Tuesday, January 13, 2010
So today was a much better day. I got in a great workout and felt like things were mostly back on track.
I know a lot of my sleep issues are due to the fact that Jon and I have an absolutely hideous mattress. It was never meant to be our full-time mattress but it's all we have at the moment.
We're saving every penny we can to just get to go on a honeymoon. Also, I'm really revving up the promoting of my voiceover demos so any extra money I make has been going into that.
* www.aligoodmanvo.com
Throughout my whole life I've never had just one interest. I've been a jack of all trades, master of none. I've decided to change that vision. I want to stop all the desperate attempts to "get" somewhere. I am just putting my focus into my interests. In the future I am totally open to them changing but, for now, I have to stop just shooting myself in the foot.
This is why I am heavily focusing on film and voiceover. I'm not leaving theatre, altogether, but it's not where my interests are lying these days. For the first time in my life, I'm ok with that.
Time is what I am lacking. Time and money. I've been putting off seeing friends and family so I can focus on me and my goals. It's taken a toll on my mental state. I miss my friends. I tend to have hermit-tendencies. So this week and a bit of next week I made sure to make firm plans with friends and family so I HAVE to get out of the house and schedule myself better.
Now, of course, I'm freaking out about the time I'm spending away from those things I have to do!
Balance. Right? BALANCE.
Got to get a bit better on my water. I only got in about 50 oz today. It was not enough.
Working on wedding stuff tomorrow with Mom. Would love to really get some things off of THAT list!
Today's Goal: back into the workout routine = SUCCESS!
Tomorrow's Goal: DRINK WATER! And be careful at dinner.
Calories Consumed: 1095
Workout:
Cardio:
3 minutes warm-up
40 minutes jog/run/shadow box/kicks
(1 - 10 minute sprint; 2 - 1 minute skaters)
8 minutes cool-down/stretch
Strength Training:
60 back rows (15 lbs each hand)
50 biceps curls (12 lbs each hand)
50 triceps curls (12 lbs each hand)
50 shoulder press (12 lbs each hand)
50 chest flies (12 lbs each hand)
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Day 45 - Overwhelmed and Under-funded
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
So today started out ok. Work was a bit stressful but nothing that felt so awful I couldn't handle it. That was good.
I spent a good portion of the day mapping out my plans for the next few months, mentally. I guess it would make more sense to write these things down. But, I have this weird inability to write something down unless I really know I can/will get to it. Some of these things I've "mapped" are just abstract ideas/hopes. To write them down cements them in a way I'm not necessarily ready for.
One of the things I had time to work on was our honeymoon. My sister-in-law's mom is a travel agent. A really good one. She helped get my cousin and his wife a spectacular 7-day honeymoon for a fantastic price. I'm hoping she can do the same for us! She and I have played email tag for a while and she threw out some great ideas but then asked the question: "So what is your budget"?
Um.
Yeah...
Um.
We don't have one?
We are very slowly putting money into savings. We have sacrificed some things in order to have SOME kind of savings. It's very tough when we are paying off student loans, bills, etc. and STILL can't make ends meet each month. But slowly and surely we are working it out.
But we definitely don't have enough in savings for a honeymoon.
Yet.
I threw out an arbitrary number in hopes it would be enough to get what we want.
I just hope we only have to put 1/2 the money down. That we could cover! The rest, well, we'll have to do some more saving for that!
By the time I got home I was freezing and exhausted. Jon had had a horrible day at work and was really stressed out. I pushed myself to do my workouts (watched a great episode of the West Wing) but my brain/heart etc. wasn't really into it.
It's weird. I seem to have one day on that's a good workout day. Energized, feeling good, etc. And then the next day is just off! I'm exhausted and unable to complete all tasks. The ping-pong effect is frustrating and tiresome. By the time I'd finished my workout and showered, I was worn out! And it didn't help that Jon and I realized we have so much to do before I start filming this weekend. There's a lot of domestic crap on our plates.
One task at a time, I guess. Trying to stay "whelmed" instead of overwhelmed.
Today's Goal: Do a full workout = Success/Fail. (I did all the components of the full work out, but my cardio was lacking in time)
Tomorrow's Goal: Get some domestic things done. Take the day as recovery. Drink my water. 80 oz.
Calories Consumed: 1020
Workout:
Cardio:
3 minutes warm up
30 minutes jog/run
(7 intervals of push-ups -- 5 - 10 push-ups/ 2 - 20 push-ups)
8 minutes cool down/stretch
Strength Training:
100 push-ups
100 regular crunches
100 reverse crunches
100 oblique crunches (each side)
100 regular squats (12 lbs each hand)
100 regular pulsed squats (12 lbs each hand)
100 plie squats (12 lbs each hand)
100 plie pulsed squats (12 lbs each hand)
So today started out ok. Work was a bit stressful but nothing that felt so awful I couldn't handle it. That was good.
I spent a good portion of the day mapping out my plans for the next few months, mentally. I guess it would make more sense to write these things down. But, I have this weird inability to write something down unless I really know I can/will get to it. Some of these things I've "mapped" are just abstract ideas/hopes. To write them down cements them in a way I'm not necessarily ready for.
One of the things I had time to work on was our honeymoon. My sister-in-law's mom is a travel agent. A really good one. She helped get my cousin and his wife a spectacular 7-day honeymoon for a fantastic price. I'm hoping she can do the same for us! She and I have played email tag for a while and she threw out some great ideas but then asked the question: "So what is your budget"?
Um.
Yeah...
Um.
We don't have one?
We are very slowly putting money into savings. We have sacrificed some things in order to have SOME kind of savings. It's very tough when we are paying off student loans, bills, etc. and STILL can't make ends meet each month. But slowly and surely we are working it out.
But we definitely don't have enough in savings for a honeymoon.
Yet.
I threw out an arbitrary number in hopes it would be enough to get what we want.
I just hope we only have to put 1/2 the money down. That we could cover! The rest, well, we'll have to do some more saving for that!
By the time I got home I was freezing and exhausted. Jon had had a horrible day at work and was really stressed out. I pushed myself to do my workouts (watched a great episode of the West Wing) but my brain/heart etc. wasn't really into it.
It's weird. I seem to have one day on that's a good workout day. Energized, feeling good, etc. And then the next day is just off! I'm exhausted and unable to complete all tasks. The ping-pong effect is frustrating and tiresome. By the time I'd finished my workout and showered, I was worn out! And it didn't help that Jon and I realized we have so much to do before I start filming this weekend. There's a lot of domestic crap on our plates.
One task at a time, I guess. Trying to stay "whelmed" instead of overwhelmed.
Today's Goal: Do a full workout = Success/Fail. (I did all the components of the full work out, but my cardio was lacking in time)
Tomorrow's Goal: Get some domestic things done. Take the day as recovery. Drink my water. 80 oz.
Calories Consumed: 1020
Workout:
Cardio:
3 minutes warm up
30 minutes jog/run
(7 intervals of push-ups -- 5 - 10 push-ups/ 2 - 20 push-ups)
8 minutes cool down/stretch
Strength Training:
100 push-ups
100 regular crunches
100 reverse crunches
100 oblique crunches (each side)
100 regular squats (12 lbs each hand)
100 regular pulsed squats (12 lbs each hand)
100 plie squats (12 lbs each hand)
100 plie pulsed squats (12 lbs each hand)
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