Lindsay Maddox {the blog}

I've Moved! NEW BLOG! {Designer Wife}

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:20:00 +0000

Hi Dolls!

Hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas! I've been working away on the new blog that I told you about in my last two posts (click here to read the reasons for moving to my new blog home). Well, I'm happy to say that I'm launching right on time. I still have some decorating and designing and adding things to do, but for the most part, it's up and running. Needless to say, this will be the last post here on Lindsanity. Hope that all of you will join me over at my new place: Designer Wife {www.designerwife.com}

Come over and see the new place and let me know what you think! I'll be posting a fantastic give a way next week for my official blog-grand-opening thing (any excuse for celebration, that's me!), so be sure to watch for that!

Happy New Year!

Are you READY?!? :)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:18:00 +0000

Sorry for being away so long, but I'm super excited with the progress I'm making on the new blog design! Incase you missed the announcement, you can read all the details in my post Redesigning & Redefining. The new blog will be amazing - I'm thrilled with it so far! I'm building it, once again, from scratch and moving to a new server with a brand new domain. Launch date is January 1st - so PLEASE check back here to see the new changes and bookmark the new page :) Feel free to sign up for my newsletter over in the sidebar and I'll send you a quick reminder as soon as I relaunch!

Get ready for TONS more content and a few really awesome give-a-ways!!! Also, I'll be announcing my new blog design service! GET READY! :) Talk to you all SOON!

Trick or Treat!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:48:00 +0000

Sorry for such a horrible quality pic! Taken on a friends phone and sent to me. I was a White Russian and hubs was a bartender {get it?... white russian... bartender.. ha}. Obviously, thrown together for a last minute Halloween party... we didn't even have costumes 2 hours before the event LOL

Hope that everyone had a safe evening and enjoyed themselves! Don't over indulge on all that candy ;)

Redesigning and Redefining!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:00 +0000

Good morning dolls!

I'm really excited that it's Friday - hubby and I have a fun weekend planned and I'm really looking forward to just hanging out and de-stressing a bit :)

Before the relaxing, I have a huge to-do list to tackle. Lots that needs to get done today. Aaaand, I'm only adding more to it because I have a TON of changes I want to make around here {{excitement!}}

So, i've been thinking about my blog a lot lately. I know the topics of discussion are rather random and not always necessarily "fitness" related.

I've been reading about blogging and such, and it seems that all the "pros" suggest that the secret to a successful blog is picking something you're passionate about. When you're passionate about what you blog about, the readers see that passion and blah blah blah.

So, I picked fitness. I love fitness. Working out, eating clean, finding great healthy recipes and such really makes me weak in the knees. OK, but here is the problem.... I have a lot of passions. Or maybe I'm ADHD. Either way, when I sit down with my beloved MacBook {ah ha, yet another passion! i <3 Apple} and start to blog away, thoughts just come out... whatever is on my mind at the moment.

OK, so we've got fitness and Apple products, what else am I passionate about? How long do we have here? Let's see... things that make me tick:

design {pretty much in any capacity... graphic, web, interior, etc}
fashion
techy/geeky gadget stuff. i love gadgets.
DIY vintage chic crafty home decorating stuff
entertaining {wine and cheese party at my place next week, btw}
animals. my furkids are my life.
shopping
artsy things
photography
scrapbooking {digital and paper}
girly stuff

Basically, when I go back and review that list it all comes down to one point... I like pretty things. So, I'm going against all the "rules" of blogging and redefining my little space here. Yes, health and fitness will still be a main topic, because it's a huge part of my life. I just want this to be more... me, in a whole sense... not just 1/10th me because I only blog about 1/10th of the things that really make up who I am. As far as the "pro blogger" big wigs rules and guidline blahness, I suppose technically we could say that "pretty things" are my niche topic. And there - back to one topic! Ta-da!

So, expect to see a ton more fabulous content in the future as well as a redesign of the blog - i'm overdue for some fall decorating {{squeeeeel! yippee!}} Who knows, I might completely re-brand and change the name while I'm at it. We'll see.

Having said all that, I'm looking forward to digging in to designing the new blog look this weekend. We all know what I'll be doing - what are your plans this weekend?? Halloween parties??

Flluuuuu. iiiiiiiicccckkk.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:49:00 +0000

Sorry for the lack of posting the past couple of days. I'm sick. I mean, like I'm living off of Nyquil Cold & Flu and Ginger Ale kind of sick.

ACCHOOOO. :(

Hopefully tonight it wont make me so sloshed that I dream that I'm getting Botox injected in to my forehead or that my cat is really Elvis in hiding.

I'll be back in a day or two.

Home is love.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:29:00 +0000

As I mentioned in my previous post, the hubs and I traveled in to visit my parents for the weekend. I love coming home and spending a few days here. It's home. I feel comfortable here, loved here, happy here.... it's where I feel I most belong. It's the place where my life started, the place that shaped me in to "me".

Sooo Good Saturday!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:26:00 +0000

Good morning, dolls!

I'm so excited about this weekend because I'm actually in visiting my parents. We come in to visit pretty often, but I've had such an awesome week filled with good news that it's great to be surrounded by family to share the happiness with.

One of the things I really look forward to when we come in to visit is that my dad always cooks up a huge breakfast and we enjoy good food and company out on the back deck. This is what makes my Saturday sooooo good!

What's your favorite thing that you look forward to on Saturdays? Leave a comment and let me know :)

Make it a great day!

Friday Fill-Ins!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:46:00 +0000

{words in bold are my fill-ins}

1. The crickets sing, and it puts me to sleep like a sweet lullaby.

2. Be thankful wherever you are.

3. I want to get far away from the desire to drink a ton of coffee everyday.

4. I'm Cinderella and my entire castle is clean; this was a dream.

5. But as for me and my prince charming, we're living our happily ever after.

6. Home is still the place that I come from

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to traveling home to visit my parents, tomorrow my plans include cleaning up the house and finishing laundry before hitting the rode and Sunday, I want to spend quality time with the fam!

Wednesdays for Wyatt

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:46:00 +0000

You know, there are some pretty amazing people in this world. It warms my heart when complete strangers can come together to help a family make a difference.

Teresa over at Too Many Heartbeats left a comment asking me to check out Wednesdays for Wyatt and I'm so glad I did! Take a read at the story below...

The following post was taken from Danielle's Blog,

LETTING GO AND LETTING GOD

"For those of you who are not familiar with my family and what we are trying to achieve, here’s a brief run down...
Our son Wyatt was diagnosed with a fatal condition at our 18 week ultrasound, but chose to carry him to term. We waited to meet our son with love, all the time praying we would get to see him alive.
On June 1, 2009, Wyatt made his way into the world by c-section. To our amazement he had a faint heartbeat and was breathing! He died two minutes later, but I’ve clung to the two minutes my son and I breathed the same air since his passing.
Upon calling to get a copy of Wyatt’s birth certificate, I found out he was listed as a stillborn. You would assume it was a mistake (like I did), but there was no mistake. According to the definition of live birth in Tennessee my son was not “alive enough” to be deemed a live born baby. His two minutes of life has gone unrecognized by my state, and I intend to change this piece of legislation so I can solidify the validity of my son’s short life.
Wednesdays for Wyatt was created to help spread awareness for a law that needs to be changed, as well as to generate more traffic to my petition. So if you’re reading this, thanks for taking the time to help our family!
We are currently up to 1,253 signatures. Hurray! We’ve made it over my initial goal of 1,000 signatures, and now I’m dreaming big! You think you can help me get 5,000 signatures by Thanksgiving? I bet you could, and I hope this Wednesdays for Wyatt helps out tremendously. Post this to your blogs, facebook, myspace... wherever you can think of. I can’t wait to see how many more signatures we receive from this. I have a great feeling!
The contest will only be open today. You have until 11:59 pm to post this on your blog and come back here to link up with MckLinky in order to qualify for this Wednesdays For Wyatt giveaway. Good luck everybody and thanks for participating."

NPC Mid Atlantic Carolina Classic!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:34:00 +0000

Whew! I've been BUSY! I'm working on several blog posts that will be up this week, but I just wanted to do a quick recap of the NPC show in Uptown Charlotte this past weekend.

First, the show was a huge success with a great turn out. Savage girls completely rocked the stage! Our own Gretchen won the Bikini class and looked amazing - check out the video that I filmed of her right after winning :)

More pics and vids of the show will be posted tomorrow!

Sleeeep

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:48:00 +0000

I am an insomniac. And a lazy one at that. Yes friends, it's nearly 4am and I'm blogging...from my iPhone. Like my MacBook isn't 3 feet away or anything.

In going to go fold laundry. Woo!

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I didn't even prepare a speech!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:16:00 +0000

WOOOOHOOO! I received my very first blog award this weekend and couldn't be more thrilled :) Sometimes, when you're blogging, you often wonder if your thoughts are just being blabbered off in to cyber space. Being acknowledged and knowing that my random yammering made sense to someone else... and better yet, that they liked it.... really makes my little day.

The amazing Kelly over at Giving What I Am thought that my blog was worthy of the Lovely Blog Award. Be sure to stop by Kelly's blog and check her out too - her posts are uplifting, positively optimistic and just down right fabulous! Thanks Kelly!! :)

So, the rules of the "One Lovely Blog Award" are:

Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

It's so difficult for me to narrow it down to just 15, but here we go! These are my Lovely Blogs:

Hot Piece of Sass - quite possibly one of the funniest blogs I've ever read!!!

Clash & Contradiction a lovely blog and a great sense of humor.

A Mile in These Shoes - an NPC Fitness competitor with some great blog posts!

A Chocolate Lover's Confessions - blogs about some really cute wedding stuff!

Muscle & the City - it's clever, about fitness, and has lots of pics and posts. Love it!

Everything in Moderation - an amazing blog about keeping everything in a happy, healthy balance. I agree with soooo much of this and she just posts some amazing stuff!

One Fit Foodie - healthy AND delicious? Yes, Please!

Trasy Rincan - motivation & optimism is what she's all about. Inspiring energy!!

Strictly Simple Style - lovely home decorating & style - simply :)

The Balance Beam - just an amazing blog with great, entertaining stories. Love reading this!

The Chic Life - so chic, so fabulous. :)

Jenny.Lee - I'm loving her "Pumpkin Monday" posts!

A Blob Blog - a truly inspirational weight loss blog!

The Wandering Thoughts of KiKi - fit, funny, and absolutely fabulous!

Hope everyone enjoys these wonderful blogs - I certainly do :)

Wickedly Delicious

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:38:00 +0000

Hi dolls!

So, as you can see over in my sidebar, one of my goals for October is to try out some new proteins. I'm no stranger to cottage cheese, but it's not something I eat all that often. Well, while I was in the dairy section of The Fresh Market to pick up some yummy Fage Greek Yogurt, I stumbled upon something new.

I'm a sucker for pretty packaging, and something in a sleek black cup with a pop of color caught my eye. Cottage cheese?? Oh, but not just *any* cottage cheese - it's Rachel's Wickedly Delicious Cottage Cheese. Cute package, fun name.... I'm buyin' it!

Turns out - there are several different mixes. I've only seen just plain ole' boring cottage cheese before, but Rachel's comes in several holy-cow-im-drooling-over-cottage-cheese flavors; Cucumber dill, Sun dried tomato pesto, Roasted red pepper, Pear Magosteen, Pomegranate orange cranberry, and Lemon verbena berry. Um... YUM!

I decided to start out with the cucumber dill and the roasted red pepper. Both were truly amazing. And it's nothing fancy... it's as simple as a cucumber and dill chopped up with cottage cheese on top. You just mix and enjoy. Next time I grab some, I'm going to try it as a side to some grilled salmon - that would just be delish! The roasted red pepper was super yummy as well!

To beat it all, cottage cheese is packed full of protein. This makes a wickedly delicious, healthy little snack :) Here are the macros....

Check out their yummy website to find out where you can buy some near you!

PS - just wondering.... my hubby gets totally grossed out by cottage cheese. What are your thoughts? Love it or leave it? Leave me a comment & let me know! :)

Congrats Jim & Pam!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:12:00 +0000

This is totally not fitness related in any aspect, but it's a huge part of my life - so of course it's going to spew over into Lindsanity land.

It's no secret that I'm a HUGE fan of The Office. I've watched it since the beginning and have anxiously awaited this day. OK, i know most people watch it for the humor and tomfoolery that goes on amongst the co workers but I, however, have faithfully watched because I'm a hopeless romantic. Some might think I'm a tad crazy... I mean, The Office isn't exactly a romantic comedy. But you see, I wear my rose tinted glasses pretty much everywhere.... especially when watching TV.

Perhaps it's because back when I met hubby, we worked together and I was engaged, er, kind of. Ring on finger, no planning taking place.... much like Pam Beesly. So, perhaps it makes me a bit reminiscent. Either way, I love love. And, I like to see people in love.... even when it's just fictional characters. Makes my heart melt :)

OK, but here's the bummer. Now what do I have to look forward to?!? I mean, I tuned in religiously just to see them shyly flirt with one another and pretend as if nothing was between them. Now they're married... honeymoons over. Bleh.

Oh that's right! Pam is expecting a baby!! But this does nothing for me except t make my baby fever even worse. We'll save that for another post though ;)

One Year.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:47:00 +0000

One year ago today, I married my best friend.

Eating the top of our wedding cake.

BEST. CHEAT MEAL. EVER. :)

It was a little smooshed, but hey, it made it a year in the freezer :)

Linds

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Phew!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:25:00 +0000

Wow - so I've been crazy busy lately! It's very unlike me to go 2 weeks without posting to my blog!

Just wanted to stop by and say "hi". My parents are traveling in tomorrow and will be here for a couple of days, then Hubby and I are celebrating our 1 YEAAAAR anniversary on Sunday. I can't believe we've been married a year already! WOOOHOOO! :)

So, next week I'll be working on catching up on here. LOTS of news and things to share :) Hope everyone is enjoying the fall season so far!

Mind Blowing!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:10:00 +0000

This post doesn't even need words.

National Yoga Month!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:20:00 +0000

Hey dolls!

So, I've always wanted to be more involved in yoga & I was recently inspired to finally act on this when Cel sent out an email to all of the Savage girls encouraging us to try it if we weren't already in a class. I started researching facilities in my area and just yoga in general. To my delight, I found out that September is actually National Yoga Month and more than 750 gyms will be offering a free week of yoga classes. How awesome is that?? While you're on their website, be sure to check out the health benefits of yoga and the "new to yoga" section for lots of great info on getting started. There's also a list of yoga events going on throughout the nation.

So, if you've been interested in giving yoga a try, this is really the best month to jump in! Go over to YogaMonth.org to see events and classes in your area. I'll be sure to follow up to this after my first class!

Namaste.

Five To Stay Alive

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:01:00 +0000

It's the rare child who actually wants to eat fruits and vegetables. Kids are bombarded by television and radio ads for cereals, candy, and chips that contain huge amounts of sugar and large quantities of saturated fat. The sugar craving begins in childhood - kids quickly develop a taste for sweets. To a child's sugar-sensitized palette, the complex sugars contained in fruits and vegetables are a poor substitute.

We carry these habits into adulthood and our long-term health suffers as a result. Twenty-four hours is not enough time in the day for most of us, and many consistently choose fast foods as a means of satisfying our need for food and a method for limiting the amount of precious time we spend on meal preparation.

But fast foods are not really food in the sense that the nutrition they provide is minimal. Fast foods are essentially empty calories.

In the 1950s and 1960s a well-known health-related slogan was "an apple a day makes the doctor away". This advice represented ancient folk wisdom. Today, decades of research has shown that apples - and all fruits and vegetables - have remarkable health-promoting and disease-fighting properties.

Most fruits and vegetables are packed with magical biochemicals called phytochemicals - "phyto" means plant. Phytochemicals give fruits and vegetables their color, so the more colorful a food, the more phytochemicals it contains.

Ongoing research studies show that phytochemicals - of which there are thousands of varieties - provide protection against the development of many chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis.1,2

Many phytochemicals are antioxidants and neutralize free radicals in human cells. Others have anti-inflammatory properties - these help slow the aging process.

Fruits and vegetables are so important for our health and well-being that many national organizations have promoted the "five to stay alive rule" - the recommendation is to eat at least five portions of fruits and vegetables each day.3

Portions could include any of these - an apple, an orange, a banana, a cup of grapes, a cup of blueberries, a yam, a couple of carrots, a couple of tomatoes, and a couple of tablespoons of broccoli.

For many of us, "five to stay alive" would be a radical departure from our old habits. It might take a little effort to develop new shopping and eating habits, but once you're in the groove it's likely you'll be feeling so much better you'll wonder why you didn't start this healthy-eating plan sooner.

Cited:
1 de Kok TM, et al: Mechanisms of combined action of different chemopreventive dietary compounds: a review. Eur J Nutr 47(Suppl 2):59-59, 2008
2 Ware WR: Nutrition and the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer: Association of Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 With the Role of Fruit and Fruit Extracts. Integr Cancer Ther December 2008
3 Liu RH: Potential synergy of phytochemicals in cancer prevention: mechanism of action. J Nutr 134(Suppl 12):3479S-3485S, 2004

3-day weekend!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:18:00 +0000

Hi loves!

Hubby and I are headed out first thing in the morning to spend the weekend at my parents. I love this time of year :) Hubby and my dad have a football watching date at noon, mom is baking and fixing all kinds of food, Hubs is playing golf with his dad on Sunday - I just really enjoy all of the family time that 3 day weekends allow :)

Hope everyone enjoys the time off. I'll be back on Tuesday :) Happy Labor Day!!

Making things easy :)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:44:00 +0000

I don't know about you all, but I follow A LOT of blogs! I just really enjoy reading what others have to say. My favorite blogs are ones about health & fitness (of course!), crafty/decorating fabulous things, medical blogs, and my beloved design and graphics blogs :) These all make me happy. What doesn't make me happy, however, is when I come across a completely awesome blog that I want to follow - and then I can never find it again in all of my bookmarks. So, a while back I started using FeedBurner by Google. Basically, all the new posts (feeds) show up in one central spot! It's awesome - I get to read all of blogs, quickly, and without missing anything!! If you're following a lot of blogs, or are getting in to blogs - check it out:

feedburner.google.com

OK, now what's even BETTER than that?!?! Go ahead - GUESS! OK, ok - i'll tell you :) I've set up my own feedburner so that you can receive new posts from my blog once a day in your inbox! All you have to do is click one of the "get updates" or "in the know" links I've put in either sidebar....

.... andenter your email - that's it! I'll immediatly send you a link that you'll need to click on just to verify I got the right address. The service is through google - and I SWEAR the only thing you'll get are my posts from this blog. Easy Peasy!

I usually do one or two posts a day, but this way you'll get all new posts in ONE cute email between 3pm-5pm daily :) I know, I'm such a complete geek - but stuff like this just makes me happy! Yay! :)

What's for Dinner?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:30:00 +0000

Holy cow! I got so excited about the "Bear Naked" post before this one that I COMPLETELY forgot to post what I had for dinner! Not sure how I could have forgot... seeing as how it was simply delish.

grilled turkey breast, boiled white potatoes, sauteed squash & zucchini

Sorry the presentation isn't all that pretty - just kind of threw it on the plate because I felt that I was just going to starve to death. I avoided that tragedy - phew!

Truly, it hit the spot. I've got to stop looking at it though.... again, it makes me hungry.

OK, that's all for tonight. Just wanted to blog that while I was thinking about it - completely forgot about it earlier! :)

Have a pleasant evening!

Get Bear Naked!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:42:00 +0000

Hey dolls!!!

Noooo, it's not THAT kind of blog! I'm talking about Bear Naked brand granola and cereals. Check out this link - they're giving away free samples! YUM!

I absolutely LOVE granola - and I like this brand because of their philosophy and commitment to clean food. Here's what I mean:

100% Pure & Natural Peak Granola

Made with REAL whole grains

Soft-baked texture

All-Natural, Bearly Processed and Utterly Naked Ingredients... that you can actually pronounce!

NO Artificial Flavors, NO Cholesterol, NO Hydrogenated Oils, NO High Fructose Corn Syrup, NO Preservatives, Og Trans Fat

Vegetarian friendly

Kosher certified

Things like that make me happy :)

One of my favorites from their line is the Peak Protein granola...

It's very yummy and filling when I'm craving something like this. Here are the macros:

Unfortunately, they're not offering this particular formula in their free samples - but they have some other yummy options! I love this stuff - thought I'd share it you :) Let me know what you think of it!! :)

Happy September!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Hey dolls!

I'm so thrilled - September is FINALLY here! Know what that means? Summer is winding down and crisp, cool autumn mornings are right around the corner! Fall is by far my favorite season. The gorgeous foliage, comfy sweaters, the smell of pumpkin pie in my Mom's kitchen. Aaahhhh. Lovely thoughts :)

What this also means is that the fall competitions are very near... and it's time to really get my butt in gear! I received my new weight training & cardio info from Cathy today. These plans that she comes up with are just amazing, I love changing things up each month! We also have a lot of supplemental options to add to our training if we have the extra energy. I definitely want to add as much as I can to get the most benefit! I'm super excited to try out this new program - it's definitely more of a challenge than last month :) I'm ready for it!

Today was grocery shopping day. Which was a good things, because we were down to pretty much nothing! The seafood counter had in some fresh caught wild Alaskan salmon that looked AMAZING. Salmon is one of my favorite foods... I really could eat it everyday.

wild alaskan salmon, white asparagus, white potatoes

Seriously YUMMY. Ugh, I'm getting hungry again just looking at it! Tomorrow's dinner plans are roast turkey breast. I'll say it again, YUUUUM! I love food too much, haha.

OK, enough about food now. I have a notebook beside me and I'm working on narrowing down my specific goals for this month. I do so much better when I actually have specifics down in plain text. I have tons of things I want to accomplish, but I'm trying to be realistic in what can be achieved in a one month period. As soon as I have this finalized, it will be posted over there ---------> in the top of my sidebar.

So, talk to me. What are your goals for this month?? Better yet, what tips and tricks do you have to ensure that you will successful achieve your goals? Personally, I'm thinking of setting up a reward system. I mean, I know achieving the goal is a reward in itself - but I need an added incentive. I'm thinking I should do one small reward for each set goal, and then a bigger reward if I accomplish everything. Perhaps a new lip gloss or eye shadow from MAC for each small goal, and something like a new pair of shoes or a hot stone massage for completing all goals. Hmm.. I'll have to go hammer out the details on this and get it in writing.

Hope everyone had an amazing start to the month!! :)

Whats up with that Header?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:18:00 +0000

Hi loves!

OK, so I lied. I didn't get around to making a post today. Well, then again... technically this is a post... so it counts, but it's not fitness related... so it doesn't. Oh well.

I actually had a really busy day today. You see, my lovely husband and I relocated out of state back around the first of June. He was offered a job that was pretty much his dream job- so we literally packed up our lives and made a huge move all in a matter of exactly two weeks. When this opportunity came up, we were kind of in the middle of working on our house... so it wasn't exactly in the prettiest shape to be listed on the market. So, once we moved we hired a contractor to come in and finish the remodel, which took 3 weeks. Finally, we listed it for sale just under a month ago.

In the mean time, we've been renting an apartment down here... which is pure hell for me. Not that I haven't rented my share of apartments before, but it's just that after owning your own home for 2 years, it's difficult to get in to the "renter" mode again. But, it was necessary, seeing as how we couldn't possibly sell our house and buy a new one down here in only 2 weeks. Thus, my busy schedule lately. We're currently in negotiations on selling our condo and, at the same time, putting in some serious time neighborhood hunting. Moving to a new city and state is more difficult than I imagined. You know where nothing is, so it's hard to know where you want to live. It's really important to me (both of us) that we find the PERFECT neighborhood for us, because kids are definitely in the future. So schools and safe area are top priorities.

Wow, I got waaay off track. Anyway, we found a couple of areas that we really like and have been spending a lot of time looking at houses and spent pretty much all day driving through a few more neighborhoods. We didn't get back in until late evening, so I didn't get my post in that I wanted to. Obviously I probably could have now, seeing as how much I've babbled on about why I DIDN'T post today. Ugh, i'm odd.

What I DID do this evening was finish out the redesign of this blog. Yes, my friends, I'm finally pretty much finished. I still have a few things that I want to add here and there, but it's only minor tweaks that I'll finish up over the next two days. What you're looking at is the result of code that I wrote from complete scratch. Indeed, I'm that big of a geek. But, I like to make things pretty... it's what I do.

So, what's up with my newly designer header image?? It's random, but after all, the title of my blog is "lindsanity", so I wanted it to be a little crazy. Basically, the egg is in there... well, you fitness gals will know why. I mean, it's an egg... I eat tons of them. The chocolate skull & cross bones is in there because.... well, you fitness gals can figure that one out too. Sugar is the devil. But I love it. I stay away from it as much as possible, but I still loves it <3

Ooooh, ladies. I'm tired. Seriously. Super excited for tomorrow because it's SEPTEMBER! I new month means a new SOS plan! WOOT! :) I'm working on my goals for this month and will get them on here tomorrow. Oh, and how about that new SOS check-in format?? I'm loving it! CSF is just awesome :)

Hope everyone enjoyed their Monday and continues to have a simply amazing week!