Tag Archives: riddles

Some Days are Harder than Others

December 12, 2013 Kim 54 Comments

Today for my 44 I did a chest press with a twist at the top and while I was pressing my arms up, I lowered my legs to work my abs.

This was a struggle today!! I made it through all 44 but it was rough!!! (I used 15 pound dumbbells.)

Insanity the Asylum vol.2 today was Back & 6 Pack – all I can say about this is I’m happy it was only 40 minutes. I did the entire workout but I probably only put in about 75% effort which isn’t my normal way to workout – usually I go 100% every day. But, I figured 75% was better than nothing.

The tooth pain that I’ve been having (actually turned out to be a sinus infection) and the fact that for the past week I’ve gotten even less sleep than normal has finally caught up with me.

I’m exhausted!!!

But, no time to focus on that – I have to clean the Governor’s Row House today to get ready for a weekend party. Oh, and I get to iron all the tablecloths today – my favorite (3 hours of ironing!!!).

Oh, well – enough whining and moaning!!! Time for the answers to yesterday’s riddles.

1. Some use me better than others, even though everyone gets the same. If you lose me, it might be stressful, for I can’t be found or reclaimed. What am I? Time

2. When I am filled, I can point the way.
When I am empty, nothing moves me.
What am I? gloves

3. Why are 2007 pennies worth more than 2006 pennies? you have 1 more penny

4. What happened in 1961 and will not happen again until 6009? if you rotate the number 180 it is still the same number

5. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Mount Everest

6. How can you use the letters in NEW DOOR to make one word? those letters spell ONE WORD

Bonus: Use all 26 letters of the English alphabet to complete the following 13 words, but use each letter only once.

b a r g a i n
l o d g e r
d y n a s t y
z y g o t e
s a l v a t i o n
d i s h p a n
p u m p k i n
d e e j a y
b o x c a r
d i m w i t
s u n b u r n
o b l i q u e
l i f t o f f

So, how did you do?
Do you have any riddles?

Happy Thursday!!!

Kim

Fitness, Push-Ups

Witty Wednesday – Clear the Stress!!!

December 11, 2013 Kim 75 Comments

Today’s 44 was another push-up variation. I used my agility ladder and did wide push-ups with my fingers pointed out to the side (amazing how that hand position changes the whole move!).

These are hard but I can tell that I am getting stronger because I only had to take 2 quick stretch breaks to complete all 44.

Power Legs was my workout today (Insanity the Asylum vol. 2) and it is a challenge!!! 55 minutes of lower body work – plenty of cardio + strength work!! One of the moves really tested my mental coordination this morning – I struggled to get the arms and legs right especially when we had to move backwards!!!

Based on all of my blog reading lately and my own experiences – I think lots of us are a little/lot stressed right now!!! So, I thought it would be fun to do some riddles again! (I will share the answers tomorrow.)

1. Some use me better than others, even though everyone gets the same. If you lose me, it might be stressful, for I can’t be found or reclaimed. What am I?

2. When I am filled, I can point the way.
When I am empty, nothing moves me.
What am I?

3. Why are 2007 pennies worth more than 2006 pennies?

4. What happened in 1961 and will not happen again until 6009?

5. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

6. How can you use the letters in NEW DOOR to make one word?

Bonus: Use all 26 letters of the English alphabet to complete the following 13 words, but use each letter only once.

b a _ _ a i n
l _ _ g e r
d y _ _ s t y
_ _ g o t e
s a _ _ a t i o n
d i _ _ p a n
p u m _ _ i n
d e _ _ a y
b o _ _ a r
d i _ _ i t
s u n _ _ r n
o b l _ _ u e
l i _ _ o f f

Do you like riddles?
How many did you solve today?

Happy Wednesday!!!

Kim

Chest, Fitness, Push-Ups, Running, Treadmill

Train your Brain

August 20, 2013 Kim 61 Comments

Today for my 43 I did incline push-ups. (probably not the best choice because I had already done lots of push-ups in my challenge workout but….)

Pretty basic today but push-ups are always good!!!!

This is the 6th (and final) week of Taylor’s challenge – and it is a good one for sure!!! I still have 2 more chances to try and lower my time!!!

I decided to run today – my Achilles has been sore for a long time now and I’m trying to make sure that it doesn’t get worse while still training. Anyway, I ran on my treadmill today – 1.5% incline – 6 miles 35:31. I did a progression type run – increasing my time every 30 seconds – a fun way to make the time go quickly and push myself at the same time.

Yesterday I read several articles and posts about the benefits of exercise on your brain. I’ve also read a lot of things about the importance of training your brain. And, since it is back to school (or close) I thought it would be fun to have some brain challenges today!!!