This morning I woke up early, because the sun was shining! Our master bedroom faces East, which is both wonderful and terrible. Wonderful because of the amazing morning light that streams in, and terrible for the exact same reason. It’s tough to sleep in when the sun is shining, calling you to come outside and play!

The sun is especially welcome right now because it seems like we have had an unusually cold spring. Yesterday was raining and gloomy, and after a long gloomy winter it’s just too much to have to wait for that glorious Vitamin D!

I feel badly for my hubby, he is stuck working all day in an office with no windows. He often misses out on all the fun weather that happens, both the sun and the storms. Hopefully his next job will come with a view, but until then he is left out of the fun.

There are still some plants that need to get in the ground, and hopefully after this weekend we will be safe to plant annuals as well (the usual last frost comes no later than Mother’s Day in our area). But mostly I hope the sun keeps shining so it can beat the winter blues into submission. I really do think I am affected by the lack of sunlight, because I sure do feel like doing a happy dance once the sun comes out!

Today’s Thursday Thirteen… thirteen things I need to learn!

1. Spanish.
2. How to make my own picture frames.
3. PHP.
4. JavaScript.
5. How to read crochet directions and actually have it work.
6. How to make my own sewing patterns.
7. How to change my car’s oil.
8. Final Cut Pro.
9. How to make tortillas from scratch.
10. How to do a “float up” with my hoop.
11. Rappelling (it’s been a long time).
12. How to build a deck/patio.
13. Print making.

What do you want to learn to do?

I have been meaning to share this with you for awhile now. Our friend Ari made this animation. It’s called La Cecilia and you can learn more about him and what he is doing at his website. Enjoy the short!

Rainbow Brite! The photo comes from Rainbow Land, a website that is dedicated to all things Rainbow Brite.

I totally watched this cartoon when I was younger. I even had a Rainbow Brite doll (and a stuffed Puppy Brite doll too). My friends and I loved to play “Rainbow Brite”, I can’t remember what we would pretend, but I know that we all wanted to have a horse named Starlite. And of course we had to defeat the villain, Murky Dismal.

The Wikipedia has a lot of information about the show that I didn’t even remember. Did you know there was a villain named Count Blogg? LOL! That one made me laugh since blogging is such a big thing now, but his super power was changing people into frogs. Another thing that I had forgotten about was the look of the actual cartoon. So of course I had to go to YouTube with the hopes that there would be something Rainbow Brite there, and sure enough! There was! Here is a funny clip from the show:

That’s right! No change at all. Now, you would think that all the yard work and other activity I have been doing this week would have made the scale go down at least a little bit, but sadly no. This wouldn’t be a big deal, except my measurements haven’t budged either.

According to this site, my calories burned for pulling weeds should be 306 calories an hour! I did 3 hours on Monday, and almost 4 yesterday. That should have shed at least a pound if you account for all the extra hoop dancing and belly dancing I have been doing in addition to the weeding.

So, yes friends, it is a tad frustrating. I am doing things the right way; eating better, getting enough sleep, trying to move my body… and yet nothing is really coming off yet. This week I am going to track my calories in writing, just to make sure I didn’t miscalculate my intake. Other than that, I can’t figure out what is going on other than the affects of being over 30 working against me. Isn’t there a way to stop getting older?? If there is, sign me up! (: