January 8, 2015

Stuff and Things 1/8


+I mentioned long ago that I hadn't been in Wal-Mart in months.  On January 1, Scott needed to stop to get something when we were on our way back from Bass Pro in Denver.  So, at least I finished out 2014 without going into a Wal-Mart.  Meh.

+This Wal-mart is the trashiest, most poorly organized Wal-mart I've ever seen.  And I've seen a lot of Wal-Marts.  I lived in Wasilla, Alaska and middle-of-nowhere, Missouri.  Those ones weren't this bad.  Shame on you, Colorado Springs.

+Sometimes I think I'm keeping Amazon in business.  With the Kindle app, Prime membership, and Audible account.  But then, it's like I don't even care.  Amazon makes life SO much easier. I'm all for ease.

+Tell me this isn't the ugliest ceiling fan you've ever seen. It compares to the seafoam one that was in the master bedroom.

The white splotches are from us spray-painting the ceiling, but it was a pink/purple swirly color.  To match the ceiling and the walls, of course. 

+That's much better.


+We watched The Interview the other night.  It was really funny…Lizzy Caplan should be in these kinds of movies more often.  And James Franco is never a bad idea.  Parts of it were like Pineapple Express, but with purpose. You really should try to see it if you can…I'd watch it again.
I don't feel right blatantly posting the website Scott found it on, but I'll email you the link if you're interested.

+December's Challenge was to SIMPLIFY.


I think I fully accomplished this.  I said I wasn't going to go overboard on Christmas and I didn't.  I didn't bake all the cookies or buy all the appealing looking holiday things/gifts, etc.  I didn't cook a giant dinner.  Instead, we ate what we felt like and we relaxed for 2 weeks instead of running ourselves ragged.  Hopefully next year, family will come to Colorado to spend Christmas with us.  Hint, hint.

+January's Challenge is to COMPLETE and I'm trying to complete a fitness challenge…I thought I'm going to do yoga everyday.  I was going to use this youtube channel and it would all be well and good.  But a few weeks ago, I pulled something in my side.  Honestly, I think it was a coughing fit that did it and the pain was unbelievable.  Breathing deep, coughing, sneezing..all painful. Lying on my back on the floor was particularly uncomfortable. After a few days, it got better and that's when I started the yoga challenge.  Four days in, I must've pushed too hard because it got worse.  Therefore, the yoga thing stopped this past week.  I need to pick it up again soon, but I must say there's something humbling about stopping your goal progress the first week of January.  Just letting you know in advance why I'm going to fail.

+February's Challenge: Create.  When I read this title in December, I was inspired to create a new recipe every week to share here.  Maybe I'll do something else too.  We'll see what February looks like…I'm incapable of planning that far ahead right now.

+That's it for today.  I was going to do a giveaway tomorrow but this might be one of those weeks where I don't get a Friday post together until Saturday.  Talk about failing to complete a task…

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