My Little Weekend Celebration

Well, folks, I got to be on air today. Guess I've hit the big time! lol! Anyway, I got to do the weather and introduce some music and our "Newton guy," Geron, who was broadcasting live at the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Business Expo this morning. In order to celebrate this occasion, I'm going to have a couple Bacardi Silver Mojitoes. Next week is my "spring break" from the college, so I'll be able to veg a bit. Yay!
P.S. Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend. Y'all remember to set your clocks an hour forward before bedtime tonight. (We broadcast a little on-air reminder about that today.)

My Totally Insane Week

This has been an absolutely crazy week! (That may explain why this week's posts have lacked their usual depth.) Anywho, in addition to dividing my time between the college and the radio station, I've been thrust into the responsibility of subbing for our industrial maintenance instructor, who's undergoing back surgery. Trust me, this is not my area, although I did figure out the difference between hydraulics and pneumatics. I'm exhausted right now, and I have a splitting sinus headache. On top of all that, I'm starving. I think I need a Taco Bell and/or chocolate fix. Maybe I should do some TM. Better yet, I just need to sleep.

Get fit, save time.

As I've already mentioned, I'm in a fitness phase right now. A lot of us want to get fit, but there's a time issue. Well, I'd like to recommend a couple DVDs for the time-pressed but health-conscious folks out there. One is Kathy Smith's Timesaver Cardio Fat Burner, and the other is Kathy Smith's Lift Weights to Lose Weight Double. On the cardio DVD, you get two 20-min. aerobics routines plus a 7-min. bonus stretch. As for the strength training workout, it's a compilation of Kathy's original Lift Weights to Lose Weight workout and her Lift Weights to Lose Weight 2. Volume 1 consists of a quick upper-body workout, time-efficient lower-body workout, and short abs routine. Volume 2 offers upper-and lower-body segments, along with speedy abwork and a stability ball workout. You can program these two DVDs in order to do any or all of the segments on each. You can go to http://www.collagevideo.com/ to see time graphs for these DVDs, which count as one item, and prices for a multitude of fun, unique workouts.

On this day in local history

On March 4, 1974, it was recorded that my hometown, Olney, Ill., "Home of the White Squirrels," had the highest number of TM (Transcendental Meditation) practitioners per capita of any American city. Hmmm... Perhaps there is a progressive element here after all.

Brief Review of This Morning's "Athletic" Endeavor

Well, I did another 6 a.m. workout today. I "performed" Kim Miller's (truly delightful woman!) CIA 2702: Aerobic Euphoria. Working out isn't a totally euphoric experience when you're dog-tired, but I muddled through. I followed my cardio session with some yoga, courtesy of Karen Voight. So, folks, that was my athletic-- and I use that term very loosely here-- endeavor for this morning.

Continuing on the fitness theme,...

Okay, I think I'm certifiably crazy. I did my Billy Blanks' Ultimate Tae-Bo DVD today-- at 6 a.m.! (BTW, it's actually about 8:20 a.m., although Blogger is apparently on PST (Pacific Standard Time). So, when I publish this post, it'll be registered as having been published at approx. 6:20, not 8:20. Just wanted to clarify that!) I'm trying to get in shape for warm weather. Since I'm so busy right now, early morning is really the only "me time" I get. Fortunately for me, I've always been a morning person. Thus, the early bird always gets her workout in!

Lion or Lamb?

Today is March 1. They say this month either comes in like a lion or a lamb. It looks as though March is coming in like a lamb this year. Last year, it definitely came in like a big ole roaring lion. It also seems as though this winter went by faster than last winter. To say that I'm ready for spring to get here is an extreme understatement. I feel that this coming spring holds a lot of promise.