Happy Halloween

Follow Up 30 Oct

How'd I do?

Walk ~ Done

Physical therapy ~ Done

Eat healthy ~ Done

Re-writes ~ Done

Read ~ Done

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Busy day ahead...

Carpe Diem... Martinsville

NASCAR ~ Truex 3rd McDowell 25th A. Dillon 30th Yeley 31st

What needs to be done, today?

Walk

Physical therapy

Eat healthy

Re-writes

Read

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Thank Goodness It's Sunday 438

~ Cooler weather

~ Rewrite progress

~ Learning to eat healthier

~ Chats with my sister

~ God's art

A novella for the holiday...

Secondhand Samhain

The seventh novella in the series...

Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.

Jan Connor, the new manager of the secondhand shop Vintage Holiday, loves her job, her town, and her life. She doesn't need anything except a little bit of help. Her annual Halloween birthday party isn't coming together, and her antiquated computer system is only making it worse.

Trent McDonald, computer guru extraordinaire, is looking for a place to call home. His brother, Cowboy, suggested Holiday might offer what he needs but never mentioned Vintage Holiday's pretty shop manager.

Between one breath and the next, God changes everything...

http://www.amazon.com/Secondhand-Samhain-Holiday-USA-Book-ebook/dp/B01A0IBBQI/ref=sr_1_1

Secondhand Samhain

REAL Week 482

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

What Navy SEALs are required to do to make it into BUD/S:

http://navyseal.s5.com/requirements.html

http://military-fitness.military.com/2013/01/the-spartan-300-workout-and-new-variations.html?ESRC=sm_fit.nl

Right up front: Never in a million years could I do what is required. However, I needed to start somewhere. Considering how fit the SEALs are, I figured it was a good place to start. My pushups are against the wall.

Using 1, 2, and/or 4-lb weights:

PT ~ Physical therapy

UBP ~ Upper body exercises, pushups, and chair sits against the wall

SEALFit shared some good hints I want to learn and remember:

http://sealfit.com/sealfit-blog-how-to-build-durability/

19: 1/4-mile walk. PT. UBP. x2. Stretch.

20: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x3. Stretch.

21: Rest.

22: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x3. Stretch.

23: 1/4-mile walk. PT. UBP. x1. Stretch.

24: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x3. Stretch. Yard work, pulling cannas.

25: 1/2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x1. Stretch.

Jimmy Thomas is a business man, running a popular romance book cover site, a cover model, personal fitness trainer, and health advisor. Pictures: February 2012 and June 2012. Inspiration, at least to me:

TBR

106. A Kaerasti for Clari (Out of the Blue Bouquet: Crossroads Collection Book 3) by Carol Moncado contemporary Christian romance.

107. Premeditated Serendipity (Out of the Blue Bouquet: Crossroads Collection Book 4) by Chautona Havig contemporary Christian romance. Unexpected and enjoyable. The author tackled some tough subjects.

108. Out of the Blue Bouquet (Out of the Blue Bouquet: Crossroads Collection Book 5) by Amanda Tru contemporary Christian romance. I loved this story and will by other books by Amanda Tru. The collection can be read in a group, as there are discussion questions after each story.

109. She Stoops to Wenchdom (Mischief and Mistletoe Anthology) by Mary Jo Putney Regency Christmas romance. They actually didn't celebrate Christmas during the Regency era, at least not the way we understand it, which didn't occur until the Victorian era. It's a liberty romance writers have taken. I don't mind.

110. Sleepless in Seoul (Yesterday's Mail: Crossroads Collection Book 1) by Alana Terry contemporary Christian romance.

Follow Up 23 Oct

How'd I do?

Walk ~ Done

Physical therapy ~ Done

Eat healthy ~ Done, except the thin mint/grasshopper type cookies, and we aren't discussing those. What's done is done.

Pick up water ~ Done

Re-writes ~ Done

Read ~ Done

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Let's do it again!

Carpe Diem... Kansas

NASCAR ~ Truex 5th A. Dillon 11th McDowell 27th Yeley 31st

What needs to be done, today?

Walk

Physical therapy

Pick up water

Eat healthy

Re-writes

Read

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Thank Goodness It's Sunday 437

~ Lunches with dear friends

~ Yummy food

~ Meals prepared and cleaned up by someone else

~ Chats with friends

~ God's grace

Giving things away...

...I have an unfortunate habit of being proud of giving things away. It isn't a good kind of pride. It's more like a kind of arrogance. I brag about not being attached to things. Unfortunately, there are consequences. I'm searched for my leather bound copy of five Agatha Christie stories. It's gone. A vague memory sits in the back of my head of me deciding I'd never read it again, so I gave it away. I want to read it again, but it's gone. This isn't the first time. I'm afraid it won't be the last, either. The trouble with not being sure of what you value is that you often give away things of worth. I hope it's blessing someone else's life.

Friday...

REAL Week 481

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

What Navy SEALs are required to do to make it into BUD/S:

http://navyseal.s5.com/requirements.html

http://military-fitness.military.com/2013/01/the-spartan-300-workout-and-new-variations.html?ESRC=sm_fit.nl

Right up front: Never in a million years could I do what is required. However, I needed to start somewhere. Considering how fit the SEALs are, I figured it was a good place to start. My pushups are against the wall.

Using 4-lb weights:

PT ~ Physical therapy

UBP ~ Upper body exercises, pushups, and chair sits against the wall

SEALFit shared some good hints I want to learn and remember:

http://sealfit.com/sealfit-blog-how-to-build-durability/

12: PT. UBP. x1. Stretch.

13: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x3. Stretch.

14: Rest.

15: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x3. Stretch.

16: 1/4-mile walk. PT. UBP. x1. Stretch.

17: 2-mile walk. PT. UBP. x3. Stretch.

18: 1/4-mile walk. PT. UBP. x1. Stretch.

Jimmy Thomas is a business man, running a popular romance book cover site, a cover model, personal fitness trainer, and health advisor. Pictures: February 2012 and June 2012. Inspiration, at least to me: