The children are both down for an afternoon nap--and I'm snagging this time to post. This health and fitness stuff sure takes time, doesn't it? Not only meal planning and grocery shopping, but making time to exercise, taking time to journal food and exercise to paper and electronic journals, and, of course posting to my blog and reading your posts. I'm working hard to get back into a schedule where all that happens, but I'm having to whittle back some of the time stealing habits I've slouched into recently. I love my new iPad and Netflix and Words with Friends, but I think I'm going to have to put my iPad time on a reducing diet too.
I read through twenty or so posts from when I first started here. It was fun reading what I'd written and remembering those times. I also got a great idea for dinner last night--grilled scallops (marinated for 10 minutes in orange juice w a sprinkle of soy sauce) and a summer salad that's a family favorite (black beans, corn, chopped ripe tomato, chopped avocado, fresh cilantro and fresh lemon juice). What a great, light dinner for a hot humid night.
We had intermittent rain showers, so DH and I skipped biking and went for a late night walk instead. This morning, before the children came, I got out and walked two miles on my favorite river path. I took along my Nike+ to record my mileage, but guess I need a new battery, because it wouldn't record. My iPod worked, though, and I started listening to The Help,
by Katherine Stockett. I subscribe to audible and download from there and put the books on my iPod and my Kindle. I only allow myself to listen when I'm exercising (at the gym while I do my weight routine and when I walk).
Here's a picture from our brief trip to Chicago a few weeks ago. I think this is a temporary art installment, but what could be more perfect for the Windy City?
