Healthy, happy people

I haven't been super motivated to post, but I thought I'd at least link to this cool article on the habits of the healthiest people in the world.

Also, some progress (okay, and maybe a little backward progress):
No. 12: I've probably gained a little weight this week because I totally pigged out for my birthday. I've decided that I'm allowed a little backslide on my birthday, though. It probably would have been less if I hadn't celebrated for five days straight, but whatever. Worth it. Also I ran a 5k race last weekend with Cat and Rachel, so at least I got some exercise!

No. 14 (and 19): Lisa wants to do this awesome-sounding hike in Yosemite. I love planning!

No. 15: My bro got me a sleeping bag for my birthday! It is so awesome! I want to hug it all the time because it is so soft and fluffy!

No. 28: I signed up for a knitting class! It's just a one-day crash course, so after that I might try and get this book my cousin recommended.

How did I not see this?

So, I've been following this blog for a while. How did I not see her awesome list? I totally would have stolen a few of these.

Just keep moving

So, I signed up for a 5k. Yes, the triathlon was my exercise-y item on the list, but I really liked it, and I've enjoyed running a lot more than I thought I would. Also I get a T-shirt just for participating! Win!

In the meantime, this is a pretty interesting article. I'm tempted to reset my pedometer from miles to steps and see how many I get.

Americans Trailing World in Steps-Per-Day

U.S. adults walk about half the distance of Swiss, Australians, study finds

Trying not to flake

Man, after the excitement of crossing a big item off the list, I'm sort of hitting a wall. Arguably, several of the items are not that hard at all. But I'm being a big lazy bum. I'm thinking taking some small steps toward the fancy garden party by starting to outfit my patio. We're having a patio party soon (though not fancy), so I want it to at least be kinda cute. I've been looking at patio sets on Craigslist and elsewhere. Leaning toward yet another Ikea trip.

What I need to buy:
-outdoor rug
-dining table and chairs
-fire pit
-lighting
-planters
-plants
-trellises
-rain barrel/planter

Oof this is going to be expensive. And I still need to pay John for the gate. Which I still need to take pictures of.

In the meantime, I'm wavering between an old iron dining set that I could repaint a bright color and a nicer, newer wooden set that I wouldn't paint at all.

The wooden Ikea option: 

Ignore the random foreign words.

Or I could do an iron set and paint it a bright color, like red or pink or orange or yellow:

Not this color. More fun.