(how’s that for alliteration?)
Thoughts of the day:
1. I had grand plans of cleaning the entire apartment yesterday. That did not happen – I cleaned the bathroom sink and the stove, so that has to count for something, right?
2. I’ve been stealing a piece of two of candy corn almost every time I walk past the bowl. Yea, that is not going to last until Halloween.
It would be even better if I had these. Mmm, cookies.
3. I bought a pumpkin.
Within every intention of carving it next weekend – something I’ve never done before in my life. We’ll see how well that goes. 
4. I made an awesome dinner last night.
New ingredient find:
Brown rice vermicelli! The grocery store near us has a good selection of international foods, a lot of which I’ve never seen before. Although it took me a good 2 minutes to find the directions in English, which was slightly nerve inducing. 
Shrimp stirfry:
Shrimp, frozen stirfry veggies and my usual sauce, tossed with the vermicelli.
Easy, delicious dinner for a Sunday night.
5. Eric and I have been watching the HBO show Girls.
Umm, why did I not watch this show earlier?
This is flippin’ hilarious! The slightly awkward humour and interactions on this show are killing me. So good.
6. THE WALKING DEAD STARTED LAST NIGHT.
I have a massive obsession with this show (I’m kind of a nerd, remember?). I don’t have cable, so I’ll be catching up with it online this week, but yea. So excited.
I hope Daryl remains a badass. 
7. I completed week 3 of Slim and Sculpt with Carrie of This Fit Chick!
This was the third week in phase 1, so no new workouts out yet. Although, she gives 4 options for the Sunday interval training, so I’m doing a different one each week. Yesterday I did a 23 minute speed workout that definitely left me huffing and puffing.
As for the weights, I went up on the bench press (definitely proud of myself for that one, I’ve been plateaued on there for a while), deadlifts, and seated rows. Keeping those strength gains coming!
Workouts skipped: none
Workouts changed: none. I followed the plan to a tee this week.
Workouts added: two yoga workouts.
Which is an appropriate lead in to…
Courtney’s October yoga challenge!
My personal challenge is to do two sessions a week, both of which got done. I did a 20 minute yogadownload.com flow on Thursday, and then I got in a 30 minute session yesterday. I’m going to talk more about Sunday’s session later on this week – it was an interesting experience!
Definitely a fantastic week of workouts – hopefully it’s the same story in the coming week.
Have a good Monday, everyone!
<— Have you ever carved a pumpkin before?
<— What’s your favourite veggie in a stirfry? I have a weird obsession with water chestnuts. The texture is just so awesome.
October 15, 2012 at 10:20 am
how about you make me those cookies? boy they look good. that is what I consider cleaning. seriously. I can never actually fully clean my whole place – way too lazy for that. have a great monday!
October 15, 2012 at 5:17 pm
I’m thinking they made need to made in the future – the picture links to the site, the recipe is Jenna’s @ Eat Live Run.
You have a great one too, Alex!
October 15, 2012 at 10:58 am
I need to get a pumpkin still.. I carve one every year
October 15, 2012 at 12:58 pm
It’s definitely going to be interesting when I cut into that thing. :-p
October 15, 2012 at 11:32 am
I cleaned yesterday as well, isn’t that what Sundays are for? I feel that the bathroom and stove top are the most noticeable things so if you cleaned them – you’re golden!
I feel as though I’m missing out with the Walking Dead. Am I the ONLY person who has not caught this show before? #latetotheparty
I have carved tons of pumpkins, but this year I was thinking about painting one! Carving can get messy and I’m not too keen on the cleanup. Painting is always fun and will allow me to unleash my creativeness!
October 15, 2012 at 12:59 pm
My thoughts exactly – pretty much the only things in my apartment where it actually bugs me if it’s dirty.
And it’s so good! You should definitely catch up.
October 15, 2012 at 11:57 am
Hehe oh gosh the cleaning thing is so true. I always get it into my head that I’m going to make my place spotless, but then I do a few things, like sweep the floor and do some dusting, annnnnd I’m ready to move on to something else. But hey… ‘A’ for effort, right?
And that’s so cool that you’ll be carving your first pumpkin! I used to carve pumpkins all the time when I was little, but it’s something I haven’t done for -years-. I’ll be buying a pumpkin soon, though, and I fully intend on carving it so we’ll see how much skill I lost over the years. Can’t wait to see how yours turns out!
October 15, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Hehe we’ll have to compare pumpkins! I;m thinking yours is going to be prettier than mind, my artistic ability doesn’t go much beyond a stick figure. :-p
October 15, 2012 at 7:42 pm
I cleaned the entire apartment yesterday. I win
October 15, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Definitely kicked my ass :-p
October 15, 2012 at 7:49 pm
I love carving pumpkins! This year I want to carve ET! Bet the hubs does the tardis
Found you from the yoga challenge I’m doing it too
October 15, 2012 at 8:43 pm
ET would be awesome!
Cool that you’re doing the yoga challenge too, hope it’s going well for you! Hope you like the blog.
October 16, 2012 at 12:18 am
Cleaning the oven is ambitious! I’d do that and call it a day.
October 16, 2012 at 7:58 am
lol well cleaning it = cleaning the top of it. Good enough for me!
October 16, 2012 at 11:54 am
Can’t believe you’ve never carved a pumpkin! Its definitely my favorite thing to do this time of year, but I have to wait another week or else it will most likely rot too soon. That veggie stir-fry looks delicious and right up my alley. Not a huge fan of water chestnuts, but I love broccoli, carrots, peppers and onions. And I just looked up the sauce you use- definitely going to try it soon!
October 16, 2012 at 12:15 pm
I remember my dad carving one when I was little, but nope, never did it on my own!
I hope you like the sauce – simple and delicious.
October 16, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Uhh cleaning the oven is an impressive feat on its own, I would be dunzooo after that! The veggie stir fry looks fantastic Sam, I am always such a fan of them… quick and easy, but delicious and healthy too
October 16, 2012 at 11:04 pm
lol don’t be too impressed, I just wiped off the top. :-p
And can never go wrong with a good stirfry!
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