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5 Exercises I Don't Hate

I was in concert. In my mind anyway. In my car, anyway. The world's longest work day brought me to a lot of fist-pumping in my car to Katy Perry Pandora. I sang so loud the Audi next to me seemed moved by my solo performance.  "You're welcome, Sir Audi Driver". And thank You, Ke$ha, for not ever washing your hair and singing silly songs that I can sing along to obnoxiously. Songs like "Blah, Blah, Blah".  And Ke$ha and those songs made me think of the 5 exercises I don't hate. 1. Jog.  I won't get all cray and say "run" because the reality is that I just strongly desire a nice long, steady jog where I can sing along to my favorite jams.  To "run" suggests that I have purpose and speed.  To "jog" means I have no purpose but to uncoil some deep-seated tightly wound desire to move. If it's under the moonlight: Even better.  If it is done alone, just my iPod and I: The best.  If I can fit in at l...

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5 Exercises I Absolutely Hate.

If I could have a tight tushy and not spill out of my swimsuit without having to do the following, I would be the Happiest Mommy on the Block. 1. Lunges. I trucking hate lunges.  I am not ergonomically designed for them and it seems that every Monday at boot camp our instructor makes us do them. I wobble with each step.  I curse.  I look to see if the instructor is looking my way and if she isn't I cheat and don't let that knee touch that gross gravel. Sometimes I physically want to pass out.  Lunges.  I trucking hate you. 2.  Sprints.  Why? Why on Earth is there any reason to run as fast as you possibly could to a distance quite close?  Why?  What is the purpose?  What are we training for people?  The Apocalypse? 3.  Leap Frogs.  Quite honestly I can actually see the value of leap frogs since my bum is considerably rounder. Or is that the cheeseburger I had for lunch?  Anyway, they're silly and fatiguing and si...

Hold You Me

It's exactly how she says it: "Hold You Me". How can I resist but to hold her you when she says that sweet, sweet 'hold you me'? My daughter is quite adorable and loves some risky business.  My mother says I have my hands full "she doesn't like to sleep... she's into everything... she's so curious... " and on the rare occasion when my mom watches Sayler for a few hours I am sure to find my mama looking nothing short of exhausted and defeated upon my return.  And Sayler and I will get to a place like MyGym where she can exhaust all her energies in an organized fashion.  But I often feel awkward at places like MyGym where the better mothers frequent and exchange tips and playdate sessions. My infrequent attendance in any mommy-and-me inspired class has me blush at "we haven't seen you for awhile..'.  But I'm a working girl and so it is what it is that we will get to MyGym when we can and I will blush and face m...

5 Things That Are Always a Good Idea

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Here we go... I'm back to my "5's" lists... because they're so awesome. 1. A foot massage. If I were a secret agent I would give up all of our U.S. assets and allies for an aggressive rub-down on my arches... I like it rough. 2. Thai food.  If you haven't dined on some Phat Si Io with me you probably have no idea I hold a record for not needing to take a breath of air for an extended period of time.  It's THAT serious. 3.  Starbucks.  I hate being a cliche here, but I salivate just a little when I pass that weird green- lady-with-a-questionable-headdress-sign (that i s what it is, right? I have no other way to describe that weird mascoty-logo-symbol thing they use) 4. Thai massage.  Okay... is it cheating that number 1 and 2 are similar to 4?  But they're not the same because neither 1 nor 2 involve the sweet, sweet painful pounding of a tiny Thai woman jumping on my back and pulling my arms (almost) off.  The place off of Archibald and the 60...

Hashtags#

My husband hashtags. And he didn't openly tell me he hashtagged but  I discovered it with my own two eyes as I took a gander at his Instagram posting. And I asked him "are you hastagging!?"  I was mortified on his behalf. Because I think he knows how uncomfortable I am with hashtags. And it isn't to say I am openly judging those of you who hash... or tag... or number sign... or whatever you call it in the underground social networking world. #IaintHatinIjustbeSayin It's just that I can't keep up with what's latest or new or trendy or popular and I am still waiting for the MySpace revival to commence so I can get back to choosing cute layouts. Wasn't it only yesterday the number sign became the "pound".  And now it's also a hashtag?  The person who designed the number sign is #turninginhisgrave I do finally understand the purpose of hashtags.  Yes, indeed.  But I can't gather why I want to share a hashtag keyword with str...