Noom

Ok so I realize this is the second discussion of healthy decisions.   Let me clarify one thing:  I am not really that healthy of a person.  I have a good weight, but I do not eat very well and I exercise when I feel like it, which is rarely.  Having gotten that out of the way I recently acquired an app on my phone to track my weight, food, and exercise.  I mostly am doing this so I have a general awareness of what I am doing.  I think this is helping me.  I didn't completely do away with the bad things, but I am trying to incorporate more fruit and vegetables and other healthy alternatives to the crappy snacking I tend to do on a daily basis.  I have to say I don't really like eating healthy, but I do like how I feel when I try to do better.  I also like that it reminds me to log my food and reminds me that I should be exercising granted I don't always listen.  I understand we all get busy, but what is really nice about this app is that it is on my phone and my phone is with me everywhere and it is quick to log these.  I hope this helps someone, somewhere.

Yours Truly,

KP

Gold Gyms Workout Videos

So I have been lacking in motivation to work out or at least that is how it feels.  Sometimes I just need something a little different to get me motivated.  I did try to go to classes, but it seemed that the timing never really worked quite for me.  So I invested in some Gold Gym workout videos and I got to say if you even do just one of the 10 minute workouts a day you will be well on your way.  The workouts are super intense for a very short period of time.  It is nice and quick, but I definitely feel that I got a workout when all is said and done.  Anyways whatever you can do to stay motivated is always worth it.

Yours Truly,
KP

Gojee...

So last week I was introduced to a website called Gojee.  The idea is simple.  You have some ingredients and you enter them in and it can suggest something to make for dinner.  So lets say I enter hamburger in the search and Sloppy Joe is returned.  Or I can enter what I dislike so I will enter mushrooms for my husband sake and it returns a grahamburger.  Interesting randomization there.  You can also enter what you crave so I entered Avocados as I love avocados and it returned Mango and Avocado Salad.  Anyways I think the concept is super cool and thought I would share it with all.

Yours Truly,
KP

Lamenting the Demise of the Jaguars...

Ok so I am very sad about my Jaguars.  They are now 1-5 and there doesn't seem to be a lot of hope that this season will turn out well.  I am thinking that Jack Del Rio will be gone come next year and we will be rebuilding again. YAY!!! NOT!!!  I will be a die hard Jaguar fan for the rest of my life or their existence, but I would really like to see the win especially since I get to watch the game next week on Monday Night and I really don't want to be sad.

In other Football news,  Lions finally lost and we are down to one team left that is undefeated and that would be.....the Packers.  Oh and can I say it was wonderful to watch Tom Brady get sacked and intercepted yesterday even though they did win.

Yours Truly,
KP

Tebow Time

So last Sunday was kinda spectacular.  Broncos started off not doing so stellar and we were kinda getting bored with watching them loss when in the 2nd half John Fox decided to send Tebow out and holy cow, that guy can add some excitement to the game.  He brought Denver almost all the way back.  Anyways it was super fun to watch and he is now the official starting quarterback for Denver.

On a side note Jags have lost again and are 1-4.  I am kinda sad about this.

Yours Truly,
KP

Time Out For Women - Saturday

So here is the list of things I learned on Saturday.  Hopefully I can share some enlightenment with the rest of you:

• Mariama Kallon taught us that we should forgive with her powerful reflection on her past coming from war torn Sierra Leone, in which she had seen her parents and sister had been murdered.  She expressed her absolute joy in life and expressed her testimony in regards to the power of prayer.
• Hillary Weeks was the musical artist for the day and she was witty, entertaining, and has a beautiful voice as well as beautiful songs.  She also explained how we can accomplish anything we think about.
• Emily Watts had several tips in regards to our habits as follows:
• Develop thick skin as people will always be judgmental and will not see the big picture.
• Do your children the honor of allowing them to accomplish hard things as this is the only way we grow as humans.
• Pick a few well chosen traditions as they will provide stability for your family
• Treat yourself as a person
• Work very hard at catching your children doing something right
• D. Kelly Ogden provided some enlightening things in regards to happiness and in particular he talked about the optimism of the prophets and how they are optimistic because they have a greater view of the big picture.  They realize we are on the winning side.  In the end everything will be alright.
• Merrilee Boyack talked about Blazing your own trail and using Become gave us a map
• B - Bold
• E - Eternally-Minded
• C - Creative
• O - Outward-Focus
• M - Meek
• E - Enlightened
• her last thing was a U - Unique
• Emily Freeman gave me the best message possible and that was that I am Worth it!!!  Actually it was that we are all worth it.

All of the presenters at Time Out For Women were funny and entertaining and I really have not done them any justice in the last two posts, but that is because I really think you should check it out for yourselve.  It really was an amazing experience.

Yours Truly,
KP

Time Out For Women - Friday

So this weekend I went to a wonderful Conference.  The conference is called Time Out For Women and they tour through several cities a year.  A friend of mine recommended this conference and I am so entirely glad for her constant reminders.  This provided me with an uplifting and spiritual retreat that was badly needed.  I also got to hang out with old friends and I made a new friend.  I was absolutely delighted in the opportunity provided to me.  Every year there is a different theme and this year was about "Choosing to Become".  Here are some highlights and some things that I learned on Friday night:

•  Mary Ellen Edmunds talked about identity theft and in particular Satan's goal to steal our identity.  She further explained that we are children of God not adults of God and this should imply that we still have a lot to learn.  I really super enjoyed her.  She was really funny and her message definitely hit home.
• Heidi S. Swinton relayed her experience in writing President Thomas S. Monson's biography - she asked the question:  What do you plan on doing differently after listening to President Monson?  I had never really thought about what I would do differently and now I really need to do that.

I will post about Saturday soon, but give some thought as to what you choose to become and I will do the same.  Also remember who you are.

Yours Truly,
KP

The Lions - WOW

So this last weekend we watched the Lions play the Cowboys and the Lions will play on Monday Night,  but I thought I would touch on the insaness of the season.  I realize insaness may not be a word, but I am making it one anyways....  The lion's was not really a game I would have picked to watch, but unless I purchase the NFL Sunday Ticket, I don't get much of a choice.  Anyways, it was an awesome game.  Pretty soon the Cowboys were up 27-3 against the Lions and I was thinking that the Lions may get their first loss that night.  Now most of the time in a football game it is really not expected that teams will come back from that big of a deficit granted you will always hope for it because it does make the game more exciting.  Anyways the next thing that happens in this game is that Romo (Cowboy's quarterback) is intercepted back to back for touchdowns and the momentum had turned.  From there it will go down in Lion's history as they overcame the 24 point deficit to win the game 34-30.  It is absolutely amazing and now the Lions are 4-0 and the only other team undefeated right now is the Packers.  Also on another note the Colts are 0-5, which is unheard of, but it is mostly due to Manning being out of the game for the last 5 weeks.  It is going to be a CRAZY football season!!!

KP

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

So this book I took the liberty of reading this last week and it was a very quick read.  Having read the Grapes of Wrath, I had expected that Steinbeck would be very descriptive in this book and I was not disappointed.  I have noticed that when he describes the scene that it is done in a way that is very interesting and it pulls you in to what is about to happen.  The other thing that I noticed is that when he describes things it is for two reasons or so it seems.  One is to give you a picture of what the setting is, but second is to set up an event for later on.  Anyways this book was very well done.  It is a short story, but he definitely takes his time to set up the plot and you can see the friendship all the way from the very beginning of these two mens' lives all the way to end of this story in few pages it took to write.  Most of all the story doesn't feel rushed and you definitely feel the emotion of this story.  I guess that is what impresses me the most about this story is that there is a depth of emotion to be felt in the pages of this book even though it is so short.

Anyways, I highly recommend this book.

KP

Monday Night Football

My timing is awesome, right!  So a couple weeks ago we got to go with my in-laws to see the Monday Night Football game here in Denver.  It was a great way to end the summer although the Broncos did lose. YIKES!!!  I thought I would share a few pictures from that evening of fun.

The newly named Sports Authority Stadium!!

Raiders getting ready to hike the ball.

Down the line of scrimmage.

Part of the Halftime show.  A silent drill platoon.

Tebow, possibly the future of the Denver Broncos, but lets hope they aren't that smart and they trade him to Jacksonville!

Anyways I am checking out, enjoy!!

KP

Summer Pics Part 2

Here are some pics from my wonderful 14er hike last month:

Made it to the top of Mt. Democrat!

Summer Pics Part 1

So I thought I would show some pics and there are some promised 14ers among them but probably not in this post.  I decided to break this up a bit.

Me and Jer in Idaho Falls