.. tiny little size 2... & I, well...don't.
I am not a THIN hater... just jealous... why can't I think like a tiny little thin person?
"Oh my...I forgot, I haven't eaten in like 2 days..."
Where do I sign up for skinny thinking & behavior?
I have started wearing a pedometer... you are supposed to take AT LEAST 10,000 every day.
it doesn't seem like THAT much... I don't think of myself as a couch potato, but unless I make the time to go out & take a 30 min walk..it is almost impossible for me to make 10,000 steps a day doing my normal daily activities....
This week I did something I haven't done in 4... FOUR... years.... I went to the gym...
Our tiny little town got a 24 hour gym.... (this is HUGE for Norway...) I was one of the first to sign up.... Bjørn tried to talk me into waiting until I returned from the states... but nope...
I wanted to get back to the gym...& it felt GREAT... little to late to do.
So how much do YOU move everyday?
f at preschool on Monday, I notice my adorable little neighbor cycling with her two little ones...in the rain...at 6:30 am...to the same preschool....Poor thing!
As I passed her in my car on my way to work, I rolled down the window & said ..."Oh hon... you know, I am always here if you need me to take your kiddos to barnehagen (preschool)...
She kind of laughed as the rain dripped down her face & the kids squirmed in the bike cart thingy....
"I just look at it as a free work out before I go to work... but thanks.... when does Eva start early again?"
I told her Friday... & she said thanks...& that I could drop the kids off for her on Friday....
I should have gone over & told her last night that Eva was sick & would not be going to barnehagen... But I didn't have the heart.... Bjørn asked me where her car was...I had no idea, but poor little thing has been riding in the rain every morning this week. I assumed her car was in the shop.
So I set my alarm for 6, so I could hop in the shower before I ran her kids up to school.....
6:30 her little man shows up... I asked him where his sister was, & he said mom would be taking her.... Hmmmm... So I walked over.. She said she would drive the baby a little later... DRIVE?
Oh ya... she had been riding her bike in the RAIN, with her kids, at 6:30 all week, because
she WANTED TO! (freak... OK I am just jealous...)
Well I guess that explains why she looks like she does.. tiny little size 2... & I, well...don't.
I am not a THIN hater... just jealous... why can't I think like a tiny little thin person?
"Oh my...I forgot, I haven't eaten in like 2 days..."
Where do I sign up for skinny thinking & behavior?
I have started wearing a pedometer... you are supposed to take AT LEAST 10,000 every day.
it doesn't seem like THAT much... I don't think of myself as a couch potato, but unless I make the time to go out & take a 30 min walk..it is almost impossible for me to make 10,000 steps a day doing my normal daily activities....
This week I did something I haven't done in 4... FOUR... years.... I went to the gym...
Our tiny little town got a 24 hour gym.... (this is HUGE for Norway...) I was one of the first to sign up.... Bjørn tried to talk me into waiting until I returned from the states... but nope...
I wanted to get back to the gym...& it felt GREAT... little to late to do.
So how much do YOU move everyday?
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I go for long long walks at the weekends too with my dog. Also, I walk back with the kids from school every day no matter what the weather as we have no bus and my husband usually has the car.
Hope you enjoyed the gym!
I walk to school! It's a half hour walk, three days a week, and is down a steep hill and then straight back up (damn that school for being on the other side of the valley). THAT'S a work out, I'm always huffing and puffing by the time I get to the top of the hill. Do you have a store or post office you could walk to? I know time is the major factor.
Good luck with the gym!
We got a Wii and the wii Active is REALLY good. I don't use it nearly enough, but when I do, it is a great work out.
grr.
i cannot even IMAGINE forgetting to eat!! wayyy to important to me to have that occasional piece of cake and nightly 9 p.m. popcorn. ;)
AND, TO BOOT, I WAS A RUNNING FOOL AND DROPPED ALMOST 25 LBS IN THE SPRING ONLY TO SLOW DOWN THIS SUMMER AND NOW FOUND OUT I CAN NO LONGER RUN B/C OF KNEE PAIN. FINALLY HAD XRAY DONE YESTERDAY AND THE DOC SUGGESTED I FIND A NEW SPORT. :(
GOOD FOR YOU FOR GETTING INTO THE GYM! REMEMBER IT TAKES ABOUT 6 WEEKS TO GET INTO A ROUTINE AND HAVE IT BECOME SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO OTHER THAN YOU FEE LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO.
GOOD LUCK!!
Keep counting those steps darling. I walked to ØreB today to see if I can walk to gym daily (sun, snow or hail). I think it just might work for me......
Mantra: I can do this, I can do this, I can do this......repeat 1000 times.
All of these fitness gurus drive me nuts; with the exception of Richard Simmons, how many of them have ever been fat!
Good for you for joining the gym!