Hey everyone…

I had a little unexpected treat last night… as I sat on my balcony during the early evening with my laptop feeling pretty much burned out and frustrated, lo’ and behold my ‘once a week at the gym workout buddy’ Jeff got ahold of me and said he was heading out for a bike ride around Stanley Park and a swim in the Second Beach Pool while the Tuesday Night Drum Circle Gathering played their weekly bang-fest… and did I want to join him?

um… YES!!!!! LOL

Seriously … THANKS JEFF, I think you may have saved my sanity with that invite.

We had a great ride around the 8 mile perimeter of the park, just blazing as fast as we could (in other words: LEGS BURNING) and got to the pool in time to catch the final half hour sunset swim… I swam my heart out in the laps lane (in other words: ARMS BURNING).

WHAT A TREAT!

I hardly ever get out in the evenings to do fun, physical stuff so today was a huge bonus, considering I also got my usual weights workout done in the morning.

Here’s the aftermath!!


Oh, and for the record, I don’t actually advocate swimming in chlorinated pools. I think chlorine is horrible stuff and should be avoided as much as possible (filter your drinking water too, your government most likely puts it in your tap water). However, tonight was a special occasion (ie, I got out of the house for a change) and heck, sometimes you just gotta loosen up and live life a little bit, right? So today I made an exception to my “I only swim in lakes or the ocean” rule just for the sheer fun of it (kinda like when you have a cheat meal and take a break from your nutrition plan…). One can’t be rigid 100% of the time or it just gets to be no fun. So if you’re in hard-core adherence mode don’t forget to treat yourself once in a while!!


Also, if you want to check out Jeff’s handiwork for yourself, don’t forget he’s at www.jeffkee.com. Or tweet him on Twitter… his handle is @jeffkee… he’s a super guy with some serious web design skillz…!!! Maybe he’s the answer to all your website problems, but you won’t know until you check him out for yourself.


…and finally here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day… chock full of angsty stuff, which as you all know by now, makes it GREAT for weight lifting…I’m still trying to get cute with the song matching the post and seeing as Jeff got me out and helped save my sanity today, I thought a song called “Save Yourself” would be fitting!!! I really must remember to get myself out in the evening for some fun, physical stuff more often… it really is sanity inducing!! haha…

Anyway, without further ado, here’s the song (the sample is safe but the entire song is explicit, so if you buy it please don’t play near the kiddies or at work):

STABBING WESTWARD – Save Yourself

Don’t forget, if you love it, you can buy it for yourself by clicking through to Amazon from the player.


That’s it for today. Have a GREAT day, and we’ll see you again very soon!

Girlwithnoname