get sweaty

You know what is annoying...When you have a good workout, but you can't wear your Nike FuelBand so you don't meet your goal for the day. Or you do a tough workout, but it isn't a lot of arm movements, so your FuelBand still thinks you're a lazy, fat a**. Take last night for example, I went swimming, but didn't want to take my FuelBand in the water, because I can't afford to buy a new one if it dies on me. Since I didn't wear it for my workout and didn't get a chance to do much during the day, because of work, I didn't hit my daily goal and now my streak life is over! Wahhhhhh. That is the worst. I know, my life is so hard, pray for me.

Ok, I am done complaining, I think....Besides the point of this post today was to share a workout with you guys that I did recently. It's another one where you don't need a lot of gym equipment.  Just a jump rope and your body weight and if you don't have a jump rope you can easily substitute the double unders with another movement (lunges, short sprint, etc). Basically, what I am saying is you don't have many excuses to not do this workout.

I used the med ball during my squats and did a push press at the top of each squat if you want to get really wild (like this)! This workout will leave you sweaty.  You can also add rounds or additional movements to it if you want to do more! (Riveting stuff, I know).  I attempted a run after, so I just did the 5 rounds of the circuit, because I am a weakling. 

Cheers to getting sweaty! 

<3 BB 

that one time i got a birthday gift early

So I have a story for you folks today. Let's talk about how I got one of my birthday presents early and it wasn't even on purpose.  The past few days Brad was working an event on the Nike campus for an ad agency out here in Portland.  All the workers were given some Nike goods and products to wear during their time on campus.  So he gets home after the first day of training and shows me all the goodies he got. New pair of shoes, couple pair of shorts, shirts, socks, and a backpack to keep it all in.  Pretty legit stuff for only a 3 day event. Anyway, later in the evening at dinner he offhandedly mentions that the other workers also got a Nike Fuel Band, but he didn't get one because he already had one.  WHAT?! AND YOU DIDN'T THINK TO BRING IT HOME FOR ME?!?!?!?!?!? IDIOT! 

Now let me tell you a side story about Brad. He never passes up free shit, like ever! So for him to tell me that he didn't get this Nike Fuel Band (something I have been wanting since they came out) was really uncharacteristic of him.  I may or may not have gotten a little very pouty with him over it (which is very uncharacteristic of me).  I might have even called him dumb and told him he had to ask for it again at work the next day....I might have also kicked rocks and pouted on our way home from dinner.

I may have also bitched to my friend on the phone and told her how big of a dummy Brad was for not bringing home the fuel band for me.... For the record me not believing him never crossed my mind.  Not once did I think, oh I bet he is lying to me and he is going to give the fuel band to me on my birthday so there is no need to be irrationally upset, Brooke. See how trusting of a girlfriend I am?! I was too focused on him being a dumdum for not thinking of me! 

Also, I understand how selfish and self involved this story makes me sound, sorry, not sorry. 

Anyway after I get off the phone he comes over and puts the box in my face and says something along the lines of, 'Way to ruin your birthday present.  I can't keep listening to you bitch about me until Friday. Now call your friend back and tell her I am not an idiot.' 

Of course now I am super excited, but also feel really, really bad that I had given him so much shit. Nice life, Brooke.

Moral of the story... Don't get irrationally upset until you know for sure you aren't getting a gift.... OR get irrationally upset and get your gift early.  Either way it's a win, win situation!!!!!!!! Thank you, Bradley!!!!

Now, I can't wait for tomorrow so I can treat myself with Beaverton Bakery cake at the office! And then do the math to figure out how many fuel points I will need to burn to work off the cake! Thanks Bossman!

    Cheers!    <3 BB 

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