Operation Bride- Day 14

Since nothing too exciting happened this weekend, I figured I’d do a different kind of post today.  Honestly, the entire weekend could be summed up in a few words:

• Breakfast at Otto’s in Willow Grove
• Relaxing at Bryan’s parents’ house while Bryan did yard work
• Napping
• Watching old episodes of ‘Pretty Wild’ on Netflix
• Watching ‘Across the Universe’
• Grocery shopping

That’s about it. 

Operation Bride

So I wanted to give you an update on Operation Bride and how my workouts have been going.  I’ve been doing light stretching mostly every night as well as yoga at least 1-2 times a week.  I haven’t been doing a good job tracking those workouts, which is why you haven’t seen them.  I decided that moving forward, I’ll be writing my workout into my iCal on my cell phone so that I have them to reference when I need to do these posts.

This is my workout that I have planned for today (day 14).

You may be wondering what I mean by ‘cans’.  Cans are exactly what you’re probably imagining – veggie cans, soup cans, etc.  Whatever cans you have in your kitchen.  I figure that until I man up and just buy a set of 10 and 15 pound weights, I can always just use things I have laying around the house.  Cans are great because they are light weight, but add a bit of resistance to your workouts.  And you don’t even have to leave your home to workout!  No excuses, people!

Tonight when Bryan gets home from work, I’ll make my way over to the gym and get 30 minutes done on the elliptical.  I haven’t done cardio at the gym in about a week, so I figured I should walk my butt over there and get it done already. 

Wishlist

On an unrelated note, I have already started my holiday/birthday wishlist!  Please tell me that I’m not the only one who does it this early.  I like keeping a wishlist up to date, because when I have money saved, I can go back and remember specific items I wanted to buy – for example, the J. Crew Minnie pants.  I tried them on in-store a month ago and LOVED them.  But, finances didn’t allow at the time, so when things are back in order I plan to go and buy them in black and blue.  I actually just went to their site today and they are 25% off!  So if you like J.Crew stuff, go check out their sale online today. 

Other items on my wishlist are larger items:

Ugg Grandle (black).  These are SO cute.  I’ve been on the hunt for an Ugg replacement boot for the winter and these seem to be the perfect fit.  These definitely aren’t the typical Ugg boot, but inside they are!  Even better – at $200 they are pretty affordable.

J.Crew Darby Suede Loafer (black).  These are also a fall staple item for me.  I tried these on last time I was in J. Crew and they are surprisingly very comfy.  Perfect for chilly fall evenings or just when you want to run errands and still look cute.  These are $150.

There is also a Tory Burch purse and handful of sweaters that I’m loving right now from GAP.  I don’t know about you, but I love the GAP.  Everything I own from there has held up very well, even after many washes.  You can view my entire wishlist by clicking here.

Talk to Me

• What items are on your current wishlist?
• Do you make a wishlist year round to remember the items you want to buy?
• What shoes are you loving for fall/winter this year?