Bowflex

I reeeeaaaaaaallllyyy splurged and bought the latest and greatest bowflex. It took me ALL weekend to put the blasted thing together, but I DID it!! The thing came in 8 different boxes! Yikes!!
I have really been struggling with my weight lately and we never go to the YMCA, so I offered an alternative to hubby -- cancel the membership, then use the membership payments on then new bowflex. Wow, he went for it!
The only thing, ( oh, impulsive me!) I didn't think of is where in the world to put the thing?
It is gargantuan! It is now residing the corner of my front living room. I had intended on making it a nice formal living/dining combo, but, nope.
I now have a beautiful formal dining table on one side of the room, then the living area has a piano and a super giant exercise machine! I guess I'll give up on the formal room.. LOL.
But, you know? I started thinking, "what would be the purpose of a formal room?" Yeah, it's pretty, but wouldn't I rather have function and fun? ( Actually, I want both, but I guess that's impossible , right?

I am trying the bowflex diet that came with the machine, oy!! Do you have to drink a lot of water! 4, 32 oz bottles a day in week 1. I have almost gotten through the first day.. We will see how it goes ;)

the attention movie

Ok I keep watching this one! I am posting it here to share with anyone who actually stops by my little corner of cyberspace.

Warning! Bring tissues...

http://www.theattentionmovie.com/

This is how I feel about my own ADHD. I am challenged by it everyday. I have to work around my brains more "interesting" wiring.
I'm still working on riding with the riptides of my mind instead of trying to work against them.

What in the world am I talking about?

Watch the movie ;)

Podcasts for ADHDers!!

wow! I splurged on myself big time and bought myself an ipod!! That handy dandy little thing is so much fun! I have my Latin pop in one folder, my Christian music in another, and my good ol' rock n roll in another.. Just switch the dial for the mood I'm in and there ya go!

When exploring itunes for fun stuff to put on my new toy, I found several podcasts for ADHDers BY ADHDers ! The only problem is, that they are done by ADHDers, and um, well, in typical ADHD form, they don't get updated very much! LOL

( Sidebar: For the less techy, Podcasts are essentially audio blogs, but you don't need an ipod to listen in. )

However, there is some GREAT information out there! Here are the webpages of the ones that I have found helpful:

http://www.addpodcast.org/ This is a female ADHDer who shares her research about the disorder. I especially like her comments on small talk and conversations.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/ADDchurch "The divinely distracted Church" I just love it!! These guys really hit home on many ADHD issues and put them in the light of Christian Faith. They haven't updated in a while, I hope they do so soon!

http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheADDrealityshow Jerry and Dennis may or may not be doing this one anymore, I am not sure.. Because I believe that they are also doing the above podcast.. However, they could be doing both!! Lots of great info here also! Once again, from a spiritual perspective.

didn't intend for my new toy to become a real tool for ADHD. Go figure, I guess you never know what's out there!