My commitment to my health

Ok I finally am trying to get serious and commit to getting healthy, fit and strong. I have subscribed to Self magazine for 2 years and recently signed up to the selfdietclub where you track your workouts, weight and keep a food log. It is somewhat time consuming but it is making me be accountable for it! I also joined one of the self forums titled 'accountability!' so that I get daily inspiration from other exercising women. The Self 3 month challenge is my first ever. Each week I have to do 3 cardio and 2 strength sessions. The 1st month challenge is just the right level for me-basic! I have always wanted flat abs and strong arms-I am going to get them! Here is my ab inspiration picture:

Catching up, have not posted in a week

Oooh green orchids-so pretty-one of my favorites!
Ok so to catch up I started to work on putting up the 'perched' wall graphics (see older posting for image) on my kitchen cabinets and it looks fantastic-so happy with it because it makes the kitchen feel like it is coming together finally.

This weekends chores include taping off and painting the front hallway a really lovely shade of light blue that works with all of the light variations that the front hallway gets.

Going to my moms for the Seder on Saturday and am so thrilled that this year it will be just the family and not some huge affair.

My front garden is all abloom with the 1000 red tulips I planted last fall starting to bloom-yippee! I am even more excited because they are the type that has a really pretty black center with golden ring around it. Need to ask Z to try and take a picture to post here. He told me we have the prettiest garden on the block and you know what? I agree! I worked so hard to get it so nice and it was completely worth it!

Our puppy Feena is teething really bad-she ate 2 pairs of Z's shoes the other day-he is NOT happy with her-but really-who can be angry for long at a cute puppy when she looks at you with those sweet brown eyes?!

Was really tired this week-not sure why-really trying to resolve to eat better and get myself motivated to exercise. Also a few weeks ago I started to notice that my skin has been changing and aging-starting to look dull so I am now using these great products that make my skin look luminous! I am using Nutrogena Age Rewind Antioxidant cream in the morning with Nutrogena dry touch sunscreen in 55 over it, at night I am using Murad Lighten and Brighten around my eyes to depuff and lighten my dark under eye circles and Roc Night Repair on my face, neck and decollete.

Thats it for now!

New Baby! I am an aunt for a third time!

Yippee! There is another girl in our family of women! Congratulations are due for my awesome sister her loving husband and their THREE daughters which includes the yet unnamed beautiful BABY! She weighs 5 lbs 15.5 oz. and is 19.25 inches. Isn't life/birth amazing?

Rainy dreamy Friday afternoon

My mind starts to wander sometimes on rainy days. Here are things I found on etsy.com that somehow remind me of dreams I have had, places I feel like I have been too or would love to go to:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7998602

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8103306

I am love this screen print!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9934064

Oh this is just lovely:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10329923

Wouldn't my fridge look amazing covered in this?!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8948927

I this is really lovely but would not really want to wear it:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9579833

And I actually bought this wall graphic for my house. I am going to position it across my kitchen cabinets with 2 high wire lines instead of 4. Got it in lime green with grey lines. Going to look so cool!

Rather fascinated by little birds lately. I hung a bird feeder in my front yard tree and love sitting out front seeing all the trees and my garden gate covered by sparrows and even the lone dove. Something about it just feels 'right' and makes my garden feel more complete.