Weekly 9-52 Challenge: Null and Void

I'm not creative enough to come up with ideas, so I'm not going to keep doing it.

That is all.

XOXO

Week 8 Challenge: Appreciate Your Life

Week 8 Challenge: Appreciate Your Life

This week, the challenge is pretty self-explanatory: appreciate your life!  Life has it's ups and definitely it's downs.  However, I feel like if you step back and take a look, there are a lot of great things going on.  I also feel like a lot of times, I get so caught up with the negative intertwined in my life, I forget to appreciate those great things...the majority of things!

This past week was pretty rough for me, but I was lucky enough to find some good patches thrown in there.  I really plan to find the good things this week and really appreciate those that I have been given.

Think you can find a way to appreciate where you are and what you've got?

XOXO

Week 7 Challenge: Make YOU Happy

Week 7 Challenge: Make YOU Happy

This week, the challenge is to do something, anything, to make YOU happy.  Let yourself have your favorite pastry from your favorite bakery.  Read.  Have some time with your girlfriends/boyfriends.  Whatever it is that floats your boat, just go out of your way to do at least one thing that makes you happy.

I've been in a rut for a while, so this is much needed.  I will for sure will be having some Starbucks this week!  That really makes me happy  :)  What else...?  Wait and see!

What makes you happy?

XOXO

Week 6 Challenge: Make Someone Happy

Week 6 Challenge: Make Someone Happy

This week, the challenge is to do something, anything, to make someone happy.  Whether you do a little something to make your spouse/Mom/brother/daughter smile or you help out a stranger some way, just find a way to make someone else's day a little brighter.

I have ideas of what I will be doing, but I will just see what I come up with.

How will you be making someone happy?

XOXO

Week 5 Challenge: Comfort Zone, Shmumfort Zone

Week 5 Challenge: Comfort Zone, Shmumfort Zone

This week, the challenge is to do something outside of your comfort zone.  Push past your boundaries and do something that makes you feel a little uncomfortable.

I know exactly what I will be doing, but I'm not talking about it now.  If I get the chance to do what I'm hoping to do, I will report back.  If not, I'll report back, as well.  Maybe I can do two things since I bombed last weeks challenge.

And...I'll make up for last week this week by actually doing something different at some point this week, as well.

What makes you uncomfortable?

XOXO

Week 4 Challenge: Something Old? Something New!

Week 4 Challenge: Something Old? Something New!

This week, the challenge is to try a new form of exercise/movement at least one time this week.  Normally, swim?  Try dancing!  Like to walk?  Try biking!  Like to dance?  Try running!

Since I'm training for all my races, I'm running a lot.  I don't do much else.  I used to do 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels, but I don't do anything aside from running right now.  Therefore, this should be easy for me, as just about anything is something other than running.  Softball doesn't start until ??? sometime this Spring, so that is out.  I could do Ripped in 30 with Jillian Michaels.  I tried it once, but never did it again.  It will do me good to switch things up a bit, eh?  Here we go!

Any ideas of what your new type of movement will be?

XOXO

Week 3 Challenge: Bad Habit Be Gone!

Week 3 Challenge: Bad Habit Be Gone!

This week, the challenge is to get rid of a bad habit for a week (or, at least, try).

If you know me personally, you know I can have a bit of a...potty mouth...  Since Lilly picks up and repeats everything, I have been trying really hard not to say naughty words around her.  Well, I know that if I use them when she isn't around, they slip out when she is around, so I just need to rid myself of them once and for all.  Besides, cussing is really unattractive... :(  How am I going to do this?  I know it is lame, but some quarters in the "swear jar" might break me of this habit!  I'm hoping that if I see how many coins I have in there, I will realize just how much I say it and maybe I will make myself more aware.

Mr. Frog is Ready to Shut His Mouth and Take My Money

What words qualify?  Obviously, the big three: F*#@, S*!%, B*$^&.  In fact, if I use the effenheimer, that is an automatic four quarters in the jar.  The s-word will cost me three quarters.  If I call anyone a beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-otch...well, that will make me owe two quarters.  A$$ and H€££ will each set me back 25¢.  Am I missing any big ones?

Also, I’m hoping that word-replacement will help.  Perhaps, Fricklefrack, Sugar, and Beach will help me through…

So, what is your bad habit?  And how are you going to get rid of it?

XOXO

Week 2 Challenge: Get Moving

Week 2 Challenge: Get Moving!

This week, the challenge is to get moving again.  Challenge yourself to get moving at least three days this week. If you currently do nothing, do a little bit three times this week.  If you currently do a lot, keep it moving at least three days, but move a little bit longer than usual.

For me, I have taken a week off to let my knee heal (which hasn't exactly been successful...).  I am challenging myself to get up and do something three days this week.  I'm going to shoot for at least 25 minutes each time, but we will see how it goes.  I am hoping my movement will be in the form of running...but we will see how that goes tomorrow (the plan is to start out with a mile).

How about you?  Are you shooting for three days or something or three days of a little bit more than what you are already doing?


XOXO

Week 1 Challenge: Get Back on the Horse

Every week (shooting for Sundays), I'm going to post a challenge for that week.  At the end of that week, I'll post how I did and welcome anyone involved in that weeks challenge to comment how there week went.  This challenge is for myself and anybody else who would like to do it.  They may be something health related, fitness related, life related...who knows...  Let's start it off with this one.

Week 1 Challenge: Get Back on the Horse

This week, the challenge is to forget about any screw ups in the holidays there may have been and realize that this is a new year.  Get back on track with whatever you may have fallen away from.

For me, I have eaten lots of treats and goodies for the past two weeks.  I have also consumed very little water (and I can totally tell!).  It is now forgotten and I am challenging myself to eat within my calories this week and DRINK MORE WATER!

How about you?  What "horse" do you need to get back "on"?

XOXO