December 2019 Disney DIY Exercise Challenge

[Twilight Sparkle]

Merry Christmas to all of you, too!!! I hope you all had a wonderful day. I will be back tomorrow to update.

 

[sophy1996]

+70 from Tuesday and Wednesday. I feel like I should count cleaning and prepping time also (especially considering how I felt after!) but I won’t.

720/1200

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

125 minutes - horses and walking

1755/1860

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Congrats to me (Twilight Sparkle) for reaching Michael Red!

Christmas might be over, but winter just started. To add a little cheer to the cold days (unless you're here with me where it was 70 yesterday and 66 today), why not practice your snowflake-making skills with this pattern:

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/12/disney-parks-diy-make-mickey-snowflakes/
We are almost done with December and with 2019, so do we have any host volunteers to get us off to a good start in 2020?

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. We're off visiting family now, so I feel like Christmas just kicked off for us.

I'm adding 40 minutes from walking around a shopping center yesterday at a pretty brisk pace. (That's what happens when you procrastinate Christmas shopping). Then I added 30 minutes today from taking a walk with the dog after a loooonnngg drive.

690/750

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

And I've been free-loading for long enough. I'll host January.

 

[sophy1996]

30-minute walk

750/1200

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

135 minutes - horses and walking - I've been taking advantage of the outdoors since we've had such gorgeous weather (though too warm to feel festive), but that is about to change. Supposedly lots of rain coming in this weekend.

1890/1860

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

And I've been free-loading for long enough. I'll host January.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

We have two new color changes today. Elizabeth Smith has reached Michael Red and I (Twilight Sparkle) have reached goal and Mary Green! Yay us!

And since it is Favorite Friday, I will finally leave you with some DIYs created by members of my family. First up, DD and I did end up making the Cheshire cat tails. Here's the evidence:



They were very yummy!

And these have been sitting on my DD's shelf just waiting for me to remember them:



DH made these for DD when she was much younger. He's much more artistic than I am.

That's it for me tonight. I hope you guys are all still enjoying the holidays. Elizabeth Smith, it sounds like you certainly are! Talk to you all tomorrow . . .

 

[PollyannaMom]

Hi, everyone!! We're still in the "post-holiday mess" inside here, but it is a gorgeous day outside, so I went for an actual walk and dragged DS with me.

Combined with unposted treadmill time over the last few days, I've got 70 new minutes to add.

425/500

Thanks @Elizabeth Smith for taking on January!

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I'm adding my last 60 minutes today from taking the dog for a walk and playing a little fetch with him.

750/750

 

[sophy1996]

60 minutes of snow shoveling. Our weather isn't nearly as good as what some of you are enjoying!

810/1200

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

60 minute walk - the rain held off until dark, so that was nice!

1950/1860

sophy1996, hopefully your snow is at least pretty.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

PollyannaMom has moved up to Jane Pink and is actually very close to Michael Red, and Elizabeth Smith has reached goal and Mary Green!!!! Cheers to the two of you!

The TEAM is just 172.5 minutes away from our next color change. Can we reach 75% of goal by the end of the year?

Don't put away your ornaments yet. I've found a great use for those park buttons we collect on our trips. Even I can do this DIY project:

https://www.teach-me-mommy.com/disney-badge-ornament/

 

[sophy1996]

20-minute walk

830/1200

 

[sophy1996]

sophy1996, hopefully your snow is at least pretty.

It was pretty -- it was the weekend and we didn't have to be anywhere! About 4 inches total, so not so bad.

About the pins as ornaments -- that tutorial is more than we did! We just took an 'Olu pin from Aulani and put it on a ribbon.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

No minutes from me today since we've had constant rain. I think I'll have to swim to the barn tomorrow.

Also no color changes today, but the minutes posted by sophy1996 did bump the TEAM up another percentage point.

Anyone planning a Disney themed NYE bash? Here are some links that might help:

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2014/02/06/disney-themed-cocktails-why-didnt-i-know-about-this/
and

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/01/28/even-more-disney-inspired-cocktails/

 

[sophy1996]

60-minute chair Pilates class-no cocktails, but they did discuss how substituting vodka for some of the water helps pie crust

890/1200

and a 20-minute walk

910/1200

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

95 minutes - just walking since it was too wet to ride

2045/1860