Well it’s been a long month. Sadie is coming to visit this weekend with our good friend Karla so that makes the month a little bit better. A little retail therapy this week made things better as well. I must admit that I gave in to the bright sneaker craze. I was influenced by my employees. Here is a picture of hers and then one of my new kicks. Maybe you will be persuaded as well!
So far we’ve covered three workout song genres: Old School, Top 40, and Girl Power. This time we’re at the meat of the workout when you need all the motivation you can get to push through and get to the cool down. That requires music that is a little more serious than the previous categories. I need some hardcore/motivational music that can come from a few different genres. I tend to pull from some heavier rap songs, punk rock, and some girl power music that is extra intense. Here are some songs that have gotten me to the top of the mountain (or stair climber…)
Hardcore/Motivational Songs
I realize that not all of these are seriously hardcore, but they seem to have the right words to get me through the hard part of the workout.
What did I miss?
I learned this Summer (and some pics from Fenway):
1. The only thing that cleans glass is glass cleaner. In my attempt to economize on cleaning supplies in my 3-month apartment lease I tried using a couple multi-surface cleaners on my bathroom mirror. There were so many streaks and haziness that I could barely see myself. Windex: is a good idea.
2. I can actually live and breathe without having a TV in my apartment. Who knew? But I do love and greatly miss my TV that stayed in Virginia. I will see it again soon! I was extra sad not to have a TV during the Olympics.
3. That being said, I did discover that The WB releases five re-runs of Gilmore Girls every week online, which made a great addition to my weeknight routine. They do them in sequence so we started the summer finishing up the last season, and then started again from the first season. It was so relevant because the Gilmore Girls live in CT and the grandfather works in insurance just like me! Connecticut is the insurance capital of the country!
4. I went to a baseball game at Fenway and learned something new about baseball. Between innings the catcher from the bullpen comes out and warms up the right fielder. Otherwise, the right fielder wouldn’t have a buddy to play catch with. I think it’s kind of cute. I’m not sure if this is specific to Fenway or the teams that were playing but it was the first time I noticed it.
5. I can do whatever I set my mind to.
PS- Check out my friend Elizabeth’s blog, I had a guest post on it yesterday!
Sadie Dishes 