1/2 Marathon

I decided that I needed some motivation to stay active. So, I decided to run in a Half Marathon. I am looking at the Santa Claus North Pole race that takes place on Ausgust 3rd. Well, I said it to everyone, so now I hope I can stick with the plan. That is easier said than done. I did go out and buy the nice running shoes and other sports gear. My shoes are so comfortable! I love them. The best part about them is that I was looking for the best fit. All the ones I had tried on were on sale except the best fitting ones. So, I thought well, I won't be saving. I got up to the counter and found out they were on sale and they were the least expensive! I scored!!

Seed Cycling

If you have mood swings, irregular periods, cramping during mense and all the other common side effects then listen up! It is not necessary. I started seed cycling and it is easy and effective.
Day 1-14 eat organic, raw and ground flax seed or pumpkin seed, fish oil and whole chia seeds. 1-2 tablespoons daily.
Day 15-28 take evening primrose oil, raw ground sunflower seeds and sesame seeds. 1-2 tablespoons daily.
I had never ate or knew that I could eat the seeds from a chia pet. Okay, so those seeds I wouldn't want to eat because they are from a "pet," but they are the same seeds. I bought them at the healthfood store. I will probably go to Fred Meyer next time, now that I know what I am looking for.
Oh, I almost forgot... if you have such an irregular cycle that you don't know where you are, then follow the moon. I am not sure which one phase of the moon you count as day 1 though. Sorry. (Yippee! I am no longer at that stage.)
The house is great. We love it. I have been very busy at work. I get a new student on Monday.

Fat A Pet Peeve

I have been thinking lately as to why some peanut butter companies take the fat out of peanut butter in order to either make it healthier or to sell it. I am confused by this because peanut butter is really high in good fat. If it is good fat then why are they taking it out? By taking the fat out of peanut butter, they are making it unhealthy. Can anyone explain this to me?
A person should be eating no trans fat, a little (10%) saturated and about 30 % of the diet should be unsaturated.
I think I am going to go eat a spoon full of regular, full fat, no sugar added peanut butter. Seriously, it is healthy. It has protein, carbs, good fat and fiber all in one.

Outside pictures because my mom asked for them

 Back yard. Not much to see. Sorry

 Front yard

Front yard view of garage.

More pictures of the house

 Spare downstairs bedroom. This is the biggest bedroom aside from the master bedroom.

 Another view of the same spare bedroom

 Kitchen. I will be painting this next weekend.

 An actual linen closet. This is something I was deprived of in the other house.

 A 2 car garage that currently won't hold one car. It is looking tons better now. I actually have paths and trails leading to more boxes.

 This is the arctic entryway. I ripped up a nasty, nasty blue carpet before this picture was taken. The joys of being able to rip up a carpet just because you don't like it. I love owning a home.

 Another view of the same kitchen.  Apparently my pictures got out of order.

 Another view of the arctic entryway. Jim installed the water softener last night and it works wonderful. That is another thing I absolutely love. My husband is really good and knows how to install, fix and take out objects. He knows how they are supposed to work.

 A laundry room that is not part of the garage. This is really nice.

 The staircase that leads to the master bedroom, the future nursery (when that happens) and the upstairs bathroom.

 Upstairs bathroom

 Another view of the upstairs bathroom. There are two doors. One leads to the master and the other to the hall.

 This is the front yard. We were cutting down the trees and cutting them up for firewood. We will be getting a boiler within the year to help with the cost of heating this huge place. The quad is mine and is there because we were using it to pull the trees to the back yard. Cutting trees is another one of Jim's talents.

 The master bedroom is huge. We could easily fit two king size beds.

 Sally in the front yard.

 The future nursery, but is currently the office.

Another view of the office.
These are all new pictures I was not able to figure out how to get them off my phone onto the computer. However, these pictures are better because we are more moved in. The pics on the phone are mainly boxes.

Pictures of the house

 Living Room as you could probably figure out. As you can tell from the pictures we are close to being completely moved in but not quite done yet. I start work on Tuesday, so I am frantically unpacking and organizing before I have to go back to work. I would say I am not doing bad for being in the house for a week.

 Dining Room

 Stairs and my keyboard

 The "playroom" It has Jim's XBox and my Wii. It also has the spare bed for company.

Downstairs bathroom. It is a full bath, but I can only fit so much into a picture.

Our New House

It has been a while but that is because we have been very super busy.
I went to Washington for my mom's birthday.
Jim has been working about 16 hour days trying to get things accomplished at work. They are in the process of hiring a second person for the additional work. I can't wait for that to happen so I can see my husband more.
Mean while back at the house, I packed up boxes and more boxes and realized we accumulated more than I thought over the last 4 years. It is scary how things creep up out of corners like that. Note to self, go through the house more often than every 4 years for garage sale items.
Well, I packed all those boxes because we bought a house. We love it. I took pictures with my smart phone, but apparently my computer and my smart phone aren't that smart because they don't know how to communicate. If I ever figure it out, you will get to see the pictures. If not, I will have to find my camera in the pile of boxes and take different pictures. Sorry for the inconvenience.