Some milestones!

I just wanted to share a few milestones that I've passed this week.

1. 2000 page views! Here's a shout out to all you loyal readers!

2. My first triple digit country outside the U.S. Way to go all you Russian readers, sitting at 102 right now! (Netherlands is close at 91)

3. My 10th loan over on Kiva! You can loan too, just $25 each loan and you get that back! Here's a link to check it out: Kiva loans!

4. Today was my 46th day in a row working out! It feels oh so good.

5. Today is my first day I've taken off work for no reason! Usually I have plans of some sort but since I still have 5 1/2 days to take off before the end of the year or I lose them I'm starting to be more free with them!


I'll keep it at 5 since that's a nice round number(figuratively!).

The Housing Hunt

Some might know that I am currently house hunting.  Luckily for me house hunting is not like elk hunting where I don't ever see anything that I'm hunting for!
I've looked at a lot of houses and have put in offers on a few.  One I almost had but the other side kept coming back unwilling to play the give and take game.  All for the best though, I now have an offer that I'm excited about and that I think will go through.  So in danger of being a bit premature I'm going to share some pictures!

This is the view from the street.

This is the downstairs living room and kitchen in the background.

This is the upstairs living room.

This is the upstairs Kitchen and dinning room.

And one of the best things about this house is the land it comes with!  Just over an acre! 

I should know one way or the other in a week or so.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed and I might be giving myself a house for Christmas!  Merry Christmas to me!

My outside run

So me and this guy at work (Steve, check out his blog!) have a competition.  We are trying to see who will miss a day of working out first!  It started with a bunch of people but really it's down to me and him.  Today is day 40!  Here's the day the power was out at the gym and I had to run outside in 25 degree weather!



I highly recommend the imapmyrun app if you have a smart phone (it's on iPhone, not sure what else)
It can tell you your time, speed, distance and a bunch of other things all at intervals of your choosing!