There's no interpersonal drama going on, so if you're looking for seedy gossip, I apologize.
But I am angry. And I'm annoyed. And just plain pissed. 😠
Day 14 isn't going as planned, but I guess that is to be expected. And to be honest, I never found it to be much fun to follow people who have their "eternal bliss" on display at all times. Rest assured, there's no bliss here today!
And I hope you weren't terribly distracted by my half missing makeup or the random dog hair all over my sweatshirt. Just trying to keep it real 😉
Wait until you see the thumbnail photo that goes with my blog video this time. Oh my frickin' gawd.
Go ahead. Take a minute to scroll down and have a gander. It's effin' atrocious. 😠
I'm going to make it my mission to find out how to change those damn things. I can't get over how YouTube manages to find the most hideous facial expression in each video and then says, "Yes. Yes, this is the one. This one represents the theme of the video most accurately." Then there's a pause, followed by the loudest "MUA-HA-HA-HA-HA" ever.
Bastages. (I'm shaking my fist at them)
Anywho! I crammed a lot of babble into today's video. I'll be honest .....it took multiple takes for me to get this done in under 12 minutes.
For those of you who wondered exactly how long it would take me to figure this piece of information out:
I am now fully aware that I ramble on occasion ....often. I am sorry. I am especially sympathetic to my mother, who has to listen to me babble like this daily. She doesn't get to escape the wrath of my rambles like the rest of you do.
I love you, mama! 😘
With that being said, I made a bit of a boo-boo yesterday, but I managed to turn it into a learning lesson. A "teachable moment", if you will. After my confession, I analyzed the bejeezus out of my behavior and came up with this:
LOOK AT THIS PREVIEW THUMBNAIL PHOTO!!!
I swear to God, someone who works at YouTube hates me.
For those of you who made it past minute 10, I am very sincere about my gratitude. Thank you so much for keeping me on track. I'd be grateful if I had only one person who is tolerating my jibber-jabber right now.... even if that one person is just sitting there waiting for me to screw up! 😏 Motivation is motivation, no matter how ya' get it. Fortunately, Im far more blessed than that and I appreciate each one of you!!!
And to wrap this all up, I'm just going to include some entertaining memes. Why? Because I'm hoping that if a photo pops up when I post this video, IT'S NOT THE ONE FROM YOUTUBE! Sweet Jesus!
Love to you all! xoxoxox
Tee! Hee! How many of us have envisioned this....?
It's true! I'm like Joey from FRIENDS.... I just wanna put my fat pants on and eat!
AMEN! The sweater situation is spot on!
This would be my husband. I can actually see this becoming a reality some day.
Today was a big day for learnin'. I was feeling ancy and couldn't concentrate on any fictional books in my Audible stash, so I delved into some of health books in my archives. After a few hours, I was so excited about the information that had permeated my brain matter (I'm feeling like a smartypants....just humor me) that I decided that I had to share it with you right away.
In my excitement, I got a little tongue-tied a few times, but hopefully I get my points across. I was all worked up about my new "Pasta Intel". Take a peek and I'll clarify my point afterward:
I know that I stumbled through the bean info, so just to be a little more clear, let me write it out. A serving of black beans is usually one cup. In that cup, you'll get 12 yummy grams of protein and 9 filling grams of fiber. Whoo hooo! As a bonus, you get some fancy folate which (stokes) muscle growth, as well as some tasty copper to help strengthen your tendons. Yowza! Beans are sounding like a fabulous choice, aren't they?
And I wasn't foolin' when I mentioned that eating four servings of beans or legumes each week will accelerate weight loss. I feel a big ole batch of extra beany chili in my near future.
So, after the whole pasta and bean excitement died down, I listened to a new book that I found after searching on line for information about will power. Here's more about that..... and bear with me..... just when you start to worry about whether I had been drinking excessively while recording the following video, I bring it all together and make it simple. Enjoy! 😉
I think that fall has officially arrived in New York State today. They claim that it arrived a while ago, but in my head, it's not officially autumn until you are no longer able to wear shorts in public and look like a normal person.
The color change of the leaves and overcast skies are also an indication of fall....but if I see you in shorts, I'm judging you. Shorts should no longer be part of your wardrobe selection in New York, unless you're exercising.
Which brings me to today's babble. The 80/20 rule is one of my favorites.....not to be confused with Van Halen's OU812, although it is also consumption related.
(I know, I know....they all can't be witty little winners. Sorry 😐 )
Anyway.....I did not inherit the Gym Joy Gene. I feel no rush of happiness when thinking about any exercise facility.
None. Nada. Zippo. Zero. Zilch!
Clearly, there must be a Gym Joy Gene in my family, because I frequently see pictures on Instagram of my older brother working out, or my little sister in the gym locker room, all jazzed up and ready to go and lift heavy shit.I look at those photos and feel a mixture of pride and envy; I'm very proud of them for taking such good care of themselves, but damn if I'm not envious of their drive to work out! (Or even to put on workout clothes.) The only drive I've ever had was the one that put my ass in a car to score myself some donuts!
Fortunately there's that lovely 80/20 Rule that fits right into my own physical activity and exercise regimen.
Scientific findings after my own heart!
Here's more about that:
(Seriously, where do they get these thumbnails for videos? It must be a conspiracy of some sort 🤔)
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I'm on day six of Operation Healthypants and I can't wait until this day is over! As always, there are ups and downs, because as someone very annoying once said, you wouldn't be able to appreciate the sad times if it weren't for the happy times. That person may have a very valid point, but today it's just a bunch of obnoxious words strung together to amplify how disgruntled I am at the moment.
So here's what happened:
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