On Being Shredded

So a couple weeks ago, when I was in a very special – magical – place, I heard these two

Andrea from MommySnacks and Maria from BSM Media
talking about how they got their crazy-hot bods.

They kept talking about something called “The Shred
.” I feign ignorance, but of course I had heard of it – Andrea had been tweeting about it for weeks! So I stuffed my face with chocolate and fruity drinks listened intently and made a mental note to google “The Shred” when I got back to Ohio.

Long story short, but happy Mother’s Day to me, I get an exercise DVD! I would have rather had a blender.

Just kidding! I picked it up off the shelf at Best Buy the night before MD, and told Andy to buy it for me. (A girl has to make sure she gets a MD gift, right? Just kidding! Ok I’m not kidding on that one).

ANYWAY… the DVD has made a lovely coaster since then, but tonight I finally broke it out. And it felt GOOD.

It’s 20 minutes… a very hardcore 20 minutes, but still – 20 minutes. I found time to do it today, despite having worked all day, attended my first grad class of the summer, missing a t-ball game, cooking defrosting dinner (thank you Once a Month Mom!), and getting the kids off to bed. It was 20 minutes, and I knew I could fit it in.

I did, and it felt fantastic. This is the workout made for me.

A bold statement, I know. And let’s hope that tonight was not a fluke, and that I can make it through the next 29 days of the 30 day Shred. I really liked the way Jillian motivates, and I’m going to keep at it.

Did you hear that, everybody?

We’ll talk in 30 days.

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Must-See TV

Or video, as the case may be. Here’s my beautiful, funny, two-and-a-half-year-old, charismatic Sophie girl giving it 100%, “reading” us her favorite book, Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra Boynton. We read it to her and then she “reads” it back to us every day at nap time and bedtime. It’s pretty much my favorite thing ever! Enjoy!

Sophie Reads from Jenny Rapson on Vimeo.

Dayton-area readers, don’t forget to enter to win tickets and a meet & greet with the cast of Yanni Voices! For an extra chance to win, you can also enter here at AmyinOhio’s blog – she’s giving away two tickets also! And all readers, enter to win one of FIVE pairs of Lee Colorwash Khakis!

Have a great Monday!

(You may now discuss my daughter’s cuteness.)

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Lee Colorwash Khakis Giveaway – 5 Winners!

I’m pleased announce that I am working with Lee as a Lee Fit Ambassador blogger. To celebrate, we’re giving away five pairs of Lee colorwash khakis!


You can also see my video review of these great pants I did on Blissful Style here. I love them!

Lee has just re-vamped their website with a great “Fit Finder”. Just head over to Lee.com and answer four simple questions about how you like your jeans to fit, and the Fit Finder will pull up tons of great pairs of jeans, pants, shorts, and capris that you’ll love! It’s so easy!


But back to the giveaway! Lee Colorwash Khakis are available in five colors: jade green (what I’m wearing in the video), strawberry, white, cocoa, and blue. Here’s how to enter:

1) Leave a comment telling me what color you’d like if you win (you can change your mind later!)

2) Tweet about this giveaway, then leave a separate comment with your twitter URL.

3) Subscribe to Mommin’ It Up’s feed and leave us a separate comment telling us you did so or already do.

FIVE lucky winners will be chosen this Saturday, May 23rd by Random.org.

Good luck and happy entering!

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