July Challenges

I have two main goals for this month:

1. To exercise 4-6 times per week.

2. Put 1000 stitches per week into my TT "K".

I've been having exercise issues lately so I'm trying to get that routine locked down again--I didn't bust my butt(literally) to lose all the gains I've made. As for the stitching, I think if I don't actually block out time for it then it will not get done.

Happy 4th of July!

Enjoy the day!

Fitness Routine

It's taken me over a year to get a fitness routine that I can maintain on a consistent basis. I try to workout 5-6 days per week for at least 60 minutes each time.

Here's a typical breakdown:
**3 days weights
**2 days cardio
**1 day stretch/yoga

On some weight days I'll add an extra hour of cardio. I also try to include walks with the family and swimming with the kiddos--neither of which I consider exercise for me(too easy).

I use P90X for a majority of my weight work and Cathe for a majority of my cardio. It seems to be working for me and I'm loving the results.

The Daily Routine

On weekdays during the summer we have a pretty predictable schedule here at Casa KiP. I learned a long time ago that when Diva and Rage don't have a schedule things tend to run amok so I set up a summer routine that keeps them on schedule which makes getting them back into school in the Fall a little easier.

Mornings:
**wake up
**eat breakfast
**watch shows(as Rage likes to say)
**Mommy cleans, wastes time online or on the phone with family, or a combination of those things.

Afternoons:
**lunch
**school: Diva and Rage work from the Summer Bridge Books and read or get read to for 30 minutes(this process can take anywhere from 1-2 hours depending on their attitudes.
**errands and/or special trips(like the pool, the zoo, a playdate)
**no TV/Computer/or Wii for ANYONE between lunch and dinner--sometimes that's a blessing and a curse
**more cleaning, craft time, or a combo for me

Evenings:
**dinner
**still more cleaning--it never ends
**go for a walk(when our weather cooperates)
**watch shows/play Wii
**tubby/showers
**bed

Routine

One of my Challenges this year was to blog every month for three months. I've already done January and March and I loved the theme for July, so I decided to jump in.



In the dictionary:

Main Entry: rou·tine
Pronunciation: \rü-ˈtēn\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from route traveled way
Date: 1676
1 a: a regular course of procedure
b: habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure
2: a reiterated speech or formula
3: a worked-out part that may be often repeated; especially : a theatrical number
4: a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task

Main Entry: rou·tine
Function: adjective
Date: 1817
1 : of a commonplace or repetitious character : ordinary
2 : of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure
— rou·tine·ly adverb

In the thesaurus:

Entry Word: routine
Function: noun
Text:
1 an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
Synonymsgroove, pattern, rote, rut, treadmill
Related Wordscustom, fashion, habit, practice (also practise), trick, wont; approach, manner, method, procedure, strategy, style, tack, way; design, plan, program, scheme; convention, policy, tradition

2 something done over and over in order to develop skill

Have a Magical Day!

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Playoff Knitting Continues. . .

now that the Playoffs and Finals are over. It was very difficult for me to knit during Pens games--I get more than a little distracted while I'm cheering on my boys.



I've turned the heel on this Rick sock(from Sock Innovation by Cookie A) and I'm surprised and pleased with how this colorway is knitting up. I really wasn't sure how the colors in this yarn would work with this pattern considering that most of the time variegation tends to eat up any pattern but so far so good. I really like the pattern too; honestly, I like just about all the patterns in that book(even with all the errata). It may be the only knitting book where I actually knit every pattern in it.