I hope you all have gotten your bid on today for The Great Fundraising Act! You still have until 9:30 pm EST to bid on my Lemon Raspberry Muffins and your choice of FFF shirt!

Has everyone had a good day so far? Mine was pretty “meh”. I had a headache most of the day and my hamstrings/butt hindered walking for the day. I can get so sore in my hamstrings so easily. I don’t mind a little soreness at times, but it never seems to fail that my hamstrings are either comfortable or suuuupppperrrr tight. Never just slightly sore. Not a fan. I even had to put aside my workout I had planned for today and go with an unplanned rest day. If you can call taking the kids to a play group event at a playground a true day of rest, that is. ;) 

I’m actually kind of surprised that I have such soreness going on in my legs after a low-key workout yesterday. Yesterday’s plan involved a two mile easy run and light cross training. I completed the run on the treadmill yet again and followed it up with some time on the elliptical at an easy pace and resistance. Thank goodness for our gym’s Cardio Cinema room playing Sweet Home Alabama to keep me distracted!

I had impeccable timing because I showed up just as the movie started playing. I had to peel myself away because I wanted to see the end. For some reason, I can’t remember the details of how it ended. Although, of course I know who she ends up with. Chick flicks are nothing, if not predictable.

That doesn’t mean I will ever stop watching them, though. In fact, they now rank at the top of my preferred movie watching lists. I have always enjoyed a romantic comedy, but used to never choose one over a good suspense film. Now, though? I just can’t take suspense films anymore apparently! We tried watching the movie The Law Abiding Citizen for our at home date night on Saturday night and I had to beg Peter to turn it off. The plot line of a widowed husband seeking vengeance on the murderers of his wife and daughter literally had me sick to my stomach.

I’m not so delusional to think that things like murder don’t happen in our world, but I simply can’t stomach a movie that focuses on such stories anymore. Now, with my own family, whenever I see a film with such plot lines I find myself sucked into dark thoughts of “what if something like that ever happened to us”. It depresses me too much. I literally started getting shaky, anxious, and nauseous from watching. Overdramatic, much?

Luckily I have a good husband who happily obliged to finishing the movie on his own time and switching to something light-hearted to watch together. Even when something like Notting Hill caught my eye in the Netflix streaming options.

Guess I’ve been in the mood for old school chick flicks? Poor Peter. I bet he misses the days when movies like Saw ranked at the top of my list.

• What is your favorite movie genre? Any that you just can’t stand to watch?
• Where do you HATE feeling sore from a workout?

Did you miss the drool worthy food I had this weekend? Catch up on the eats and this weeks self-love reflection:

• Recovery Runs & Peanut Butter French Toast
• Peanut Butter Graham Truffles (you NEED to make these!)
• Self-Love Reflection of the Week: Our Worth

I have two vivid memories of school projects that tortured me. One was in sixth grade when we studied the chemical breakdown of food in the digestion process. We had to do a lab where we kept a piece of white bread in our mouths and calculated the time it took for the saliva to dissolve the tiny piece. I ran to the bathroom and threw up because this texture eater couldn’t handle it. To this day I gag even at the thought of the slightest moisture in my bread.

The other traumatic school project? In Sociology class my junior year of high school, we had to mimic one of four disabilities for 24 hours  – paralytic, blind, deaf, or mute. I pulled “mute”. You would think that would be the easiest of the choices, but not for me. I have trouble shutting up. Obviously, seeing as I can spew off on a variety of topics twice a day, every day on this here blog.

This morning, however, I am shutting up. Instead of sharing my weekend fun, divulging the thoughts that incessantly run through my mind, or going through my 10 favorite ab exercises, I am going to beg of you to head over to The Great Fundraising Act. Go and bid your little hearts out all day today (check the bidding closing time for items of interest) to help raise much needed money for Susan as she battles lymphoma and the medical costs it includes.

See a list of all the items (broken down by category since there are 100+ items!!!) and the general rules/guidelines/info HERE.

Some items of interest for bidding:

Lemon Raspberry Muffins and a FFF Shirt of Your Choice from yours truly

Love Grown Foods Granola 5 Pack

The Complete Physique 57 Workout Set (3 DVDs + Exercise Ball)

4all by jofit V Neck Tank and Knit Pant

Of course, there are a plethora of other fabulous items. Literally something for everyone!So…I will shut up now…you stop reading now…and go! BID BID BID!!! Let’s raise some money for Susan! And I promise to share all my rambles, ab exercises, and more later. You can’t shut me up for too long after all. 😉

• What do you have your eyes on?
• Any traumatizing school projects from your memories?