Lazy Blogger Super Bowl Sunday and I’m getting a Doberhuahua!

I feel like being a really lazy blogger because well… It’s the last couple hours of my weekend and I’m watching the super bowl… GO BRONCOS! ;)  Ok… I really don’t have a strong feeling for either team and there are things that I really like about both so I don’t really care who wins.  Who are you cheering for?

OK, even bigger than the Super Bowl itself … the Super Bowl COMMERCIALS!!!  My husband just informed me he wants to get a Doberhuahua? I already hate dogs and this one is super scary so … prolly not! ;)

You’re welcome for making you waste a minute of your life that you’ll never get back! ;)  A minute in which you could’ve done 20 burpees, chugged a liter of NUUN, or apparently Crush 49 eggs with just your toes? haha!  Came across these Guinness Book World Records while googling “things you can do in under a minute”

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I bet Monica could eat 23 grains of rice individually with her new chopsticks! ;) Another minute of your Sunday night wasted… maybe you should just stop reading this post so you don’t waste anymore time! ;) haha! (Sidenote: I actually learned how to use chopsticks 2 years ago while going to school for my Sign Language Interpreting degree… while eating sushi for the first time)

Another sidenote:  The Broncos finally just scored a touchdown!! I was so scared they were going to be shutout… Saw this on twitter and had to retweet it!! hilarious!

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Since I’m being a lazy blogger tonight, I’m just going to remind you all of some things!

1. The Valentine’s Day Card Swap signups are closing in 3 days on Wednesday, 2/5/14!!  So hurry up and SIGN UP!!  By the way, if you’ve signed up … YES i got it… I’m just being lazy and haven’t updated the list yet! I’ll get right on that… tomorrow! ;)

2. If you raced this past weekend… CONGRATS!!!  Want to share it with everyone?!  (I know you do because you’re a runner and that means we like to talk about our running accomplishments!)  Nothing to be ashamed of! ;)  You can link up your Race Recap in the Race Recap Roundup #Linkup!!   If you post, please visit and comment on other’s race recaps too! :)

3.  I’m trying to raise money to go to California this summer for the IDEA World Fitness Blogfest with Sweat Pink and one way I am raising money is by selling some Skinny Yoga Mat Straps that I’ve crocheted myself!! If you are one of the next 9 people to place an order you get a pair of FREE sweat pink shoelaces with your purchase!! They make great gifts!!! You know you want to buy one!!  $8 includes shipping and handling! :)

Whew!! That’s a lot of reminders!! Welp, this lazy blogger is out!  Time to finish watching the Super Bowl curled up on our couch under a blanket!  The weather guy AND Groundhog Phil are calling for more snow and a longer winter!  Not exactly what I was wanting to hear… thanks a lot… what do groundhogs know anyways?! :-P

Are you watching the Super Bowl? Who are you cheering for?

What’s your favorite Super Bowl Commercial so far?

Were you happy with Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction?

If you could have a world record for doing something in under a minute, what would it be?

Why I’ve Been Missing and Card Swap Reminder

Wow…

So I’ve been missing AGAIN from blogworld… but I’m not going to apologize…

I just wanted to check in real quick to let you all know that I’m doing ok…I’ve just been super busy!!

60+ hour work weeks, still working out 2-4 times a week, getting sick (thank you preschoolers), spending a couple hours a week with hubby, oh… and I happened to join 4… FOUR… yoga challenges on Instagram! lol… What was I thinking?!

I’ll share a couple pictures of some of the poses I did for the challenges so far (if you want to see all of them then you can go follow me on instagram here):

I really have grown fond of yoga! :)  I believe it’s a really important role in my overall fitness!!  I want to try to find some classes but I think the closest might be 45 minutes away…

How far have you driven to join a fitness class??

Well… there’s a quick excuse of why I’ve been missing… Keep an eye out for some reviews coming up (that are way past due) ..whoops! Also, a knee update and perhaps a blog giveaway hop!

ALSO… Go sign up for the 2013 Christmas Card Swap!!! Sign ups close December 5th, so signup before you forget about it!! :)

Have you ever taken fitness classes?
Do you practice yoga?
How far have you driven to take a fitness class?
When you’re busy do you try to make blogging a priority?

Last Call!!

It’s not too late!  If you want to sign up for the 3rd Annual Christmas Card Swap there is still time!!  I’m going to go eat breakfast and start my laundry etc etc so you can still sign up!  I’ll give you until 12pm EST!  You can click on the link or the picture below to join in on all the Christmas fun! :)

WW: 2 Days Left!

It Is Well With My Soul…

I’ve been really stressed out and moody lately, I’m not going to get into specifics… Just a lot going on!  It’s not like my life sucks, cuz it doesn’t… it’s all good things!  Wedding, Work (making money), going back to school, did i mention wedding stuff? (and all the fun little arguments that come with not pleasing everyone with your choices) lol… yeah, i seriously have a lot on my plate right now and it’s not doing me any good!

I stepped on the scale over the weekend… I’ve lost almost 10 pounds!  This isn’t good… I can’t really lose weight because I’m already almost too skinny… it starts messing with how things work…

**shield your eyes men, if you get grossed out** 

I’m gonna get kinda personal… sorry…

 

My period was 7 days late this month… Not to mention that I’ve been miserable and cramping the past 3 weeks… stress and weight loss are not good on this body!  I went a whole summer without one when i was in high school and vowed I would never be that underweight again because I didn’t want to risk any health issues… and thank goodness I am not as skinny as i was back then… but I'm still not in the healthy range right now… so you guys need to hold me accountable.. i need to start eating better and gain the weight back! 

Stress also wears you out emotionally… I know you all have experienced this at least at some point in your life…

Last night, after Josh helped me out with some wedding stuff, I lost it… I had been getting frustrated and just started crying… for no good reason.  It’s a good thing he understands me so well… he didn’t tell me to stop acting like a baby, didn’t ask me what was wrong… just gave me a hug and said “I know you have a lot going on right now… It’s all going to work out!  You’re strong Zaneta!  You’ll get through this!” 

And he’s right…

Sunday before church I couldn’t stop worrying about things and thinking about everything and all of a sudden a song popped into my head…

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.
(Refrain)

I instantly stopped and thanked God that he was reminding me that he was in control and everything is going to be ok…  I serve an awesome God who cares about me!  It’s hard sometimes to completely trust God with things… but He really is in control!  That’s something I’ve been working on lately… just trusting Him and letting Him handle things the way He wants to handle them, not the way Zaneta wants to handle them…

I truly am so blessed!  I love my life and the people in my life!  It’s time to stop stressing out and start enjoying my life!  It’s supposed to be fun, not stressful!  Planning a wedding to the most wonderful guy, going back to school to get the career that I feel God has been planning for me to have and that I actually enjoy doing,  and in the mean time, having a job that doesn’t mind working around my school schedule, and not to mention I have an awesome family and parents who are letting us live with them after we get married… I just needed that little reminder…It is well with my soul!!

Here’s the Deal…

I got called into work, and realized that I have some people still signing up for the 2010 Christmas Card Swap so I’m going to move the deadline to 5pm ET tonight (DEC 1)!!  If you want to sign up, you still can until I get home from work!  Just click on the name of the swap above or the picture on my sidebar to get to the official page!  I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!  HAPPY DECEMBER!!!

LAST CHANCE!!!

Today is your last chance to sign up for the 2010 Christmas Card Swap!!!!  I have about 30 people signed up (all of the female kind) and am waiting on more!!  Trust me, you do NOT want to miss out on this fun!!  So sign up TODAY!!! 

I will be putting the groups together and posting them no later than December 5th!!  Cards must go out by December 15th!!  So, if you want to still get in on all this excitement, you can sign up by clicking on the picture above!! :D Also, you can check if you’ve already signed up by going to the official page (click the picture) and looking at the list… I believe I am all caught up on updating it, so if your name isn’t there I might have missed your email!  If I did, please send me another email letting me know!

Thanksgiving Recap

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! :D  I ran a 5k in the morning and then came home to eat a wonderful breakfast, watched the end of the Macy’s day parade and then went to my boyfriends for dinner, came back to my house for dinner AND dessert! haha… Yes, I was full!  I don’t think I’ll have to eat any the next 5 days or so ;)

Then yesterday everyone was home and the boyfriends and girlfriend came over and we played wii (what a workout!!), had homemade hot chocolate and pumpkin pie, watched some really funny home videos, and put our nativity up.  It’s a Christmas tradition that we put it up as a family.  It’s one that everyone enjoys and kind of a competition to see who can find baby Jesus first out of the box.

This morning, I ran another 5k! (That’s right… 2 in 3 days!!)  and had a blast!!!  I will start working on my race reports to put up when I can.  I’ve got some things that I’ve been working on that are quite time consuming (my mom’s afghan) so I’ll put them up when I get to it ;)  I can put my mom’s Christmas gifts on my blog because I know she doesn’t use a computer lol…

Also!!!  I wanted to remind everyone that you have only 3 days left to sign up for the 2010 Christmas Card Swap!!!  So get to it and invite your friends!! :D  CLICK HERE TO JOIN!

Did any of you go shopping yesterday (Black Friday)?  Any good deals?

Reminder!!

 

Ok, so I have the day off and I’m getting frustrated with the crochet pattern I’m working on!!  The pattern is HERE if anyone crochets and would like to help me…  I’m stuck on the Border Row 2 where it says “ch 3, 3dc over the last dc made”  Please and Thank You!

By the way, you guys will be seeing a lot more of my crafting (knitting and crocheting mainly) endeavors because I decided that having two blogs is really not that fun and my crafting one has been dormant mainly since I’ve started this blog.  I’m sorry if that makes anyone upset, but it’s part of who I am, so this blog is not just going to be strictly for running… hope that makes sense to everyone!

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Now that my little cry for help is over lol… I’m getting ready to go run with a friend after she gets off work so I’m looking forward to it!** :)  It’s nice and sunny and not too cold!!  I just wanted to remind everyone that the 2010 Christmas Card Swap signups are closing November 30th… so if you want to join but haven’t yet, you’ve got exactly ONE WEEK!!

Click the picture to take you to the official page! :D

**Well my friend cancelled so now I’ll probably just do some yoga and weights since its starting to get dark already…