Stay away snakes!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a Be Well challenge at work and just for finding out your helathy numbers (ie: cholesterol, weight, etc.) you got a gift card. I selected mine for Target and just found the best use for it!!!
It has been horribly yucky and rainy and I am part of the Wildlife Sustainability Team at work. With this membership I am assigned a pair of bluebird boxes that I have to watch and report on. They are in the middle of a large field at work and here is my new purchase from Target....

Yeah!!! Purple rain boots - and soooooo cute!!! It was actually a little sunny today in Pgh (as you can see by our green green, grass we have gotten a lot of rain-LOL) so I wore them out to the center of the field to check my boxes and what did I find.....
Box 8C-1
NOTHING!! EMPTY then....

Box 8C-2
YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!! A nest and inside......

Here are the eggs..........soon to be five adorable baby bluebirds!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope!!!!

Snakes and racoons - STAY AWAY IF YOU KNOW WHAT IT GOOD FOR YOU!!!!

Last year I had a different set of boxes and everytime I had eggs they would be eaten by a snake the next day...gone with nothing left but an empty nest-I hope to report happier endings this year with the new location)

Enough said on that - I will keep you posted!!!

Also, I was taking the day off from the gym yesterday but mom and I went shopping and dinner and she headed home by 5:30 so I had the rest of the night free....

Where did I end up???

You guessed it...spinning......

Here is my results - this teacher felt easier than the last and when it was over I was about 8 miles shorter than the last class....oh well, still great workout!!

And, now tonight will be my night off!!!

Have a great rest of the day and next post will be FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

Another yippee!!!

New Love...

I have found a new love...
I am officially obsessed - no more treadmill pounding for me (although I will jog outside on nice days sometimes when (and if) it ever stops raining in Pittsburgh).

This comes just in time for a competation at Jen, Prior Fat Girls Blog.
I actually did it TWICE yesterday...that NEVER happens to me...worked out and then tanned and then worked out again....
What is it that I am doing now you say?!?!?!?
Not this...

OR THIS.....




DEFINITELY NOT THIS EITHER....

BUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




ON THIS......

WITH OTHERS and I love it!!!

It is a HUGE calorie burn, an amazing workout and the classes FLY by so quickly!!! I wish I had tried this before,....from now on I will remember....change is always good and how much fuin to find a new workout that I love?!?!?!??!
Now I just need a pillow or padded shorts...although everyone in the classes assures me that my sore buttocks will get used to this someday :-)

If you have not tried it, I suggest you do, I almost promise that aside from a slightly sore butt you will LOVE it!!!!!!!!