My New Toy

Finally! I got a Heart Rate Monitor! YAY!!

Let me preface this by saying my husband was thoughtful enough to get me a HRM from Wal-Mart for Easter. It was a men's watch, and my wrists are smaller, so I had to sadly return it. So... I bought this bad boy! The Polar F7!

I LOVE IT! I am so excited about my new toy that I just hadtohadtohadto share! I wore it for the first time yesterday during a brutal legs and cardio session. I kept glancing down at the Calories Burned and pushing that number higher and higher. This could get addictive. It's kinda sorta like driving with a GPS that estimates your arrival time... if you are ANYTHING like me, you have to beat that time!

Now, I've never been a competitive person... well, competitive against others, but dammit I am competitive against these inanimate objects -- friggin' gadgets, of all things.

It's the little things...

I've been wanting a stick blender for a while now, and I finally ordered one! I get so excited about kitchen gadgets. I own an interesting array of them. At least half sit in my cabinets lonely and unused, but I find comfort in knowing that I have them and that I can bring them out to play whenever I wish! As I become more obsessed with cooking, recipes, and the Food Network, I find my wants for all things kitchen growing. Luckily I had a leftover gift card from JC Penney, so I was able to order this little bad boy for next to nothing...

I can't wait for it to get here! I'm sure it will be used for strictly clean contest prep type meals at first, but I have visions of preparing a deliciously creamy butternut squash soup in the not so distant future.

Next on the to-buy list: food processor & stand mixer. I keep putting these off because they're on the pricey side.