FitVlog #18 Mini Adventure Bike Ride--Cycling the Suburban Maze

My golly there's been a lot of chaos around here!  Sooo, I hopped on the bike to meditate.  ;)

I don't say much in this FitVlog #18.  No need.  It did feel good to get back out there and fight the wind.

Enjoy the ride!
Take care out there!
(^.^)v

My FitVlog Day 9 Update & Cycling Allen, Texas

Well, it's Day 9 of my fitness journey.

There isn't much to report.  Except,  I didn't gain a pound over the holiday week.  Pretty amazing, considering the amount of sweetage (sugary cakey stuff) that sat around smelling, well, sweet!!  And somehow, I managed to lose a couple o' pounds.  Not too shabby.  Now I've got to keep it up and then some!

Today, a bike ride happened.  Because it was just plain gorgeous outside and I had lots of energy to burn.  So here's a vid of my short update and some cycling around Allen, Texas.
Enjoy!

 

Cycling the Suburban Maze--Testing GoPro Hero3

Recently, we acquired the GoPro Hero3 black edition after winning the daily GoPro Everything We Make Sweepstakes.  If you're curious about GoPro, check out their website gopro.com.  There's a link to the contest info at the bottom of the page.

After sorting through all the wondrous things GoPro sent us, I felt it was time to test the little camera by taking it on my morning bike ride.  This video is the maiden voyage, as it were.  I'm sure I'll find other more fascinating things to do with the Hero3 in the future!

Enjoy~~ (^.^)v

Fade to Black Nails and Miscellaneous Update

As a fun experiment, I created this gradient nail polish look using a beautiful shimmery blue OPI nail laquer over a black base.  Clearly I don't have the best nails for this look, as they are a bit short!  haha!  Even so, the potential for something interesting is there.  And, it could make for a quick tutorial!  We'll see.  No matter, the kiddos said these nails are like a sunset and that they're "cool lookin'"!  What more need be said?  Haha!  To create the gradient, I painted my nails black, then (with a makeup sponge) sponged on the blue very lightly mid-nail, gradually applying more layers of blue as I worked up to the tip of the nail.  On top of that, I applied a special effects clear polish that has little flecks of transparent blue glitter in it.  To seal the whole thing, a clear topcoat.

In the meantime, I've been attempting to clean out some vid files from the laptop.  It's getting somewhat cluttered in here.  Some of the YouTube vids may go onto DVDs or onto an external drive.  Time consuming this task is.  But, if more vids are to get made, I'll need the space.

Soon, very soon, there are plans to start working out again.  It's been a while!  Due to illness (and chaos) I've gotten out of shape and need to get to it!

Yesterday, I made an attempt to ease back into action by biking and taking a brisk walk.  Unfortunately, during the adventure, I discovered my bike's condition is slightly poorer than my own when a gear failed, cracked and fell to the street.

  
A minor setback.  (o.O)

Until next time~~  (^.^)v