The joint gift that I am most excited about is our new composter. Every time we throw away vegetable scraps, fruit rinds or coffee grounds, I feel awful. But now, thanks to my parents, we can start composting again!
You know you are old when you are excited about
getting a composter for Christmas.....
I know that you are not supposed to buy yourself things over the holidays, but the day after Christmas we went to REI. When my sister lived in LA, she left a big North Face jacket in Chicago. I figured that she didn’t need it in LA, so I ended up taking it out West, then to MA and then moving it down with us to CT. I had been wearing this winter until she visited. Not that she lives in Chicago again, it was only fair to give her the comfy, warm jacket back. So when I saw the North Face Atlantic jacket at REI? I knew that it would be a great (albeit expensive) replacement.
Ahhhh warmth
But the best gift that I received over Christmas is a Bodybugg from CP. Yep, I have the device that contestants use on the Biggest Loser to track how many calories they have burned and the number of steps they have taken in a day.
As soon as I opened it I joked with CP, “Are you saying that I need to lose weight?” Ha. Of course I do. The smart man kept his mouth shut.
So far it has been great. I wear it everywhere- even to sleep. I forget that it is on my arm most of the time. When I am at the gym I push myself even harder than usual and work out longer so that I have the satisfaction of seeing how many calories I have burned once I plug the system into our computer. In addition, the program has an extensive list of food items so I add my food intake into the program to make sure that I hit my calorie deficit for the day.
I am hoping that the Bodybugg helps me lose the weight that I lost for the wedding and have since put back on again. Must. Stick. With. This. Program.
What was your favorite gift from the holidays?
*Note: I was not asked to talk about these products nor compensated from any of these companies.
So far it has been great. I wear it everywhere- even to sleep. I forget that it is on my arm most of the time. When I am at the gym I push myself even harder than usual and work out longer so that I have the satisfaction of seeing how many calories I have burned once I plug the system into our computer. In addition, the program has an extensive list of food items so I add my food intake into the program to make sure that I hit my calorie deficit for the day.
I am hoping that the Bodybugg helps me lose the weight that I lost for the wedding and have since put back on again. Must. Stick. With. This. Program.
What was your favorite gift from the holidays?
*Note: I was not asked to talk about these products nor compensated from any of these companies.
7 comments:
Not old...awesome!
Both sets of parents gave us furniture for Christmas... dining room chairs from Torsten's parents and a dresser for the nursery from mine. They are AWESOME.
I've been wanting a composter and a pedometer for quite some time now. Perhaps I should get them both as a happy new year present!
I love REI. The flagship store is here in Seattle and it's fantastic. I love getting the membership dividends, especially on those years when I spend way too much money there! :-)
my sister lives in San Francisco and the CITY provides we composting buckets for EACH HOUSEHOLD and COLLECTS THE COMPOST like it does trash and recycling. this blows my little east coast mind.
I got a juicer for Christmas and I'm so excited about saving the pulp in my freezer for compost. I know, right?
My gifts were a little on the disappointing side (I'm not even kidding when I say all I got under the tree were pajamas, long sleeve t-shirts, and socks). BUT, then we went and bought the food processor I've wanted for 5 years, an immersion blender that's amazing.
So it worked out ok. :-)
Sigh, I will admit it... Mariah Carey perfume. Uh, and I've been excited about this now my fourth year in a row (granted, they were all different).
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