The inner workings of a Mad Woman.

Never know what you'll get when you get here.

[tarajusttara]

Thunderstorms, crochet and Black Currant Mead. How I spend my Saturday night alone, unless you count the 4 furbutts. #furmom #meadislife #happyhooker #notTHATkindofhooker #yarnobsessed

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Cold weather happy place. #crochet #coffee #bliss

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Walter the safety cone acting as safety chief for the office today. #walterthesafetycone #takeyourconetoworkday

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Always combining 2 loves. #crochet #yarnhooker #fortheloveofracing #conelivesmatter

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Because I can. #caramelhotchocolate #marshmallowsfordays

[wordsnquotes]

I’m guilty of giving people more chances than they deserve but when I’m done, I’m done.

Turcois Ominek  (via wordsnquotes)

Truth. 

[free-spirit-dude]

[tarajusttara]

Let’s test this theory. :) 

[tastefullyoffensive]

[jpegging]

whose dog is it?

[sultana-bran]

It’s not a dog it’s a kangaroo

[is-earned-not-given]

99% sure that’s not a kangaroo

[tarajusttara]

I laughed until I cried.

[beyoncevevo]

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I'm in love with this kid.

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I'm still alive!

I have to say... I have been crazy busy and not as attentive to my blog here as I should have been. 

New news:

I bought a bike! I've been doing weight plus cardio circuit at the gym. I am no longer sore to the point of not being able to move! I've lost NO weight. But I know that I'm replacing flabby fat with heavy muscle so I'm not mad. 

Carry on. 

[tarajusttara]

Day 3... the husband is down!!

Day 3, not as hard! Made it through and added 2 extra minutes of extra moves while the darn thing had to buffer! Meanwhile the husband who decided to try it out tonight lie in the floor dying next to me and quit half way through. Bring on day 4!

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I'm pretty sure the 30 Day Shred was not intended for folks as large as myself. The pain from last night's workout had settled into my muscles throughout today. By the time I got started tonight, my shoulders and the muscles used for push ups were in BAD shape. I tried to push through. I got through the entire 25 minutes with the exception of about 30 seconds of push ups. I burned 17 less calories tonight than last night. I'm not complaining. I will complete my 30 days.

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Today... finally after 1 year and 5 full months and 4 days.... I broke the 40 lb mark. As of today I've lost 41 lbs. No idea how much muscle I've gained but this is great. I have 79 lbs to go until my final goal weight. I don't see it taking a full year and a half but if it does, I'm completely ok with that. The slower the loss, the more permanent it stays. I will take the 30 Day Shred before pics tonight (didn't get a chance last night, day 1). Hoping to make it to the end and to be able to proudly post the before/after pics. Thought for you today: You have all the power. No one else. Just you.

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Day one... I'm not dead.

Work out one. I can't move but I'm alive.

[tarajusttara]

30 days of ass kicking... or whining and dying.

I've decided in my quest to lose the fat, gain the appropriate amount of muscle and become a much healthier human being, that it was time for drastic measures. I'll start the 30 Day Shred tonight. Going with the idea that I will complete 30 workouts over the course of 35-40 days (factoring in rest days so as not to injure myself beyond repair)... I should be done around July 12th. 

The goal: Lose at least 15 lbs and build lean muscle.

Current weight: 224 (I've come down from 261 from Jan. 1 2013, when I originally started this journey.)

I'm also on a clean eating/paleo diet that I've maintained for about 4 months now. During that 4 months I did take about 20 days and did the Whole30 program (obviously I didn't make it the whole 30...). So in true die hard fashion, I'm jumping head first into this thing! Here I go.... 

[misdreavus]

[tarajusttara]

Gah! I just love her! 

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Embracing my nerdiness.

So, this past year I've come to terms that I've been denying the obvious. I'm a nerd. I never really thought that was the case until I started to meet people who introduced me to things that I've fallen in love with! 

Spending countless hours power watching Doctor Who was the start of it. BBC was already a channel on my regularly watched list but the addiction to the Doctor earned it a special place at the top. Then add Sherlock on top of that. Hooked. 

Throw some Star Trek: Next Generation on top. Then some comic book addictions began. All of a sudden I was the person I used to poke fun at for being silly. I have no regrets. I plan to dive even deeper into this and embrace my dork side (no pun intended).