Friday, November 05, 2010

Thinking About Tea & Exercise Planning

Yumi thought you may be interested in how I store so much tea in my pantry. I use a cardboard flat to hold the boxes and when a box gets low, I move the few remaining tea bags to this plastic shoe box. These sit nicely on the top shelf in my pantry and I can slide them out when I want to rummage for a tea fix.

I need this Friday. I have a few errands to run, but other than that, I'm planning on recharging today. My to do list for this weekend is stacked.

I was tempted by the Tread Climber, until I saw the price. We already have a treadmill, but I find it boring. I'm sure if we did purchase a tread climber, I would eventually grow bored with it as well.

My problem is, winter is coming, and I know the day will come when I can't walk outside. I have to think of something to keep my workouts going. Mall walking won't work because I'd have to drive 20 miles one way, to the nearest mall each day. Maybe I'll buy ice grippers for my winter boots. That's my main worry about walking in winter, slipping on ice.

I should start swimming again, but to be honest, do I want to drive in to work on the days I'm not scheduled just to work out? The commute time is equivalent to the exercise time. I don't think I'd stick with it, having to give up so much of my free time.

I'm just going to have to put myself on a schedule, make myself walk the treadmill while watching TV and maybe mix it up with Wii Fit and maybe as much outdoor activity as I can manage.

4 comments:

Becky - said...

Love all the tea! I like trying different kinds too, but limit myself to just a few varieties at a time at home and at work. Favs include Tazo Refresh and Stash Chocolate Mint Oolong and I always have a green tea on hand

Kelly M said...

That's a lot of tea Dawn, wow. With you, Linda and Terri on a program and losing weight it got me motivated to add exercise to my routine. I love walking but with it getting dark earlier I didn't feel comfortable walking alone in the evenings. My neighbor was excited about doing this with me but sadly she gave up after 2 weeks. So I purchased a treadmill and have been loving it and lost 7 pounds. I can see why you said it's boring, I ended up moving mine into the living room so I can watch TV while working out, so far so good. Get yourself on that schedule and I'm sure your personal trainer (your son) will keep you on the right track.

Stormmie aka Kim said...

Wow that's a lot of tea. I have a few Celestial Seasonings teas + green tea. I've been wanting to try more tea flavors. One of my faves is Sleepytime. Yum

Terri D'Orsaneo said...

That IS a bunch of tea. Joe and I can walk year-round, but we had rain three evenings this week, and ended up not walking at all. Sigh. Need to get back to it this week. Weigh-in is tomorrow morning,