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My friends will probably be upset about me saying this but I’m usually apathetic when it comes to receiving greeting cards.

Whether it’s for the holidays, birthday, or a random event, most greeting cards I received end up in the trash bin as I try not to hold onto any paper (especially in the age of digital bliss we now live in).

Unless I scan it towards Evernote, the card (along with its contents) usually disappears after a week, if not sooner.

Amy however is a different story.

Call it love or call it folly, but either way it seems that even the little things she does like presenting a Valentine’s card (or years ago creating a silly peanut crown which is another story of itself) I end up saving rather than throwing away.

Even though I know that it’s the information inside that counts and not the physical card itself.

So Amy if you were wondering, yes I’m still going to keep a physical copy of the card.

But I’m still going to scan it to our private scrapbook on Evernote too! (hey, backing up your info is very important to a geek).

–Posted from my iPhone

So not too long ago I downloaded this app called FitFu in order to help regain some of the youthful stamina I had when I was younger.

Although I’m technically still in shape (I still have a six pack), I needed to find a way to stay active in order to avoid gaining a watermelon belly in the future.

While FitFu is fun to use (I’ve already broken past a few personal bests) I’ve realized that I need to improve the number of pushups, crunches and squats within a minute.

Personal goals are:

60 crunches/minute: I use to be able to do that when I was younger without breaking a sweat. I’m doing about 30-40/minute which is pathetic as it means I’ve slacked off.

50 push ups/minute: When I was a child doing this was easy. The fact I can’t even reach half way there in 60 seconds means that I need to spend more time doing this.

Squats: I’ve never been into squats (I prefer running instead), but according to FitFu I’m suppose to wait 2 seconds between each squat (so 30 in a minute is the most I’m suppose to do). I think I’ll concentrate on endurance with this one.

The only thing I loathe about FitFu is that you have to unlock pushups by performing other exercises (like knee pushups?!!), although there are in app upgrades available if you want to skip over some of the silly exercises.

Between FitFu & Run Keeper, I think I’ve found a fun & affordable way to stay in shape without having to pay out the wazoo every month for a gym membership.