Did you know that it's National Dog Week? 2012 marks the 84th anniversary of this holiday. National Dog Week was founded by Captain William Judy, a dog judge and former publisher of Dog World Magazine. It's no secret that I'm a huge dog lover. I welcome any excuse to recognize all the wonderful canines out there who brighten the days of so many people like myself. Harley's nuttiness makes me laugh every single day. But National Dog Week is more than that. The message it's meant to convey is near and dear to my heart... One main reason that National Dog Week was created was to raise awareness of what it means to be a well informed, responsible pet owner. This includes things like making sure your pet is up-to-date with their shots at the vet and being able to regularly exercise ... [Read More]
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Today’s WOD: A Total Body Circuit Routine
Some days I walk into the gym knowing exactly what workout I want to do. Other days, I find myself indecisive about what exercises to do or body parts to work on. Sometimes I can quickly focus, while other times I feel like I have a scatterbrained workout. Feeling the latter about to happen, I jotted down a workout to do before I walked to the gym today. Instead of doing a typical workout where I strength train one or two body parts, I decided to do a circuit routine and touch on a bit of everything - legs, biceps, triceps, shoulders, abs and back. This is a nice exercise sequence to do if you're feeling restless and don't want to spend too much time on any one thing, as I was feeling today. A few things to note: This workout takes about 45 minutes. I recommend doing some active ... [Read More]
Funny Dog Names + What I Ate Wednesday
I met some adorable dogs volunteering at the Humane Society tonight: Lillian reminded me of Harley. She was super sweet and just a total cutie. I quickly saw her stubborn side when we were all the way down the street. I tried to turn us around to go back but Lillian simply refused. She just sat there with a smiling face as if to say, ''No thanks lady, I'm good out here!" It took a whole lot of convincing to get her back inside, and her strong-willed personality was similar to how Harley can be. I really can't blame her, as she seemed very social and probably would rather hang around people and be outside all day long. I just love that happy face! Cobalt is a shy, 4-month old Australian Cattle dog mix. My heart melted a little when I left the room and he started ... [Read More]
A Boozy Monopoly Night
Happy Saturday! Look who we're babysitting for the weekend: Adam's friend recently got this 10-week old Bulldog and had to go out of town this weekend, so we are watching him for a few days. I can't even deal with the way Hogan wiggles his cute little body around! We were interested to see how Harley would act with Hogan here. She's gotten a little territorial with him, but last night they were rough housing with each other like old buddies. Harley is typically really submissive and kept rolling over and letting him get on top of her to play. He is just this little goofball who was flopping around and doing his miniature bark and it was pretty entertaining! Moving onto food, check out what I baked this morning: Banana cinnamon muffins from the Skinny Bitch cookbook. One of my ... [Read More]
A Few Sights from the Dog Beach Today
“A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things -- a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.” - John Grogan, Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." - B. Williams ... [Read More]
Hiking Iron Mountain
"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb." - Greg Child Last night Adam surprised me with an early birthday gift -- a CamelBak for use during my outdoor workouts! It's a backpack that you fill with water and can continuously drink from. This was a perfect little gift, as I'm always thirsty and drink an insane amount of water, especially during exercise. What a smart man I married! Wanting to put my new workout gear to use, today my little family and I headed to a nearby town called Poway to hike somewhere we had never been to before, Iron Mountain. In reading reviews of the mountain prior to going, I had seen a few time estimates at 4 hours. My first thought was that there is no way Harley would last that long, as ... [Read More]