Monday, February 28, 2011

Shopbop Gift Card Giveaway

Using a random number generator, I/it picked #8 as the winner of the Shopbop $100 gift card.

Congrats to Christina from "Christina's Favorite Things" who won with her additional entry of adding the link to the giveaway to her blog! See! Sometimes it pays to be diligent. Enjoy your maxi dresses, Christina! Be sure to let us see what you buy!

Thanks everyone who entered the giveaway! Stay tuned for more in the near future *hint*hint*
Sunday, February 27, 2011

BLAHHHHHH!!!!!

I'm catching a flight to Kansas this morning.

I'll be there for two weeks.

I haven't left and already I miss my two fur babies :( Ugh. It's such a dreary day here- no sun... and I'm going from nice Spring weather to COLD once again. This does nothing for my mood right now.

Might not be blogging much- not like I have lately anyway.

See ya in two weeks.

Please send me sweet, funny, uplifting, dumb comments...I'll need some cheering up today. :)
Friday, February 25, 2011

Not So Slacker Friday: Favorite body part to work?

This week's fitness post asks the question: What's your favorite/least favorite body part to work on? Also my review of Bob's 66 minute Super Strength Workout! WOO!!

Personally, I love my legs and love working out my legs. I see results here first, so naturally. I also find it VERY tough to get my legs burning unless I do a tremendous amount of an exercise.

My legs are powerful so I enjoy squats, jump squats, hold squats, wall squats...you get the idea. This all while holding an 8 or 10 pound weight. Anything that will make me have to fall on the toilet the next day....ya feel me? haha. P90X Legs DVD definitely doesn't disappoint me.

Plus...I don't have much of a butt. Sure, it's there, but even at my fittest it wasn't as round as I wanted. This time around, I'm concentrating on those glute muscles, my friends.

  (Yes, I dream of having legs/butts similar to these from Oxygen Magazine)

That being said- betcha can't guess what my least favorite body part to work is......

 (This hooch obviously isn't working her biceps hard enough if she's cheesin' like THAT....)


Overall, I'm pretty strong for a woman.....but if we're gonna delve into fitness a little further, I'm a weakling. I can't do more than 5 real push-ups before I crumple in a heap on the floor with my tongue hanging out. Ouch. Arm work hurts like hell- I don't know how you ladies do it.

So if you strength train, what's your favorite/least favorite body part to work and why?

Bob, Bob, Bob. What a workout. I finally finished the 66 minute strength workout on the DVD I bought two weeks ago. Amazing! I was so pleased!

First of all, Bob is freaking amazingly motivating. When he yelled to "push" or "go harder," I listened- which is rare. Usually I'm like "Screw you," get some water and sit on the couch while I watch the poor crew on TV struggle through those push-ups. haa!

Speaking of the crew, his back-up peeps were just as awesome. They were struggling and I like that! lol. They were all very fit, but could tell this wasn't a sissy workout. They were breathing hard, faces twisting in weird expressions trying to get in those last two reps. That's what I like to see! Glad to see someone busting their ass right along with me.

One of the women, Helen, is a MACHINE! She's strong as crap.

Helen. I bow to you.

Oh, so yeah. The workout was a total of 66 minutes and was Total Body. It's a change from the P90X DVDs which focus on one body part per DVD. Bob's workout was REALLY fast paced. I was eyeballing the clock and at 15:00 minutes in I was wondering why I was sore already!

There were two (official) water breaks throughout the entire workout! TWO. Yeesh. It was constant moving to keep that heart rate up. We did tons of combo arm moves (side and front raises) and lots of squats and holding that squat.

Here's the ENTIRE breakdown, in case you were wondering:
Warmup
Squats with weights
Pushups
Bicep curl to shoulder press
Squats w/ weights - increase speed, then hold
Down & Outs - add push up
Pushups then go halfway down - hold
Bicep curl w/ shoulder press
Down & Outs - pushups
Fast Shoulder presses then hold
Back Rows - then pulses
Deadlifts
Right leg in front - bent over rows
Arm Raise Combo - Front, Side, and Posterier pinky up side
Hold arms out to side - 3x
Left leg in front - bent over rows
Arm Raise Combo
WATER BREAK
Holding one weight only - lunge forward
Pass weight under leg, back & forth
Bent over (squat) single arm fly - working deltoid
Repeat on opposite leg, and opposite single arm fly
Alternating lunges, then lunge jumps
HALFWAY THRU
Bicep Curls
Squat position w/ elbows right above knees - little bicep curls
Tricep Extensions
DOWN TO FLOOR
Skull Crushers
Chest press (keep elbows close to focus on triceps)
Crunches - regular crunches, crunches with arms reaching out to sides of legs - then pulse, arms back behind head & raise one leg (knees at same heigth), switch legs while continuing to crunch, then both legs up
Single leg (balance) while doing hammer curls, switch legs continue with curls
Supination Extensions - forward extensions & side extensions, then squat down & do side supination extensions. OUCH.
Continue in squat position, put arms down...hold, then weighted jump squats, finish the burn with more weighted chair squat!
Tricep Extensions
Floor - Skull Crushers, Chest Press, Crunches w/ legs extended
Roll over to Plank position for Weighted Plank Rows
Weighted T-Stands - pushup w/ T-stand, T-stand each side, then pushups w/ T-stand again
Hold Plank Position
Stand up begin Matrix Lunges
Matrix Lunges (holding one weight) - lunge forward, lunge side, lunge back
Standing Weighted Pullovers
Matrix Lunges on other leg
Iso Arms - hold arm straight out, then arm out to side palm down, front, side...repeat iso arm other side
WATER BREAK
On floor in plank position on forearms. Raise/lower hips, then twist hips side to side for twisting plank
Press up to straight plank, back down on elbows, up, down, up, down, up..really it is torture
Side Knee Plank - bring knee to elbow, other side, then go really fast!
COOL DOWN

The cool down stretches weren't very long lasting, so I'd do a few more after- just in case. Don't wanna lose an arm or anything do we? No. 

Overall? A+ for the long workout on the DVD.
 
Weekly Workouts:
Monday, February 21- Bob Harper's Super Strength DVD (66 minutes)

Tuesday, February 22- REST

Wednesday, February 23- 40 minutes of cardio on treadmill. Jog/run

Thursday, February 24- Bob Harper's Super Strength DVD (66 minutes)

Friday, February 25- REST
Monday, February 21, 2011

I spoke too soon- which happens quite often...

THE dress. I found it.

After seeing it had sold out online, as you all may have read just a few hours ago, and accusing all of you for going out and sabotaging my purchase of the ONLY Lilly dress I've ever really loved....I found it.

I called their customer service and the lovely Emily found the last one in my size at a store! it's being shipped to me.

The BEST part of all this is not that I even found one- it's the price. Online it's still $248 everywhere...it was on sale for $139!! Seriously?!?! Seriously. I am so excited. SO.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway + Where I'll be soon.

Oh, hey didn't see you there. Guess what? I have today off for President's Day...Do you? I'm not rubbing it in {much} if you don't. Just being your friendly "neighborhood" blogger and asking.

I skipped "Not So Slacker Friday" this past week. I was a slacker for the most part. I PROMISE, I do, to have an entry up this Friday...especially because next Monday I'll be MIA for TWO, yes, two weeks. I'm going to Kansas for an educational course for work.

Kansas.

No offense to anyone who lives or loves Kansas, but I'm not thrilled to be going back to cold weather. It's been in the 70s here. In Kansas the highs, at most, will be in the 40s. NO. Thank. YOU.

Don't forget Thursday, February 24th, is THE last day to enter my $100 gift card to Shopbop giveaway! You may stand a great chance since there aren't a butt load of entries. WOOoooOOO!!

And listen...I have some beef with you guys and your friends...From now on I'm not telling any of you ANY of the most-wanted fashion items on my wishlist. Why? I'll tell you. This is the second time I've posted something on my blog and bragged about how AWESOME it was and how much I wanted it- and it SOLD OUT in the next day. Yes. The Lilly dress I've craved has been in stock in my size for MONTHS...now its gone. You all better hope and pray it comes back in stock......because I got your number. I'll find out which one of you or your blog friends have it. Oh. I will.

MUAHA!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tax return gifts

"Sup ladies? My name's Slim Shady. I'm the lead singer of D-12 baby." {I do love me some Eminem. Call me psycho, but I enjoy his angst ridden song lyrics.}

Happy Tuesday. The last few weeks at work have been busy, busy. I have some time to breathe this morning.

So, first- go enter my giveaway. For one because its an awesome giveaway. For two because just do it. Here's the post with all you need to know...

Have you ladies/gents filed your taxes yet? I finished mine up yesterday and am VERY pleasantly pleased with my federal return. Thank you home ownership! You'll be happy to know {I'm guessing} I'm not going to be {totally} frivilous with the money. I'll be paying OFF a credit card. Remember one of my resolutions was to not be so hoo-haa with my money? I'm well on my way.

I'll have money left over after paying off the card and I'll sit on some of that money....and the rest I'll be purchasing the few things I really, really truly want. Yes. Want. I don't need them. Want. Want. Want. Remember what those things were? I'll refresh your memory:

Lululemon Pants

 Lilly Pulitzer Dress

Skydiving Tandem!!

What are you doing/purchasing with your tax return?

Sunday, February 13, 2011

What's on sale at Shopbop?? Want a $100 gift card??

Awesome!! I was contacted by Shopbop to host a giveaway for my very lovely readers- I mean that.

They're giving me a $100 gift card to Shopbop for one of you guys. As some of you may already shop there you know it can be a tad bit expensive- even the sale section. No worries! Enter to win some free money towards a purchase right here, right now...

I love oversized handbags. Period. Marc Jacobs is one of my favorite bag designers and Shop bop carries several from his collection. Hell, give me this $100! I need it towards a new bag :-/. Matt and Nat have some cute bags as well! Follow the link so see them! If you're looking for a new clutch or smaller bag check out these Diane von Furstenberg bags.

Like I said- It's best to start shopping among the items that are on sale at Shopbop. Some things are up to 70% off! That's a LOT. You can score a great deal on a nice clothing item. Especially if you win this contest, yo!

So how do you enter to win? Let's make this pretty simple for everyone...

#1: Leave a comment below with ALL of the following (ONE comment. Not several, please):
* Name
* E-mail Address to contact you if you win
* What would you buy/do with $100 gift card to Shopbop?
* OPTIONAL: A link FROM your blog entry to this contest blog entry for 2 additional entries!

The contest will run until TUESDAY, February 22. 

GOOD LUCK!
Friday, February 4, 2011

Not So Slacker Friday: Bob Harper's Inside Out Method + Weekly Workouts

{Oh, Bob. Please tell me if you're gay or not. I think you're dead sexy and would like to know I have a chance?}
Uhm. Oh. Hi.

Jumping right in..How were everyone's healthy eating and workouts this week?? Any plans to keep it moving this WEEKEND? I know it's Superbowl and all, but my Pats aren't playing so I don't care.

I purchased Bob's, best known as trainer from Biggest Loser, Inside Out Method: Super Strength DVD since Tony Horton (P90X) has been getting irritating lately.

The DVD has two different workouts. One is the hour long super strength workout. The second, a 20 minute beginner workout. I was very sleepy and OUT. OF. IT. after work today, so I opted for the short workout. It's only beginner if you use light weights- but it IS short and basic.

The moves hit every major muscle. Biceps, triceps, legs, back, shoulders abs and chest.

Grade? A. I really liked it. I liked Bob's demeanor and the fact that the people working with him were fit, but not so super fit that it felt motivating and unattainable to "look like these folks." I can't wait to jump into the hour long workout- I watched it the other day and they did burpees...you know...you squat down, then jump back on your toes and do a push-up then come back up. Yeah. I think it's gonna be tough.
Jenny's Weekly Workouts {SUCKED!}: 
Saturday, January 29- Nothing
In my defense I hosted a Jewelry Party...you know where people come over and buy shit from you? I got $145 in free stuff, so not too shabby. As far as I'm concerned I'm excused.

Sunday, January 30- 3.3 mile BRISK walk
Love the running/walking trail in my local city. It was chilly, but a nice heavy breathing walk.

Monday, January 31- Nothing
I know. I'm such a biotch.

Tuesday, February 1- Nothing
.....treadmill? Weights? What are those?

Wednesday, February 2- 30 minute jog on Treadmill
Gheesh. What a week! FINALLY I got my workout in. It was short and sweet but my body was greatful for the return of being active.

Thursday, February 3- Good 'ole Bob's Strength DVD, 30 minute workout
See review above.

Friday, February 4- Nothing.
I'm going out of town to visit my dearest friend, Marion this weekend! It'll be a weekend of fun and debauchery I assure you...Saturday we have an awesome bootcamp type workout planned, so I'll be getting in my workout even on the road.

Review on the hour long Bob Harper Strength workout next Friday perhaps- or music I workout to- I can't decide which.....
Have a great weekend and remember not to lose focus on your health and fitness goals just because it's the weekend : ) BUT, take time to have fun and have that extra glass of wine- I know I will!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Anthropologie Sweeping Stitch Heels are MINE!

I had stalked the Sweeping Stitch Heels by Seychelles shoes for MONTHS. They finally went on sale for $60 and quickly SOLD OUT. Naturally.

Being the smart shopper I am I left it on my Anthro wishlist until they hopefully popped back up in stock. This indeed happened-THREE times. TWICE my order was canceled because some other hooch got to them first (Yes. I called you a hooch whoever you are....), but the third time...Ah...yes....the third time was the charm and now they're on their way to me. This makes me happy and I thought you all should know. Now...how to wear them...


Work has been EXTREMELY busy for me this week. I'm pretty sure I don't think very often because after thinking so hard this week...my brain is about to EXPLODE!

I doubt I'll talk to you ladies tomorrow, but check back Friday for the "Not So Slacker Friday" series! Happy Humping Day...I mean Hump Day. Whatever. ;)

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