Wii Wednesday: Fitness Age--What a crock!

Okay. So I know in my first Wii Wednesday post

I said I was going to report my Wii fitness age once a month. However, I just have to share this ridiculousness. Do you see that number over there in the picture? That's my Wii fitness age. Yes, I know you are asking yourself, "Wasn't she 60 last week?" Yes I was, and I am discounting the Wii Fitness Age test. Apparently the Wii Fit Age (this is different because you need a Wii Fit board to determine your Wii Fit Age) is more accurate because it takes into account your current age, weight, and BMI.

I've done the Wii Fit body test 3 times and my age has gone down each time:

1st time: 46

2nd time: 36

3rd time: 30

If you have a Wii, save your self-esteem by doing the Wii Fit body test instead of the Wii Fitness test on Wii Sports. I still love my Wii, but I'm so sore! I did the push-ups on the Wii Fit Strength Training, and I thought I was going to die! Anybody else having wiiing pains?

~Joan

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Timeout Tuesday: Tagged Again!

Timeout! I've been tagged again?! Thanks to Stesha at Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha this time, I've received The Fabulous Blog award. Here are the rules:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which you think are fabulous.

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post. (I actually have 10 this time!)

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

And the nominees are...

1. Funeral for My Fat Pants

2. How Full Is Your Bucket?

3. Penny Pinching Diva

4. My Brown Baby

5. The Broke Socialite

6. The Classy Closet

7. The Sweet Spot Journey

8. Diary of a Mad Fat Girl

9. I Am Shopgirl

10. Pink and Green Mama

Congratulations on your fabulous blogs ladies!

~Joan

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Motivational Monday: Editing Trade

I normally don't toot my own horn, but "aww toot toot, yeah beep, beep." One of my many trades is editing. I've been called the "grammar police" on more than one occasion, and I'm proud of it. I have officially launched my editing services on my blog. Please click here or on the Editing Services tab on my menu bar to see what I'm serving up. THANK YOU Christie at My Life-A Work in Progress for allowing me to edit your beautiful writing, for your testimonial, and your motivation. A BIG THANKS also goes out to Stesha at Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha for your motivation and support. It's bloggy buddies like you ladies who make it all worthwhile. Don't forget to check back on Fridays for editing service freebies.

~Joan

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Spiritual Sunday

Impact Church--Doing Church Differently

Today's Scripture
Numbers 13:25-30

25 At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land. Report on the Exploration 26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They gave Moses this account: "We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan."
30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."

Today's Sermon Title
Yes We Can!

Today's Message (talking points from Impact Church's guest speaker Rev. Walter Kimbrough are in bold)
Call to order--God calls us to serve.
Plan of Action--Make a commitment to move and persevere.
Declaration of Faith--We are able to overcome any and every obstacle because God has already claimed the victory for us! Yes We Can!

Life is full of unlikely situations and circumstances that we some how overcome without our full understanding. How unlikely is our new first family? Barack Obama was called by God for his position. He never wavered or questioned. He made a commitment to follow God's call. Obama did above and beyond his very best, and God did what? HE claimed the victory and took care of the rest! AMEN!

God Bless,

~Joan

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Simple Obsession Saturday: Word Verification

If you're anything like me, you absolutely loathe the stupid word verification (WV) on blogs and other places on the web. For your pleasure, I've turned mine off on my blog (you're welcome). Even in my current state of annoyance with the WV, I have found myself obsessing over the non-words. I secretly hope that I can catch the WV off guard and it gives me a real word. At times I stare at the non-words and make up my own definitions for them in my head. Yeah, I know.....I definitely need to seek out some real hobbies. What can I say? It's one of my simple obsessions. What simple obsessions do you have?

~Joan

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Freebie Friday: Book Giveaway

In case you missed it yesterday, Suze Orman is offering her book, Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan, for FREE on Oprah.com! Yes, that's right. There's no catch and no obligations. You can download all 227 pages for free with one click, but it's only available for one week. We can all use a little help in these rough economic times. Thanks Suze and Oprah! Happy Friday!

~Joan

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Thankful Thursday: Teeth

I'm not crazy (well not certifiable at least); I'm just thankful for my teeth. If you watch The View on ABC, you know that Whoopi Goldberg has had some extensive dental work done lately, and she has now become a spokesperson for going to the dentist. Her teeth were terrible, and it's been months since she had work done, and she's still talking funny. Watching her on TV scared me to death, and it's been in the back of my mind that I need to get my behind to the dentist.

Yesterday I actually went to the dentist because I had a sore tooth that felt loose. Now it's been about mumble years since I've been to the dentist, and I must say I am ashamed at the neglect I've shown my teeth. My teeth and I have a lot of history. When I was a kid, my teeth were JACKED UP--I mean jacked! I was teased, harassed, and called everything in the book from "buck-toothed beaver" to "Bugs Bunny". My parents were gracious enough to allow me to get braces, and from 5th to 12th grade I had ongoing dental work. I have had at least 8 teeth extracted (including wisdom teeth), 4 years of braces, and 4 years of retainers. So I feel like I've paid my dues at the dentist.

I actually had a great experience at the dentist yesterday thanks to Dr. Larsen and his crew over at the Vinings Dental Group. He assured me that I just need a few fillings, my teeth aren't falling out and that I'm going to be okay. Yippee! I'm not going to look like snaggle tooth! Thank God for my teeth! Watch the video below to hear Whoopi talk about the consequences of not going to the dentist.

~Joan

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