My Journal

AM:
60 min elliptical machine

PM:
25 min bike at home

Today was a slow day at work. I did hear from both Centenary and Park University. Obviously they both want my money and want me to earn my degree there. Both are interesting as choices. I could actually walk for graduation if I pick Centenary. The degree will cost me about 650.00 more to earn. In the scheme of things it is an insignificant difference. If I was looking at the 4 year degree the cost would be considerably more expensive and would rule them out.

AM:
pedaled as wife tried to jog. She was not able to since her knee hurt.

45 min elliptical machine

PM:
Cat wrangling. I was supposed to go to the gym but my wife was unable to get my kitty into the carrier so I went home and tried for close to a hour. I could not get her.

So today was an exciting day. I have regained my ambition to earn a college degree. I am at a crossroads of sorts. I am looking at completing an Associate’s Degree (2 year degree) since I only need 2 more classes to make that happen. My dilemma is as follows. I have attended 2 different colleges so far and have 90 or 93 credits. I can earn an associate’s degree with as little as 60 credits, but they need to be a certain 60 credits. I can earn an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts if I go back to Centenary (classes online) and take English Lit II (not interested) and Human health and nutrition (I am interested) OR I can take 2 upper management level classes at Park University (local office 4 miles from my house, classes would still be online) and I can earn an Associate of Science in Management. I am neither excited nor disappointed with the management classes and and split with how I feel about the two offered by Centenary. The Liberal Arts degree is less impressive than the Management degree but neither is a WOW degree since they both are 2 year degrees. I could even go crazy and do both, but there is little to gain with the added expense other than to be able to say I have 2 Associate’s Degrees. For the 4 year degree in Management I will need to continue with Park University. If I only take one class per semester it will take close to a year to get the associate’s degree but potentially another 4 years to get the Bachelor’s degree in Management. I might even slack off again after getting the 2 year degree. Who knows. But either way I do plan to start the process soon. The final thing I need to consider is the cost of the classes. This alone may make one doable and exclude the other. tough decisions.

AM:
leg press
180-15
270-15
360-15
450-12
540-12
630-12

overhead press with EZ-Bar
80-6,6
70-7,7
60-8,8

leg press
540-10,10
450-10,10

EZ-Bar curls
60-10,10,10,10

20 min elliptical machine

PM:
45 min elliptical machine

Work was slow again. We checked the Data center and saw 4 new pieces of equipment so there is some work about to hit us but it is not here yet. Darn. Every thing else is good though and that is something.

AM:
45 min elliptical machine

PM:
45 min elliptical machine

Today was a slow day at work. In fact it was slow since I woke in the morning. I was a little late to the gym and never felt energized all day. I made it through OK in the end. I cooked chicken stirfry for dinner and I cooked some steak for tomorrow. I also make some creamed/mashed cauliflower with a table spoon of light cream cheese and some fake butter. I seasoned it with salt and pepper and I ate it tonight since it was so good. I guess the steak tomorrow will be over salad.

AM:
bench press
135-15
185-7
205-4
185-5
135-12

Leg press machine (plates and pin)
190-12
210-12
230-12
250-12
270-12

machine shoulder press
90-8
70-10,10

Flies machine
90-10,10,10

PM:
Hike with my wife and Bro!

We had fun today. We hiked from Turkey Run Park over to Langley Oaks Park. We had multiple water crossings and no one fell in! We all did good.

After a hard day of fun:

AM:
50 min elliptical machine

PM:
2+ hour hike at Donaldson Run and Potomac overlook park.

We had fun today. We hiked and had a picnic at the overlook park. There was a group of folks learning outdoors first aid training. We saw them practicing stabilizing a body for transport and how to group lift them. We shared a picnic table with some of the students of the class. The one woman traveled from Delaware to come to this class.

Here are the pictures from today:

And we took pix last week when we hiked At Crater Lake in New Jersey:

AM:
30 min elliptical machine
19 min walk on treadmill

PM:
38 min bike ride as my wife jogged

Today was a long work day. We finished our tasks early and were on standby. The day mostly went by quickly even though we were waiting for the next task to arrive. I think knowing it was Friday was all it took to get through the day.

AM:
leg press
180-15
270-15
360-12
450-12
540-12

Bench press
135-12
185-5,5,5,5

30 min elliptical machine

PM:
46 min elliptical machine

So at work today our roommate moved in. He seems OK but he works for a different company and we don’t know what all he does other than he is a network architect. Work was a little busy today so that was nice. All in all today was a good day. And remember kids eat your vitamins! (Who said that?)

AM:
hack squats
90-12,12
180-12,12
270-10

over head press
70-7,7,7,7,7

PM:
48 min elliptical machine

Today was a decent day. I am a pound lighter and I had a good AM and PM workout. I found that if I watch the Maury show while on the elliptical machine I stay on it longer since I can’t seem to look away from the train wreck of the guests lives. If you ever feel bad about your life or feel depressed I recommend you watch one week’s worth and you will be feeling better in no time.

AM:
50 min elliptical machine

PM:
40 min bike ride while my wife jogged then helped the neighbor unload 40 LB bags of concrete.

Today at work we got bad news. We are getting a room mate. He is the upper level guy from the new company and we don’t need him in our office. My coworker and I are planning to eat beans every day as a protest. Just kidding, but we are bummed he will be joining us.