Update

Wow! I haven't hardly posted at all in months. Things have been busy, but normal around here. Kids have been sick. Almost took daughter to the ER this weekend just before her asthma took a sudden turn for the better. We narrowly escaped a very large medical bill. Meanwhile, DS and I both got sick, too. I have been coughing a lot.

Went to Teach 4 Success training, which was actually pretty good. I got some good engagement strategies and did some strategizing with our principal and fellow department heads. It energized me, even though I coughed through the whole day.

I'm back to meditating six out of seven days a week.

LOVING that Obama is leading in the polls, but I'm not going to relax until he's president. Tomorrow I work the phones.

DH has a play going right now that he directed for the school. His Complete Works of Shakespeare finally closed.

Went to the doctor today and almost fainted when I got on the scale. YIKES! I need to work out and eat less. I'm definitely into the "overweight" category.

Work Out Podcast

I think I'm finally emerging again. Now that the household is healthy, I can start blogging again.

I found this great podcast for people like me who A) are goal oriented and B) in need of a good fitness regime. It's called podrunner and is a six week course to prepare you for a 5K using interval training. The music is beat-heavy, thumping club music, which I find to be good work out music, but be warned if you aren't a club music fan. If you are interested, the poscast is available on iTunes. I like having the intervals and not having to look at my watch to see if it's time to switch, and I like having a very specific goal - at the end of six weeks, I should be able to run a 5K. (Not that I'm planning on running a 5K race, mind you.)

So far, since February I have lost five pounds. Woohoo!