The inaugural blog...

So, I have decided to start a blog.  Not entirely sure why.  Everyone is doing it, right??  The blog will be about my daily predicaments, pursuits and ponderings.  While my life appears pretty boring and status quo, it seems I have A LOT of predicaments, pursuits, and ponderings.  I love sarcasm and I love the absurdities of daily life.  I always have something going on...a new project, a new diet, a new exercise regimen, a new room to decorate, a new puppy, a new something (anything) that I need right now.  I am truly the person who creates her own adventures, her own afflictions, her own dramas.  I do realize this, but it sure doesn't seem to stop me.   I have to be DOING all of the time (this makes my husband crazy because typically he gets to be DOING all of these things with me)!  So I suppose this will be about the things that I get us into and my motivations for such.  This brain does not stop!  I love to go new places, try new things, dream up new goals....  I am driven and it has served me well.  I do believe we all control our own destiny.  We are in charge of living whatever life it is that we aspire to live.  While we can control little that comes our way, our reaction and attitude will determine our outcomes. 

                                    

Disclaimer:  You should know I am a horrible typist.  I think fast and move fast in almost everything I do (except running- we will get to that later).  I do not have time for the nuances of life (such as editing my blog).  So I will offer an apology right up front and while it is sincere, I will make no effort to improve.

I have a theory...  I believe that I have limited time, energy, brain cells and I will not waste any of these commodities on things I do not deem important.  I had to call my husband at work yesterday to figure out how to start a movie at home.  Remote controls?  Forget it!  But, I successfully run a business, take care of patients, am a wife, mother of 2 dogs, and do all of the extra curricular things that I can concoct for myself to do. 

My current pursuit is a plant-based diet with less animal protein and less refined carbs which I started on 1/1/11.  I AM eating seafood and lots and lots of veggies, beans, quinoa....  I have no intention of giving up dairy, cheese, butter etc.
 Come on now, that would just be ridiculous!  For a girl who grew up on a beef cattle farm, this is quite a stretch.  It turns out that getting rid of the refined carbs is much harder than getting rid of the meat.  We'll see how it goes....  I have been inspired by the books, The China Study thechinastudy.com and The Food Revolution foodrevolution.org.  Very interesting reads with profound dietary information.  I highly recommend!!  My husband is on board which makes things much easier.  My niece (age 2) informed me yesterday "I no like that!" regarding the lunch I served.  If I am being totally honest, I no like it either.  We are definitely going through some trial and error on recipes. 

My current predicament is a 10 week old standard poodle puppy named Barley whom I HAD to have for Christmas. 

I was like a child, so excited, I had dreams about him, bought the toys, collar, crate, you name it.  I absolutely could not wait!  Much to my husbands and Sarge's (older dog) dismay, we brought this little monster into our home, also on 1/1/11.  Wow!!  This is more than we bargained for!!  (you know we were already a little grumpy from no meat or carbs)  He is really cute and sweet and soft and cuddly...when he is sleeping.  Otherwise, he is biting the rugs, chewing on shoes, stealing Sarge's toys, trying to nurse on Sarge (a boy!), or sneaking off to "go potty" in the house somewhere.  We have had snow on the ground almost constantly since we brought him home.  This makes 2 am potty breaks especially enjoyable!  On a bright note, he only pooped in the house twice yesterday, so I think that is really promising : /

My current ponderings.....I have got to get back to the gym!  (Notice I did not list this as a pursuit.  If you know me, you know this is a joke, but maybe I will do something...)   I picked up running last year, but I have realized that I find very little motivation, or enjoyment for that matter, for running and am barely faster than a snail. 

I have completed 3 1/2 marathons to date and  have signed up for another in April, The Oak Barrel sponsored by Jack Daniels in Lynchburg, TN oakbarrelhalf.com.  I am rallying the troops, so feel free to join us!  It is true what they say, "misery loves company".  You get a medal made from a real oak whiskey barrel for finishing!   That is reason enough for me to gut out 13.1 miles!  I do like sporting the 13.1 magnet on the back of my car too.  At this moment, these are the very best reasons I can think of to keep running : /  Weak, I know!  I am considering taking up cycling, although my sister tells me that if I become one of those people, she will run me off the road.  All I know is my lovely lady lumps were a little too lumpy this morning!!  I had to change my outfit 3x before going to work.  So...something must be done!  Stay tuned.....

Carpe Diem!