Pretty Sassy

On Wednesday I called my local Gamestop asking if the WiiFit had come in.  They had!  I did feel out of sorts when I noticed at my lunch hour that everyone who carried the WiiFit briefcase box was female.  I’ve been succesfully stereotyped.

Out of the box there are two things that are apparent. 

1.  The board is very sturdy but the top covered in a white, pebbly textured plastic. 

2. The white pebbly plastic attracts dirt like crazy.  Ours is already looking a little grimey.  I’m planning on picking up some Mr. Clean Magic Erasers today to help with the fight.  Why couldn’t they make it a darker grey so it wasn’t so obvious?

The games are a good workout.  While they aren’t the same intensity as Gym visit you sweat and you breath hard and you get endorphins. 

The Jogging was the game that sold me on buying the pad.  What I didn’t know is you actually don’t use the pad for Jogging.  You either hold on to, or put the controller in your pocket and jog in place.  You have a coach slightly ahead of you that acts as your pacer.  Just take my advice, don’t try to out run him, he punishes you for it.

The tightrope and hula hoop game are my favorites.  In the tightrope game you balance from foot to foot to keep you on the rope while avoiding mario-style traps.  In hula hoop you twist your hips like you are hula hooping and lean from side to side to pick up hoops being tossed at you.

There is also a fitness test you can take every day.  It weighs you, gives you your BMI, checks your balance and gives you an age.  On the first day it marked me 17 years older than I am now.  The next day I improved 9 years and am only 8 years older than I am.  Thank goodness for progress.

With taxes I was out about $90.00 for the pad.  It’s a good thing for anyone that needs more motion in their life. 

With everything warming up I’m starting to notice that the pale limbs that had so easily stayed hidden in jeans and sweaters are peaking out and looking so shockingly pasty in otherwise lovely summer frocks.

I haven’t had much luck with self-tanners.  Between the smell of burning skin a few hours in and a deep-seated fear that I will miss a spot, skill and courage has not been on my side.

A few days ago I saw the Neutrogena foam and decided to give it a whirl.  The foam seemed easier to apply and the instant bronze seemed like it might give me a boost until the tanner kicked in.

I am essentially a self-tanner newbie.  After showering and exfoliating I applied the foam.  It’s light, fast drying and easy to smooth on and the bronzer makes application simply to see where it’s been.  It also doesn’t smell like permed skin, which is a benefit.

The two downers are that it leaves your skin sticky(like you forgot to rinse hand soap off) and the bronzer seems a bit orange-y and can streak a little making it look like your dirty rather than tanned.

I’m still waiting for the final color to develop and will post more when I know more.

Due to the sticky-ness I will probably opt to apply it at night and wash it off in the morning.  I plan on using it until the end of the bottle, but would love any recommendations for non-sticky, non-stinky self tanner.  I hear some good things about tan towels, but I’m always open for recommendations.

Totally loving International Delight White Chocolate Mudslide for it’s awesome way of making my coffee taste like a mudslide from TGI Friday’s..    Mmmmnnn.  We’re crunching at work, so I gladly thank anything that makes my day a little better.