7 Quick Takes: January 8, 2010 (Vol. 26)

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As I already mentioned earlier this week, Brenda and I have been busy the last few months working on two sites that launched earlier this week — The Homeschool Classroom (which is not new, of course, but moved to WordPress) and then Homeschool Lifestyle Media.

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Have you read the blog Awful Library Books yet?  If you haven’t, you must.  (This is fresh in my mind after just reading there about the book Latawnya, The Naughty Horse, Learns to Say “No” To Drugs.)

After the first time I read just a tiny bit of it, I had to immediately add it to my Google Reader.  It is one of those blogs that just doesn’t cease to make me laugh.  Not only are the books they find in libraries a hoot, but the comments people leave are usually an added bonus.

Speaking of guilty pleasures, I have been enjoying driving our to clients’ houses for therapy lately.  The reason?

The soundtrack of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.

(If you’re familiar with Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, then you may realize what I just realized — it’s kind of funny that a quick take that mentioned a naughty horse was followed by one that centers on someone trying to impress Bad Horse.)

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We really have been exercising and eating better!  WooHoo!

We kept saying that come January 1st, we were going to buckle down.  We eased into it during the last week of December, and then jumped right in on the 1st.  I know, it’s only been about a week, but both Eric and I have been doing really well with eating better and exercising daily.

I’ve been inspired by Kris, and I keep thinking that I need to start a blog about the journey toward weight loss and a healthier life.  Well, honestly — I already started it in November, but then abandoned it.  I keep thinking it might keep me more accountable.  Who knows — maybe next week I’ll be able to link to it, huh?

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On the exercise front, we have primarily been using our elliptical trainer (that Eric got a great deal on in December) and recumbent bike.  But, today, I tried out EA Active for the Wii that I got from Eric for Christmas.

Oh. my. goodness.  That was a workout!  I did day one of the 30 day challenge.  Let’s see if I can continue with it.  But, at least I can say that I still managed to do our 20 minutes of elliptical/bike later in the evening, plus some crunches.

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How in the world is Blissdom less than a month away now?  Why didn’t I start trying to lose weight about a year ago to get ready for it?

At this point, I am horribly ill prepared.  But, on the up side, one of my very best friends is coming along with me.  She won’t be going to the conference, but will enjoy quiet time (she has six kids), go swimming, and work on her novel.  She just let me know this week that she is coming, and I’m thrilled.  Road trip!

Are any of you going to Blissdom as well?

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It has been so much fun watching the snow today!  Granted, I didn’t have to go drive in it at all, so that makes it a little better, I suspect.  But, still, there’s just something fun about watching big, fluffy snowflakes fall for hours on end.