I DID IT!!!

Yesterday Steve and I were doing some shopping in Target and I spied an exercise band with a Pilates-style DVD for $12.99. We looked at each other and said "YES!" (I still haven't told him about my word for the year. He just wouldn't understand if you KWIM. Hehe) Now normally the thing would sit there for awhile (maybe months or years) untouched. However, we both recognize that we're severely overweight and out of shape. I'm especially out of shape because I spend so much time in front of this computer or scrapbooking. Sooooooooo..... Today I decided "I'm not waiting for him. I'm gonna DO this thing!" I got the DVD started and immediately paused it. I need two things besides the band - a mat of some sort and more ROOM! After trying a couple of things and pausing the DVD a time or two more, I finally moved a piece of furniture and started in earnest. (Gently and VERY timidly to be sure!)
Well, the next thing I know the mail arrives. I'm expecting my Guest Designer Team kit for Scrapdango so I paused the DVD and looked. No kit. Drat! Started the thing again and a couple of minutes later I hear a box literally thrown onto my porch. WHAT?! Thinking again that it was the kit, I went to the door again. Nope. Just half-melted wonderfully homemade goodies from my SIL in Alaska. NICE! But wait, I'm supposed to be LOSING weight here! Hehe! And how nice (NOT) of the mail carrier to just throw it onto my porch! GRRRRRR!!!
So I start the thing one more time. A couple of minutes later my phone rings. It's my DD who's been really sick lately and not able to talk much. Thankfully she's feeling MUCH better but still sick. Another pause and stop. The 40 minute DVD now has taken over an hour, but .....
....drumroll please .....
I completed the whole thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY FOR ME!!!! I was so proud of myself. I put the furniture back, start to put the band away and suddenly realize that I can literally feel EVERY muscle I've just worked! UH-OH!!! Needless to say I popped a few Advil really quickly! Hehe! I don't even want to THINK about how sore I'll be tomorrow! Still, I'm very pleased with myself and am determined even more than ever that I need to MOVE more!!! So on Wednesday, I'll be back in front of my TV with band in hands and DVD playing working those poor old muscles one more time.
Oh and I did another MOVE today. I was running out of space for my scrappy albums. So after my exercising and realizing I'd better keep moving before I was really sorry, I moved some books to another room and made room for a bunch of scrapbooks in the living room. That led to moving some pages from one album to another which always leads to more moving. I finally quit after about an hour. But again, I'm pleased that I'm working on all those little things that have been sitting here waiting to be done.
It feels good to MOVE! Hehe!