Oh boy.
We had “US Thanksgiving” yesterday for my husband. We feel completely justified in putting the day just anywhere, as long as it falls on a weekend because up here in Canada we don’t actually get the actual day off. Well since we were at my mother’s house… I figured it was high time to step on the old scale. I don’t have one at home because I convinced myself that Oh I’m Not My Jean Size or some craziness like that. But I seem to have forgotten that My Butt Shall Require Its Own Postal Code if left to increase at will.
I’m now just a ham sandwich away from my weight in August 2006… when I was 9 months pregnant. Ahem. I’m going to be brave and name numbers for you. 185 lbs. Yep. That’s it. That’s what I weigh. What I SHOULD weigh is 155 lbs. What I’d LIKE to weigh is 150 lbs.
I noticed an increase in poundage when I returned to work. Much butt sitting. And of course I can play the “I’m too busy” card quite easily.
But the time for change has arrived. I need to be healthier, I need to lose weight, I need to tell the post office that my butt doesn’t want any junk mail.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
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Saturday, August 20, 2005
The Americans
Recently I drove through a part of the United States with my fiance. We drove through Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. For the most part, the Midwest looks a lot like Alberta, where I live. There are some rolling hills, some forests, some prairie and some civilization.
But there is something different. Something that - frankly - scares me. Whenever we would stop somewhere I would look at the people around us and marvel that there was nothing different from them than from us. Well, there were a few things. There are more Hispanic people in the US and more Asian people here in Canada. The washrooms were dirtier at the restaurants I stopped at... and speaking of those... I have never been talked to in the washrooms as much in the Canada as I was in the US.
But I was a little scared. These were AMERICANS. Their country has a large ARMY that would protect them. It has a Might Makes Right mentality and a Capitalistic drive. My country is soft and squishy where theirs is ripped and toned. (Well, maybe not so much, I did notice that people were a bit heavier down there... but then again the percentage is probably the same - it's just they have ten times more people)
And the whole time I kept thinking... what would they do if they found out I was *gasp* Canadian? Because then I'd have to get all defensive and explain that we're not ALL liberals and we don't ALL say 'eh' and they would answer the way MOST answer... with laughter in their voices.
Is Canada that... funny?
I have learned one thing though... Canada is much colder. Don't laugh, I know what you are thinking. But the middle of winter is cold whether you are in Indiana or Alberta. However, the summer is where you will notice the difference.
This past week, in the middle of August, we had a frost warning at night. FROST. In AUGUST. That is not funny.
But there is something different. Something that - frankly - scares me. Whenever we would stop somewhere I would look at the people around us and marvel that there was nothing different from them than from us. Well, there were a few things. There are more Hispanic people in the US and more Asian people here in Canada. The washrooms were dirtier at the restaurants I stopped at... and speaking of those... I have never been talked to in the washrooms as much in the Canada as I was in the US.
But I was a little scared. These were AMERICANS. Their country has a large ARMY that would protect them. It has a Might Makes Right mentality and a Capitalistic drive. My country is soft and squishy where theirs is ripped and toned. (Well, maybe not so much, I did notice that people were a bit heavier down there... but then again the percentage is probably the same - it's just they have ten times more people)
And the whole time I kept thinking... what would they do if they found out I was *gasp* Canadian? Because then I'd have to get all defensive and explain that we're not ALL liberals and we don't ALL say 'eh' and they would answer the way MOST answer... with laughter in their voices.
Is Canada that... funny?
I have learned one thing though... Canada is much colder. Don't laugh, I know what you are thinking. But the middle of winter is cold whether you are in Indiana or Alberta. However, the summer is where you will notice the difference.
This past week, in the middle of August, we had a frost warning at night. FROST. In AUGUST. That is not funny.
Friday, August 19, 2005
This is where I sigh heavily...
I will be out of town Sept 15 - 18. I asked my mother long ago to watch my son while I was out of town... working and not cavorting, I might add... and she said yes. I know I asked her via email and of course I recently deleted my sent emails because this stupid email program get's overloaded if I keep too many things in it... But I KNOW I asked her and I KNOW she said yes.
Now apparently she will not be in town.
HEAVY SIGH.
Now apparently she will not be in town.
HEAVY SIGH.
Friday, July 22, 2005
Up and running!
So it was a month ago that I posted, huh?
Well the news has been this: it was RAINING in Calgary. Torrential downpous, swollen rivers and people drowning type rain. So no, I did not go running.
Then was vacation time in the states. In Indiana and the other Midwestern and North Central states it was FREAKING HOT so I did not run.
But the other day, I did run. Unfortunately I forgot that whole DRINK WATER thing again and realized 15 minutes into it that all I'd consumed since I'd woken up six hours earlier was two cups of coffee. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid.
Will do better this weekend!
Well the news has been this: it was RAINING in Calgary. Torrential downpous, swollen rivers and people drowning type rain. So no, I did not go running.
Then was vacation time in the states. In Indiana and the other Midwestern and North Central states it was FREAKING HOT so I did not run.
But the other day, I did run. Unfortunately I forgot that whole DRINK WATER thing again and realized 15 minutes into it that all I'd consumed since I'd woken up six hours earlier was two cups of coffee. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid.
Will do better this weekend!
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Why I'm not Running...
Because it's FLOODING in Calgary.
I was supposed to go for a run tomorrow at Fort Calgary. Which is right next to the river... but they are evacuating the communities by the river... so no running... unless it's away from the river.
I was supposed to go for a run tomorrow at Fort Calgary. Which is right next to the river... but they are evacuating the communities by the river... so no running... unless it's away from the river.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
I suck
I admit it... it's been a very busy week, I've been out of town for about 4 days.
It's sunny and beautiful and I forgot my running clothes at home.
I suck!
I am still planning on the Father's Day 5K (June 19th) though, so there's hope for me yet!
I felt a little freaked out a couple of weeks ago. There was a jogger in Canmore, Alberta who was killed by a bear and one of my first thoughts was the title of this blog... I kept thinking, I guess there was something chasing her! Though I can't imagine why you would jog in that area without bear spray... it's THEIR domain, isn't it? Just because we put up some houses and a few ski lifts doesn't change that.
It's sunny and beautiful and I forgot my running clothes at home.
I suck!
I am still planning on the Father's Day 5K (June 19th) though, so there's hope for me yet!
I felt a little freaked out a couple of weeks ago. There was a jogger in Canmore, Alberta who was killed by a bear and one of my first thoughts was the title of this blog... I kept thinking, I guess there was something chasing her! Though I can't imagine why you would jog in that area without bear spray... it's THEIR domain, isn't it? Just because we put up some houses and a few ski lifts doesn't change that.
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