8.19.10: Thank You All For The Anniversary Wishes :)

Flower Cupcakes: Made these cupcakes for a coworkers birthday. Her best friend was recently diagnosed w/ breast cancer hence the breast cancer ribbon. They are spice cupcakes w/ orange cream cheese icing. Flowers (all but 2 fondant) are royal icing. Breast Cancer Cupcakes.

Today: Someone wants to purchase a cake from me. An 8-9" round-nothing fancy. But I have NO idea what to charge?   ( Custom cakes by Lindsey Lu. Phoenix custom cakes. Specialty Cakes Phoenix. Arizona custom specialty cakes. Specialty cupcakes phoenix. Custom cupcakes  Phoenix wedding cakes. )




Today's Bargains:
Heres an awesome giveaway for YUMMY lowfat treats from Lauras Wholesome Foods. Enter on Simply Stacie here, Little Yayas here, and Review Retreat here.

Wednesday's Workout:
-Firm Cardio Inferno
-10 Days to a Better Body (LB)
*total w/o time 60 min

Today's Review: Firm: Cardio Inferno
Sue Mi Powell, 2007 **** (4 of 5 stars)

This is a 31 minute interval workout led by Sue Mi Powell. There are 4 background Firm MI's with Robyn showing the beginner modifications. You will need a few sets of dumbbells for this workout. The set is white brick walls, hardwood floors, and foggy windows.

This workout has seperate cardio and sculpting sections-before each segment a screen comes up with "Sculpt 1" or "Cardio 1" etc to introduce the next segment. I use this dvd as a cardio workout so I only use one set of light dumbbells and amp up the moves to increase the cardio effect.

I like this workout but I dont love this workout. I do use it in my rotation on a fairly regular basis (I have a huge collection so "regularly" is relative).
All the cardio is pretty easy to follow, there are some "new" and unique moves that took me a few minutes to get, but within the 1st workout I was fine, so they cant be that difficult as I am not the best at picking up choreography. Some of the cardio moves include step touch, ski, knee pull-ski-run move, low jacks, A steps, hamstring curls,

A lot of the strength moves are more like light 4 limb work, not serious strength moves-another reason why I like to use this as a cardio workout. I use the sculpting segments as cardio breaks and use the light dumbbells to up the intensity of my cardio. Some of the sculpting moves include a lunge-glute lift-rhomboid pinch combo, side shoulder raises, etc.

I would rate this workout a lower intermediate workout that could easily be modified up or down to suit your needs. Sue Mi is a very good lead and cues well. I would have liked to see more workouts from her before she left the Firm.

Today's Tip: Carrots
Feeling stressed out? Eating a few carrots can help you feel better? Carrots contain the amino acid tryptophan which boosts levels of serotonin (the feel-good brain calming chemical). Plus, the crunching helps relieve stress-induced jaw clenching! (from Woman’s World, 6/28/10 http://www.livinginthin.com/stressed-out-chomp-on-some-carrots/)

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