after a couple years of non-use, i finally cancelled my membership at steve nash. i couldn't justify the $19/month fees for something i wasn't using. and then i figured i might as well use the gym in our building for free...see if that worked out...and if not, no money lost. since january, i have had lots of thoughts of working out, but never actually did anything about it.
well, i went back to work and a colleague was telling me she goes to 30 minute hit. it sounded interesting, but again, no dice. about a month ago, we were picking up pizza in the 'hood and had parked right outside 30 minute hit. i tried to peak in from the car, but still wasn't that interested. then a couple weeks later, a few moms were at the park and we were talking about exercise, and one of them mentioned she used to be a member at 30 minute hit. well...suddenly i was motivated. i went for a free trial (they only offer 1 time), and coincidentally when i left i ran into the mom from the park. she was totally supportive and even offered me her old Hit gloves. so, after a couple days, i took my used gloves, got 50% off the membership enrollment fee, and signed up for a 2 year commitment!
it's been 2 weeks since i signed up, and my goal is to Hit 3-4x week. my mantra has become "it's-only-30-minutes", and "it's-not-as-painful (or expensive)-as-a-personal-trainer". the hours are a lot more restrictive than a regular gym membership, but i only need 30 minutes to do the circuit, and for that duration i can drag G with me and he can have some gadget time.
as soon as i started working out, i've already noticed a change. i'm sore all the time. but asides from that, i'm drinking more water, i'm trying to eat less, i'm reducing the amount of coffee i drink (ok, it's one less per week), and i'm making a concerted effort to have healthier snack options around.
2 weeks down, 2 more years to go!
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Sunday, June 14, 2015
spring update
where does the time go? no update since J's first birthday? the poor second child syndrome. i have no idea when he hit his milestones (and there's been a lot of them!), and all of gabriel's development. yeesh! bad mommy!
christmas holidays can be summed up in a few words...the lok's all got sick. we rotated amongst us, and it was a nasty cold going around. on christmas eve, gabe noticed his first wiggly tooth. it took a few weeks before it fell out and the tooth fairy rewarded him with $5 under his pillow. shortly after, he had 2 more wiggly teeth (all bottom ones), and the tooth fairy seems to have an abundance of twonies for him :)
in the fall/winter of last year, my trigger finger started to act up. my first steroid injection was done when i was almost 9 months pregnant with baby J, so it appeared that one injection wasn't going to cure me. i went back to the medical store to get a finger splint, but they are designed to keep your finger extended so it doesn't lock in a curled position. my problem was the opposite where i couldn't close my hand to grip. so after 2 referral attempts, i finally got an appointment for a 2nd steriod injection right before i returned to work. just like the first one, it hurt like a son-of-a-bitch. i was still in pain for another 48 hours and i was convinced that the medical student had screwed it up...in my panicked state of mind prior to the injection, i think i had misguided him where the exact problem was and he missed the mark by a few mms. eventually the pain subsided and i was ok (or so i thought). it's now several months later, and i occasionally am feeling the symptoms of my trigger finger. its starting slow, just like last time, and i'm afraid that if i get a 3rd injection, i'll ultimately need surgery (which the doctor said was a possibility if the 1st and 2nd injections didn't work).
return to work was fine. it was strange going to a new office and new faces. when we moved downtown over the summer, we merged 4 different locations into one, so there are a lot people i don't know, and will probably never know. i also started a new executive assistant role! i'm fortunate that norah and i have a long history together and we slipped into our comfort zone really quickly. i've got a great work arrangement that allows me a lot of flexibility - early start/end, work from home, and over the summer i'll have wednesdays off. my parents will get a break from the kids, and i'll get to have fun playdates with them!
lots of changes at home...chris' family sold their business, so he's going through a career change and shift in employment expectations. unfortunately the business didn't close until after spring break. since we had already committed to our big white trip with the lowe's, gabe and i boarded the greyhound express and made our way to kelowna. the snow conditions at big white were better than the locals, but they still suffered lower than usual snowfall. we did luck out and had a couple of POW-days :) since chris was busy with selling the business, jeremy got to spend extra time with my parents including a sleepover.
as for jeremy's development...my goodness! after "mama", his second (and favourite) word is "ball". other words include "da" (daddy), "ga!" (gabriel), "jjjjuuuu" (shoes). he is definitely our active one...he climbs anything he can, opens drawers, moves furniture...such a boy! he's also got an attitude...if he doesn't like you or something you are or are not doing for him, he'll bitch-slap you. it seems funny, and he thinks its funny, but we're nipping it in the bud and he's starting to realize when he's crossed the line. fortunately he's on his best behaviour at daycare :) we also travel a lot lighter with jeremy...he hardly ever goes in the stroller anymore...he loves his walking freedom. and i have been known to forget the diaper bag on a few occasions :P
while chris was between jobs, we booked a family getaway to las vegas with his parents. to change it up a bit, we stayed at the mgm signature - the non-gambling, non smoking hotel. it was great because the 3 towers each had their own pool, so we enjoyed the quietness of a smaller pool, but also had access to the mgm grand pools and lazy river. my new favourite place to eat is hot & juicy crawfish. the seafood is at market price, steamed in your choice of offered seasonings, presented in plastic bags and eaten with your hands. now...the wastage is ridiculous (everything in las vegas is ridiculous)...plastic tablecloths, styrofoam cups, food in plastic bags...everything is just wrapped up and thrown out. definitely a tree huggers worst nightmare! but gosh darn it, the crab was delicious! on this trip we also found serendipity 3. when chris and i went to new york years ago, that was one place that i forgot to visit. so i was definitely pleased to try their frozen hot chocolate for 2!
i think that covers most of our spring update. this chaotic, drama-filled school year is almost over...thank god. hopefully gabe can re-set over the summer, enjoy summer session with his friends, and just have fun!
christmas holidays can be summed up in a few words...the lok's all got sick. we rotated amongst us, and it was a nasty cold going around. on christmas eve, gabe noticed his first wiggly tooth. it took a few weeks before it fell out and the tooth fairy rewarded him with $5 under his pillow. shortly after, he had 2 more wiggly teeth (all bottom ones), and the tooth fairy seems to have an abundance of twonies for him :)
in the fall/winter of last year, my trigger finger started to act up. my first steroid injection was done when i was almost 9 months pregnant with baby J, so it appeared that one injection wasn't going to cure me. i went back to the medical store to get a finger splint, but they are designed to keep your finger extended so it doesn't lock in a curled position. my problem was the opposite where i couldn't close my hand to grip. so after 2 referral attempts, i finally got an appointment for a 2nd steriod injection right before i returned to work. just like the first one, it hurt like a son-of-a-bitch. i was still in pain for another 48 hours and i was convinced that the medical student had screwed it up...in my panicked state of mind prior to the injection, i think i had misguided him where the exact problem was and he missed the mark by a few mms. eventually the pain subsided and i was ok (or so i thought). it's now several months later, and i occasionally am feeling the symptoms of my trigger finger. its starting slow, just like last time, and i'm afraid that if i get a 3rd injection, i'll ultimately need surgery (which the doctor said was a possibility if the 1st and 2nd injections didn't work).
return to work was fine. it was strange going to a new office and new faces. when we moved downtown over the summer, we merged 4 different locations into one, so there are a lot people i don't know, and will probably never know. i also started a new executive assistant role! i'm fortunate that norah and i have a long history together and we slipped into our comfort zone really quickly. i've got a great work arrangement that allows me a lot of flexibility - early start/end, work from home, and over the summer i'll have wednesdays off. my parents will get a break from the kids, and i'll get to have fun playdates with them!
lots of changes at home...chris' family sold their business, so he's going through a career change and shift in employment expectations. unfortunately the business didn't close until after spring break. since we had already committed to our big white trip with the lowe's, gabe and i boarded the greyhound express and made our way to kelowna. the snow conditions at big white were better than the locals, but they still suffered lower than usual snowfall. we did luck out and had a couple of POW-days :) since chris was busy with selling the business, jeremy got to spend extra time with my parents including a sleepover.
as for jeremy's development...my goodness! after "mama", his second (and favourite) word is "ball". other words include "da" (daddy), "ga!" (gabriel), "jjjjuuuu" (shoes). he is definitely our active one...he climbs anything he can, opens drawers, moves furniture...such a boy! he's also got an attitude...if he doesn't like you or something you are or are not doing for him, he'll bitch-slap you. it seems funny, and he thinks its funny, but we're nipping it in the bud and he's starting to realize when he's crossed the line. fortunately he's on his best behaviour at daycare :) we also travel a lot lighter with jeremy...he hardly ever goes in the stroller anymore...he loves his walking freedom. and i have been known to forget the diaper bag on a few occasions :P
while chris was between jobs, we booked a family getaway to las vegas with his parents. to change it up a bit, we stayed at the mgm signature - the non-gambling, non smoking hotel. it was great because the 3 towers each had their own pool, so we enjoyed the quietness of a smaller pool, but also had access to the mgm grand pools and lazy river. my new favourite place to eat is hot & juicy crawfish. the seafood is at market price, steamed in your choice of offered seasonings, presented in plastic bags and eaten with your hands. now...the wastage is ridiculous (everything in las vegas is ridiculous)...plastic tablecloths, styrofoam cups, food in plastic bags...everything is just wrapped up and thrown out. definitely a tree huggers worst nightmare! but gosh darn it, the crab was delicious! on this trip we also found serendipity 3. when chris and i went to new york years ago, that was one place that i forgot to visit. so i was definitely pleased to try their frozen hot chocolate for 2!
i think that covers most of our spring update. this chaotic, drama-filled school year is almost over...thank god. hopefully gabe can re-set over the summer, enjoy summer session with his friends, and just have fun!
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