It is currently 4:30pm as I sit down to type this and I still have yet to get myself into the shower today. A sign of laziness?
Nope…not today! In fact, we’ve been pretty busy around these parts.
The main project happening in the Horan household on this lovely December 1st is replacing all of the doors in our hallway. We’ve currently got 3 completed, a fourth on its way, and the fifth one will probably happen tomorrow. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…thank goodness I have a handy hubby.
Since there wasn’t a whole lot that I could do with the doors, I took care of a few other things around the house, including laundry AND…wrapping my first Christmas presents.
I still can’t believe it. December 1st and I actually have presents in my possession AND wrapped. It’s crazy.
When it comes to meals on the weekends, I usually end up grazing all the way from breakfast to dinner, but today involved an actual sit-down meal.
I finally finished up the last of my turkey and veggie soup (with a few mini saltines thrown in there) and had a toasted whole wheat English muffin on the side with some Smart Balance butter and canola spread.
Shortly before sitting down for lunch, I actually completed my first day of reps for the 2012 Closeout Workout Challenge:
2 sets of the following:
- 15 squats
- 15 pushups
- 20 lunges (10/leg)
- 15 chair dips
- 15 plié squats
160 reps total for today…1852 reps to go.
Once the main hallway doors were done today, we got to work on painting…
And, surprisingly enough, we’re almost done with that too! We are movin’ right along today.
As far as the Codester foes today, he’s spent most of the day either wandering around in the hallway, wondering what the heck is going on…or he’s been parked under the tree.
He does love his special spot under that tree.
Now I’m thinking I better finally take that shower soon so I’ll be ready to go to our Christmas party we have tonight. I can’t lie…I’m already thinking about the cake that’s going to be there tonight. I look forward to it eeeeeevery year.
Happy weekend, friends. Have a great night!
Candice says
Cody is so cute! My friends cat actually climbed UP in her tree and hung out for awhile and nobody could find her! haha!
Way to go on the home stuff! We just got done painting our cupboards and replacing our floor with hardwood. Took forever and now I’m taking a break before tackling some repainting.. I’m so not a fan of the process of remodeling! haha!
have a good weekend!
xxoxo
Ashley @ My Food N Fitness Diaries says
I love productive days! Good for you guys! We made a good dent in our Christmas shopping this morning and now we’re getting ready to finish up our Christmas decorations. It feels so good to finally be getting it all done since last weekend was so busy. I love little Codster under the tree! Too cute!
Claire @ Keeping Up With Claire says
Look at you guys! I don’t think I could ever assist, help, or put on doors in my life. I’ve been checking things off of my to-do list all day, and only have a couple more things to get to. Enjoy the party tonight, and make sure to get some pretty pictures of that cake!
Michelle@Peachy Palate says
Gorgeous festive pics!!! We’re not putting our tree up for at least another week :( We did have Xmas songs on today in work though!!! I am yet to start Christmas shopping, HAVE to start tomorrow!
Lydia says
Can’t wait to see the finished product!!
Cody sure is adorable under that tree!!
Amanda @ .running with spoons. says
Presents already wrapped and under the tree? Impressive! I don’t usually start shopping until the second week of December, so there won’t be any presents under my tree for some time yet. I managed to get all my decorations up today though, and ate a good amount of chocolate while I was at it, so I’d call it a good day :)
Kim@hungryhealthygirl says
I sure wish I could say that I’d been that productive today… Have a SUPER fun night!
Stefanie @ Thin Vegetarian says
My cat loves to go under the tree too, but he isn’t as innocent about it!
Sarah says
You guys were busy bees today! I wish I was half as productive as you :)
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
Wow, you did have a lot going on today! And I thought my day was busy!
Laura says
Yaaaay! My husband & I had a Home Depot date last night and in the past two days he’s painted the living room and hallway & we laid new flooring in our living room & hall. It feels awesome to see all these projects getting done before the holidays, doesn’t it!?
michelle kim says
Awww Cody’s soooo cute! :D
Danielle says
I just did some Christmas shopping yesterday and a little today.. can’t believe I am almost done with my shopping and December just began because I am usually far behind on it!
Colleen @ The Lunchbox Diaries says
We had a verrry similar day – including the late (or in my case, “didn’t happen”) shower part. Some times, when you’re running errands to Home Depot and working around the house, a shower just isn’t necessary ;)
Courtney says
Hahaha…no shower happened for me yesterday. We’re dirty twins ;)
Suzanne @ Fit Minded Mom says
Cody looks so cute and cozy under the Christmas tree!!
Isn’t it amazing how a little paint and doors/trim, ect can update the look of a house so easily?!
Natalie @ Free Range Human says
That picture of Cody is precious!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
Don’t you just love productive days?? There is nothing quite better than feeling like you have gotten a lot accomplished in a day. Now go relax and enjoy your evening! ;)
Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says
Presents bought and wrapped? Super impressive! I got my decorations up and I went to the mall to brainstorm Christmas presents (and I bought one for my brother) so I’m considering myself ahead of the game from where I normally am this time of year.
Megan@funsizedfitness says
Our cats love hanging out under the Christmas tree too….so cute!
Lauren says
Can we count reps from body pump as part of the challenge? I do it about once a week and was just going to count the lunge and squat reps…ps that picture of Cody under the tree is so cute!
Courtney says
Yeah, I think that would be okay as long as they’re the same exercises that you’ve decided to keep track of counting :)
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Wow, wrapped presents already! I need to do that today! I have to laugh, you have same doors as we do! Enjoy your Sunday!
Molly @ Just Your Average Athlete says
My cat parks herself right under the tree, too! Sometimes it’s to sleep, sometimes it’s to drink water out of the tree holder haha She has a water bowl, but there must be something about the pine-y water of the Christmas tree she just loves :P
Joanna @ Running Places says
Can’t believe how Christmas-y your house is right now! We were supposed to get our tree yesterday but didn’t… We are really lacking spirit around here.
Brittany Peters says
Looks like you had a super busy day! I bought some Christmas presents yesturday… which was surprising because I usually wait until the last minute!
Meghan @ After the Ivy League says
My cat loves to park himself right under the tree too! Definitely his favorite spot. Looks like a great, productive Saturday! Yay for checking things off the list.
Bek @ Crave says
Have fun at the Xmas party! Yes, I think a shower is a good idea ;)