Keep working it

Whoo-hoo! I finally got around to putting new batteries in the scale, and after two months of not being able to weigh myself, found I am just 1 pound above the weight goal I'd set last fall and had hoped to reach by my birthday at the end of the year! That means I also just squeak by into the healthy BMI range for my weight. That's been the real goal.

But it makes me feel pretty good, and I've even set a new weight-loss goal to put me more firmly in the healthy BMI range. I know I can do it, too.

Really, all I have been doing is making sure I get yoga in at least three times a week (following the Yogamazing podcasts, walking and playing with Buster whenever I can, and maybe getting in some walking at the mall when I'm there working and it's slow. I've also cut down on the junk/fast food and watch my portions. I really think it's the yoga, though, that's made the difference. With the podcasts, I can mix up the routines enough that it's not boring, and I can focus on one body area or get in an all-around workout. It does wonders for the attitude, too.

I would like to get in a bit more cardio, though, so I'm going to make an effort to get on the exercise bike a couple times a week, too.

So, yay, me. 2010's off to a great start.

Warm weather day

Warm weather day
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Temps in the 40s-50s today. Made for a busy car wash.

New 'do

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I was overdue for some fresh color and a cut, so took care of that today.

Cold!

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Looking north from where I work. Dangerous wind chills expected through the night.

Workspace

Workspace
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Having a clean desk is so monumental, I had to take a picture of it.

Cold, what cold?

I'm tired of the cold & snow, but Buster doesn't seem to mind.

2010 in pictures

Some online friends last year did "year in pictures" blogs, and are doing it again this year. I thought it was an interesting idea, and since I got a digital camera for Christmas, something like that might help me learn to use it and see what I can do with it.

I thought I'd just use this blog rather than start a new one, and I'll tag everything "2010pix" for easy searching. I'll try not to make 99 percent of them pictures of Buster. Here's my first one (sorry it's so small — I took it with my camera):



This is my "on-the-go reporter/blogger" gear. Upper left is my new camera, a Canon PowerShot SD1200. Lower left is a memory card holder that has the adapter for my phone's micro card and a 1GB card for the camera (so far). Top center is my Olympus digital voice recorder (with a microphone for recording on the telephone just above it and a stereo microphone to its right), and below that is my USB card reader and flash drive. Bottom right, the green pouch came with a backpack I got years ago, and it's just the right size for the voice recorder and its accessories. Top right is a cool gear bag that originally held the heart rate monitor my brother gave me for Christmas a few years ago (yes, I'm kind of a packrat). I love it for my gear because it's got these little loops that are just perfect for holding the USB cables for everything, and everything else (except the voice recorder) fits into the pocket inside. If it had another pocket or a divider for the recorder, and if it maybe had a pocket on the outside for a pen and reporter's notebook, it'd be perfect (if anyone should know of something like that, leave me a link in the comments!)