Working out

Have you seen Adina Howard's video for Nasty Grind? Its an old song that I happened upon while YouTubing her old school videos yesterday. The abs on that woman ... AMEN!

For motivation, I have a poster above my door of the Miami Heat Dancers. It's a 4 page spread. Having met them in person, I can say with certainty that not all those bodies were Photoshopped to chiseled perfection. Those women put in the time at the gym. I also have a poster of a friend who is a fitness model. The woman is dedicated to keeping a healthy, toned body and it shows.

Today I was flexing in front of the mirror after working out [my inner teen insisted on it]and saw the beginnings of the cuts that one gets below the love handles. They are barely discernible but I was grinning like I'd just hit the jackpot. 6AM workouts are the shit.

The other day I got a kick out of seeing that my weight is now what it was on my passport 10 years ago. I've completed a sine curve.

My 27th birthday in images

Happy 27th Birthday to me... yay. Thanks for all the good wishes. This past year has been a blessed one and I look forward to continuing to do big things in the year ahead with the Lord as my guide. Below are some images from the day - click to enlarge.
Pic 1 is of a Caribbean band that was playing in the park by my house. Pic 3 is of a ladybug that landed on me while I was out walking by the lake. Pic 4 is an underpass that is decorated in Native American art. Pic 5 - 11 were taken from the Cultural Center. I like art what can I say. Pic 12 if the view from a lab on campus. Pic 13 is of church. Had to get my praise on at the First UMC today.
Final pic is of my birthday feast. I hit up Steak n Shake and had a double cheese with everything on top. The thing was stacked. You get a free shake on your birthday. I haven't had ice-cream since last summer and fries I haven't seen since January. Its back to disciplined eating again but I sure enjoyed the meal. Incidentally the only other thing that is off the eating list is cake [and all its cousins]. I am off alcohol for another 30 days so there were no adult beverages harmed during celebration of this day.

Weekly Rundown

Hey Good people.

• Weeks been pretty decent, save for the weather. I get the feeling God said to Noah "Verily I say unto you, it shall never rain for 40days and 40 nights again. I do reserve the right, however, to make it rain for 39 days and snow on the 40th." That about sums up the past week in weather.
• I swung by the library yesterday and as always I had a delightful conversation with the librarian. I am still working up to inviting her to catch coffee sometime.
• I have been enjoying my CERT class a lot. We were chatting amongst our selves the other day and were joking about the incentives for signing up. #1 is the green helmet that you get, #2 is the chance to play with fire extinguishers, #3 who doesn't want to know why gas smells the way it does.
• Yesterday's class takeaway - "It depends" is an acceptable answer to just about anything. If you find yourself with a green tag attached to you during medical triage might as well make yourself useful and volunteer for you are only ahead of those with black tags and they have already gone to meet their maker.
• I love my job. Where else would I be paid to play a game (dice and playing cards anyone?) and make notes on how we can modify it for our test exercises.
• My niece continues to grow and amaze me. They do grow up soo fast.
• Today is my last day as a 26 year old. I am panicking ever so slightly. Upside to turning 27 is my body looks better now than it did at 21.

Addend: I was asked what workout I am using. I am using the Commando Cardio - beginner freebie. Its all bodyweight, no equipment needed. By stage 3 of 5 I am huffing and sweating up a mess. My arms are singing and I don't ever want to do another squat or jumping jack or push up or body v-up in my life. I want to be done and NOW! I highly recommend doing it first thing in the morning because it is very easy to talk yourself out of doing it after work.

Tuesday Beat: Alicia Keys - Tell You Something / Like You'll Never See Me Again

Thanks to Evolving for reminding me about this song.

Weekly Rundown

A Happy Easter to you all!

Not much happened this week so t'will be a short post.

• I am taking CERT classes and hope to complete certification in a little over 3 weeks. This is purely for my personal edification. I am checking items off my list of goals in life.
• There is no librarian edition this week as I had to work at the other campus in the morning and therefore couldn't go to the library.
• I was watching Brown Sugar yesterday and I realized something. This is probably one of my favorite movies of all time. That Sanaa Lathan is in it doesn't hurt one bit. Love & Basketball is in my top 3 after all.
• Tomorrow the sun rises and Lent officially ends. YAY! Pity I have no one to break the sexual fast with because I have the potential to pull an energizer bunny edition of breaking the fast.
• In a week I turn 27. Where have my twenties gone. In another year I'll have to start saying my late twenties instead of mid twenties. Horror of horrors.
• Happy birthday to my mama.