A Picture is Worth…

A picture is worth…

at least the $23.99 I spent yesterday on a new card reader!

Green Potato Soup.  Leftover mashed potatoes and leftover chard turned into pure green goodness.

The scenic drive home on Sunday.

Pom Balsamic.  Yum.

And yesterday’s creation…

I made bread!  With yeast and everything!

And it turned out pretty good!  The texture is great, the flavor is lacking…salt.  I put salt, rosemary, sunflower seeds, and buckwheat groats into the 100% whole wheat dough so I thought it would be tasty but it’s kinda bland.  But bland I can fix, I am just pleased that it rose and didn’t come out of the oven a 5 pound brick!   Tate gobbled it up!  He’s not that hard to please but I still love it when food passes the Tate Test.

The last two days have been “rest days” for me (read: NO exercise ;)) but today I am ready to get moving.

Now that my MISSION: Yoga 5 for 5 is successfully completed it’s time for a new mission.

MISSION: Balance (Or A Little Bit of Everything)

Duration: 5 weeks

Dates: November 29-January 3

Plan:

• 3-4 yoga session per week
• 3-4 runs per week
• 3 strength training sessions per week
• 1 Pilates session per week

This sounds like a lot of working out.  And it will be but remember, sometimes my yoga, strength, and Pilates sessions are only 10-15 minutes each, which makes it very feasible to double or triple up on the workouts and still have 1-2 days “off” per week.

I love the idea of setting end of the year goals for myself rather than waiting until January.  This plan will be just the kick in the pants I need to keep moving through the darkest time of the year.  It will help energize and focus me plus keep some holiday weight off.  Speaking of “holiday weight”, I lost a pound over Thanksgiving week!  I guess I really did “make good choices”!

Other end-of-the-year resolutions I am making are; finish decorating the office and bedroom, make albums of Peru and the big trip, and to start blogging daily.

Better get going on my Mission!  Today will feature a 20-30 minute strength training session and 30-40 minutes of yogatime.

Do you have a fitness goal or plan to carry you through the holidays and into the new year?