I’ve been trying to figure out how to make a little extra money. Things are tight what with the summer trips we’ve been taking, and plus saving for the wedding. I’ve been trying to figure out what I can do that will make extra cash while still keeping my day job. I don’t want to take a second job at the mall, at one of those obnoxious kiosks that sells cell phone cases.
Maybe I can just spend my time online filling out surveys and entering to win contests. Hey somebody has to win right?

Yesterday D’s dad asked us for help as they prepped their house for painting. We thought we were just going to move some furniture around. Instead, he busted out a saw and had us help him saw a wooden valence in half. I didn’t realize I’d need safety glasses to help move things. It was crazy! I’m excited for their house to be painted though. D’s mom picked out these really pretty colors for each room. They’re redoing the lighting and getting a new tv too. I can’t wait until we’re able to buy a house and fix it up. Someday…

Hulu is great for suggesting new shows to watch, and their suggestion for Kyle XY was spot on. I love this show! The characters sparkle like diamonds in the rough.
What bums me out is learning that the show has been canceled. Seriously? Why is it that networks cancel only the good shows but leave the crap like The Bachelorette on the air?

This show had everything-great character development, a little bit of drama, and best of all, supernatural abilities. Oh, and Kyle is adorable.

I’m almost done with the series, and I’m savoring every episode. Hopefully I can find something similar because this show just rocks.

It’s day 5 of the P90X workout and while it’s tough, it’s not impossible. Tony, the instructor has been faithfully appearing on my Samsung TV and shouting at me to breath and work harder. Today I did Yoga X and it was brutal. I’m really looking forward to Sunday and my stretch day.
I think the hardest thing is going to be figuring out how to work out while we’re on vacation. We’re leaving to visit friends in just a few days, and I don’t know if we’ll be able to work out. I think I’ll probably bring my laptop and see what we can accomplish without weights. Even if we do half the workout, it’ll be something.
Even though I’ve only been doing this workout for 5 days, I’m already feeling more firm. I can’t wait until I see real results.

We finally did it-we bought the P90X workout system. I’m so excited about trying it out! I just hope I can keep up with the routine. We ordered not only the videos, but all of the fitness equipment that came in a kit. There are resistance bands and a chin up bar. I tried the chin up bar last night and I’m sad to say that I couldn’t even do one. Hopefully that will change as I start the workouts. Wish me luck!

With under 3 months to go until the wedding, I’m really kicking my fitness up a notch. I’ve started counting calories, and trying to consume food that burns fat like raw almonds. I’ve also started working out at home so that I have zero excuses. When I get home it’s hard to get motivated to leave again to go to the gym. So instead I’m getting work out videos and my goal is to work out for one hour every day. Here’s hoping I can do it!

On my morning commute to work I listened as my favorite radio hosts announced that Celine Dion is pregnant with twins at the age of 42. Her husband is 68. They were exclaiming about this “great news” and I couldn’t help but yell at the radio. Seriously, how is this great news?! That child is going to grow up with with a geriatric dad who is much more a grandfather than a father, and a mother who is going through menopause before the kids are even out of diapers!

For Celine, we know the kids will have the best of everything, so this might not be all bad. They will be raised by nannies anyways, so who cares if the parents aren’t alive when they graduate from college? I still don’t like this trend. What about the health of the babies? They were conceived through a LOT of fertility treatments. How is this going to affect the health of the child? Plus at that age, the odds they will have a birth defect is so much more likely.

I hate that this is the new trend. It’s like babies are the new handbag. But let’s not forget these are PEOPLE. I’m sorry folks but just because medicine has made it possible for old ladies to have babies, it doesn’t mean they should.