Catching Up

Brett Gardner making a true catchHappy Monday, all!

Wow, last week flew by! I actually had hopes of being online more but, alas, all I could really do was pop in on Twitter here and there.

Fourth of July started out as a simple BBQ with some neighbors then...30 people later, we had ourselves a PARTY! It was crazy. I kept getting texts asking if I minded if they brought someone--or a family.LOL

I'm one of those anal planners so this really rocked my world, but all turned out great in the end and the hubby and I were praised as fantastic hosts. (Um, because we are)

I was so worried Sox would get trampled or not react well to the crowd but he was SUPER and I think loved all the company. (and attention)
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On the writing front, I did not get as much done as I wanted, but I'm still making good progress. My target is to sub this thing to my editor by the end of the month. (fingers crossed)

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In other news, I've lost ten pounds. 

HOW? By running three days a week, keeping up with P90x routines, and a free app on my IPhone called "My Fitness Pal". 

I. LOVE. THIS. APP!!!

You plug in all your profile info and then it sets a target calorie goal for you. It's basically just calorie counting.
If you exercise that day, you can plug that in too and then you can eat more. (Which is what I do)
You add in your weekly weight and see your progress. Plus, the BEST thing is you can look up the calories for almost everything. Even if I go out to eat, they have a lot of restaurant meals programmed in already, which is very convenient.

Check it out!
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In puppy news, Sox goes to his first "puppy orientation" class this Wednesday. It's a free one. Then after that, I'm going to sign him up for some classes that my vet recommended. But he's been a good boy and is growing like a weed. (although by dog standards he's still pretty petite) He's three months now!



That's it for me. Summer is usually slow but for some reason I'm so busy that I rarely have time to read, which makes me really sad. :(

So what's going on with you? Read anything good lately?