A little retail therapy

Been out shopping a bit, can't find the things I need but came across some deals I couldn't resist. Although, one may ask, how many shoes and purses must a girl have?

I've been carrying a Coach bag since December, a treat for myself. Love the purse but it seems a little big for all occassions. Smariek got me thinking about red boots and I wanted to get a clutch type purse. Was at the MNG by Mango store at the airport and my sister picked this bag in red and decided not go get it, so I did. Not exactly a clutch but it's small and cute, and at the sale price, a bargain!

Macys was having a sale today, so I thought I'd stop in - didn't find anything. On my way across the mall to Target, I noticed a sale at the Naturalizer store, and took a lookie. Walked away with 2 pairs of shoes - the one shown below and another I will have to take a picture of - sandals! I need to get some new work shoes, seems like time.

Whiskers On Wednesday & life in general

There has been a lot going on in some ways and little in other ways. Work and personal matters have kept me busy and pre-occupied. I am trying to keep my head above water in many aspects but sometimes it gets to me..... and apparently it shows on my face. A friend gave me this card - the cat is doing yoga, lol and the message below is hysterical.

Today's whisker is about Milo, also known as the rascal. He is the youngest of the clan and thinks he is the alpha. He does nothing but cause havoc with the others. Last night I finally picked up some knitting, a head band I was working on that has fallen to the way side. The needles I am using are rather long and Milo decided that the end was fun to bat at while I was knitting. Now I remember why I just sort of dropped the project.....

I've been working out with a personal trainer once a week and he wanted me to start using the elliptical - blah! He wanted me to work my heart rate up to 140 and keep it there for 3o minutes. I tried that a couple of times and had trouble getting the heart rate up and being on it for 30 minutes was boring and difficult. I got a little mp3 player (creative labs Stone) which has really helped and the trainer helped me with the heart rate and keeping it there. I found that it's easier for me to get the heart rate up in the evening compared to the morning. I am working my endurance up at this point and once I am better at that, I will add to the incline and resistance.

Meme lite

Rules:You must answer the questions using only one word & Tag four others.

1. Where is your cell phone? Nightstand

2. Your significant other? Insignificant

3. Your hair? Wet

4. Your mother? Gone

5. Your father? SIGH

6. Your favorite thing? Reading

7. Your dream last night? Forgotten

8. Your favorite drink? Frap

9. Your dream/goal? Aritst

10. The room you’re in? Bed

11. Your hobby? Crafting

12. Your fear? Uncertainty

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Happy

14. What you’re not? Tall

15. Muffins? Yummy

16. One of your wish list items? Chair

17. Where you grew up? HongKong

18. The last thing you did? Email

19. What are you wearing? Gown

20. Favorite gadget? Camera

21. Your pets? Purring

22. Your computer? Dell

23. Your mood? Sleepy

24. Missing someone? Yes

25. Your car? Rodeo

26. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes

27. Favorite store? Target

28. Like someone? Many

29. Your favorite color? Purple

30. When is the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? Weekend

It says to tag four others, so four (or more) of you, play along and let me know!

Is it Caturday, oops Wednesday

It's Whiskers on Wednesday.....

this time a little LOLCAT

If you've never heard of Caturday or LOLCATs, please take a few minutes/hours, seek them out on google and enjoy.....

Progressing - the work out program

I joined 24 Hour Fitness on March 1, 2008 and have been attending their group classes. Initially mostly the SET (strength, endurance, training) and yoga. Now a combination of Kick Boxing, SET & Yoga. With the SET class, I could definitely feel a difference in my muscles and the form and some weight/measurement changes.

Since the start of the kick boxing classes, there has been more of a change in the measurements. Weight change has been a difficult to tell, the scale is EVIL and shows no change, which is simply not possible seeing how loose my clothes are on me. But they say muscle is heavier than fat, so I am gaining muscle mass.

The down side to all this working out (other than working out and being sore!) is that I have/need to spend more time stretching my muscles. My knees hurt (muscles are too tight!).

I am almost 2 sizes smaller - YAY! Picked a new outfit.... I know the skirt isn't very practical but it was cute.

While I can see the changes, I can also see the "trouble" areas. Between the achey knees and trouble areas, I decided to sign up a few sessions with a personal trainer. I had my first session today. We covered some basic things (health condition, my goals, etc), took measurements, heart rate etc. He had me do 3 sets of squats, so that he could check my posture. Sure enough the trouble areas had something to do with tight muscles.

I am to work out on the elliptical for about 40 minutes at a heart rate of 150 (when am I supposed to do this on top of my current work out schedule??). At the session today, he worked out the abs with me. 3 sets of sit ups, without going all the way down (15, 20, 25 repetitions), 3 sets of cruches (sit ups with lets up, 15, 20 & 25 reps), 3 sets for lateral abs (dropping and lifting legs to/from the side, 8/12/16 reps), and lastly having my legs lifted and going in circles (15, 20 & 25 reps), 2 sets with my shoulders off the ground. By the end of that, I definitely felt like I had worked out my core section.

He gave me a sheet with stretching exercises to help with the tight muscles. Next session a week from today.