Saturday, September 26, 2009

Lower Body Workout

























































































































































Body PartExerciseRepsWeight
CalvesSeated Calf raises1x1240 lbs
0000001x1050 lbs
0000001x860 lbs
0000001x670 lbs
GlutesLeg Presses1x1270 lbs
0000001x1080 lbs
0000001x890 lbs
0000001x6100 lbs
QuadsLeg extensions1x1230 lbs
0000001x1040 lbs
0000001x850 lbs
0000001x660 lbs
HamstringsKickbacks1x1240 lbs
0000001x1050 lbs
0000001x860 lbs
0000001x670 lbs
Inner thighsAdduction1x1255 lbs
0000001x1060 lbs
0000001x865 lbs
0000001x670 lbs
Outer thighsAbduction1x1255 lbs
0000001x1060 lbs
0000001x865 lbs
0000001x670 lbs

Upper Body Workout


















































































































Body PartExerciseRepsWeight
LatsPull-downs1x1230 lbs
0000001x1040 lbs
0000001x850 lbs
0000001x660 lbs
000One Arm Rows1x1215 lbs
ChestIncline Dumbell Press1x1210 lbs
0000001x1012.5 lbs
0000001x815 lbs
0000001x617.5 lbs
BicepsCurls1x1210 lbs
0000001x1012.5 lbs
0000001x815 lbs
0000001x617.5 lbs
0000001x320 lbs
DeltsSeated Dumbell Press1x1210 lbs
0000001x1012.5 lbs
0000001x815 lbs
0000001x617.5 lbs

Aerobics

My aerobic workout for today was 20 minutes on the treadmill as follows:









































































MinuteSpeed
1-21.5
2-32.0
3-42.5
4-53.0
5-63.5
6-72.0
7-82.5
8-93.0
9-103.5
10-112.0
11-122.5
12-133.0
13-143.5
14-152.0
15-162.5
16-173.0
17-183.5
18-194.0
19-201.5



I also do a light 20 minute cool-down on my stationary bicycle.

Abs 1




























Body PartExerciseRepsWeight
AbsLeg lifts3x80 lbs
000Vacuums3x80 lbs
000Crunches4x500 lbs

Joy

101 Things That Bring Me Joy/Happiness

Maybe all these things don't exactly bring me joy, but I do like/love/enjoy everyone of them. In no particular order after #4


00001. My sweet Ronnie
00002. Memories of Michael
00003. Girl and Buddy-memories of Pongo - 11/12/13 memories of 000000Buddy
00004. Memories of my Mom and Dad
00005. Collecting and reading books
00006. Designing and sewing clothes
00007. Working out-Lifting weights-Running
00008. Driving the Silverado
00009. Cooking
00010. Learning new things
00011. Dancing
00012. Shopping
00013. Knitting and crocheting
00014. New shoes and bags
00015. Playing on my PC-installing software-new fonts etc
00016. Taking bubble baths
00017. Trying out new restaurants
00018. Watching favorite TV shows
00019. Make-up - applying make-up
00020. Rainy days and nights-along with special memories
00021. Dolls and Teddy Bears
00022. Pretty nails-Nail art
00023. Aroma therapy
00024. Dresses
00025. New jammies - buying or sewing them
00026. Pretty paper
00027. Making jewelry - beading
00028. Big cats’ feet i.e. tiger's, lion's etc feet
00029. Aprons
00030. Photography
00031. Blogging
00032. Holidays-especially decorating for Halloween and 000000Christmas
00033. Having six-pack abs (Haven’t had them in a while!)
00034. Animals especially dogs and elephants
00035. Green plants and flowers - especially daisies and roses
00036. Digital scrap-booking
00037. French language
00038. Crime Scene Investigation
00039. Scarves
00040. Hats
00041. Listening to music - especially jazz and zydeco
00042. Making soap
00043. Law
00044. Taking naps
00045. Miniatures
00046. Cuff bracelets
00047. James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels
00048. Sewing clothes for my dolls
00049. Woodworking
00050. Watching classic Christmas TV shows
00051. Feeding the cardinals sunflower seeds
00052. Sock monkeys
00053. Paris - even though I have never been there
00054. Arugula (especially when served in a salad with a Gruyere 000000grilled cheese sandwich)
00055. Fireplaces
00056. Starbucks Mocha Frappacino
00057. Watching horses run and cows graze
00058. Old black and white movies from the 1940s and Westerns
00059. Fall foliage in shades of brown, orange, rust, red etc falling to 000000the ground
00060. Lying in a hammock
00061. Rustic farms with weathered barns
00062. Walking barefoot on the beach late evening when there is a cool 000000soft wind
00063. My special tacos and Tilapia taco Tuesdays
00064. Drive-in movies
00065. Taking college classes
00066. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
00067. Blue grass music
00068. Smokey Mountains
00069. My World Book Encyclopedias from 1963
00070. Watching the ball drop in Times Square on TV. Gonna miss 000000Dick Clark!
00071. U.S. Marine Corp
00072. Butter cream frosting
00073. Faded blue jeans
00074. Double rainbows
00075. Hot water
00076. The Saints in the Super Bowl
00077. Buying school supplies at the start of the new school year
00078. Waterfalls
00079. In My Life by the Beatles
00080. Counted Cross stitch
00081. Red Robin's DGB (burger)
00082. County fairs
00083. Hayrides
00084. Playing board/trivia games
00085. Having the perfect tool for the job
00087. Embroidered pillow cases with crocheted edgings
00088. Puppies
00089. Wearing a fedora
00090. Tres leches
00091. My thimble collection
00092. Waking up on a winter's morning knowing I won't have to 000000shovel snow
00093. Old trucks/ Street rods/ Classic antique cars
00094. Nikola Tesla
00095. Making healthy versions of fast food
00096. Coming home after a difficult day at work
00098. Yoga/Pilates
00099. Secret Hide-a-ways
00100. My Mom's potato salad and meatloaf, her roast with potatoes, 000000cole slaw and sweetened tea
00101. Looking at old pictures

Friday, September 11, 2009

Knitting and Crocheting

"Potato Chip" Ruffled Scarf
Tunisian Crochet Scarf
Stitch Diva's Hairpin Lace Cardi Wrap-WIP
Irish Hiking Scarf-WIP
Dream Swatch Head-wrap/Scarf Thingy




I didn't use the correct technique to make the Tunisian Crochet Scarf, so I'll be attempting it again in the future.

Summer Reading

This was supposed to be my 2006 summer reading list. As you can see, I didn't get them read (due to attending classes). I also didn't get them read this summer (2007), even though I read numerous books. So, I suppose this will become my 2008 summer reading list (see second list below). I have started reading all except Night by Elie Wiesel.


  • Buddhism for Beginners by Thubten Chodron
  • Cell by Stephen King
  • YOUNGER NEXT YEAR FOR WOMEN BY CHRIS CROWLEY, HENRY S. LODGE
  • The Triumph of Individual Style by Carla Mason Mathis
  • MAGIC HOUR BY KRISTIN HANNAH
  • Tesla by Margaret Cheney
  • BLACK FOR REMEMBRANCE BY CARLENE THOMPSON
  • The BOOK OF FORENSIC DETECTION BY COLIN EVANS
  • THE HOUSE BY DANIELLE STEELE
  • THE DIVINCI CODE BY DAN BROWN
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
  • THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA BY LAUREN WEISBERGER
  • Night by Elie Wiesel
  • THE SECRET




    I have decided to make a second summer reading list for 2008. I am going to focus on this list. Most of these books are easy reads, as opposed to the books on the previous list. I'm not going to forget about the first list. I will most likely complete that list by the end of this year.
  • The Next Thing on My List: A Novel by Jill Smolinski June 5, 2008
  • The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs June 19, 2008
  • The Dirt-Brown Derby by Ed Lynskey
  • The Dark Backward by Julia Buckley
  • Surface Tension by Christine Kling June 10,2008
  • The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey substitution: I CAN MAKE YOU THN BY PAUL MCKENNA January 26, 2009
  • Two Little Girls in Blue: A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark June12, 2008
  • The Husband by Dean Koontz June14,2008
  • Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro June 23, 2008
  • Saturday by Ian McEwan substitution: Duma Key by Stephen King November 28, 2009
  • Midnight Rain by Holly Lisle June 7, 2008
  • A Southern Belle Primer: Or Why Paris Hilton Will Never Be a Kappa Kappa Gamma by Maryln Schwartz
  • Sewing 2009

    This is a list of things that I have completed and ones I'm working on:
    McCall 9576 pattern completed item
    McCall 5271 pattern completed item
    Amy Butler Kimberly Bag-WIP
    Simplicity 2603-WIP

    Thursday, September 10, 2009

    101 things




    101 things III



    1. Get my RN license

    2. SWAP storyboard/lookbook to fill the gaps in my wardrobe

    3. Make a bib, because, even though I’m an adult, apparently I can’t eat food without spilling some on myself.

    4. Make at least one thing per month from Pinterest…to be listed later.

    5. Decorating the yard for Halloween this year

    6. Make Amy Butler’s Bloom quilt

    7. Go to Guavaween this year

    8. Create an original art self portrait

    9. Completely fill a Pandora bracelet

    10. Make five soups from scratch

    11. Make my own ATC greetings cards

    12. Learn to swim

    13. Make a travel/protection charm for the car

    14. Design a wardrobe for each decade from the 1920s through 2010 for Molly, make patterns, and sew as many pieces as possible.

    15. Make a bed for Molly

    16. Hook a bath mat from jersey

    17. Have a full spa day

    18. Go to an opera

    19. Start a gratitude journal

    20. Listen to 26 bands I’ve never heard of, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet

    21. Start a small vegetable/herb garden from seeds, use in recipes

    22. Paint the hallway - yellow with purple trim

    23. Read the Bible, from beginning to end-in progress

    24. Find my signature cupcake recipe

    25. Help pay for a rescue animal’s medical bills

    26. Organize my photos

    27. Read my height in books

    28. Go to see Swan Lake

    29. Celebrate the spring and autumn equinox

    30. Design 4 tattoos & have them done, a vine with flowers and Mike’s name on the blooms, Celtic knot, in emerald green, and two others, I’m not sure of yet

    31. Dress form/duct tape double-after weight loss?? date

    32. Make at least one altered book

    33. Choose 10 countries and read a book by an author from each

    34. Build a robot kit

    35. Learn how to make Tiramisu

    36. Sew 5 scrub tops

    37. Buy a new window box and plant wildflowers in it

    38. Make quilted piece for hall doorway

    39. Buy a fondue pot and use at least once a month

    40. Teach myself sign language

    41. Learn to salsa dance

    42. Grow an herb garden

    43. Braid a rug for the kitchen in front of the sink

    44. Study and research Buddhism

    45. Learn how to do 10 one-armed push-ups in a row

    46. Dye my hair red again

    47. Go to a crochet/knitting group

    48. Be so flexible I can do a split-again

    49. Identify 101 things that bring me joy

    50. Go through my Photoshop manual and learn 10 cool tricks

    51. Build up a 3 month emergency fund in savings

    52. Go to see a play/musical/ballet

    53. Knit socks

    54. Make a bra and panty set

    55. Learn Pilates

    56. Buy/learn to use portable GPS

    57. Geocache/Go geocaching at least 6 times before last 101 Day

    58. Get better acquainted with all the bells and whistles on my digital camera

    59. Make bears/bear clothes

    60. Build a 1/12 scale miniature house, and begin to furnish it

    61. Take my vitamins every day for a month

    62. Retire the old family decorations and make a collection of handmade ornaments for the Christmas tree

    63. Have professional photo taken

    64. Build a cigar box purse

    65. Re-learn to read music

    66. Re-learn to play the keyboard and practice at least one song every day for two weeks

    67. Needle point pillow cases

    68. Get a spray tan

    69. Make a pie on Pi day-3-14-2011

    70. Buy a weaving loom

    71. Make paper

    72. Make new curtains for the dining room

    73. Install or build a fire pit in the backyard

    74. Paint a scene of the beach under the full moon light

    75. Watch the Wizard of Oz while playing Dark Side of the Moon

    76. Have a Jell-O shot

    77. Get a Nativity Set

    78. Add 100 new words to my vocabulary

    79. Plant roses in back yard

    80. Make bath bombs

    81. Re-start Weight Watchers-Lose 5 pounds a month for 15 months

    82. Make homemade marshmallows and roast over fire pit, make s’mores

    83. Become Microsoft Office certified

    84. Cook barbecued/smoked ribs on the grill

    85. Find a great red dress and a great black dress and buy them (or make them)

    86. Take a firearms course

    87. Say I love you in 10 languages-in progress (5-10)

    88. Make a list of 101 quotes that inspire me

    89. Take a photo every day for a month

    90. Go to Christmas Mass

    91. Make a sweet corn salsa

    92. Re-decorate the bathroom

    93. Stretch every morning for a month

    94. Decorate for Christmas-with the Victorian decorations.

    95. Make a no flour chocolate cake

    96. Re-learn French and to properly swear, to increase my French vocabulary, learn a new word or phrase each week.

    97. Build a pinhole camera

    98. Go to Las Vegas

    99. Listen to and learn about Cuban music

    100. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor

    101. Make 5 pairs of sleep pants or shorts

    102. Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet

    103. Build a piece of furniture

    104. Document accomplishing each thing (photo or journaling)

    105. On Day 1001, make a new list

    As is my custom, there are 105 things on my list of 101 things LOL















    101 things II
      1. Get my RN license

      2. SWAP storyboard and complete items-in progress

      3. Learn to juggle

      4. Buy new inline skates

      5. Learn three named chess strategies

      6. Learn Spanish

      7. Join Netflix and have a weekly movie night-Joined Netflix, but haven't established a movie night yet.  I guess Saturday night is the most obvious

      8. Create an original art self portrait

      9. Complete 10 photographic projects (from previous class)

      10. Make five soups from scratch

      11. Learn the location and capital of every country in the world (and every state in the U.S.)-in progress (10-50)

      12. Learn to swim

      13. Make a travel/protection charm for the car

      14. Collect all 50 US State Quarters-in progress (38-50)

      15. Make my own ATC greetings cards

      16. Go ice skating

      17. Have a full spa day

      18. Go to an opera

      19. Start a gratitude journal

      20. Stay caught up on all of my magazines-in progress

      21. Start a small vegetable/herb garden from seeds, use in recipe

      22. Convert all my CDs to MP3-in progress

      23. Read the Bible, from beginning to end-in progress

      24. Find my signature cupcake recipe

      25. BUY MYSELF A RIGHT HAND RING
      3-20-2009

      26. Organize my photos-in progress

      27. Trace my roots

      28. Go to see Swan Lake

      29. Boob job-reduction

      30. Get a diving certificate after I learn to swim

      31. Dress form/duct tape double-after weight loss ?? date

      32. Make at least one altered book

      33. Complete 12 pieces of jewelry-in progress (2-12)

      34. Build a robot kit

      35. Learn how to make Tiramisu

      36. Start knitted garden coverlet

      37. Buy a new window box and plant wildflowers in it

      38. Make quilted piece for hallway doorway

      39. Buy a fondue pot and use at least once a month

      40. Learn sign language

      41. Do a de-tox regimen

      42. GET A PROFESSIONAL FACIAL AND THEN GIVE MYSELF AN AT HOME FACIAL ONCE A WEEK FOR A MONTH
      9-18-2009-I've continued this for the past year

      43. Braid a rug for the kitchen in front of the sink

      44. Study and research Buddhism

      45. Learn how to do 10 one-armed push-ups in a row

      46. Re-learn visual basic

      47. Update the household notebook with pictures and serial numbers

      48. Be so flexible I can do a split-again

      49. Identify 101 things that bring me joy

      50. Go through my Photoshop Elements manual and learn cool tricks- in progress (2-19)

      51. Build up a 3 month emergency fund in savings-in progress

      52. Go to see a play/musical/ballet

      53. Knit socks

      54. Make a bra and panty set

      55. Learn pilates

      56. Buy/learn to use portable GPS

      57. Geocache/Go geocaching at least 6 times before last 101 Day

      58. Get better aquainted with all the bells and whistles on my digital camera- in progress

      59. Make bears/bear clothes

      60. Build a 1/12 scale miniature house, and begin to furnish it

      61. Take my vitamins every day for a month

      62. Make a collection of handmade ornaments for the Christmas tree

      63. Have professional photo taken

      64. Build a cigar box purse

      65. Re-learn to read music

      66. Re-learn to play the keyboard and practice at least one song every day for a week

      67. Take a speed reading course

      68. Fill in the gaps I have in my wardrobe to make sure I have an outfit for each occasion

      69. Sew and review 12 articles of clothing on Pattern Review

      70. Buy a weaving loom

      71. Make paper

      72. Clean out inside of TA for restoring-Sold TA

      73. Install or build a firepit in the backyard

      74. Photograph the beach under the full moon light

      75. Watch the Wizard of Oz while playing Dark Side of the Moon

      76. Have a jello shot

      77. Get a magazine article published

      78. Learn 50 new words-in progress (18-50)

      79. Plant roses in back yard

      80. Make bath bombs

      81. Lose 5 pounds a month for 15 months-in progress (35-75)

      82. Make homemade marshmallows and roast over an open fire

      83. Become Microsoft Office certified-in progress

      84. Cook barbecued/smoked ribs on the grill

      85. Find a great black dress and buy it (or make it)

      86. Take a firearms course

      87. Say I love you in 10 languages-in progress (5-10)

      88. Review 12 books on Amazon-in progress (5-12)

      89. Take a photo every day for a month

      90. Go to Christmas Mass

      91. Make a sweet corn salsa

      92. Re-decorate the bathroom

      93. Stretch every morning for a month

      94. Decorate for Christmas-with the Victorian decorations

      95. Make a no flour chocolate cake

      96. Re-learn French and to properly swear

      98. Landscape front yard-in progress

      99. Listen to and learn about Cuban music

      100. Memorize a poem-in progress

      101. Make 4 pairs of sleep pants or shorts

      102. Do a mini triathlon after I learn to swim

      103. Learn how to do mechanics on Mike's TA

      104. Document accomplishing each thing (photo or journaling)

      105. On Day 1001, make a new list

    As is my custom, there are 105 things on my list of 101 things (well, ok, 104, I lost one/mis-numbered somewhere LOL





    101 things






      1. COMPLETE PARALEGAL COURSE WITH A 4.0 GPA--STARTED 6/13/2006 COMPLETED 7-23-2007 WITH A 3.97

      2. SWAP storyboard and complete items-in progress

      3. Learn to juggle

      4. Visit Hawaii

      5. LEARN TO KNIT, KNIT A SCARF--3/17/2007


      6. Learn Spanish

      7. Become more familiar with HTML-in progress

      8. Create an original art self portrait

      9. Complete 10 photographic projects (from previous class)

      10. Travel somewhere by train (get a sleeper car)

      11. Learn the location and capital of every country in the world and every state in the U.S.)-in progress (10-50)

      12. Learn to swim

      13. Add 10 pages to my website-in progress (4-10)

      14. Collect all 50 US State Quarters-in progress (38-50)

      15. Make my own ATC greetings cards

      16. Go ice skating

      17. AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK, READ THE NEWSPAPER COVER TO COVER--12-16-2007


      18. Go to an opera

      19. FINISH THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE EVERY DAY FOR AT LEAST A MONTH--4/14/2007


      20. Stay caught up on all of my magazines-in progress

      21. Start a small vegetable/herb garden from seeds, use in recipe

      22. Convert all my CDs to MP3-in progress

      23. Read the Bible, from beginning to end-in progress

      24. GET COLORED CONTACT LENSES


      25. See Wayne Newton in concert

      26. Organize my photos-in progress

      27. Trace my roots

      28. Go to see Swan Lake

      29. Boob job-reduction

      30. Get a diving certificate after I learn to swim

      31. Dress form/duct tape double-after weight loss ?? date

      32. Make at least one altered book

      33. Complete 12 pieces of jewelry-in progress (2-12)

      34. CARVE PUMPKIN FOR HALLOWEEN--10/28/2006


      35. Learn how to make Tiramisu

      36. Start knitted garden coverlet

      37. CATALOG MY CDS-12-16-2007


      38. Make quilted piece for hallway doorway

      39. FOLLOW FLYLADY


      40. Learn sign language

      41. Do a de-tox regimen

      42. Get a professional facial

      43. Braid a rug for the kitchen in front of the sink

      44. Study and research Buddhism

      45. PURGE/ORGANIZE MAKEUP COLLECTION--BUY UPDATED MAKEUP-3-10-2007


      46. Re-learn visual basic

      47. Update the household notebook with pictures and serial numbers

      48. GET ON A REGULAR SLEEP SCHEDULE--10/2006


      49. START GETTING MY NAILS DONE AGAIN


      50. Go through my Photoshop Elements manual and learn cool tricks- in progress (2-19)

      51. Build up a 3 month emergency fund in savings-in progress

      52. Go to see a play/musical/ballet

      53. CHANGE MY HAIR COLOUR AND STYLE--10/26/2007


      54. Make a bra and panty set

      55. Learn pilates

      56. Buy/learn to use portable GPS

      57. Geocache/Go geocaching at least 6 times before last 101 Day

      58. Get better acquainted with all the bells and whistles on my digital camera-in progress

      59. Make bears/bear clothes

      60. LEARN HOW TO MAKE BUTTER CHICKEN--6/25/2006


      61. Go to a Naturopath and start a new health regime

      62. Make a collection of handmade ornaments for the Christmas tree

      63. Have professional photo taken

      64. Build a cigar box purse

      65. Re-learn to read music

      66. Re-learn to play the keyboard

      67. PURGE CLOTHING ONCE A SEASON UNTIL ALL I HAVE LEFT IS WHAT I ACTUALLY WEAR


      68. Fill in the gaps I have in my wardrobe to make sure I have an outfit for each occasion

      69. Sew and review 12 articles of clothing on Pattern Review

      70. HAVE A MASSAGE


      71. Make paper

      72. Clean out inside of TA for restoring

      73. Install or build a firepit in the backyard

      74. MONTHLY AT HOME DAY OF BEAUTY--12-16-2007


      75. Go snow skiing

      76. Have a jello shot

      77. Get a magazine article published

      78. Learn 50 new words-in progress (18-50)

      79. Plant roses in back yard

      80. MAKE SOAP--4-14-2007
      /bath bombs

      81. Lose 5 pounds a month for 15 months-in progress (35-75)

      82. Make homemade marshmallows and roast over an open fire

      83. Become Microsoft Office certified-in progress

      84. Cook barbecued/smoked ribs on the grill

      85. Find a great black dress and buy it (or make it)

      86. Take a firearms course

      87. Say I love you in 10 languages-in progress (5-10)

      88. Review 12 books on Amazon-in progress (4-12)

      89. Take a photo every day for a month

      90. Go to Christmas Mass

      91. GET A PEDICURE--12-16-2007


      92. Re-decorate the Bathroom

      93. MAKE/BUY A BATHING SUIT-12/7/2007


      94. Decorate for Christmas-with the Victorian decorations

      95. START A ROTH IRA ACCOUNT-6/9/2006


      96. Travel somewhere by train (get a sleeper car)

      97. Re-learn French

      98. Landscape front yard-in progress

      99. GO FOR ONE MONTH WITHOUT COMPLAINING AT WORK


      100. Memorize a poem-in progress

      101. Make 4 pairs of pj's

      102. Do a mini triathlon after I learn to swim

      103. Learn how to do mechanics on Mike's TA

      104. Document accomplishing each thing (photo or journaling)-in progress

      105. On Day 1001, make a new list



    ok, I know there are 105 things on my list, but I think the extra four things are important.
    (020.5-105)