I have a brand new home gym!!!

Yes, it is 99% done. We've got to wait for hubby to get his shed to put his stuff in, his tools, etc. so we can have the treadmill out there, but otherwise everything else gym wise is out there.  I've used it a couple times and LOVE IT!!!

I ordered a dumbbell rack today from Amazon to put my dumbbells on.   That will be so nice. 

Then my next thing will be a box to do box jumps on.  Then I'll save up for my Concept 2 rower.  That's going to be really nice to have. 

I was kind of naughty yesterday.  I ordered a makeup palette  A new highlighter.  Then I'm going to quit buying makeup for a couple weeks.  Time to save up money for other stuff.

I hope I can walk tomorrow.  I did a leg workout that focused on glutes today.  I might not be able to walk.  Oh well lol.

I saw "HER" at the mall yesterday

I saw "her" yesterday. Hubby and I went up to the hockey game with our oldest and her fiance. Before we went to the mall and Lowes to pick up a couple things we needed. And I saw "her" You know her. That really fit woman you see in her yoga pants and t-shirt and she looks amazing.

It was really REALLY warm here lately. Like nearly 70 in Feb, in Iowa. So everyone was in t-shirts yesterday and a few people had their capris and such on. A few, yoga pants. Now I see ladies in yoga pants or leggings everyday. But you just don't see "her' everyday. That lady who is really into fitness. You can actually see her muscles in her legs, her glutes are nice and firm. You could see nice firm arms, and I bet if she flexed them, she'd have some nice muscle show up.

Seeing "her" made me really want to get into that sort of shape. Or at least get a hell of a lot closer than I am now. I need to buckle down a little more with my eating. Been slacking a little this week. I need to track it better, and really ensure I get my protein and keep the carbs under control.

I ordered some more food containers. Somehow we have about 2000 lids that fit nothing. And maybe 4 containers with lids. Ok, slight exaggeration, but really. We have far more lids than containers. I take a couple meals with me to work, I need to eat a couple times in 12+ hours, so I need containers. And now I will have some new ones.  Here's what I ordered from Amazon:

Here's the link where you can get them :
Food Containers


My home gym is coming along. We got stuff to put in between the garage stalls so the water won't seep in. Sometimes in the winter, if I have a lot of snow on my car, when it melts water seeps under the stall. Well, once we, or rather my sweet hubby, gets that put on, that won't happen. Then we can look for stall mats to put in, and then start moving all my stuff in. Its gonna take some time to get it all moved, but it will be worth it.

Then comes the hard part, figuring out what program to use. There are so many on Bodybuilding.com and everywhere else all over the internet. And I have a few books with programs I could follow too. I just need to pick one and do it!

Trying to save money is so hard lol

I have been trying to save up a little money here and there.  Mainly cause I do want to buy better quality equipment for my home gym when we get it all set up.  I have a cheap rower, and want a Concept 2.  Those things are like $800-900.  Not cheap.   I also want a assault bike to go with my spin bike.  Now those are not quite as expensive.  I can get a good one for around $600.   So I've been trying to save up some money so I can slowly get stuff.

But then temptation strikes lol.  I just ordered a bunch of stuff from Juvia's Place.  I wanted the new Saharan palette but it of course was sold out.  So I got the others.  All of them lol.   And last week I ordered some stuff from Kylie Cosmetics.  Oh, its not all that much, but still.  That money could have gone towards my home gym.

So I need to really REALLY buckle down.  Next paycheck I'm going to put at least $100 into my savings account.   If I do that with every paycheck, I'd have that assault bike in just a few months!  And then I can save up for that rower.  Maybe I'll even pick up an extra shift sometime and put my overtime into savings.  That would help too.

My fitness journey has been going fairly well.  I've totally fallen in love with lifting weights again.  Now I like Crossfit.  I really do.  But well, its just not my dream love.  I just love lifting weights.  I love how strong it makes me feel.   How it changes my body.  I just love weight lifting/bodybuilding.  

I'm going to thin out my fitness video/dvd collection.  I've got stuff there I've not used for years, and won't ever use again.  I've sold some stuff already.  Used the money to buy a weight lifting belt, some BCAAs and new plate weights for my barbell.  I bet I could sell more and use the money for other stuff.  I love to sell the stuff I don't use and buy new stuff.   Like getting free money lol.  Kind of allows me to save money and buy some stuff I want.  

I have also gotten a magnetic palette and have been working on depotting some palettes and putting them in the magnetic one.  It really will help with storage.  I got all my Naked palettes and the Manny MUA and one BH Cosmetics palette in it and still have more room to go.  I need to go get some stuff so I can put all my Morphe palettes in one. I could really free up space putting my Morphe palettes down into one or two magnetic palettes.

Lots to talk about today I guess.  Hope everyone has a great day!

Super busy

Work had not slowed down much, ok, at ALL!  Way to many really sick people.  And just how many people need new hips and knees in such a small community?  My word, 90% of the area should have metal joints by now.  Seems like 2-4 people get something replaced every week, and in such a small community, that's some number.

We are starting the work on getting stuff cleared out so that we can get my home gym set up. Hubby has been clearing out a shed in our back yard and making plans on what to move and where to set stuff up.   It will take a few weeks, but I'm pretty excited.   I'm actually feeling like this time is the one that I'm going to really get into good health, and good shape.

I've gotten some new stuff here recently and have ordered some more.  I have made a review video on a couple products I've gotten and reviewed.  Here's the link
Urban Decay Primer and Setting Spray review

Been fighting a really bad cold for a week or so.   At least it isn't the flu.  A few nurses have gotten the flu.   Side effect of work.  Being exposed, on purpose, to god knows what.   Oh well.  I guess I signed up for it, but it doesn't mean I like it.

I guess I don't have much to say today.  I've been in recovery mode.  I had yesterday and tonight off, plus the next 2 nights off and I'm looking forward to it.  To bad I have to work 3 nights in a row after that, but oh well.