<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469476569236377200</id><updated>2012-01-08T07:34:44.621-08:00</updated><category term='exercise'/><category term='2012'/><category term='to do list'/><title type='text'>So....this is what it's like.</title><subtitle type='html'>my 40's, a personal journey through the next decade.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://carrieostreko.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8469476569236377200/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carrieostreko.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Carrie Ostreko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08209815814464464770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HCDWYV3VKJU/TwNYXqkJP1I/AAAAAAAACpc/r_MQzUsdPBY/s220/IMG_0956.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469476569236377200.post-8768116166489820661</id><published>2012-01-04T10:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-04T10:48:58.651-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>well, I am not dead. yay me! I made it to spin this morning, but last night was a bust. I lost my keys! Now, I am trying this year to look for the positive in everything I can...and this is not an easy task all the time let me tell you....anyway, I told myself it must have been a good thing and that maybe had I went I would have been in an accident or some crazy stuff like that. Made me feel better. haha...lost keys = saved my life. right?&lt;br /&gt;yea I know, far fetched but HEY, its a positive in a negative. So, yea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I made it this morning and yes it was hard but there is something to be said about how you feel after a good hard, sweat your ass off workout. I wish I was able to keep up with it the whole time...but I think I did pretty good. Like I said..I didn't die. yay me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All I am wondering is exactly how long it will be before my ass doesn't feel like something beat it with a baseball bat, why is that seat so damn painful!? geez.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;day 1 workout done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now home to work and watch movies...today's choice is The Family Stone. I love this movie. Work while I watch in a nice quiet house. ahhh.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8469476569236377200-8768116166489820661?l=carrieostreko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://carrieostreko.blogspot.com/feeds/8768116166489820661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://carrieostreko.blogspot.com/2012/01/well-i-am-not-dead.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8469476569236377200/posts/default/8768116166489820661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8469476569236377200/posts/default/8768116166489820661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carrieostreko.blogspot.com/2012/01/well-i-am-not-dead.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie Ostreko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08209815814464464770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HCDWYV3VKJU/TwNYXqkJP1I/AAAAAAAACpc/r_MQzUsdPBY/s220/IMG_0956.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469476569236377200.post-355308269686451802</id><published>2012-01-03T06:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T06:19:08.181-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Well, everyone went back to work and school today. Back to the normal weekday. I miss the kiddos when they are in school. The Hubby is much better off when he works. I don't think that man could ever retire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today is the coldest damn day of the year they said on the news...hahah that's a little funny when it's only day 3! It will get worse but man-o-man I hate the cold. Give me snow if we have cold. otherwise what is the point?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am having a bad start to my day, it's an I feel fat day. Women can relate...men not so much. Headed to the Y to get all signed up for tonight's class. By this time tomorrow I ought-a be really fun to be around.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8469476569236377200-355308269686451802?l=carrieostreko.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://carrieostreko.blogspot.com/feeds/355308269686451802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://carrieostreko.blogspot.com/2012/01/well-everyone-went-back-to-work-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8469476569236377200/posts/default/355308269686451802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8469476569236377200/posts/default/355308269686451802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carrieostreko.blogspot.com/2012/01/well-everyone-went-back-to-work-and.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie Ostreko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08209815814464464770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HCDWYV3VKJU/TwNYXqkJP1I/AAAAAAAACpc/r_MQzUsdPBY/s220/IMG_0956.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469476569236377200.post-3272171379546704346</id><published>2012-01-02T19:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-02T19:27:02.391-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='to do list'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='exercise'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Tomorrow I start my first day at one of local Ymca's. I used to teach there, but that was years ago. Taught Step aerobics, when it was a big deal. haha. Not so much any more. Anyway tomorrow, I start taking Spin classes. As much as that pains me to say!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have never been a huge fan of spin, but I am being told its better than it used to be. So, keeping an open mind, I am going to go give it a shot. It will also be great cross training for some races I have decided I will put on my "to do" list for 2012. Ya know, since we are all suppose to be coming to this horrific end this year. (sure)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so far I am planning a 13.1 miler better known as a half marathon. For those of us who are not crazy enough to go 13.1 two times in a row without stopping! and a couple adventure races. Because I haven't died doing one of those yet, and hey why not go til that happens right? Just kidding. Sooner or later I will do one that makes me stop. But until then I plan on drudging ahead with them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I was saying though, before I got off track. Tomorrow is a new day. It's been years!! and I am walking into the Y for my first class of 2012. Stay tuned. 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