Sick sucks

I haven't been on the balance board for 3 days. I've had a cold all week and just couldn't work up the energy. Head colds suck a lot. Got back on today and only did a fit test (in which I gained weight), and 5 minutes of actual moving around. Now, most of that was jogging, so there's that. But still.

I refuse to feel too bad about this morning's efforts since in another 2 hours I'm going on a nature walk with a group of friends and then I'm wandering around a giant shopping mall with my mother. No sitting around on the couch today for me!

Can it go on?

And now, it appears, I'm getting sick. I've been very good with my "regiment" but I woke up this morning with a sore throat that has gotten progressively worse throughout the day. I did my 30 minutes this morning, but I don't know how I'll feel tomorrow morning when I wake up.

Fingers crossed!

Why is it that I start some good habits and then it rapidly goes to shit? Psychosomatic, probably.

Doing all right

Skipped working out yesterday because we walked all around DC and Bethesda. Had a great time with Rain and Joe visiting the Library of Congress and eating new old food. We went to Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill and to Georgetown Cupcakes, but in Bethesda. I still apparently managed to lose a little weight doing that.

Working out this morning with #1 Husband. 30 Minutes done!

Day 2

Wii Day 2. Well, morning 2. I went 31 minutes this morning. The Fit cheers at you when you reach 30 minutes. Heh.

My only complaint so far is that the Fit focuses on lower body. To be fair I haven't gotten through all the strength exercises. But them seem to be legs and torso. I've got some hand weights, I may try to work those in eventually.

I'm feeling good about moving around though. I think I was perkier at work yesterday too. That would be nice.

Still working!

Blog Name Change

This is now my Wii Fit Adventure Blog.

We just got a Wii and a Wii Fit. I'm hoping to use it as a force for good. Getting my ass off the couch for good, anyway. The plan is for me to use the Wii Fit each day for a minimum of 30 minutes to start.

The only down side I see so far is that 30 minutes of exercise takes about 45 minutes total - what with the fiddling around between activities. I'm sure I'll get used to it or find some tool in the Fit that lets you roll from activity to activity.

There's still a lot of things I haven't tried yet, the best case scenario is that the range of things to do will keep my interest. Plus it's a lot like a game. You can high score for how well and how long you do the activities. Competition!

Day 1 - set up
Day 2 - 25 minutes in the morning. I dig the Super Hula Hoop!

What to accomplish with myself?

Okay, as noted by many (too many to count) recent comments and conversations between #1 Husband and I, I'm getting old. Swiftly.

While I don't actually feel old, I know that time's winged chariot draws near. Well, nearER anyway. So maybe it's time to think about things I'd like to do with myself. I've never excelled at this task. Ever. When all the little girls in school were daydreaming about being doctors, lawyers, and ballerinas...I was daydreaming about what was for lunch. Surprisingly, not much has changed in the intervening 25 years.

What's a good age to start a bucket list? And why do bucket lists have such a dumb name. Pheh, ponders for another day. On to the meat. As I still have no designs on what I want to be when I grow up (thank goodness I never have to do that!), instead I'll focus on things I want to do or experience. In no particular order:

1. Travel to at least 3 other countries. I'm going to set my goal low on this one and hope to build on it. Perhaps after I visit 2 other countries I'll up the goal.

2. Learn how to ballroom dance. We've taken a few lessons here and there. Now I'd like to put some effort into it and force my legs to not look like two sausages with clubs on the end. I want grace!

3. Complete my Bachelor's Degree. Hey, I'm on my way! Again.

4. Live on a small, mostly off-the-grid, home. With goats. And chickens. And my husband.

5. Find 500 geocaches. This is so doable, like soon. I figure I'll put something quite short term on here so I can feel good about reaching my goals.

Beers, yeah, beers.

I chatted about books recently (for all of you mad followers who hang on my every word, bless your hearts). Now it's time to talk about beers. I used to hate beer with every portion of my 19 year old heart. Thankfully I aged, and with age comes wisdom. Now? I love beer. Mmmm...beer.

Today included an enjoyable romp through the department store of alcohol, Total Wine and More. Yay toy store for adults like us! #1 Husband and I split a Mix & Match 6-pack of beers. (Please note that this post is about beers. Although, we did give a hard look at dessert wines, just didn't commit to any.)

Our shopping jaunt was while waiting for the pub to open - what can I say, we are early eaters and perpetually hungry, and thirsty apparently. The pub in question was the Dogfish Head Alehouse, the one in Fairfax. (Totally off topic, I have little concept of Northern VA geography; I had no idea Fairfax was so close to my house. Must educate.) We've been to their locations a few times and I've been consistently pleased with the food, not to mention the beer.

I said not to mention the beer!

At any rate, said post is about beer, so let me review what we drank:

I had the 60 minute IPA, because I always have IPAs. I love them desperately, with the upside that a lot of people don't seem to like them and I get to keep the beer I buy all to myself, but I'm petty like that. I love it because it's crisp and hoppy with a little taste of grapefruity citrus. This equals awesome in a beer for me because I've come to dislike sweet thick beers.

The bartender (waves at Cliff) was nice enough to give me tastes of the 90 minute IPA, which is Strong (note capitalized "S"). Also the Alehouse 75, which is a mix of the 60 and 90 minute IPA. They seem to like to mix their beers together for new taste sensations. #1 Husband liked the Alehouse 75, I was all, "Meh."

We also got a small taste of their seasonal Festina Peche. *Hurk* No really, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't beer either. Cliff warned us that it was more like champagne, which it definitely was. It was effervescent and evaporated in my mouth.

#1 Husband drank a pint of Indian Brown Ale. Browns are my second favorite beer, after IPAs, and this one rocks my world. It's sweeter but not cloying. I likes he, he loves it. Win!

As a bonus, part of my take home pack was the Aprihop beer, another seasonal from Dogfish Head. Mmm. It smelled like Apricots, like it's supposed to. But it doesn't taste like them, which is awesome. It's hoppy and that = delicious for me. Plus it has fruit in it, right? That's like one of my 8 daily servings. Awesome.

And there is my beer indulgence.