Emotional RollerCoaster

These past couple of days have been mentally exhausting. Chancho and I have seen over 15 houses and have been able to narrow it down to 3. That was the rules put in place by our wonderful agent. I feel like we've met the agent from heaven. He's an elderly man who has sold a million homes. He really is on our side looking for what we want. We sent him one house that we liked and from there he was able to find about 5 other houses that matched what we wanted. Today, we braved the weather (sleet, freezing rain, snow and slush) to go (45 mins) view the house that we want to put a bid on. When Chancho and I got back in the car from looking at it again, we both said "I want it." Our agent had about 3 other houses to show us though just to get an idea of what other houses similar to that price range looked like. The first house, we liked. It had big bedrooms and a beautiful kitchen. However, it didn't have that feel to it. You know that feel that makes you feel home. The second home was a fixer upper. The third home was a winner. We put it on our list as 2nd best. So now we wait for our mortgage guy to tell us what our max loan can be. Once we get that amount we can place our first bid on the Wisner home. I'm going crazy. I can't sleep at night. I have a million and one thoughts racing around. If I'm not imagining what the house looks like and falling in love with it again, I'm thinking about the cost of it all or what furniture we need. We're at the point where not much can be done, but wait and well...I hate waiting. I hate not having something to focus on so I'm going a little nuts. All I've heard though is that there is a lot of waiting. A lot of emotions thrown around because you get close to something and then you're turned down. (good thing I can handle rejection) So I'm trying my best to keep busy with planning ahead. I've looked at furniture, what styles I like, the color, and the theme. It's hard though because we don't have the house yet so I'm planning for 2 houses, which is becoming a little frustrating. However, I love that we are doing this. I love that we are moving forward and I am beyond excited.

Some even more exciting news...For those of you who love The Biggest Loser...Chancho had Bob Harper (Yep, THE BOB HARPER!) visit his precinct today!!!! His CO started a competition within the precinct and has Bob Harper doing one on ones for 16 weeks. If you win the competition you get a free year at the gym around the corner from their precinct. 2nd place gets an ipod. Chancho wants the ipod. I am still stunned that he's going to have Bob Harper train him! BOB HARPER. I'm in love with Bob. He says he's short. I made Chancho promise to get me an autograph. My sister is a huge fan of Bob Harper and is just as ecstatic as I am. She wants Chancho to film their work out sessions.

Tomorrow, I begin my new role at The Container Store as the lead sign and prop lady. The most responsibility that I've been given. I won't have any supervision and I'll be on my own. It makes me a little nervous, but my supervisor prepped me today about what I have to do and how to do it all. I also know that I'll be able to ask for help if I need it. I'm excited that they're finally trusting me for something.

And I have begun the countdown for our cruise. Less than a month away and I'll be laying on a beach getting my tan on!

Quote of the Day: "I know it feels like you have all these options and when you make a decision, you lose a world of possibilities. But the reality is, until you make a decision, you have nothing at all." -Janet Finch

Not a lot of Relaxing

It seems as though today is Sunday. I don't know where the week went. It has been so busy. I've worked every day, worked out everyday and have been able to see Chancho every day.
Work has been hectic as we are coming into the last few weeks of our Elfa Sale. The store is very crowded, but there are lots of us available to help everyone so it's been running smoothly for the most part. Today I helped a woman for an hour and a half. She had just moved into a new house and needs everything. And when I mean everything, that means she had about 3 carts full. I walked with her through every aisle of the store and she just kept putting things into the cart. Her husband called her and said "You've been in the store too long, put stuff back and get home." Her response "You don't know what is best for you, I promise, this will all make you happy." I just laughed as she continued to put more things into her already overflowing cart. She was very sweet and a little confused. She wasn't sure exactly what she needed, but she knew that whatever she put into her cart she would use it. I tried to find her the best item for the best price. I let her in on the secret of which products were worth the price and which weren't. She seemed very thankful of all the attention she got and left very happy.
Beachbody Insanity. I'm still doing it every day. It is exhausting. I am on the floor in pain by the end of each work out session. Chancho tells me every time he hates me, but we both know that it's only going to benefit us. I think my body is finally adjusting to the pain, I'm either numb from it all or my body just doesn't know what normal feels like anymore. We're taking today off because Chancho is doing a double so we won't have any time in between or after to get a 45 minute work out in.
Chancho and I have luckily been able to see one another every day and have spent a good quality amount of time together. We don't have much planned for the up coming weeks, so I'm going to see if I can sneak in a date.
I am taking care of the house while my mother is staying with my grandmother. She is undergoing surgery to remove a football sized tumor in her leg. My mother will be staying for the week to make sure she's okay and moving around well enough before she comes home again.

Looking forward to watching the Grammys tonight :)

Listening to:  "Love Who You Love" by Rascal Flatts
Quote of the Day: "Happiness will come when you are with the one who can take you to places you never were." - Midtown

Insane In the Membrane

I'm not sure if anyone's seen the infomercial for Beachbody Insanity, but I got the DVDs. It all started with me sitting in my friend Zach's basement when he put it on just to see what it would be like. I saw it and thought to myself "this looks pretty easy". It's a 60 day work out program in which you use your body strength to get into shape. You get one day a week to rest, the rest of the days you are intensely working out for about 45 minutes. The idea of it is that you work your hardest for every minute, doing the one action, it could be jumping jacks, squats, push ups, or anything else that they have you do. You take a break for about 15 seconds in between.
I started it today. I was sweating. And by sweating I mean dripping. Chancho and I have decided to do this work out together, he was drenched. It looked like he got stuck out in the rain. My legs are so ridiculously sore. This was just the fit test. Another words, this was just to see what type of shape you are in and how much you need to improve. Looks like we'll be needing to improve a lot. At one point, I couldn't get up. I just laid on the floor.
I don't consider myself to be that out of shape, but this DVD has me thinking otherwise. I figured I'd start doing it to switch up my work out routine. I was running for an hour and then doing an ab work out for about 15-30 mins a day. This, work out, is a bit more intense.
I'm really looking forward to sticking with this, for some reason I'm excited to be doing it. I find myself thinking at work how I need to get out of work to get home to work out. I feel like that's really strange. I have never been excited to work out. We'll see how long that last though after I've worked out every day for a week. I hope that Chancho sticks with it as well. I'm thinking that since we're doing it together, we'll keep each other motivated.

Day 1 Results: Fit Test
Switch Kicks: 78
Power Jacks: 35
Power Knees: 70
Power Jumps: 23
Globe Jumps: 4.5
Suicide Jumps: 6
Push Up Jacks: 2
Low Plank Oblique: 25

You can obviously see where my weakness is. It is also clear as to how tired I got as I moved on. I'll post my results for next weeks Fit Test to hopefully show improvement. Tomorrow we'll be working on cardio. Fingers are crossed that my legs can handle it.

Listening to: Insane In the Brain by Cypress Hill
Quote of the Day: "Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you." - Mary Tyler Moore

Procrastinating

I really do have a busy day ahead of me. I slept for about 19 hours in the last 24 of them. I'm not sure what came over me, but I suppose my body needed the rest. I have a very long list of things that need to get done. Starting with:

• Vacuuming the living room. 
• Finish putting away the Christmas decorations :(
• Wash sheets
• Put away clean clothes
• Clean the bathroom
• Work out

I got up early enough to accomplish all of these things before 5pm just in case Chancho makes it out of work on time today. However, here I sit typing away rather than actually doing any of those things. I will give myself credit for putting away the ornaments and tossing the tree out, but somehow that killed my energy. I would love to go exercise, but I need to update my ipod so that I have something to listen to and that takes up some time. I need the perfect playlist to work out to otherwise I get frustrated that I have to keep hitting the next button. I've been doing okay regarding the work out resolution that I set up for myself. It's been pretty cold out so I have been slacking lately, but I know that isn't an excuse. I walk to and from work for a total of 2 miles. I figure that while I'm at work, I'm burning calories as well. I don't sit at a desk, I'm on my feet all day lifting heavy boxes and merchandise and I am constantly walking at a fast pace.
This is what I have so far for my playlist:

1. Whataya Want from Me by Adam Lamber
2. Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects
3. One Week by Bare Naked Ladies
4. I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas
5. Ever Ever After by Carrie Underwood
6. Good Girls Go Bad by Cobra Starship
7. Cupid Shuffle by Cupid
8. Sexy Chick feat. Akon by David Guetta
9. Dance Floor Anthem by Good Charlotte
10. Longview by Green Day
11. Basket Case by Green Day
12. Empire State of Mind feat. Alicia Keys by Jay-Z
13. Leavin' by Jesse McCartney
14. Better Than by John Butler
15. Tik Tok by Ke$ha
16. Red High Heels by Kellie Pickler

I guess that's quite a few songs, but I still need more for it to last an hour and a half. That's usually how long I work out for and once I hear a repeat on a song I know that I've accomplished that goal. I should get back to my chores. 

Determined

The Biggest Loser season started yesterday. I've been a very big fan of the show since season 2. My roommate got me hooked. I even started to schedule my classes around it, that's how hooked I got. It's a 2 hour show, but it's so inspiring. As most seasons go, the contestants get heavier than the season before. This season, I could not believe it, the amount of weight that these contestants weigh is just unbelievable! I'm so happy that they are doing something about it and helping not only themselves but others in their lives and ultimately everyone who comes across the show. It's too early for me to pick out who I'll be routing for the most, but I have an idea in mind.

I love that they are doing more and more for the contestants with each season. Instead of just sending them home to do it on their own, they have given them guidance and support, even a little competition to keep them motivated. Each season I feel like they learn from the past and are able to adjust to making things better for those that really need help. I'm really glad that they've started doing the "Trainer Tips", which gives you a 30 second snippet of how to work out better. I also like the tips that they give you on how to eat better. It airs every Tuesday night at 8pm on NBC. Give it a trial run.

I am determined to loose the weight this time around. Not that I need to loose a whole bunch of it, but I do need to loose 30-35 lbs. I find it so hard in the winter time, I am not a gym person. I'd much rather be outside running than inside on a treadmill. Chancho has set his goal and is considering joining a Court Gym. I'm not really sure what that is, but from the sounds of it, it's a place where you can place basketball, tennis, soccer, any group sports along with having the traditional weight room available. Our friend Zach and him want to join together. Chancho suggested I join with them, but I'd much rather join a regular gym so I can go while Chancho's at work or on my own time. I've never been big into working out in front of people, however, maybe that's what I need in order to keep myself motivated.

We shall see how it turns out. I might have to make a competition between Chancho and myself to keep us both going. It's definitely something for us both to work on.

Listening to: "Bitter Sweet Smphony" by The Verve
Quote of the Day: "Chances slip away while you're looking for guarantees."