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Welcome!

8:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

How did I get here again? At my heaviest I was 250 lbs!  Today as I write this I have reached 237.4 lbs.  I know that I need to make a change.  I've known this ever since I was a teenager!  I'm so sick and tired of looking in the mirror and hating what the reflection is.  Yet life gets in the way, and my best Weight Watcher intentions get sidetracked when stress and a busy schedule takes over.  Over more than the last 10 years of my life I have tried to lose weight in some way, shape, or form.  Only one time have I been truly successful, dropping 49.5 lbs.  That was a different time in my life - I was in college and had much more free time than I do now. <br /><br />No sense dwelling on the past - what's done is done.  This blog is meant to be a way to visualize my weight loss journey for myself - to write down my struggles and successes, post some goals and get this weight off once and for all!  I also think that The Big Weight is more than just about shedding pounds off of my 5'8" frame and documenting that journey.  It's also about lifting other weights off of my shoulders - emotional weights that need to get left behind as the physical weight is shed. <br /><br />So - let the games begin!

Introduction Welcome!

How did I get here again? At my heaviest I was 250 lbs! Today as I write this I have reached 237.4 lbs. I know that I need to make a chang...

Assemblée générale 2010

5:58 AM Anonymous 0

<BR><br />L'assemblée générale de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans a eu lieu le mercredi 23 juin 2010 à 14h00 à l’Agglomération Orléans Val de Loire - Salle 04 - 5 place du 6 juin 1944 à Orléans.<br /><br />Ordre du jour :<br />    * Approbation du compte rendu de l’Assemblée Générale du 9 juin 2009<br />    * Rapport moral de la Présidente<br />    * Rapport financier, rapport du commissaire aux comptes<br />    * Bilan d’activité 2009<br />    * Orientations 2010<br />    * Renouvellement du 3ème collège : élection pour 3 postes.<br /><br />La <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fédération Française du Bâtiment</span>, la <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chambre de métiers et de l'artisanat</span> et <span style="font-weight:bold;">la Confédération de l’Artisanat et des Petites Entreprises du Bâtiment</span> ont été élus au 3ème collège.<br /><br />Enfin, cette assemblée aura été l'occasion d'aborder la question de l'accueil du public en s'appuyant sur la démarche d'autoévaluation menée en 2009 et qui a porté sur l'accueil et l'accompagnement réalisés à la Maison de l'Emploi.<br /><br /><a title="View AG 2010 2p on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/33497632/AG-2010-2p" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">AG 2010 2p</a> <object data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" height="500" id="doc_525277682061996" name="doc_525277682061996" rel="media:document" resource="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=33497632&access_key=key-1bhz2okf5cru4gaczzb3&page=1&viewMode=list" style="outline:none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=33497632&access_key=key-1bhz2okf5cru4gaczzb3&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_525277682061996" name="doc_525277682061996" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=33497632&access_key=key-1bhz2okf5cru4gaczzb3&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="500" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object> <br /><BR>

Assemblée générale 2010

L'assemblée générale de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans a eu lieu le mercredi 23 juin 2010 à 14h00 à l’Agglomération O...

Happy Monday?

5:20 AM Tukiyooo 0

It's not really a happy Monday. I'm not even sure there is such a thing as a happy Monday, maybe if I was on vacation, then it would be a happy Monday (vacation next month, and I can hardly wait!).<br /><br />I just checked my work calendar for today and I have five meetings scheduled back to back, starting at 9 a.m. It makes me want to cry. Actually, it makes me want to get back under the covers and pretend I didn't look at my calendar for today. Maybe I could pretend it's really Sunday. <br /><br />I'm getting ready to head out to the gym. No bike ride this morning because although it's 5 a.m. and today is the longest day of the year, the sky is barely light. Even without checking the weather forecast I know that means a heavy cloud cover. Okay, I just checked weather.com and yes, it shows black clouds and 51 degrees as the current temperature, with a high of 63 degrees today. Seriously, 63 degrees? It's the first day of summer. What the heck?<br /><br />I'm not getting on the scale this morning (I weigh every day, in case your wondering). I overate last night. Not a binge, just too much good food at dinner. I made an awesome spaghetti sauce with ground turkey, onions, Portabella mushrooms, lots of garlic, and some Cabernet Sauvignon wine. I also ate about two pounds of the best Bing cherries of the season. Okay, maybe it did qualify as sort of a binge. However, I ate in front of my husband, and ate slowly and consciously, so in my book, that isn't really a binge. <br /><br />I've also discovered I love a glass (or two) of Cabernet Sauvignon wine (Barefoot, it's cheap and delicious) which is what led to my stuffing my face last night. Since I put the spaghetti sauce over spaghetti squash it probably wasn't too bad, but I ate without weighing or measuring anything, and I didn't count Points. <br /><br />I had two really good workouts Saturday and Sunday, but sans bike. Stupid rain kept me off my bike. <br /><br />Today I'm back on the straight and narrow. Counting Points, drinking water instead of wine, eating regular portions instead of construction-worker sized meals. Happy Monday? Not so much. :)

Happy Monday?

It's not really a happy Monday. I'm not even sure there is such a thing as a happy Monday, maybe if I was on vacation, then it would...

Planning de la semaine du 21 au 25 juin 2010

12:49 AM Anonymous 0

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Permanences<br /></span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 21 juin de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 22 juin de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 23 juin de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 24 juin de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 25 juin de 13h30 à 17h.<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> (sur rendez-vous)<br />- lundi 21 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br />- vendredi 25 juin de 09h à 12h30</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Ateliers</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>CV</strong> - mardi 22 juin de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 23 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Lettre de Motivation</strong> - mardi 22 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 25 juin de 10h à 11h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 25 juin de 14h à 16h</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Information collective</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>RSA - Conseil Général</strong> - mardi 22 juin à 10h</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 21 au 25 juin 2010

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 21 ju...

Biking with bunnies is the perfect workout

12:43 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>I removed the BP oil spill widget from my blog. I'm still sadden by the whole thing, but it was taking forever to load my blog page. The combination of the video widget and my own pictures was too much. If you still want to look at it, here's the link to the </em><a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/horizon-oil-spill.html"><em>widget</em></a><em>. Today BP is dumping 15 gallons a second into the gulf, and that's by moderate estimates.</em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finally found my perfect workout last week. In a perfect world I'd do it every day. Unfortunately, it doesn't feel quite so perfect when it rains, and it's raining a lot lately. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three times last week I biked to the gym in the early morning, did a strength training routine for 50 minutes, then biked home. The round-trip on the bike takes about 40 minutes. Total burned calories according to my heart rate monitor was almost 600 calories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The best part of the workout is the bike ride, but since I love lifting weights, I don't mind the gym visit. I take great delight in walking past all the boring cardio equipment and getting right into my weight routine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately, today isn't bike riding weather. It's only 52 degrees at 12:30 p.m. and the skies are dark, with rain in the forecast. I'll have to get my cardio workout on an elliptical or some other boring piece of equipment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My weight is still the same. I just can't seem to lose anything. To be really honest, I'm not trying that hard. I wanted to make 150 by my 55th birthday on August 7, but it's probably not going to happen. Maybe I can make 155. That's the maximum healthy weight for my height, 5' 6, according to Weight Watchers. I know that's really too high so I'm still debating on a healthy weight for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few pictures from the week:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw at least 15 - 20 bunnies every day, but capturing a picture is a tricky task. They are fast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpqDAreNcTWPPNMogU-0ryne5w8gr7OInywcHWDgS7bdqNmYFty13dT4J5lLGSbtpSaXXm1f1UDT9O4joIIGHHVNy8Xk9QuzFVHFF5Gic01DtismVx4juKE9F0r_M0ohsGXMhH7FeaWrm/s1600/bunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpqDAreNcTWPPNMogU-0ryne5w8gr7OInywcHWDgS7bdqNmYFty13dT4J5lLGSbtpSaXXm1f1UDT9O4joIIGHHVNy8Xk9QuzFVHFF5Gic01DtismVx4juKE9F0r_M0ohsGXMhH7FeaWrm/s400/bunny.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scotch Broom, a noxious weed in King County, Washington. Even though it's a weed and it's everywhere, it's really pretty. Lots of people are allergic to it, but fortunately, it doesn't bother me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVb5kdg3lOr6hlsWbWhSQuEn5edyDMppB2NDCwTwlLalvlinn029Txs-jU7W8lIUMl6Reqq4PpIW8qQj-Vpc_2BKeqqqwttEkN3QBDrVHVXIWJpHvpmATC6lBctbrJh0Iokb2xy414WAF/s1600/scotch+broom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVb5kdg3lOr6hlsWbWhSQuEn5edyDMppB2NDCwTwlLalvlinn029Txs-jU7W8lIUMl6Reqq4PpIW8qQj-Vpc_2BKeqqqwttEkN3QBDrVHVXIWJpHvpmATC6lBctbrJh0Iokb2xy414WAF/s400/scotch+broom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trail at about 6 a.m. Dark and gloomy looking, but really pretty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLzbBZ5NXdhY8L-aNnukNbTz1l8WDC-_Op1SmZX4v29lODJQbF041E2RRpTgBIkbIwVuM8VTqYWIzvwT8cqrSOzVPZ2xBTrmV7LR908EFawtl43jyQ7OjA5k5dIaFsFsUmXB-g3qeiWPt/s1600/the+trail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLzbBZ5NXdhY8L-aNnukNbTz1l8WDC-_Op1SmZX4v29lODJQbF041E2RRpTgBIkbIwVuM8VTqYWIzvwT8cqrSOzVPZ2xBTrmV7LR908EFawtl43jyQ7OjA5k5dIaFsFsUmXB-g3qeiWPt/s400/the+trail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wild roses</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVffeSLlM1p-ni4XXuXUSGqqzQ0yp-ETsSahwRgW-bWEGrY9SSN6XIkm1LzVAYu1uw5uugEI6PSW191cQyBVP1XMv4zHQHTlYLXyP3hb0AQJ5IctO0TZbw82_vrUxbQZxP0RAja8XMwmv/s1600/roses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVffeSLlM1p-ni4XXuXUSGqqzQ0yp-ETsSahwRgW-bWEGrY9SSN6XIkm1LzVAYu1uw5uugEI6PSW191cQyBVP1XMv4zHQHTlYLXyP3hb0AQJ5IctO0TZbw82_vrUxbQZxP0RAja8XMwmv/s320/roses.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me, freezing to death. It was about 50 degrees, but the wind was blowing. The next day I wore gloves with fingers on them. It was so dark because of the cloud cover that the flash went off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQUO8UkEvxL-ePIXWU8aMP1HNbm1Q-IIQQueAfyA3xCO4hyzlMrlbxgV06RU3zLMlKw4jrXwBkiMryE7TRI3I1g_4CgAU5h6GjXuQMsDlxYMH86i6lxDTdKgyrgP8M0BueLatj3SQ0RDa/s1600/June+15+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQUO8UkEvxL-ePIXWU8aMP1HNbm1Q-IIQQueAfyA3xCO4hyzlMrlbxgV06RU3zLMlKw4jrXwBkiMryE7TRI3I1g_4CgAU5h6GjXuQMsDlxYMH86i6lxDTdKgyrgP8M0BueLatj3SQ0RDa/s400/June+15+021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>

Biking with bunnies is the perfect workout

I removed the BP oil spill widget from my blog. I'm still sadden by the whole thing, but it was taking forever to load my blog page. The...

Jefferson Starship At The Red Dog Saloon

1:15 AM Tukiyooo 0

An incredible evening with Jefferson Starship at the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City. What is Jefferson Starship like on tour in 2010? I will tell you all, but first, for those of you dear readers who do not know this Battle Born State, a word about Virginia City – forget Bonanza. Virginia City was never a cow town with broad dusty streets. It was a mountain top mining town -- the center of the Comstock Lode named for the successful speculator Henry T. Pancake Comstock who struck it rich in 1859, sold his claim, invested in stores in Carson and Silver City, purchased a Mormon wife who ran away, then prospected unsuccessfully in Idaho and Montana where he killed himself in 1870 – no relation to John Henry Comstock, the noted entomologist. For the truth – using the word in a loose literary sense – about Virginia City, better to consult their premier journalist, Mark Twain.<br /><br />The Red Dog Saloon, an intimate setting along Virginia City’s wooden sidewalks, was filled with boomers tonight. It was the 60+ crowd out in force to hear our old music. A few young folks showed up out of respect I guess. But we were mostly a collection of people who had lived through the Viet Nam era and everything since – it showed on us I must admit.<br /><br />After the opening act, Jefferson Starship took the small stage. Paul Kantner, David Krieberg, and Chris Smits – 3 old guys who still love their music, playing it now with a seasoned passion. Marty Balin was not around. And of course Gracie Slick has been gone from Starship since 1988 – and lest I go overboard let me acknowledge there is only one Gracie Slick – a pioneer rock singer who was once arrested for attempting to spike Richard Nixon’s punch with LSD. Awful of course, but you had to be there or at least be then. She was one of a kind and is now a painter in New York City.<br /><br />Instead of Balin and Slick, the old guys were joined by an angular young woman named Cathy Richardson who could have been their granddaughter. But she was a bona fide super star. She wore a sun dress under a black hooded sweater which she put to remarkable use. It wasn’t just the powerful brassy voice that was nothing less than Grace Slick quality; she was a performer in the 1967 sense of the word. She shot her fist up toward the ceiling, sliced the air with her hands, fell to her knees, clapped, stomped, pounded the stage with the mike stand exuding a blend of passions born of that mad era of hope, anger, and desperate aspiration. At one point she turned away, pulled her hood over her head transforming her blondness into an eerie witchy darkness, then turned on us with a rendition of White Rabbit that chilled the blood at “Just ask Alice, when she’s 10 feet tall.” In the second set, she hammered us with Somebody to Love – an existential admonition to human connection.<br /><br />The closing song of the encore took a surprising thematic turn for the top band of psychedelic rock. It was a medley of Songs of Freedom, Redemption Song, and Imagine. The lyrics of John Lennon’s atheist anthem were woven into the lyrics of Bob Marley, blended into a proclamation of faith in transcendent deliverance and an invitation to live boldly in the face of all the menaces to freedom, happiness, and life itself. John Lennon no doubt turned over in his grave, but I loved it.<br /><br />All this on a Friday night in the Red Dog Saloon of Virginia City. I cannot believe this life I have been given.

Jefferson Starship At The Red Dog Saloon

An incredible evening with Jefferson Starship at the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City. What is Jefferson Starship like on tour in 2010? I wil...

Walker Lake, Resilience In Reno, & How To Be The Church

9:18 AM Tukiyooo 0

On Monday, Walker Lake was perfectly still, reflecting the mountains and sky the way a serene soul reflects Christ. We were driving past Walker Lake after having flown from Reno to Las Vegas at the crack of dawn to load up our car with the rest of our belongings destined for Sparks. It was surreal, going to bed in Sparks two nights in a row, but with a plane flight and a long drive in between. That’s what I do with a day off. :-)<br /><br />                It had been a good Sunday at Trinity, Reno – a flagship congregation that has been through a lot of change and disruption these past few years. I was impressed by their resiliency and the energy in the room – the lay and ordained leadership and the people in the pews. They sang the hymns, said the responses – worshiped right out loud. Of course, they have the cutest family service anywhere. Then the principle service was blessed with a first class choir that is not too stuffy to get down as we said in the 70’s – I’m not sure what we say now – but they do it.<br /><br />                Saturday had been another Roving Workshop at St. Paul’s, Sparks on Orders of Ministry. Many Nevada Episcopalians have the notion that there are two diametrically opposed models for how to be the church and we are torn between them. I hope these workshops can help us recognize two things: 1. Neither of those models actually exists anywhere in our diocese today. 2. Neither of those models fits the ancient or contemporary Church’s understanding of our shape, our mission, or the nature of God.<br /><br />             I hope one basic insight will emerge from those two facts: A few general principles make up a broad outline of how to be the church. It is a deep and ancient wisdom – but the way the general principles are lived out in each local community is up to that community. Congregations have the freedom to be creative, innovative, and adaptive. We are here to connect people with Jesus “by any means necessary.”  These workshops do not say“this is the way to do it” but rather "these are the resources you can use as you find your way."

Walker Lake, Resilience In Reno, & How To Be The Church

On Monday, Walker Lake was perfectly still, reflecting the mountains and sky the way a serene soul reflects Christ. We were driving past Wal...

S’ouvrir les portes des métiers de l'eau : visite d'entreprise le 21 juin 2010

2:06 AM Anonymous 0

<BR><br />En partenariat avec le PLIE, la Maison de l'Emploi du Bassin d'Orléans organise une visite d'entreprise pour découvrir les métiers de la distribution d'eau potable et de l'assainissement (Releveur de compteurs clientèle, Agent de réseau canalisation, Agent de station de traitement des Eaux, Agent travaux publics ...) :<ul><br /><li>le lundi 21 juin 2010<br /><li>dans les locaux de l'entreprise <strong><a href="http://www.lyonnaise-des-eaux.fr/" target="_blank">Lyonnaise des Eaux</a></strong>.</ul><br />L’entreprise propose le programme suivant :<br /><br />9h00-10h30 : <strong>Visite de l'usine</strong><br />10h30-11h30 : <strong>Présentation des métiers</strong> (par des managers) > en particulier Métiers Usines, Métiers Réseaux, Métiers Travaux et Métiers Clientèle<br />11h30- 12h00 : <strong>Présentation procédure recrutement</strong> + <strong>échange CV</strong><br /><br />Après cette 1/2 journée, les personnes qui le souhaitent pourront revoir une représentante de l’entreprise en entretien individuel dans les semaines qui suivent.<br /><br />Le transport est pris en charge par la Maison de l'Emploi avec l'appui du PLIE.<br /><br />Le nombre de places est limité.<br /><br />Pour s'inscrire, contacter la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans : 02 38 24 18 03 ou <a href="mailto:accueil@news-these-days.fr">accueil@news-these-days.fr</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Départ</strong> : <strong>Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans</strong>, 2 avenue Montesquieu 45100 Orléans, à 09h00 (<a href="http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&q=maison+de+l'emploi+du+bassin+d'orl%C3%A9ans&ie=UTF8&ei=WSwGTOz2HJGW4gbx4YjLDA&ved=0CAoQ_AU&hq=maison+de+l'emploi+du+bassin+d&hnear=Orl%C3%A9ans&ll=47.836148,1.932757&spn=0.010875,0.01929&z=16&iwloc=A target="_blank">Plan</a>)<br /><BR>

S’ouvrir les portes des métiers de l'eau : visite d'entreprise le 21 juin 2010

En partenariat avec le PLIE, la Maison de l'Emploi du Bassin d'Orléans organise une visite d'entreprise pour découvrir les métie...

Do the stuff that makes you happy

9:35 AM Tukiyooo 0

Recent studies have proven that the older we get, the happier we become. This <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/health/research/01happy.html">article</a> came out in the New York Times a few weeks ago, but it's just one of many similar articles.<br /><br />There are a lot of theories on why older people are happier, but the one that makes the most sense to me is because older people have figured out what makes them happy. Instead of doing the stuff they don't like, they do the things they enjoy.<br /><br />Therefore, I'm done with bootcamp class. I paid for a month, but it was deeply discounted to $39. I only went twice, and I hated every minute of it. I liked the group class atmosphere. I hated everything else about it. Especially the frantic pace and the exercises. I hated the music, and most of all I hated how I almost couldn't walk for two days after the class. I don't think it's good for a person to exercise so hard that they can barely get out of a chair.<br /><br />I'm 54. I don't want to waste time doing things I hate. I don't exactly love to exercise, but I don't hate it. I enjoy weight lifting, and never dread doing it. Cardio really isn't my thing, but I know it's a necessary evil and I do it six days a week. Great music helps a lot, as well as variety. I try to do a different machine every day at the gym. Or better yet, a bike ride or a brisk walk outside, both are preferred activities over the gym. <br /><br />Yesterday was a beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest. Sun shining, 72 degrees. Perfect bike riding weather. I rode from our house to the mall, then the mall to the gym for strength training for 45 minutes, then back home. I stopped a few times to take pictures and talk to a lady walking her yellow labs (I love yellow labs). It was the best two and half hours of my entire week. It made me very happy.<br /><br />The swimming and the bootcamp class didn't work for me. There are still other things I can try. Next is an aerobic/strength training class at my gym. The only problem is that it's at 5:30 p.m. I'm really not much of an evening exercise person, but I'm going to try it a couple days this week. The last time I went to this class I was very overweight and although I liked the instructor and the music, I wasn't physically able to keep up. Hopefully I'll do better now.<br /><br />A few pictures from yesterday...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Rhododendron in the gym parking lot</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxvYZ3Rwo2besbzMmfEoXu5xqxBX_G7yF0uIa-AyD8rDKc4gfN1WmGX7j4mW1Za-RibddWPYuY3G5qjBvOokrpblsmmDAlbl9yFohkOMc8rg8z_wE7zt_bEAy2-1QWNeQnPeKGNC5wJKv/s1600/Rhodies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxvYZ3Rwo2besbzMmfEoXu5xqxBX_G7yF0uIa-AyD8rDKc4gfN1WmGX7j4mW1Za-RibddWPYuY3G5qjBvOokrpblsmmDAlbl9yFohkOMc8rg8z_wE7zt_bEAy2-1QWNeQnPeKGNC5wJKv/s400/Rhodies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A view from my bike trail, Mt. Rainier in all her glory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYBOK5A9SZpu75FuNcFvnyu1tNejxE9qzO5A1KRWXNXUMTDwfdMFQlqf1Dxz5Ci4JqKOJJfBChoe-hohy3bqVkRttUYj99fwVKr41z2WgtWfV3NAS3Zvz0sRuFtFhdRjYdEpY-c0NPkmA/s1600/Mt+Rainier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYBOK5A9SZpu75FuNcFvnyu1tNejxE9qzO5A1KRWXNXUMTDwfdMFQlqf1Dxz5Ci4JqKOJJfBChoe-hohy3bqVkRttUYj99fwVKr41z2WgtWfV3NAS3Zvz0sRuFtFhdRjYdEpY-c0NPkmA/s400/Mt+Rainier.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and the bike on the BPA trail in Federal Way, WA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MN7t1u0h2Vi9SESY4vcrr2QdD7D6EOxLVKPL9TUUM7eS-2qrvyZpOww_ki3CLAgQorldFgsyTlFiMGUBWKobVArCO5gVJLo2IxABSpv4nS76LaQCYUUfPYX5kYdc347LdJkPVH2-whNJ/s1600/Me2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MN7t1u0h2Vi9SESY4vcrr2QdD7D6EOxLVKPL9TUUM7eS-2qrvyZpOww_ki3CLAgQorldFgsyTlFiMGUBWKobVArCO5gVJLo2IxABSpv4nS76LaQCYUUfPYX5kYdc347LdJkPVH2-whNJ/s400/Me2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Eating until I feel full</span></strong><br />Last week I tried the Weight Watchers Filling Foods technique and not tracking every Point, I only tracked my weekly 35 Points. I tried eating until I felt "satisfied". It came as no big surprise to me that it didn't work. I gained 3.4 pounds this week. It's just a problem I have when left to my own devices, I will eat too much. It's who I am and a problem I have to deal with. <br /><br />This week I'm counting Points again. It's another necessary evil, but I know it'll make for a much better weight loss week.

Do the stuff that makes you happy

Recent studies have proven that the older we get, the happier we become. This article came out in the New York Times a few weeks ago, but i...

Planning de la semaine du 14 au 18 juin 2010

12:59 AM Anonymous 0

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Permanences<br /></span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 14 juin de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 15 juin de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 16 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br />- le jeudi 17 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br />- le vendredi 18 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/01/egee-nouveau-partenaire-la-maison-de.html">EGEE</a></strong> - lundi 14 juin 13h30 à 17h (sur rendez-vous)<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/solidarits-nouvelles-face-au-chmage.html">Solidarités Nouvelles face au Chômage</a></strong> - mercredi 16 juin de 10h à 12h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> - vendredi 18 juin de 09h à 12h30 (sur rendez-vous)</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Ateliers</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>CV</strong> - mardi 15 juin de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 16 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Lettre de Motivation</strong> - mardi 15 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Préparation à l'entretien</strong> - jeudi 17 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 18 juin de 10h à 11h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 18 juin de 14h à 16h</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Comité d'admission</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong><a href="http://couveuseentreprises-pes45.fr/" "target=_blank">Couveuse d'entreprise</a></strong> - vendredi 18 juin de 9h à 12h</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 14 au 18 juin 2010

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 14 ju...

Un nouveau site sur les formations et les métiers du commerce

1:05 AM Anonymous 0

<BR><br />Un site Internet consacré aux métiers du commerce vient d’être lancé par le ministère de l’Economie. Site inédit de valorisation des métiers du secteur, il est conçu en 3D afin de proposer une véritable immersion dans cet univers professionnel via une interface dynamique, ludique et attractive et agrémentée de témoignages vidéo.<br /><a href="http://www.metiersducommerce.fr" "target=_blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480701399541884610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnVg9WP6PcJ80-8ej6ert2Jr01zj9xq2pgURjBTkFEVKcOb0KfAki1B2P_ODveZH0cb9kxnEbOEzo-9QQh9mJFavQq461Iob5cEokvydrpKFgSGXbHAlazqmR_fIXMZ4zMx5BpVYSKtvw/s200/logo_commerce_proximite.png" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 92px;" /></a><br /><br />Ce site permet aux visiteurs de s’informer sur les métiers, les formations, l’apprentissage, la VAE et le contrat de professionnalisation.<br /><br />Le site propose aussi des offres d’emploi relayées directement par Pôle emploi ainsi qu’un test pour définir son profil.<br /> <br />Consulter le site : <a href="http://www.metiersducommerce.fr" "target=_blank">www.metiersducommerce.fr</a><br /><BR>

Un nouveau site sur les formations et les métiers du commerce

Un site Internet consacré aux métiers du commerce vient d’être lancé par le ministère de l’Economie. Site inédit de valorisation des métiers...

Dam to Dam 20K

6:31 AM Tukiyooo 0

<p>Saturday I did something completely ridiculous! I ran 12.4 miles without being prepared. I’m pretty sure I ran less than 10 times in the month of May and the longest run was 8 miles at the end of April. NOT SMART DARCI!!!  </p>  <p>But I finished, Kyle stuck with me the entire time, and I know I will never run that far without being prepared again! Here is a quick recap. But just as an FYI, the pictures are on the light side because it rained over half of the race. :(</p>  <p>We went down to Des Moines Friday evening to pick up our race packets. It was wonderfully organized and we were in & out of there in just a few minutes. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ixPIbDmdmHXgO9wbPslx93lxyfg5MGwyla18ljqg0XqmoXso7P4wfralikvdFzbwRmR04rCE_-CqR7tRjY63oN87Df3iImNOdJ6WUi0Yei8S9lKT46VMMPTWTHyEPOvhLU_HkORvLChs/s1600-h/IMG00062-20100604-1757%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00062-20100604-1757" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbzEzrC9AvMkA9VAllo1bc9ewyxTfobOd49tRmf1hMbE0boSfYSFczfuc5iBUJbCOgT__YgmfBtdK1cKVf_JRRktIEcEmExGtGlbzbv-TqDGDI2S_x0UYkELmtJUZkuNfHOrENDaxUFak/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00062-20100604-1757" width="404" /></a></p>  <p>After packet pickup, we headed to Olive Garden for supper. We met Kyle’s cousins & their little 3 year old there. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqb8JK16MdT4g2Dw6K3tEQitaVeQT2xsPwlQJyTTY9mBgb3jrL9K-5aMKBNhVPxXPyj5rMglJhk_c1y50kQik1iRDZog-jkV6_VuTHuxLQivqOW-p_3yVQEQ33Fyvnvw6V9nOD_ACIfcg/s1600-h/IMG00066-20100604-1829%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00066-20100604-1829" border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBC4711gpeWPwWcQ2I1AEGVRk_QLimoBxdqITo3m0T21VqXf7WFhe-57vLAksz-mR07DQ4CrmQGCyK7TQv_sSW8jOMh0NQqQnM36nrp-udQ7h8xmkuKLmVVNDXTIZqwXizIIf5f-wYBps/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00066-20100604-1829" width="404" /></a></p>  <p>I definitely got my carbs in, Kyle and I both ordered the tour of Italy…good stuff!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHxg2RMOKDT5UARQ5-qDuJPCEBwZoP1w2nSlWDqW0kWgBg4tCbB5gCh1i-VEXBrvYYrpm7sIXsBPZgqV6vkZLO2J3iMTH-UXFxTtpUbRO1lhfIZyw7DyWjl5xedBQyyhyphenhyphenpk0K1JX2HqHh/s1600-h/IMG00068-20100604-1908%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00068-20100604-1908" border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2pbptMnlO35Yjl_6OVeb9tsLDJ02RNqn7LatxHjP-kQMbsFdYb2ej5LaI8SjGjUCIXYBA6UAn_lYGL-Re6fEQ8hNs6j7JYMuGOcfXOkgU6Mn74JmpA0mRBybFX89tEv62wckamwKstlw/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00068-20100604-1908" width="304" /></a></p>  <p>With full tummies we headed downtown to check into our hotel for the evening. We had a great view!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHDvLVPiUx9B290-BGCfMh62YVdjJ0IAEHycQLUf-ch_9J56iDlvS5GweCabZBNRNu0qhS3b8ehMzx1IvGTZ2Ibz2-DiHHqu7bwK6RlthCcKccy2NSpIKQKg_vk_RFY-yt3wBYqcRHUrA/s1600-h/DSC07496%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07496" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nU5hKgjgqn7tVa-XKBWMvCiuwduIuL_nTc8Naq1rm_h1D_tw6XRGJPKWk_cRZjBpIeU7TGEx5vtJ3wMGZMabtHVXQMT64IwhZ6f69yt-fvSMF1fL_Ze1aw2gjjZNEJpBKianimZShL2s/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07496" width="404" /></a></p>  <p>With butterflies in my stomach, I got my race gear ready. I knew I wasn’t prepared and there were major thunder storms headed our way. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT17fnWU9zOnhtfF76jLEevXEB2x4uti6dX4ikkCfi4nN_rEBrnvnU0XKq4d4o0rgQG0Dga70t8O1GRTu-TeclPkBTR0ZkUbwaGEfqeeHD-QrNt9GLVlkOd8Nmjzt6re0QwJATITXhTYY/s1600-h/DSC07498%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07498" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9IEDq5h9h-57HYTsmMB0Irsx5qFyxaY1iMgVNkas4cVDpKLx0GDPJnDdum4qfvDaB01pKQ1b3WURWUeOWseNqM3eQ34qPt-jBUZxwJ70guL9UKt68sRHdWv8SSIt5wFPekdxj1XkEjC7/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07498" width="404" /></a></p>  <p>Kyle & I both were quite restless throughout the night. I kept waking up, worried that I missed the alarm. But 4:30am came & we both hopped out of bed and got ready. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppR_yngIjWBX9zJPHSCd4bfhwwEIWkWZIR0Uvkx07ssMeIZyPjIcbLVuKIXyyLCeFZAMg_qVcJbznz_2jIkIbTW_YwvLF52LNhko4S6KUYB-ryfzBSWKiogbBT5FWDBi0aSnWdA8kum3C/s1600-h/DSC07500%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07500" border="0" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwM2Dylcu4DdYuBcLpQLGnoJBaT7aBkkzovDFY7yr7SWn0qT6U5RB0YGSnkoc4OZBQTK7Q9KabwMSecN51Mvy7YNtXWq-bhQ4xodDDwgVH-1mNVMBNrg2HKor1EG0hDkNFGCY5B8vQvwEy/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07500" width="399" /></a></p>  <p>From 5am-5:45am 7,000 runners were bused from downtown Des Moines out to Saylorville Dam. The race began at 7am. So for over an hour we were standing in the wind & rain, no fun!</p>  <p>The gun went off and we didn’t cross the start line for about 15-20 minutes! I started out feeling pretty good, but not enjoying the rain. </p>  <p>Miles 1-6 went ok, we were keeping an 11 minute/mile pace, and it was raining the entire time. I was so glad Kyle decided to stick with me! I know he is the reason I was able to push through. </p>  <p>Between mile 6 & 7 I suddenly had the feeling I had to go #2! This may be TMI…but it was part of the race! It was too early to go pre-race! So we stopped along the way and had a potty break. We had to wait for the porta-potty for about 5-7 minutes. The entire time I could feel my legs getting tight. </p>  <p>It was rough to get back into my “groove” after the potty break. The rain had cleared, but now we were just soggy and I could feel my wet shorts rubbing on my legs with every stride. </p>  <p>I’m not sure what mile it was, but I did something to my knee. Nothing too bad that I couldn’t keep going, but it was fairly painful. We did a walk/run routine for the majority of the rest of the race. </p>  <p>We ran the last mile with all we had. I was ready to be done! I couldn’t have been more excited to see the finish line!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iCmqYQVVSpvdrbD8Uc-VOOdcr51MqAzRGxkI6CTw169hJpZTwZwnQenRNbBFhpn7_Sb1lSjh3wP0z49drK1FiLgZTqZoX17du3Qb0vARQCbW3RgoHDCgjmCtuq7MGasOch7N1_hyphenhyphenludM/s1600-h/finish%20line%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="finish line" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMbv1qVA4sQ0CBv_A3eJA2_tfKWbxDeyNw4IYtuCOG6B38bJcHE2alLrzIdcwb1rWiFlXzwYYGIsmfo6llTevYXzlSElHgrB35yVzZzjkp4dfUFz2Ys7M8bqqsYO4J3VgG_r8Q9VhFzOf/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="finish line" width="404" /></a></p>  <p>I knew Kyle was disappointed in our performance, but he was so supportive the entire way even though he wasn’t feeling the best either. I LOVE my running partner. I know I wouldn’t have been able to finish without him by my side. </p>  <p>We took advantage of the free food & Powerade and met up with Kyle’s cousins to check out the downtown farmer’s market. The entire time our bodies were screaming at us that we had pushed them hard enough for the day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQx3eE4nZYlvJ_Bv_Aj624CQEt4uuPYf22bjSCyG1-jGwH6mwLy4-QoiVScdr1LnpDSd6QvT_zWUKQjoLOgGxU6NUBj8WCrJCZwTiA4UdjSbhE1sSVZDiU2hr_Jl4NoqxMVG6LUKGCkdSB/s1600-h/IMG00071-20100605-1121%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00071-20100605-1121" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivl47fa9ayKztbZvZ_SOimJ7WCzjksUYK_lB5DbsZYhGCVXTMs1vUNP3wxWrzBaMDv730XmMllShpSj_n6Sixbx3X131YQW0acn40QyNvJNZRB0zoz5OefqSAIQ3w9PCs169RM0_mRBOdz/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00071-20100605-1121" width="404" /></a></p>  <p>I know it wasn’t the smartest thing I’ve ever done and I’m pretty sure I didn’t do any long term damage to my body, but boy, oh boy am I hurting today! My knee is super stiff and I’m pretty sure muscles in my body are hurting that I didn’t even know I had. </p>  <p>With all of that said though, I’m proud that we finished, I’m so blessed to have a great husband who is so supportive, and I learned my lesson! ;)</p>

Dam to Dam 20K

Saturday I did something completely ridiculous! I ran 12.4 miles without being prepared. I’m pretty sure I ran less than 10 times in the mon...

Bootcamp kicked my butt

10:06 PM Tukiyooo 0

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until this morning, I thought I was in excellent physical condition. After this morning, I realized the joke was on me.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Almost every exercise we did this morning was something I hate doing. I hate push ups. I hate lunges. I hate dead lifts. I hate jumping jacks. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then there were the new exercises that I learned to hate too. The fake swimming exercise with stretchy rope thingies hooked to the wall, the reverse push ups with some straps hanging from the ceiling while lying almost parallel to the floor and holding onto the straps, jumping up on giant tires, the mountain climber exercises with sliding things under my feet, the burpee thing (ugh!). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish I could say it was fun, but when is pain fun? When is panting, sweating and gasping for air fun, especially when a young, 20-something handsome male is pushing you really hard, telling you "KEEP GOING, FASTER!!! FASTER!!!"? After fifteen minutes I thought to myself, 'if I get out of here alive, I AM NEVER COMING BACK!'.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After 35 minutes, my heart rate monitor said I'd burned 276 calories. It always reads half of whatever the machines say, so it's fairly accurate. Thirty minutes on the StairMaster only burns 200 calories, so I was happy with the results. Normally the bootcamp class is 45 minutes, but since today was my intro class the first ten minutes was spent going over the exercises with me.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Am I going back on Wednesday? Of course. Will I keep going after my month is up? No. One, normally it's $247 a month which is ridiculous. There are only three people in the morning class, which is also odd. The guy that owns/manages/teaches and is the CEO is about 20. He's in great shape, but he's 20! He was nice and seemed to know what he was doing, but the place was kind of strange.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was slightly flattered when the owner said he would have to up my weights next time because the 15-pound dumbbells were obviously too light for me and the dead lift weight (I have no idea how much - it was a kettle ball) was too light. Next time he said he'd make sure I used heavier weights than the other women. I guess that's a good thing.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most valuable lesson I learned today is that I don't push myself hard enough on my own, and I'm very competitive when it comes to exercising. Hence, group exercise classes are probably what I need to focus on to get the best workout possible. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When other people are doing the hard stuff, like push ups, it's hard for me to say I can't do it. I feel like I have to prove something, like I may be 20 years older than you, but I can do everything you can do (and more!).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall it was okay. Maybe it'll be more fun when I feel more comfortable with the exercises. It was a lot of stuff to learn very quickly, and a lot of hard work. Plus the ton of lunges I did just about killed me. My butt is already sore!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

Bootcamp kicked my butt

Until this morning, I thought I was in excellent physical condition. After this morning, I realized the joke was on me. Almost every exercis...

Up and ready for my bootcamp introduction

6:15 AM Tukiyooo 0

It was a busy weekend, and  I'm rushed for time this morning. Another sleepless night so I'm feeling exhausted, but kind of psyched about bootcamp. Thank God for caffeine. <br /><br />I did my best to do filling foods this weekend and not count Points, just my weeklies (non-filling foods). It's really hard to eat Chinese food and have any of it count as filling food. I failed miserably and used 11 of my weeklies at one meal. Oh well. <br /><br />Also red wine is NOT a filling food. Ten weeklies wasted on wine in two days! I'm not much of a drinker and prefer to eat my extra weekly Points, but my mother-in-law isn't in town very often, so I let loose a little. It was fun but now it's back to the grindstone. <br /><br />Bootcamp is at 7 a.m. which is going to make me late for work, but I've already made arrangements that I'll be in at 10 a.m. This is my intro class, after this it'll be 6 a.m. classes which will work out fine with my work schedule. <br /><br />A few pictures from the weekend...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was an absolute zoo at Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle. Gorgeous weather, hundreds of people.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OTRRmH0L7BpMa7SmQ51iqVw0qq1sYBdaj6BzIr0yRnN8hJPlYBMIMRcpbNQgXvewYHwV09Jt7c4ijibPZPyDOV-kWxkINqjpeliHhbh6is2H3RQ2td4tj-OlEU7_DT71octGXkXpUMgw/s1600/zoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OTRRmH0L7BpMa7SmQ51iqVw0qq1sYBdaj6BzIr0yRnN8hJPlYBMIMRcpbNQgXvewYHwV09Jt7c4ijibPZPyDOV-kWxkINqjpeliHhbh6is2H3RQ2td4tj-OlEU7_DT71octGXkXpUMgw/s400/zoo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Flowers everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3uSehhmT7Ezix2HY9OU6EYCuBeYMRKUmEU4qpplxsn5woKRM0RpFLSg2NyXhkZtRhA61IAZNj0zReOhbcXXK_Buy1GX2jLRNkEbGjf5R8YX9XaWaq4ZafOFkFbryiVbUktD4uaLVnVkv/s1600/flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3uSehhmT7Ezix2HY9OU6EYCuBeYMRKUmEU4qpplxsn5woKRM0RpFLSg2NyXhkZtRhA61IAZNj0zReOhbcXXK_Buy1GX2jLRNkEbGjf5R8YX9XaWaq4ZafOFkFbryiVbUktD4uaLVnVkv/s400/flowers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Lots of beautiful fresh produce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXqJgFVL8R6oFTxx7ORadp3nvFhyODvuzncHNWAiUP-ZxFx93pxjq4CniNKKD_UUEy_ZjVDR_CdR2gYdN95MUSrC8kCvIhUSWlDDB2JEvHAZW8nLNttB517OrGgDVZe7EZvSKxUy6CUlm/s1600/Fresh+fruit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXqJgFVL8R6oFTxx7ORadp3nvFhyODvuzncHNWAiUP-ZxFx93pxjq4CniNKKD_UUEy_ZjVDR_CdR2gYdN95MUSrC8kCvIhUSWlDDB2JEvHAZW8nLNttB517OrGgDVZe7EZvSKxUy6CUlm/s400/Fresh+fruit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Market Spice shop, my mother-in-law's favorite store. She spent a fortune in this place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhDC83crjbgZQs_Vxqj4pyAPbdWI_B9nDmk0SIYtZvG1K6rusVP1RPUE3bk2wsADhAaf9Om-BC1fvnZq1op2hew1G1gqMfEsUBFluMDVqQ-0PuzRelfkZCTSPBGZZjelTJsG_alJn9_ae/s1600/market+spice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhDC83crjbgZQs_Vxqj4pyAPbdWI_B9nDmk0SIYtZvG1K6rusVP1RPUE3bk2wsADhAaf9Om-BC1fvnZq1op2hew1G1gqMfEsUBFluMDVqQ-0PuzRelfkZCTSPBGZZjelTJsG_alJn9_ae/s400/market+spice.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of fresh seafood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_ydBGZszp8k2zVuM3ie1aOdspdKZAAkroe0LaBiVruuXRfGa-ca1A1PSuDTfV316vxrjrASOVsJ0uPaoiYx1DjTdPtjS0R2iyiGdChYHNZEYBBPVI9A-gVl0gkhEhS3Hlw2Am8EEt-LC/s1600/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_ydBGZszp8k2zVuM3ie1aOdspdKZAAkroe0LaBiVruuXRfGa-ca1A1PSuDTfV316vxrjrASOVsJ0uPaoiYx1DjTdPtjS0R2iyiGdChYHNZEYBBPVI9A-gVl0gkhEhS3Hlw2Am8EEt-LC/s400/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+077.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4CjUG5fXR_9turO91NPEk-5eIfJMCNiCwrVVFseiwWxJinpk6_iPaxHMpp55N-FHXbTmAVGW6v92ua-1-Fih0scVWbahHB7v45Sx72ZUTG0NmvojE-B0JpwbZpwl37B8UflufJLCqjb5/s1600/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4CjUG5fXR_9turO91NPEk-5eIfJMCNiCwrVVFseiwWxJinpk6_iPaxHMpp55N-FHXbTmAVGW6v92ua-1-Fih0scVWbahHB7v45Sx72ZUTG0NmvojE-B0JpwbZpwl37B8UflufJLCqjb5/s400/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+030.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and mom, and I was horrified that my belly was showing. These pants are too big and were falling off of me. I look like a bum and chastised my husband for not telling me my belly was hanging out. He said he didn't notice (!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQcvniKWeQTlLucq8dQCK0AYq5JOTIXwrVHNJUFSrDd11UxHM7o_ppygZGB3b93XAQqM7InQc0x9XCLvAVbB3DTb4lCQWXWTzd15QOkzI1Nij09McM_UAmb9owe5idX6CSUxYd4AL9Slm/s1600/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQcvniKWeQTlLucq8dQCK0AYq5JOTIXwrVHNJUFSrDd11UxHM7o_ppygZGB3b93XAQqM7InQc0x9XCLvAVbB3DTb4lCQWXWTzd15QOkzI1Nij09McM_UAmb9owe5idX6CSUxYd4AL9Slm/s400/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div></div>

Up and ready for my bootcamp introduction

It was a busy weekend, and I'm rushed for time this morning. Another sleepless night so I'm feeling exhausted, but kind of psyched ...

Holy Trinity -- A Church On The Move

5:38 PM Tukiyooo 0

It was good to be back at Holy Trinity, Fallon today. The first thing you notice is the new sign which boldly welcomes people to worship and fellowship. The second thing is that the Holy Trinity congregation worships with energy. They sing the hymns with gusto, not dragging. They say the responses briskly. They are alert and engaged in prayer.<br /><br />The next thing you notice is the pictures on the wall in the Parish Hall. Someone values these folks enough to photograph them and display their pictures with their names so people can get to know each other.<br /><br />These first impressions of a healthy congregation are born out on deeper inspection. This is the first congregation in Nevada to identify someone to be trained as a lay evangelist. They offer a Bible Study, a divorce recovery seminar, a book group, a healing service, a mid-week Eucharist, private anointing for healing after the Sunday morning service, etc. They have 8 folks in the congregation trained as preachers, plus worship leaders and eucharisitic visitors.<br /><br />Their challenge these days is that their Parish Hall needs to be replaced. Needless to say that is at once painful and exciting -- painful because it means tearing down the building where many special memories were made -- exciting because it promises a better space for fellowship, education, and community events in years to come.<br /><br />As always, a visit to Fallon encourages me about our present and our future.

Holy Trinity -- A Church On The Move

It was good to be back at Holy Trinity, Fallon today. The first thing you notice is the new sign which boldly welcomes people to worship and...

Planning de la semaine du 07 au 11 juin 2010

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Planning de la semaine du 07 au 11 juin 2010

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 07 ju...

If what you're doing isn't working, try something else

8:38 AM Tukiyooo 0

I had another sad little loss today. I weighed in at 162.8 for a loss of 0.8 pounds. Seriously. That is pathetic.<br /><br />I counted Points for all of two days, last Saturday and Sunday. I tried the rest of the week but I hate it. Really, really hate it.<br /><br />It's time for something different. What I'm doing isn't working for weight loss. It's great for maintenance, but I'm NOT at goal. <br /><br />My new plan is eating Filling Foods. My Weight Watcher leader has been suggested this to me for months, but I shudder at the thought of not counting Points. However, that's what I'm doing now, I am NOT counting Points. I eat mostly filling foods anyway, so it won't be that different. Today is day one of eating filling foods. Kind of scary to not even try to count Points.<br /><br />The gym has also lost it's charm. I still go almost every day, but I'm going because I have to, not because I want to go. A friend sent me a groupon link for a month of bootcamp for $39 (usually $247). Yes, that's a savings of 208. How could I refuse. I signed up and start on Monday morning. Each week I can attend as many boot camp classes as I can handle. I'll see how it goes. My plan is four boot camp classes a week and two gym visits. <br /><br />I watched the video on the bootcamp website, and I'm just a tiny bit concerned. It looks really difficult. I've done bootcamp classes before, but never at a bootcamp fitness center. I hope I'm as strong as I think I am, but I could be wrong. At least it sounds interesting and a real challenge. If I make a fool of myself, well, it certainly won't be the first time. :)<br /><br />It's an absolutely spectacularly beautiful day here in Seattle. Not a cloud in the sky. Sometimes I think because we become so accustomed to the dark, gray, rainy days, that when the sun shines, the colors are even more vivid than normal. Pictures tomorrow, I promise.<br /><br />My mother-in-law and her husband are in town for the weekend, on their way to Alaska for the summer. We're spending the day with them in downtown Seattle, <a href="http://www.archiemcpheeseattle.com/">Archie McPhee's Novelty Shop</a> (mother-in-law's idea), <a href="http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/frameset.asp?flash=false">Pike Place Market</a> for salmon throwing, and somewhere for a seafood dinner. It should be fun. I love my in-laws, they're actually a blast to hang out with (and they like me!). I'd be friends with them even if I wasn't married to their son.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!

If what you're doing isn't working, try something else

I had another sad little loss today. I weighed in at 162.8 for a loss of 0.8 pounds. Seriously. That is pathetic. I counted Points for all o...

20K

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20K

Hello friends! I'm glad you enjoyed my Austin post. Right now Kyle & I are on the bus to the start line for the Dam to Dam race in D...

Austin, Texas

7:50 PM Tukiyooo 0

<p>Hey friends! For the past 5 days I’ve been enjoying a conference for work in Austin, Texas. </p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>We flew out early Saturday morning.</em></strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFSMiEA72GJBT4TW44KGfSdLO7SWKjUv48vl3k0HnQxbZEPsa4PoKw9qmqmHafurrTdFtC9lpikYFy8w8P3g19mWTAfcVXdQLhXd6ZaLbAfs1yK_ims1wqCFr-pl55Ej5wu5AGamYmH3j/s1600-h/DSC07415%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07415" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-t_LUebLx0mZbhqITP6kCUdX8NwaPTcf5jXvZSzdbnRCq7zshxi2GJZFEfOAMBSfb4CgbbR7Mwdzz1RluQ_gF-RqBZwJMtnRlc8FcSUbEC8OqmnOJPi5WTLt5DSYQNMy2Qm7X2oaI7Y5/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07415" width="404" /></a></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>We had a layover in Dallas and I took the opportunity to try some Red Mango fro yo!! Good stuff!!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuiTSneY726RjrPNvhmqGkj3uedPHdfWdPkbBU9sxNFVKx-1YopCCLADBSRCPlbeOvOBMxIUdnVDpRlirwhk-lPI7AahzpphBx5v_p7Po_f4F__sp7jUOm79uI96To42jNY47GKpQmEGn/s1600-h/IMG00035-20100529-1540%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00035-20100529-1540" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyaWrxqHWPYnPbQM-mEVYeYWDjXYn7YeJYKEQy_L2WCrmDP-lyqfa2N42FENUYSCSSxjodXxKELgDL1rEWIaYTHzoW0r1cvmBR-iH6HW82LJXMaRIJn_VuLnTdfCPmFuLLbEQv6tFCCmu/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00035-20100529-1540" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>When we got to Austin we had some AWESOME Mexican at Chuy’s!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq96mdxkOseSIM2o9DKheuF5nDUxFW4y5r-V8GXhbGEyMTKTwmxyMrc9yp0YuiFE09pxcwQDx7SHM5eTysoGjUF3JFxdwFe6vMKtgf24rD_lN8z0QUcMEZGprTdpsbtlPVToeJGd3ej4F/s1600-h/DSC07416%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07416" border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimj0mXvmV2zCBUNT-TFzdYb9sbLm9mj5hqe0toP2vXfdDwIhOCWkAmPA8a-P0Z60WlYX-4j1ihJ4MldUfHracSiYhCrCRrXle8kdzlO3baCJ6L0g3ZSFSSJqfuI3eOduDf6LlgMrQPs4fS/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07416" width="329" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrg1RY03BCEP_7IVmj8v4Nhr6SSmSZflpeJbfotOSkTTFUIN6daJlAZjdik9mbs6Od0MZwVccLmN9XP49hsaYsr-Ivgq4bzB60FcM0xV0pZFORUTUI6N5lXgxuuJ_f6y6O637HjPh0FRYl/s1600-h/DSC07420%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07420" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkA0sResPR8CJQFAZ8ahMawFuCc_OVeykeJPCTAzMuVTz3th-f1WwyCfm8d_FMsqXyHAd6R4M90y3IWKtUjwH5QE8OYZgLuScASW5vS7seUHp4cv8Zebg_7rybhHzCiVun4-7XXrNC07Dx/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07420" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>Mmmm…chimichanga!</em></strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgOt1lkLkA3ZP2WeptklA1BFBbAfylVPklMUtXC-UbB3MluOOtqqotDnqqoz0OKqOG7YPjECZZz-uRydwLMuJiytTRn-jILSy6qZ-kciXkBrNMkykf3PX1AW6Ec1E0nkqzO_WAOrO5Ef-/s1600-h/DSC07426%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07426" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjParRkcah2m-Y6C4_n-4iGDPMMNQa67zhU_wSlXXR5z9LdVKuiyNsbkBd3x0zTaQsn4C5j7V9zP5S9ILhnWzAvdl8YRL90L3a8vX5MuGhTTQPwyxMvHDzjrWjfdJFpAhGbcy3yajYBQFR2/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; 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In between though I sat out on the balcony and enjoyed the warm TX weather.</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23RWUvKh-qeN8OKA2ya0G9XgEXH5vbc07-OXTJb-SbUZyeD-prJLR4F9XcJY7YpWYCCjWwQGQvys7ho93I6S8PFehEa7Yc8A6yIrmGRuehzWZrgY1bkJL7TyRwvBCYBk18-KKl8qebcnP/s1600-h/DSC07429%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07429" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtxJg0mDVcnp4Lf2w27Ag3WpvviJrhlUr4DjBhXUHrIY-dQvBua5o7xJY30858_mweS0DvFzJC5H4TCILgh6RX8EKyCOdadruw2IRMoWs_a4aFTKR8BiPSAxxDjbD7637ftA_bhDAe4d7/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07429" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>Downtown Austin is pretty cool!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS64jjaDYdgLTnNEbpg5X2Upwo41a9ErMzShZlJa3Yu5yQ5toPDQLN8U5HHCewiAs0HM1bRWRJCdeyYNuXOti1EdeAWmOa4RYogKckNUPWr5iu-Vml88A7aru71HphHhyphenhyphenmZoeAAAkW9qR_/s1600-h/DSC07434%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07434" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkx-x-_mXJBV2ugPci12SMuSZ6DOiiV16Za2Ihi49zrEWkars5jKw91UFwRTXokoFygQv84-5iqzHm15uI7VIOetA7JJQvgEjgAAqU0-BJlX2bCEu81LBbG_MFrTdKC7oXN2WRTpaHb94/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07434" width="404" /></a></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>In between sessions we tested out Blue Bell Ice Cream, something we don’t have in Iowa!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RfXQyeVdRcdxTo5JOlNZ028bN54q7sU-ZWdZgBjb7IiwPCuvoZcu_3znXxxnTDEfXFGy4SpzmezHsq7YVq34KhokPyoEb0OlB-OANhZVflWhH6LfE1LMVwEplnG-b5ZeHrz8Kvb5qhrL/s1600-h/DSC07436%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07436" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLMCfRhyMAfu2trtvfHxOBeCP0ufoj-ZTcoC0FUJDHDuBMm2Q3r58u8hiU-czfyZcQDfBBjwdVzA1PAWBRdgO6QfuC3qVCCKcO-yCEOoBxh0Q0m5hUBH3CzpqbB2FHkw7jNDIwzIjTxBi/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07436" width="404" /></a></em></strong></p>  <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" border="0"><tbody>     <tr>       <td valign="top" width="200"><img alt="DSC07435" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepVzH5uvr1HhZliKc4tdIo17kHsckt0EVBkpZE_xTjOT9tH7et46TdVI8n6bDKvMJ270zxuT0Yu-jSLSWfZtTfFn-I69HYy3j1fo1WLlTzpO7waBIKstQGtvfq6iouDa89fw6IOwp5SsW/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07435" width="204" /></td>        <td valign="top" width="200"><img alt="DSC07437" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJDkd7eKWa_KR-4rXo6ejhgDb8U-65oG_BuxbUPW7iaHScnq4CxB20S7dcEoFbKo-TgM-LXZv7nWqLOE8gxdFPv4hH1UxPX05gwLqEQ_8hWy729_doknTSmmihdeQ6KTwrioevzHFYd0O/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07437" width="204" /></td>     </tr>   </tbody></table>  <p align="left">Here’s a story for you guys! For the past week before my trip (just for fun) I started doing some research on the next vehicle I want. <strong><u>Nissan Armada</u></strong> was on the top of my list. When we picked up our rental vehicle I got our scheduled car switched to an Armada. I got a 5 day test drive and <strong><em>LOVE</em></strong> it!! Hopefully it will be joining the Bangert family soon! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVflKBHidL017CIMlHph1lf4JDfb4w9jVUC6Ex9iOqrNpIi8kQXML9SoL93S3MzplxKwdhFhxXEdej1ySynwazrWJnY6BZSX8f6K3aYniKXiMfMEkk5Zfn2_bn4FPteUxQLUICd4MiC1LI/s1600-h/DSC07444%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07444" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotMWHofR-06-CfZnlxKeXgpxJ9_Cp29nMq6uNY8xl0-GcKQ_0AgVY-hdCxHF3qhHInY718QfnYl0doD1WJ5n7fwdgDOhb3evjHDaRRa2na6UhvYjEw07RCu6v-ptEcZHG-cLpFzbFzkqa/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07444" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>Dinner the next night was another Austin favorite, The County Line!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiKZR2tM2PR5IQMJtum66oOtWgNC9b8boWwqv2iF9CPKsD36G6paI7hmRhDaGJWYd7IlnlF6Cq1-iB0JyKtTdVkr1AlkWfjphLJQwHlo2NhrsbIzBCRyu2Wavg7cZHIyNiIx_K35uIUKb/s1600-h/DSC07445%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07445" border="0" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRmzItWa094uV1HgZhxtWGWRakPOj0Eb62Nf_uyv0c6D6Cjen1Uci6hhM-wbHvBzO4RXFl-86eTc8WAEL7WuTm5XUKulG1cp_aRbyZzUuAtBnLdVzjvI-he9GoBtqimW-I37gJYZPC8sO/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; 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margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00051-20100601-1453" width="329" /></a></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>That evening we went to Pappadeux for some seafood!</em></strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhrTp8p9DItoIL0vtWQNbM4-djCpyrISyKr2ZpS2ctCAceyocl7Nt6t-t3Lpf0ws5e8dqATgXv6VeFHJdanZMnbocx1CL_BocBmXMgxCkYvifa2GVMyAuJ7LEZieoINUvJqpMQB9zraMB/s1600-h/DSC07493%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07493" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24m6bnWlJSUy0kZIYVv0eLX35stWCXSrpGdmJE6sGdLFAPT9_aaicbMTWmA2xBpTVt0c5PKHBoTPB9Kr8_YtiyHbjsqEZvnAcRGwSTmu5U77odaY79K50CzlyDDvDPmlLpxVjcNGm3wr-/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07493" width="404" /></a></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>I tried all kinds of new things, including alligator and calamari! Both were great!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGgKoEdrlzdAiT94sqhWM4IIpAiioPTSJsytj70m7ejtn6xyIadEQJw_jQmBFF-PzBOlnbEP4Veq0E2Zm9zCx5Z6IjdEWSlqMmr-f7eKaMWoXaaYPismWRjNbcgNiQYm4imxdL9obLGIr/s1600-h/DSC07481%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07481" border="0" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYLMm7v5NUE5r8iKOpRThPuj8lKkpcE_PaFEsGf9aF85jh4tBBBMD0HREYT7ZOOnu42v8tDjt6g-AE1nbXPkwjrqTgQ31vx8zUKMTWg6pU0KbMgfrGOhVUDW-3di4kXIuhc7vLEse6pzS/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07481" width="329" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRTjzufFs1B9KIV3XsonmL-nt0ugtKn0pyOq8C3U9NhGxZ5Tpp_dnCIR-LnRtti1-QECN0WfZCOU_ETm72qPECg1JnLgYcyfbdGn-zqcrZP283-xI_w2CNPPNf39Zne5YT6V8zuK6Bs8d/s1600-h/DSC07482%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07482" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VDcjOjmDzLOvgmW31MpIqS7k1L_tKoc0LV3v2m4o_AjtoetD-DKGhM5mITPoPpvR3RImTbdVNyog-iqkP-gmeMnuw2YUgT-QDFPu7BT3E1GfZJWQ7A2hzMfWbEzzsU9cEwMDNzuI8N99/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07482" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>I loved the style of the restaurant, especially the GIANT crown molding!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtRriG0f-XyyTZeylcBszuKcY85-Hbl-gP25JGwjxW71pQMTxEsyXQ-JUDWasbxoqQjWK5Pzl3vzLDSDyIQJukmPd_m84mzu7glR1v8ng1fxCPFPROaKmIL8mBiVvWxD1dcKjpHRYLqmg/s1600-h/DSC07485%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07485" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNU716i_Rg8wods5m2DjcZgsyzxE2EqDvmLQi_yph8Sa76o7YjX-C8tYOV4WVVEPuzUwSnJEbHgRSgSwsgpAeJ6T4YVWjs-PmZ13O_gGoV8LKEXpmCMg9aXFULHVKzKgq0wGN_33T8kIuD/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07485" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>Here I am to prove I ate alligator! Not to sure at first…</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKVqKmAO6HNDYGVmSZKbtcBQYZgX_tr7LoLxgMKjZt68XJP-MOP9GkP-jT0wto0iWdpLUmIFY5_fd0_8bi3z53tyo2yV-yd5ct2K1lnGFRYBFyk1Aj7kVfr33LFDPeUjv7qQxfdVDl4Kn/s1600-h/DSC07486%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07486" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqwJM9B5Lg6WTx4ghpwXwjVQx-EZpEBFxx4vjtxmStSg7TLgyTFLViMkSalsPqIk1Uy8jt44NRQsn4F4uxdb27GeRemcNyvmyhXljAGyL9_VxWotiVxYoq-PvPtavF1sTgy0LYzN_NK8O/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07486" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>Going in! </em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKrUYdit4pyDpU1fIx_qUY5XU6KQB8lrT6QzXDp7UfRSTr5iHaUmvacOY8B_q9a2qZpDmy7_BUzrojAfZL5H0Ho3-qdyeUNEx0e04rA4X6ZwsH8AIIn0oyN9H0ywBSW8ebdmE_LAFFVjh/s1600-h/DSC07487%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07487" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJn7N4r7Lc6H5xm_RTcY_eItwICrfayLBGYo6ZAfmBrFfbC4m4YSNOcnqsmHR_ZKPqai6DJWugpwJXX_p3PcSKPuI4U64PMdFxlbb4bK56C5G-teKcGBtLSjSPU9t5Qw4Dqd6yL6FhSUb/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07487" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>It was good!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHtDLpEP748nzT1BnbZrO1MrPdFj_2q_wiB9ViVQGtlAGfzVoVGEPi7wccDJXiqBfIlqDKzd8MHlC4gz2DacQZQLdkb_ABZFIxeEUaPl0l8ILi97tuDrs7vHj8xoLO8397EwoYhDRt5oT/s1600-h/DSC07488%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07488" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcgSVbnF7APBvXhYeP3mkgtmWTHhBykyFcYEpiu1VrBpFlOG8Y2am1_c2lF-UoXSu9bu6cwg1uqW4ZkSp4JJmBHKbsKH41CCmZjN6XgNEdy7-FOj8JMuqR6xSM08vcOX7IwArO7nVZHaf/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07488" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>We also had some funny 2 tailed shrimp!</em></strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1DhBSFumRVJ48Vvp_yVTEQdEvRaF_UBGnjWDNXCp2k7-ey1TCUmhNfzhja8D2Vnrh7X8ukk3rFgthttsIQ4PRjpR-tDolGJgGf927LHmMN-AerMAnn-3LPfS50bkMf9s7eazX6h13RKk/s1600-h/DSC07492%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07492" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fF6faQkFjdiRFptVOzIoNf7YyZjZs71ZbSITgfnChVWiGtmIqL-T99kFeCD0Imcq1tq9Kjld4acsvhkdqx4Gj3iDO2GGyJpmxSTGHVLd0qW1fP0z12o7X2M_DzQFQrQCm374OCiYzF2V/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07492" width="404" /></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>  <p align="center"><strong><em>That night we went down to 6th street and enjoyed music at the dueling piano bar! It was TOO fun!!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxfsogs0iylZ_8U1juxStDzjODdFiZOPhGFxjQQAFT00xRoGVt3OMIYptie5wwENaWhjSffoeEvW5Pz14NibmNfZODvYY_kYWxTUNHagryjwpcK7kbuvCOGbCky6AnCIiTEZSVnXpI12Q/s1600-h/IMG00057-20100601-2147%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00057-20100601-2147" border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAbw7DBVgYWy-iHihqz3wrhKBEsNHpyiIx3d94_IQMTuZSqc3ESU85dPNLt0XaBDvfv0dfWxAd47ehLVXyXKR-3MtwezzMZFE6pc8kBitIFNyHY2RvsQ1MAJbJdwuD0oLwHXkjY3VxXla/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00057-20100601-2147" width="404" /></a></p>  <p></p>  <p></p>  <p></p>  <p></p>  <p></p>  <p></p>  <p></p>  <p></p>  <p></p>  <p>Wednesday was mainly a travel day. We didn’t get home to till 3am…on Thursday! It was an overall great time, but it is always SO good to come home!</p>  <p>Kyle and I have a race this weekend, so I don’t think things will be slowing down anytime soon!</p>

Austin, Texas

Hey friends! For the past 5 days I’ve been enjoying a conference for work in Austin, Texas. We flew out early Saturday morning. We had ...