Chatbug Karen

Each time we check into a hotel while on our mini vacation, mom, my sister and I walk by the exercise room. We decided, in order to avoid the side effects of lipovox, we needed to actually visit the room and use the equipment. I thought we were going to get hurt on the equipment because we were laughing so hard. I think we may have worked off an eighth of a pound while laughing on the exercise equipment. I highly recommend exercising.

October 14, 1964 – Martin Luther King Jr was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, that was a man who deserved the Nobel Peace Prize.

I thought that I was doing my body good by walking on the treadmill and using my Kettlebell faithfully. It seems that my right leg is getting a better workout from pushing down on the sewing machine pedal!

I am learning to play Farkle and think I have the scoring part down now. I have trouble counting my points and carrying a conversation. I am Farkle challenged.

White carpet and dogs do not mix well.

I am having trouble walking today. I went to the gym last night and worked out. I spent 45 minutes on the treadmill. It is NBC’s fault. I watch tv while walking/running on the treadmill and I was trying to see if they showed the president’s plane being in South Bend. I watched and waited and finally saw the piece. They only spoke of what the president was speaking on while in the South Bend/Elkhart area. Darn. I just knew that mom and I would be on television. LOL At least I won’t be needing any weight loss supplements! I used my extra walk as an excuse to eat two cookies for my mid morning snack.

As to what the president was doing in our neck of the woods, he went to an RV factory to announce the plant would get a Federal grant to make 400 electric trucks.

That area’s unemployment rate this summer hit a staggering 17 percent. President Obama said it would be fair to judge his presidency’s economic performance on how well Elkhart fares under his administration’s policies.

Photo courtesy AP Mom’s photo only shows the plane with a little dot being the president. Security didn’t allow us to get close enough for pictures. Imagine that.

What a beautiful day we had today here in Indiana. We had a horrible week with record high temperatures. Our humidity has been so high that you felt wet just from walking outside. No diet pill needed to lose weight in that kind of heat!

Today however, our weather changed and it was an awesome day. First, we went to church. It was fun to wear clothes I had previously been uncomfortable in and they were lose. I think my workouts are working.

After church, we went to a reception for a couple who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They are special to us because the husband is the minister who performed our wedding ceremony 35 years ago. They are the nicest people and it was good to see them again.

Late in the afternoon, we went with friends for a boat ride on the lake. The sky was blue and the temperature was just right. It was a little windy which made the water choppy but that was okay because we were out for a leisurely ride and not prepared to ski or anything like that.

I hope everyone has a great week.

Has your exercise routine become boring? When you think of rolling out of bed to exercise, is it a struggle? It sounds like you need to make your routine fun. A sure way to energize your exercise routine is by using music along with your morning ritual. There are so many songs out there that almost drag you to your feet and insist you start moving. The beat of a song can make your heart race.

Introduce music to your workout routine by downloading music to your mp3 player. Select music with an upbeat tempo and the time spent will seem to fly.

An excellent source to download music is at Soundsbox.com. For as little as $0.14 per song, you can afford to buy mp3 music that will get you moving. If you buy the complete album you get 20% discount. Soundsbox.com is an online music store just like the music store you used to visit at the mall. The only difference is the convenience and the price. I already mentioned how cheap it is to buy music from Soundsbox.com. Let me expound on the convenience.

Now, I am not saying that you need to stay in your pajamas all day. After all, you do need to get your workout clothes on to get rid of that bear claw you just had for breakfast. All I am saying is that if you want to work on downloading music before your shower it is alright with me. The website is ubber easy to use.

You can choose music from what is the most popular at the moment or pick from all time favorites. There is no limit on the music you will find. They add 90 new albums every day. SoundsBox music search is easy to use. All you have to do is enter the artist’s name, album title or track title in the search field and press «Search». The search engine will find the song or album you are trying to find. The sites Quick Guide will show you how to sign up and then how to use everything they offer. You will love being registered at SoundsBox.com. Your account will be personalized to show you your favorites and has other helpful features. You can join in on the discussions at the forum and find out what is happening in the world of music. SoundsBox.com is making it easy, fun and inexpensive to enjoy music. Give them a try.

You should never let your husband sit behind you while you exercise. I thought my husband was preoccupied while I exercised. He was holding a conversation on the phone and I figured, since he is a man, he would not be multitasking by talking and looking at my butt. Men don’t multitask very well. I guess he could talk and watch this one time. He proceeded to tell how watching me exercise was hilariously funny.

I am not coordinated. I gave up trying to follow Billy Banks or whatever his name is and sent my Tae Bo videos to my sister. I am discovering that I have a problem trying to do the aerobics portion on my Wii Fit program. The gal steps on and steps off. I step on and step off. Just when I am feeling confident she switches and steps to the side. Whaattt? I am concentrating on getting my feet to hit the balance board at just the right angle to get the screen to yell “perfect” as in “you go girl”. Now I have to figure out how to know when she is going to do a change up on me and step to the left and then step to the right. This is too much for my brain to wrap around. I might injure myself. Who told me to buy this thing?! &*%$$