Posts from — December 2009

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year.

Another lazy day ahead. I may try to write, I don’t know. Hard to do anything with the kids home from school. I have been typing up what I’ve written in one of my notebooks. I am so close to the end. I need to buckle down and just finish. I never had a book torment me so.

Last night I stayed up late playing through The Beatles on Rock Band. I am loving the Rock Band stuff. It could be that it is very much like the game Simon, which was my favorite as a kid.

Started giving thought to New Years Eve. It will be snack night here. You know shrimp, champagne, etc. What is everyone else doing NYE?

I had been thinking of writing some poetry lately and thought I would share two of my favorites. They are sort of depressing, but I still like them.

The Road Not Taken

by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Yep, did 20 minutes yesterday on the treadmill. As soon as I am done here, I’m going for my 20 on the treadmill for today. I earned 2 activity points yesterday for my walk which is cool.

Not planning on doing much today, maybe some Rock Band 2. I downloaded a few songs for it–Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar, Bring Me To Life by Evanescence, Call Me by Blondie, and Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. I wish there were more available for download like some Heart, Joan Jett, Def Leppard and Bon Jovi. Yes, I am addicted. LOL

Today I’m back on treadmill trying to get back on the healthy way. I’m joining AM and a few of her friends on an upcoming blog for 2010 on our journey of weight loss. Our goal: lose a supermodel. LOL I’m getting back on Weight Watchers and exercising while the others are doing their own programs from Jenny Craig to whatever. I like Weight Watchers. It works for me. I lost 30lbs this year on it. I gained a few lbs. back thought. Not much, but a few. (Less than 10.) I am going back on it and kicking up the exercise. This time I am just opting to just do the online eTools at WW, no in person meetings. At least for now.

I have a treadmill at home along with an exercise ball and weights. I ordered My Fitness Coach for the Wii to customize a workout program for myself. It is supposed to get you to use your own equipment for your workout. Pretty cool, huh?