Summer Time

It's that time again. Summer term started last week, and it's time for my life to take the back burner to my education again.

On another note Paul will be home next week, and I've made progress in some of my bad habits. I pick up after myself, I play with and/or walk the dog almost every day. I've been keeping the dishes done. I think he will be proud of me. I've also been getting up at a decent hour almost every day!! 

oh and I can kill my own spiders

(this one is dying slow and painfully after being doused in spider spray)

And Aiko and Callie have been having way too much fun.

Here they are at Courtney's house, because I lack AC in my downstairs right now, and thats a recipe for dog disaster, or heat stroke (it's hotter in my downstairs than it is outside, but i wont get into that)

So much fun in fact that for the first time in an eternity she fell asleep before I did. 

It's A Bugs Life

While the rain stopped and the clouds parted for a few days, there have been some amazing things to be seen around my house

Butterflies (mating?)

frogs eating the yucky bugs outside my kitchen door

and a visit from a GIANT preying mantis which is commonly believed to bring good luck and fortune. 

I got a dinning room table the other night, it's cute and small and perfect, I hope Paul loves it too. 

Bye Alex!

This last two weeks Joselyn's sister was here visiting. We had alot of fun, the girls got me out of the house for dinner, shopping, running from the rain, eating pineapple, spending money and mani-pedi's! Here's some pictures from the week:

And now for your moment of Zen

this sunday I present you with:

Aiko helping me with the laundry. 

Update

Frankie is back with his mom, I saw a poster at a local convience sign looking for him, and despite much confusion, due to my not being able to speak japanese and her not being able to speak english, 3 hours after initial contact was made Frankie was back in the loving arms of his mom, who was a little weepy, I was glad to see he was loved.  Things are back to normal here at the McCawley hut
and I found a tiny blind flower pot snake in the back yard yesterday while digging a hole for my Bokashi. It's harmless but I still didnt touch it. 

what was i thinking

long story short, I found a dog in traffic yesterday. Normally I wouldnt stop but I did, and now I am searching for this guys home. 

If my search is unsuccessful I am considering fostering him until I can find him a forever home. I hope I have better luck with that than i've had finding a new home for my car. (anyone in Oki want a new car???)

Gardening 101_Episode 1: how to make dinner almost entirely from your garden

tonight I had pesto, with fresh picked basil on rice, and oven roasted eggplant, also hand picked, yesterday. 

so fresh i grew it myself.

sleepy sunday

Routine

Today I have started my routine to help get me through this deployment. I want to have a routine so the days go by quicker and hopefully I can adopt some habits that will impress P when he gets home.

Exercise Routine (elastic extends are working that body part with one of those elastic resistance bands)

Monday 

• walk Aiko twice 
• three sets of 20 pushups
• three sets of 10 leg elastic extends
• three sets of 10 arm elastic extends 
• walk/jog or cardio for 30 min

Tuesday

• walk Aiko twice
• three sets of 20 weights arms (curls and up's)
• walk/jog 2 mile or 40 min cardio

Wednesday 

• walk Aiko twice
• three sets of 10 leg elastics 
• three sets of 20 lunges
• 60 min cardio

Thursday 

• walk Aiko Twice 
• three sets of 20 pushups
• three sets of 20 arm elastic
• walk/jog 3+ miles or 60+ min cardio

Friday

• walk Aiko twice
• gym for 90 min- cardio, weights & stairs

Weekend

• walk Aiko at least once a day
• Cardio 60+ min
• three sets of 20 pushups

exercise isnt set in stone (except for dog walks, that is a must), I will just do what my body lets me do, and if things start to get to easy I will add more, and change up the routine.

Chores

Daily

• put shoes away
• dishes done before bed
• food in bokashi
• downstairs bath picked up
• kitchen picked up
• workout stuff put away
• clean my side of bed
• put away dog toys

Weekly

• laundry done
• laundry put away
• garbage out
• dog poo picked up
• cat box scooped
• vacuum   
• stairs swept 
• drive P's car

Monthly

• clean toilets 
• change sheets every two weeks
• clean out fridge

so far today i've walked Aiko and I decided to do some yoga to boost my spirit. i'm going to do some pushups right after i finish this. all and all I think that this routine thing is going to be really good for me, and I am determined to stick to it.