 Some times you must admit...you are not ready... Yesterday I received a much needed lesson in dismantling, 'lightening' and reassembling my Ruger Vaquero Pistols. I love these guns. They closely resemble those of the Wild West in the 1800's and are incredibly durable and easy to use. However, I realized last night that I am no where near ready to disassemble my guns myself! These things are not as simple as the 'exploded view' in the manual would have you believe! Thank goodness I have State Champions; Ragtime Kid and Carolina Rose as my neighbours! Until I'm fully versed in gunsmithing...i'll be leaving any work to the expert hands of Ragtime... So today's rest day will be spent 'building my cocking thumb'. Only another gun enthusiast can say that and not giggle like a child. Surprisingly enough, the thumb, hand and forearm strength required for fast and accurate shooting requires quite the rigid practice schedule. With that in mind I've been 'dry firing' as often as possible, slowly building muscle memory to improve my time and control. THIS IS SOME SERIOUS FUN!!!  Feeling a little citrus action today! Lemon Fizz: 6 oz. water, 2 scoops Vi-Shape shake mix, 30 frozen raspberries, 1 Neuro lemon packet & 5 ice cubes. Blend well in blender. Learn more: www.Rebeccav.bodybyvi.com Add Comment Who doesn't LOVE their crockpot?  I do.. Moms do.... People who wants a to come home to the smell of an amazing meal..they do Anyone who wants to eat well and has about 10 minutes to squeeze in prep, serve, consume, clean up...all after work while doing laundry, walking the dog and mowing the lawn...those people do... While I'm mastering my Four Hour Work Week and making my schedule work for me, I'm bringing out my old pal: The CrockPot. A trusty household helper. Last night I made breakfast in it, waking up to the smell of French Toast Bread Pudding, a perfect start to the day for the kids and a HUGE time saver for me. There's also oodles of leftovers that served as a good snack after school and will probably appear as breakfast again tomorrow. Everyone should own a Crockpot! Not just for meals but mulled wine, spiced cider, I even use one in my treatment room to keep my facial towels warm! So today was a busy one, typical family day: Wake up, work out, shower, get everyone ready, dishes, breakfast, more dishes, pack the lunch I forgot to make last night, brush everyones teeth when 2 of those people are moving targets..get one to school by 8, one by 8.30, head to work, work, pick up 2nd born, meet bus for #1 Son, homework, breathe ( first time all day!.) Play, dinner prep, clean up, showers, show, book, bed, laundry, breathe again...read, sleep.....yep, a Standard American Day...  DEAR UNIVERSE, THANK YOU FOR THE CROCKPOT!, from me Check out www.skinnycrockpot.com for great recipes and tips! Today's workout - all I managed to squeeze in was pull ups! 3 - 120 seconds rest in between sets, more if you need them 2 1 2 3 - ARGH! Struggled here a little Chocolate Vi-Shake today! Yummers 1 scoop vi mix 8 oz Dark Chocolate almond milk 1 tbsp all natural peanut butter 1 packet of Raspberry Neuro 6 cubes ice Day 31 - Keep taking your vitamins! 01/24/2012
Striving for 5 is not just about eating right for your health, it's also of great importance for maintaining youth and beauty. Insufficient key vitamins and minerals can play havoc with your skin, leading to premature aging, acne, early sagging of the skin, a dull, lack-lustre complexion and more wrinkles than you've really earned! In the treatment room, we use a variety of antioxidant packed serums and creams, coupled with the latest modalities to ensure maximum delivery and efficacy within the skin. Anti-aging beauty products can go a long way in helping to improve the appearance of your skin, but only a good nutritional foundation can give you a truly radiant complexion and healthy nails and hair. The main contributor to a youthful appearance...is YOU! What you eat, what you do, how you manage stress, if you exercise, HOW you exercise, do you wear SPF or practice 'safe sun'? Eating well and taking a good multi-vitamin are easy ways to give your body and your face a huge 'youth' boost!  The most significant supplements for a bright complexion include vitamins A (for cellular turnover), B (for moisture), C (for sun protection and repair), E (for soothing), and K (for blood clotting and reduction in dark circles and scars). If you're not into taking supplements it's worth keeping this info in mind so you can eat more foods that contain these nutrients. I take Vi-Pak, daily. It's broken up into 2 easy to use packets; orange = day, blue = night. Simple. The guesswork is taken out of the equation, everything contained is within these handy little packets, in doses best suited for my needs. It doesn't replace good nutrition, but it is an incredible boost that I often cannot fulfill with diet alone. Today is a rest day...so I'm hanging with my littlest Mini Me and making the most of her great mood! You never can tell with a 2 year old! Have a great day! Rebecca Day 26 - 30 - Adrenal Fatigue....what now??? 01/23/2012
If you haven't picked up Four Hour Workweek yet, you MUST! It's turning my world upside down and I love it! Practically every aspect of my daily life is getting an overhaul and wow..the difference is astounding! My stress alone has dropped to a level I haven't felt since way before I had my first child..Now THAT alone is worth the $25.99 for the book...  Speaking of stress levels, last year I had numerous blood tests done to compile of full map of my cortisol, hormone, minerals and vitamin levels. I hadn't been sleeping well and my heart was pounding at rest. Turns out my cortisol levels at night were off the charts, over 3 times the healthy amount. 3 times! Within that chapter of my life I was taking care of my 2 young kids alone, 5 days a week, no family even in the state.. trying to build a new business, managing 2 properties out of state and 8 tenants, 2 of whom were on the path to eviction, organizing a social club, about to separate from my husband of 12 years and living in a new town VERY much isolated from friends and family. Of course my stresses are relative to my life but depression, I later discovered, is a natural result of 'Adrenal Fatigue' or HPA, a stress induced disfunction of the adrenal axis creating abnormal cortisol release patterns thus an important contributor to to psychosomatic symptoms and disease states. No wonder Cortisol, with all of its incredible benefits, can be called the 'death hormone' when it's levels are way too high. When your adrenals are overworked, it sets off an inflammatory response in the body, absorbing the bodies natural 'youth hormone': DHEA. Adrenal Fatigue is quite difficult to diagnose, as you will see from the list below, so many symptoms can be associated with HPA that it is often mistook for something else. Common Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue.
Adrenal Fatigue can often be managed with the same healthy habits recommended to alleviate many other common ailments, ...reduction of stress, eating well, drinking lots of water, curbing alcohol, drugs, sweets and sugars, caffeine, and by maintaining ample physical exercise, good, healthy relationships and a positive outlook. Armed with this knowledge I am glad to report that my night time cortisol overload is now at an acceptable level...I no longer want to organize the nuts and bolts at 3am for example... :) With that in mind, back to today's workout! I combined a much need hour of yoga with my pull up training today.... Pull Ups! 2 2 2 2 MAX " Anguish of mind has driven thousands to suicide; anguish of body, none. This proves that the health of the mind is of far more consequence to our happiness than the health of the body, although both are deserving of much more attention than either of them receive.” - Charles Caleb Colton Day 25-26 - No rest for the wicked 01/18/2012
So after a 7 days juice intensive, all is well in the Verlangieri household. The Mini V's are back in school and happily climbing 'their' tree, as for myself, enter the 'Mom' schedule once more. Time management is a sport in my home, one that like any sport, requires lots and lots of practice. I'm by no means perfect, even with the piles and piles of articles, tips, books, and magazines I have read giving me advice on how to make everything fit into my day. So with this addiction to time management once again drafting in after a much needed sick break, I've decided to heed the words of Tim Ferris, author of 'The Four Hour Workweek'. In his words.."Time management, forget about it"...ha! Yay! Does this mean I ditch all adult responsibility and go kayak till I find the end of the earth? No. Tim goes on, "you shouldn't be trying to do more in each day, trying to fill each second with a work fidget of some type". This book is an excellent read and there's so much more to this principle than I can even begin to cover - get it! With this new 80/20 rule in mind (80% of the results come from 20% of the work)..time to maximize and minimize...Whoop! Watch out totally unnecessary Today's pull up workout No more negatives! it's pull ups all the way now! 2 2 1 2 3 Day 24 - 26, My first shooting competition!! 01/16/2012
This weekend I elected not to do any pull ups. My first SASS, Cowboy Action Shooting Competition was Saturday and I knew my arms and shoulders would be worked out in a way i'm still becoming accustomed too! See my video here! having a hard time uploading today for some reason... Today's Pull Ups I am definitely feeling the shoot in my shoulders today! 2 x pull up 1 x pull up 1 x pull up 2 x pull up 1 x pull up 3 x pull up - argh! Day 15 - 23...Shift Happens... 01/13/2012
Change of focus over the last 10 days. Between feeling sick as a dog, nursing two sick kids and basically just 'life' happening at full speed..the last 10 days of updating my site have ..well...not happened. Priorities people! though I missed my daily dash of verbosity! and I'm back to it today! Yay! I'm at 4 full hang pull ups with no assistance. Only 6 more to go and there's still quite a few days left in this 90 Day Challenge! Here's are the pull up workouts from the last 10 days and 1 for today! That's about all i've had energy for! ha! set 1 Set 2 set 3 - pull UPS only Set 4 - TODAY 1 x pull up 2 x pull up 2 2 1 x negative 1 x negative 1 2 1 x pull up 1 x pull up 1 2 1 x negative 1 x pull up 2 1 MAX MAX 3 3 Enjoy! Rebecca  Rest day. Yesterday was a struggle for me. With both of my kids sick, it took every 'old fashioned' remedy I could muster to ward off the 'lurgi'! My immunity goto: Green Goddess Juice. Its delicious, healthy and you can't help but feel energized and 'clean' after drinking it, it's packed with nutrients. * 1 medium ripe pineapple * 2 apples * 1/2 lemon including its peel * 1/2 lime including its peel * 1 bag of organic spinach (approx. 200g) * 5 sticks celery * 1 whole cucumber including peel * 1" slice of Ginger - Optional but amazing.. I'm a very big advocate of juicing especially when it comes to fighting colds and reducing acidity in the body. Inflammation is THE fastest way to accelerate aging. don't be deceived into believing that inflammation comes hand in hand with redness or soreness. What you eat can have a profound affect on your skin, quality of sleep, energy levels, sex drive, mental clarity, it can even accelerate or slow down the visible signs of aging. Chronic inflammation can be caused by a number of things that one would not expect: Stress Diet Physical activity Food allergies Environmental Toxicity  Here's an article at details 8 natural ways to begin fighting the dangerous inflammation going on inside your body right now. 8 Ways to Stop Inflammation Who's lookin' out for ya? ;-) Back to it tomorrow! Rebecca Day 13 - Let the games begin! 01/02/2012
I am exhausted today for some reason! The workout took every ounce of my effort! ha! But...120 second rest in between pulls helped me through it! However..I am just wiped, so pull ups was all I was able to manage this am. I'm going to try again this afternoon! Today's workout 1 x pull up 1 x negative pull up 1 x pull up 1 x negative pull up 2 x pull up whine alot...ha! R 'n' R and good food/hydration is on my list today. Lots of sickness going around, yay! better luck tomorrow! Frozen Banana Chocolate Shake
Day 12: HAPPY NEW YEAR! 01/01/2012
DO-OVER!! I LOVE the New Year. The opportunity to start again, afresh. Imagine how incredible our lives would be if we approached EVERY new day with the same enthusiasm for change, improvement, growth, that we do on the eve of Dec 31st... With that in mind, I'm reviewing my goals, creating maps to achieve them taking today to prepare for what I hope to be my best year yet. It's a beautiful day and I'm planning a Nerf Tag War with my kids when they get home this afternoon! Here's to new beginnings. Happy New Year See you tomorrow! Rebecca  | Rebecca V
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