My DIY gel manicure is now a week old.  It looks as good as it did the day I did it.  There are no chips or cracks anywhere!  FWIW, I use the Red Carpet Manicure Pro 45 Starter Kit.

Woodway Treadmill @ Home:  54:45, 3.0, HR=110.  Steve and Daisy have set off for a walk outside, in the cold.

Mail is down, but posting seems to work.  That’s odd!

I have stopped FIVE places (Target,Walgreens,TruckStop,Holiday,SuperAmerica) in search of a keychain!  This is why I don’t shop.  Amazon.com will have one on my doorstep Monday, if not sooner.

I joined my gym’s “12 Days of Fitness” challenge.  The challenge is to take 12 classes between now and December 31.  This will indeed be a challenge as it’s going to end up being in addition to my regular schedule, since none of that is classes that count towards the challenge.  It’s looking like there’s going to be a good bit of yoga and meditation happening, since those seem to be the classes I can work into my schedule.  I’m also participating in the Therapeutic Writing Institute’s “Journal to the Self Online – Holiday Edition”.  In light of the time requirements of these two endeavors, there may be no homemade Christmas Cookies coming from my kitchen this year.  And, I expect that will be directly reflected at my scale come January 1!  I’ve also paid for a series of sessions with a Dietician, to begin after the holidays.  I shall start 2013 with increased self-awareness and confidence.  This is my gift to myself this holiday season.

Failing to find an excuse not to; East Loop:  45:21, 3.03 miles, 4.0 mph, HR=140.

I stayed home all afternoon to have the Painter show up at 3:30 to show me he bought two cans of paint and tell me he may or may not be back Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the weather.  We enjoyed the Morris Park Players! presentation of Disney’s “High School Musical” at Thomas Edison High School.

Woodway Treadmill @ Home:  58:51, 3.0 miles, HR=113.  This loosened up my right hip a bit!

East Loop:  48:29, 3.04 miles, 3.8 mph, HR=133.  Finally!  While I’m perplexed by the elevated HR, it made for a great calorie burn!

Read this!  Aging Gracefully:  Why Getting Old Is A Lot Like Being Young.  Timely, as just this past Sunday my Therapist was likening my current life stage to that of puberty.