Hi with a heart over the I means Hi and I luv you! I slept in this morning until 6:50am! That is really great considering I usually get up around 5:00am.  It felt so good, I needed it BIG TIME!! Last night Dave, my Mom, Dad and I spent over 4 hours cleaning the new house.  I didn't think it was going to take anywhere near that long, but oh baby there is a lot to do! We got SO MUCH done, but still have a quite a bit left!  It was so fun to be in the empty house and try to imagine us and our things living there.  We were supposed to close on Thursday or Friday of this week…but it seems like there is always something that comes up with the stupid mortgage company, it might not be until next week now…(tears).  I'm crossing my fingers and praying super hard that we can close on Friday. I already have EVERYTHING lined up for moving on Saturday, so if i have to change it all I might will start crying.

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Do you ever have days where you realize just how much you love your husband or significant other? Every other day you love them, but some days you just really really really love and appreciate them? In a way you never have before? I'm having one of those days. When I felt Dave next to me this morning I felt warm, comfortable and safe.  When I hugged him goodbye before he left for work, I felt extremely thankful for his hard work and his daily dedication to work so hard for me and our little family. When he emailed me this morning happy as ever with excitement in his words, I felt thankful for his positive attitude and his sweetness.  When I stop and think about him today, I feel happy, safe and excited to see him this afternoon.  I just really really love him today.  I think more than ever I ever have before.  

On a less happy note, my foot is still hurting! I'm so bugged at it!  Saturday we went to the doctor and they took some blood work to test me for Gout.  The blood work came back yesterday and I definitely don't have gout…THANK GOODNESS, however now I am left super confused because I did nothing to hurt it, and it seriously hurts.  Weird thing is there have been two days where I have woken up and the pain was all but gone, then by the middle/end of the day it is hurting again full force! I just can't figure it out. If it keeps going like this all week, I'm going to go get an x-ray.  The doctor gave me a walking cast type thing that helps with the pain when I walk and allows me to not injure the rest of my body by limping, but it does not take away the pain.  I'm starting to get a bit frustrated as it is putting a HUGE kink in my exercise routine.  I feel like I've been the biggest slacker not able to do any cardio, but in the same breath I can't help it. I want to full on work out, but its not possible! I don't want to let it get me down so I'm trying to stay positive and focus on keeping as active as possible!

Yesterdays 4 hours of cleaning was a workout and I needed it! I wasn't sweating too much as it was only 50-60 degrees in the house, but after about 15 minutes my sweat shirt came off and I stayed warm the entire time!  My arms were killing me! We were scrubbing so hard over and over! My upper body is actually sore!  Cleaning is a great way to burn some calories, especially if you do it for hours on end!!

Today we are headed back over to the house to do some more cleaning! Dave is going to put together a few things we got this weekend and I am going to finish the cleaning. We have a bug guy coming to spray the house and kill all th spiders. I hope to never see a spider in that house…EVER! (good news is I didn't run in to any bugs yesterday while cleaning!)

I am going to incorporate a workout into my cleaning today if my foot will allow. I stopped typing just now and wrote out a workout for this afternoon and am excited to give it a try.   I'll take some pictures and share the workout with you tomorrow!!

I've found it frustrating when things out of your control get in the way and make it hard to accomplish the things you desire.  Instead of letting those feelings of frustration overwhelm me, I'm going to stick it to my foot pain and do as much as possible to stay active. It's important for me to remember that I don't have to be gasping for air and sweating my bum off in order to be doing something good for my body each day.  I think that sometimes our bodies need a little change anyhow. Maybe my foot is telling my brain that it does not want high impact right now….who knows? Maybe it's tired of me working it so hard! Either way I plan on making the best out of my situation by trying new things and  staying positive through this experience!

In other news…if you haven't already, check out the PFM give away and make sure to get your name entered in..you don't want to miss out on these items, they are just TOO CUTE!  Don't for get check out my sissys site and leave her a comment…you all made her feel so great yesterday with your sweet comments! Keep em coming!!!

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What do you do to stay active when you don't feel good or have an injury that limits what you can do?  IDEAS Please!!!

Monday was a crazy day and I was not able to exercise. We were swamped with house stuff and didn't make it home until nearly 8:30pm. (that is LATE for us). I set my alarm bright and early on Tuesday to get up and get it done because we have SO MUCH to do after work that it's not even funny…but guess what…???? When my alarm went off, I didn't want to get up…so I didn't. Usually missing two days of exercise in a row would make me feel really guilty.  But yesterday I just blew off any guilt I might have had and realized that although I am committed to completing 30 days of the Shred and will do so….the Shred is not my life and it will wait for me.  Sometimes things come up and we have to remember to LIVE and not obsess about being perfect and doing things exactly as planned. Sometimes our plans get interrupted.  I've learned that if I roll with it and try not to let it make me feel guilty or up tight, I lead a happier healthier life!

That being said, last night my foot was hurting me a little bit. It felt a bit tight and uncomfortable right on the top, side and under my big toe on the "pad" or whatever you call it. I wore comfy boots yesterday so I'm sure the pain did not come from my boots. I went to sleep thinking it would go away.  When I woke up at 3:00am with throbbing foot pain I was a little concerned. I tried to sleep through the pain but at 4:30am, I was wide awake. I realized that shredding of any kind was not going to happen today. I can not even walk on my foot. It seriously hurts so bad. I have NO idea what is going on or why it hurts so bad.

A while back when I was running 6 miles every day (summer 08) my foot did almost the exact same thing..it hurt really bad and then after a few days it slowly went away. I contributed it to the running. Weird thing is…I haven't done any running or exercise at ALL since Saturday.  I have NO IDEA what is wrong with it.   Last night I was dead set on getting up and working it hard core!I was really bummed but I realize that it would be impossible to do anything on my feet today…its just not going to happen.  I can't shred when I can barley walk.  Instead of feeling bad and letting it get me down, I realize that things happen that are out of my control. (Being positive about it and not letting it bother me is all I can do! I chose how to act and react!)

Instead of shredding I am going to work on my upper body.  When I get home I "plan" on lifting some weights sitting or laying down.  I don't want to do anything to make my foot worse, so I will not be doing anything tricky. If I'm lucky the pain might just magically go away. I think my chances of it going away quickly are pretty good since I didn't do anything to bring it on.

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( I had to take my boot off when I got to my desk because it was hurting so bad…even the pressure of my sock is hurting..what the what???) Before I get up to do anything I am calling people in advance to make sure they are at their desks….I want to do any additional walking today!

Sorry for having to put my shredding on hold…but I don't really have a choice!  Keep me updated on your progress and hopefully whatever is going on with my foot will be very short lived and I'll get right back into the swing of things. 

What is your favorite upper body exercise? Please share!!