Score!!

So, as you know, I've talked about how I've wanted a Wii Fit, but being that they are incredibly hard to find, I hadn't been able to find one.... until NOW!!! Yay!! On Sunday, I arrived at Best Buy very early and was the first car in the parking lot. They had advertised in the Sunday circular (which I picked up on Saturday) that they would have them. By the time they opened, there were about 15 people behind me... and I was FIRST! Store employees came out around 10:45am (they opened at 11am) and handed out tickets for the Fit. Several people in the back of the line (much to their chagrin) did NOT get a ticket, and therefore were not going to be blessed with a Fit that day (at least not from THAT store).

Anyway, I finally got a Wii Fit!!!!! But I'm a bit ashamed to say that I have yet to even take it out of the box.... *slinking away guiltily*

Ok... ok... before you start in on me, I should explain a few things about myself... First, I have Lupus. Now, for any House fans out there, you should know that Lupus is a REAL disease, and a very serious one, at that. The short definition is that Lupus causes the body to attack itself (joints, organs, blood vessels, etc). It can manifest in many ways, and no case of Lupus is exactly the same from patient to patient. For me, the biggest problems Lupus causes are joint pain, fatigue, "brain fog", and photosensitivity. (For more information on Lupus, visit: http://www.lupus.org.)

Anyway, I have been having a major bout of fatigue and joint pain over the past few days, and I just haven't had the energy to try it out. I hope to be feeling better soon so I can try it out and give a full report.

Random Holiday Musings

So, my birthday was last week, and I turned 31. 31!!!!?!?!?! I can remember thinking as a child that 30-anything was ridiculously old. Now, here I am, 31 years old, and it doesn't feel old at all. I feel like I have my whole life ahead of me. All the more reason, I guess, to work on becoming a healthier me. One thing I can say about getting older, is that creating healthy habits becomes harder. It's soooo much easier to just sit on the couch and watch TV than to get up and do something. Chocolate cake tastes so much better than an apple. I think it's silly to tell people to eat an apple instead of cookies to satisfy a sweet craving. Um... hello?!? Apples and chocolate are NOT the same thing. And of course, in this season of holiday parties, yummy carb-loaded food, and holiday programs that talk about yummy carb-loaded food, who really wants to go and eat an apple?! Not me...


Anyway, one of the things that I have wanted to try to help me on the road to becoming healthier is the Wii Fit. But, I guess everyone else had the same idea, because I have yet to find one available for sale that's not $3,568, 984.23. Seriously, I'm not really sure that it's worth paying more than twice the actual retail value, just to get one. So, I settled on an alternative this weekend. I bought the Active Life: Outdoor Challenge game over the weekend. I haven't actually tried it yet, but it has gotten some really good reviews, and has been touted as an alternative to the extremely hard to find Wii Fit. I think I will crack it open and give it a try tomorrow. I will certainly share my thoughts and findings when I do.