I always tell myself, "whatever I forget, they sell it where I'm going." Then I ended up in a downtown hotel with no hair product, and no place within walking distance to buy any except for a local drugstore, which didn't have any of my usual brands. I could have gotten into a taxi and said, "take me to the nearest Target!" but I felt that might end up costing me a lot more than the hair products. From that experience, I now am careful to pack
everything
I use, and I also check bags, because I ain't hauling it all around on my back again. Nor trying to get it through security!
My usual method of packing is to go about my usual routine, tossing things into my bag as I use them. Then freak out about what clothes and shoes to take with.
why is my cat so good at turning off my computer?
as I was saying for packing I make a list , pack everything and pull out the extra. all drugs go into my purse so they are never out of my site - the only part of packing I get paranoid about .
Okay, the dress-as-a-goth party is tonight. Black nail polish, or blood spatter manicure?
Blood spatter! (Which looks even more amazing if you add a layer of red glittler to the very tips, over the "blood".)
Yay, Connie on your gym going self! And yay meara for signing up for trainer sessions.
Since I hate exercise with the heat of a thousand suns, gym memberships merely gather dust with me. The one time it worked for me was when I first got turned on to power yoga, but that was just a perfect storm of great class, great teacher, and convenience.
I love the power yoga studio that's near me, but the classes are just a bit too much for me since the anemia and surgery, so I'm easing back into the working out thing with ballroom dancing. I've been going for about a month and I LOVE it. It's crazy expensive, but I love going because I'm constantly learning something new and challenging myself and it incorporates so many of my interests.
I hate the hamster part of the gym. but if I can get to the point where it starts being additive to my life, I can deal.
Great job Connie, and you too barb. I've enjoied hearing about your dance classes. Good luck meara
For some reason, the only exercise I can sustain is kettlebell. Gym memberships last a few months and then wither from disuse. I'm so monomaniacal about kettlebell I won't do the parts of the class where we have to put the kettlebell down. Not sure why.
Martial arts aren't exercise. That's a whole different vibe. I can (and have) do that for days. I have nothing against physical exertion. I quite like a good endorphin rush or adrenaline high. I'm just picky about the point.
Martial arts aren't exercise. That's a whole different vibe.
This is how I feel about dancing--I might be out of breath and sweaty after a fast dance, but it's not the same at all. Sadly, just dancing does not keep me enough in shape, so trainer it is. Today was the first one, and I felt dead by the end. Oy. Am hoping I am still able to move tomorrow.
When I get home from PDX, I am going to work on getting back in the habit of using the exercise bike every day. My other goal is to start using my little weights to do something about my arms.
Man, this week in PDX with Cass has been wonderfully relaxing. Exactly what I needed.
There might come a point where just dancing won't do it, but in terms of getting myself started and feeling as if I've worked out without feeling completely dead afterward, it's absolutely perfect.
