La Musica de Pais!

Neat post that I had put on facebook a while back - I think that it was in one of the books that I was reading at the time.  I'm not sure if this is the WHOLE "quote" but this is what fit in my 'status' line!

Live in rooms full of light
Avoid heavy food
Be moderate in the drinking of wine
Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics
Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water
...Change surroundings and take long journeys
Strictly avoid frightening ideas
Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements
Listen to music.
~A. Cornelius Celsus, (ca 25 BCE—ca 50)

I feel like this resonates deep within me!  If I could love a verse or proverb or mantra or whatever you want to call it, this would be one that would receive my love!  Especially the listen to music: As of late, I have been waking up feeling pretty "meh" in the mornings.  Now, I know you know that morning and I have a love/hate relationship!  Lately, I have been working at just getting up and getting acclimated to being awake and ready for the day in the morning by finding some good jams on youtube!  Some of my favorites this week, all country music songs, have been "This Ole Boy", "Baggage Claim", "Tough", "Giddy On Up", "Lover, Lover", "Up on the Ridge", "Take it Off", "Drinkin' Song", "Here Comes Summer", "Smoke a little Smoke", "Am I the Only One", and "That's How Country Boys Roll", "Trucks", and "Storm Warning".  Yes, it's quite a list.  There are a few more that have dabbled in the mix, but these have been played pretty much daily for the last 3 days!  Good tunes can really change a person's outlook on the day :) 

On a physical activity note, my roommate and I went on a nice 40-minute walk that was to the dog park and back, so really, 2-20 minute walks with a nice little break in the middle for my pooch to socialize with other doggies and run free a little bit! 

And Mom, my Sauconys did alright :) My feet are still getting used to them, but I've been wearing other shoes, too, in attempts to strengthen my stabilizing muscles in the ankles and feet and continue to work on strengthening my feet!

9pm bedtime means 4am wakey-wakey...whaaaaat?!?!

A "full" day yesterday constituted waking up at 7:45am to be at work by 9:30 until 1pm, followed by orientation in my college and departments from 1:30-5pm.  Dinner, some comedy courtesy of Netflix, and some hang-out time with my buddy SS and her weenie-dogs (Bekah came along to play with her little buddies!), I called it a day at 9pm!  I was soooo exhausted!  Didn't get my daily nap :-| 


Little did I know that going to bed at 9pm meant that I would wake up at 4am...gah!  Laid in bed until 4:30 and decided I was awake enough to get something done.  Made coffee and farted around for an hour; the dog and I set out at 5:30am for a meandering walk that turned into a 90min walk/jog.  Mostly walking, a few spurts of 2-5min jogs.  Kinda fun.  What was funny to me is that when I got to a point that I was sick of walking and could either backtrack or continue on the way I had intended to go, it would end up being about the same distance either way :) Haha.  I just logged it in on LogYourRun.com and it ended up being just over 5 miles!  Speaking of that website, I just entered my data (pretty cool site for those who are somewhat techy and want a way keep track of exercise, mileage, etc. It even keeps track of which shoes you use for which workouts, which bike you use . . . different types of workouts . . . cool site and fairly uncomplicated, so as not to confused those of us who are ONLY slightly techy!).  ANYwho - not only can I link my completed info to my facebook page or tweeter twitter whatever but the website also offers "blog info" - when I clicked that, this is what appeared:

Date: 08/20/2011 5:30 AM
Type: Walk (Citywalk)
Distance: 5.18 miles
Time: 1 hr 25 min 00 secs
Average pace: 16:25 min/miles
Route: 5-mile loop
Route link: (this will link to your specific route, which you can save for future use!)
Shoes: Saucony Ignition 2

Pretty neat!!!!  I encourage you to check out the website if you are looking for a new or additional way to keep track of exercise, shoe or bike mileage, hold yourself accountable - - - Whatever!  Just DO IT!

Have a great, active day :)

Saucony, take 2!

Had to break in the new kicks today.  I didn't get up this morning before work early enough to go for a walk or run (biiiiiig surprise there!).  <<Oh - by the way - I didn't end up walking or jogging last night, either, because guess what?  Life and friends got in the way :) It happens.>>  I'm thankful that I had the motivation to do yoga earlier in the day!

I digress.

Back to today!  90 minute walk in the new shoes!  It ended up being about 4.5 miles . . . we had to do a little off-roading (read: woods/trail) and backtracking because about half of the time I was on the phone and not really watching where I was going :-) 

Here's a lil' snapshot of the trail we found that led *into the woods* and not back out.  Haha!  Oops.  Oh well! (Bekah moved her head during the photo, so she's all trippy like a ghost! hehe)

Let me just say that, for the record, when you need a little extra motivation (or, call it like it is: distraction) while you are out walking, try taking your cell phone and bluetooth, if you have one of those nifty gadgets and call a person or two!  The conversation passes the time more quickly and you may end up walking longer :)  Plus, its a nice time to reconnect with someone.  Another way to call the look at this would be when someone calls and you are sitting at home, get up and walk around your house or walk around outside. . .or even just sit on the floor and stretch!  Great way to get in some PA (physical activity) when you may otherwise be only sitting/stationary.

Cheers!