Kayaking & Gymnastics in one week!

I tried TWO new fitness related things in one week!
Who am I? Where is the girl that needs structure and plans?
The girl that NEVER goes outside her comfort level??

I got invited to a 10 mile kayak trip with one person i knew.

IT. WAS. AHHMAZING!

Typically i prefer a canoe. So my first time kayaking ever and i loved it.

the water was a little low, so i got a serious are work out.

plus i got tan, not burned! woop!

(i am in the grey racer back and baseball hat)

NATURE. GOOOLAY!

Ok, so i love being outside and in nature so this was great. a bit long and we did not have enough water but i was a blast.

LAST NIGHT!

I got invited to 'try' a gymnastics class.

To say i was scared was an understatement.

I have never been flexible or strong, or had good balance.

Plus new things tend to make me really anxious.

It was pretty fun though i was stressed the entire time.

I have no balance still, when i jump on the trampoline track i feel really unsteady, and i did lifts on the bar.

I had a huge NSV though.

As we were stretching together, they did a bridge.

first, i had to ask, then when they showed me. (its like a back bend, lay flat on back, then lift your belly up from your hands and feet).

terror, ive been here all of 5 minutes and they already expect me to do something i cant...

I quietly said "umm i've never been able to do that" - true story, never in high school or yoga in college.

The coach come over, "ill give you a spot, just try"

deep breathe

BAM! i popped right up.

Now i didnt hold it for long.

BUT I HAVE NEVEREVER done this before in my life!!

HUGE NON SCALE VICOTRY!

As for the class, not sure if ill sign up. its 8 week (including last night) and $120. And I am 100% sure i will miss one class. so its a little pricey.

....but part of me feels like i need to push myself outside my comfort levels to really enjoy myself.

advice? Should i do it? its alot of money for us. it doesnt bother my leg which is great.

What should i do?

Sad Thrusday

It's my favorite blog day and I'm empty handed so I'm not linking up.
But please go check out Kristin and her wonderful Thirsty Thursday link up party!

I did see this on Pinterest though and cannot wait to try it!! Yum!!

Pumpkin Beertail

Ingredients (makes 4 glasses)
- 3 bottles of Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale
- 1/2 bottle Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 4 lemon wedges
- a sprinkle of cinnamon

Add sticks, and fill part way with beer and top with sparkling cider, granish with lemon but i think it would be good with oranges since its Blue Moon. Also would be good with Sam Adams.

Going forward i am trying to cut out my drinking for a while.

So far i havent been successful.

What really makes me sad is not doing this link up, though i will continue to read all the cool awesomeness.

But really i need a break from my dranks and to get back into healthy habits with food.

when i drink i tend to eat bad.

Well just a quick one today. craziness at work. anyone wanna hire me? I'll take it.

So What Wednesdays...

I'm linking an image here because i can't seem to get the button.

Fantasic blogger fail.

Alllllllrightythen!

Today I am saying SO WHAT IF

• T-Dubs and I can't make ANY paint color decisions. Fights ensure.
• I havent made progess on the bathroom in over 2 weeks
  

  
  
• we've bought 3 different door pneumonics (for screen doors). and NONE have them will keep the the screen door from SLAMMING on you.
• i am batshitcrazy and joined a 30 Day Shred Challenege? And its Day 3, and I am sore and miserable.
• we have another week on our budget, and its already blown for the month
• i prefer to listen to insturmental stuff on pandora. sometimes i need chill music
• the software my company bought for me and my co-worker to us, is making us both crazy and ragey. we are in a 3 year contract. and i hate it.
• i would rather get paid less and have an entry level postion than make decisions, but then get pissed when i think the WRONG decision is being made :)
• i deleted all the churchy people that facebook friended me, its like i accepted one then half the church wanted to me my fb friend...um no. i dont know you. you dont know me. i dont want your junk in my newsfeed or your judgement when i curse on fb. i curse. get over it. and stop friending me.
• i almost done with Burn Notice - sweet lord let it be over.
• when T-Dubs has brand practice and I'm home alone i drink. oops.
• T-Dubs has a departement party tonight. horray for dinning with snobby art people.
• i actually miss the grad student crowd we hung out in...only a few of them were snobby.
• I havent blogged yet about the VMA thing, our culture rarely 'shocks' me anymore. Read this blog, by Brant titled Sorry, Miley "kids need adults as role models"

And thats it today! Some heavey, some light :)

First Paint Project Done

My first (of many) paint projects is done!!
We found lots of paint in the basement but OF COURSE we couldnt match this room.

see along the back wall in this picture.

All those spots are from me patching.

They had nice looking shelves up there

but they left HUGE drywall mounts in them, so when i took them out, bigger holes.

So while i would not have made the choice to paint this room, i didnt have an option.

Choosing a color too almost 4 weeks.

Winning at homeownership not

So here is the progess

It took two coats.

The under color was darker than i had thought.

We couldnt even find a 'swatch' close enough

I know because i brought home EVERY ONE that lowes had.

so next time i will buy primer.

My next 3 paint projects are the bed rooms, Pink (including the ceiling, please shoot me), Blue and Green room, and our master bedroom which is a barf flesh color.

Know a great primer? I have heard Sherwin Williams is great.

Ahhhh finished project!

can you tell we are into art?