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[voxwoman]

I keep wanting the costume sewing to be finished... but I think I'm short some poufy shirts. I stupidly handed out a bunch of things over A MONTH AGO to the kids and said "take these home and wash them" and most of them are not back yet. So it's really hard to tell what belongs with what at the moment. I don't have a dedicated wardrobe mistress (I suppose that's supposed to be me? Oops.) and I think with a production this size, they need one.

I look at the racks in the costume room at the school and I can't believe that I made all those garments. The output is at least as much as a season of Project Runway. The difference being that on Project Runway, the contestants aren't also simultaneously working a full time job. Feh. Enough bitching about costumes.

In other news, the treadmill I ordered arrived yesterday and the bulk of it is now sitting in my bedroom. I plan to get it assembled by bedtime on Friday night, and then all of us will vie for treadmill time. Apparently, everyone in the family wants to use it for working out. I got it for me, so I can attempt to improve my quality of life (i.e. lose weight, get my stamina up and keep my bones healthy). Walking outside just doesn't happen for me when the weather is not ideal (rain, too hot, too cold, etc will keep me inside - this we know from experience).

The only other thing to do up there is install the "extra" TV  and a DVR so I can watch my meaningless shows while I"m walking/running instead of watching them while sitting on my ass and stuffing food into my mouth (which is my normal routine at the moment). If I can walk while I watch my 1 hour of Judge Judy and 1 hour of the Closer reruns, I will get fit in no time. Or I'll get blisters on my feet...

I also need to do this if I want any chance of being able to perform the lead in Gypsy in May (still no word on when the auditions are), or get back out in front of a band and sing/entertain. Mick Jagger used to run a few miles every day to get ready for touring.

So my resolution that I made 11 months ago has an actual chance at happening finally.

I also finished knitting all the gift hats for the holidays. They went pretty fast, and I only messed up a "test hat" and the ears on another one (but someone's getting that hat, too, dammit).

Comments

[saminz.livejournal.com]

All that - AND running?! Lady, you sure need another 7 hours in your day or something ;-).

Don't hurt yourself, okay? Easy does it. I seem to remember that one should wear a pulse monitor and closely watch oneself to avoid any risk of overdoing it...

Good luck anyway :-).

[voxwoman.livejournal.com]

I have a heart rate monitor, and the treadmill has one built in (just grab a bar in the front, and it takes a reading).

I'm going to start with WALKING. If I can't walk for an hour w/o hurting myself, there is a big problem.

[saminz.livejournal.com]

Indeed. At least these walkers don't look half as dangerous as the steppers ;-).

[voxwoman.livejournal.com]

My bedroom is on the third floor now. I do plenty of steps these days :-D