Good morning! Happy Thursday!
Last night’s WOD was “easier” than most. I’d normally be annoyed by an easy workout, but I totally embraced this one because I was so exhausted. I probably should have skipped CrossFit all together, but “Annie” didn’t look too tough. I made it through the WOD no problem, but today is definitely going to be a rest day. My body needs it!
WOD:
“Annie”
50-40-30-20-10 rep rounds of:
Double-unders
Sit-ups
“Annie” is 150 Double-unders (a jump rope exercise in which the rope makes two passes under the feet per jump) + 150 Sit-ups. I’m still working on my Double-unders (I can consistency do 2-4 in a row, but no more than that), so I did the Level 1 option, which was doubling the reps. So, instead of 50 Double-unders, I did 100. Instead of 40, I did 80. You get the idea. (I did the prescribed number of Sit-ups. No need to double those!) I finished in 10:30.
Before we started the WOD, the class spent some time practicing Double-unders. While I tried to get them down, I chatted with a couple of the other ladies in class. We started talking about jump-roping as kids and other games we played, like Chinese Jump Rope and Cat’s cradle. I was also a fan of Skip-Its, Pocket Rockers, and Pogo Balls growing up. I was totally a child of the 80’s.
As I was writing this post just now, this game randomly popped into my head:
Anyone else remember Mall Madness? It was such an awesome game. You went to the mall to go shopping in order to win and the game was electronic, so it talked to you, which, of course, was super cool in the late-80’s. I thought it was the neatest game ever. I never actually owned Mall Madness, but my friend Jenn did, so we’d play every time I went to her house.
Dinner
After CrossFit, I came home and snacked on some veggies with Creamy Spinach Dip while dinner cooked. I was starving and couldn’t wait to eat!
On the menu: BAT’s (bacon, avocado, tomato) on Paleo Bread with sliced tomato sprinkled with truffle salt. The BAT was so delicious. I really love that Paleo Bread!
After dinner, I still wanted something to eat, so I broke out some Pretzel Crisps + White Chocolate Wonderful Peanut Butter to eat together. I ate a bunch and then went back again for a second round. The munchies hit me hard last night!
Question of the Day
What were your favorite childhood games?
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I still own my copy of Mall Madness! Other favorites: Dream Phone, Girl Talk, and Clue 🙂
@Coco: My friend Jenn had Girl Talk too. Didn’t it have boyfriend cards?
Yes! So much fun! I need to resurrect these old games and have an old-school game night with some friends!
@Tina: I was going to say Girl Talk too! It had boyfriend cards, zit stickers, and little pieces that got lost really fast 🙂
OMG YES! My cousin had Mall Madness and when we went to visit her in the summer, I insisted that we play it every time! I also loved Skip-Its, Candy Cane Lane, and of course, my Easy Bake Oven!
I LOVED Mall Madness! Having your own ‘credit card’ was so much fun! 🙂 I wonder if my parents still have it at their house…
@Megan: YES! I remember the credit card!
I LOVED Mall Madness! it was definitely super high functioning for the 80s! Other 80s games I loved – Skip It, Pretty Pretty Princess, Meet Me at the Mall and not really a game, but I LOVED Barbies!!
My favorite childhood game was don’t get beat up because you have red hair.
@RunEatRepeat: LOL! I love you.
Oh my goodness! I loved Mall Madness! I actually still have mine! I also liked Dream Phone, Girl Talk, and Life!
I used to LOVE Chinese jump rope! We would play it all the time at recess.
It is so funny you brought up Mall Madness – we were talking about it last night. I never played it but it sounds like fun.
Mall madness! HA!
ha, i loved Mall Madness. My cousin and i used to crack up at how they would say “Kitchen Store”… it was like “there is a sale at the chich-chen store!”.
“There is a clearance at the Electronics Boutique!”
@Coco: LOL! @erin g:
oh my gosh mall madness, loved it! Another favorite was Girl Talk, I would always play it at sleep overs.
I never saw Mall Madness as a kid but I bet I would have loved it!
I was addicted to Candy Land. I’d pull out all the cards with people and play just with them when I couldn’t get anyone to play with me. Over time those cards became so beat up and bent it was easy to spot them in the deck of cards. 🙂
Also was a HUGE jump rope fantatic. We’d play every lunch hour and even got quite good at double dutch.
Girl Talk, Skip It, and Wall Ball (during recess)! I wish life was still all about what game to bring to weekend sleepovers. 🙂
I liked this game where you had all these different pictures of boys and you had to pick one and you’d get cards saying stuff about them. I cant remember what it’s called.
I liked the game LIFE – we didn’t have it at home so it was always a “treat” to play it at a friend’s house.
My favorite childhood game was the Skip-it! I used to take that thing everywhere and drive my family crazy. One day when I was at the park, it was stolen. Saddest day of my childhood 🙁
“Your item costs five dollars more.” – NOTHING made me more angry as a child. Nothing.
I did a post on my childhood Christmas list from the 90’s… games like Mall Madness… toys like Skip-It, Giga Pets.. and the like!
So fun to remember. I totally forgot about Chinese Jump-Ropes, though! Loved those, too!
I loved Mall Madness!! I think I still have it at my parents house. Another favorite game in our household growing up was Pretty, Pretty, Princess. My sister and I were obsessed with that game!
@Amanda: I also loved Pretty, Pretty Princess! Although, I’m not sure my friends and I ever actually followed the rules – I think we just played dress-up. 🙂
I LOVED Girl Talk- that huge pink phone always made me feel oh so cool 🙂
Loooooved Mall Maddness! “Store is closed. Try Again Later!” Haha!
Skip-It was awesome too! My friends and I used to race to see who could “skip-it” the fastest. 🙂
OMG, yes I do remember Mall Madness! I didn’t own it either but my friend did. I loved that you had a credit card to swipe, and what girl didn’t like a game about shopping. It really was a cool game for its time, being that it was electronic and all. My big thing that I loved in the 80’s was Pound Puppies and My Little Ponies. Yes they have brought them back but they are DEFINITELY NOT the same. Toys were made different and I think better back in the 80’s. Gotta love the 80’s! I am such a dork, lol!
Mouse Trap and Life! We still own Life and play it ever once in awhile too.
LOVED Mall Madness! “There’s a SALE in the fashion boutique!” Loved Skip-It too.
I never played Mall Madness, but now I’m feeling slightly deprived to have missed out on it…haha!
I used to love Mouse Trap, Masterpiece, Life, and Twister.
I was (am) a nerd and loved Scrabble even as a kid. So much so that my parents got me a really fancy board for Christmas one year.
I loved mall madness! I also loved girl talk and chutes and ladders.
My favorite game in the 80s was Hungry Hippos! So fun! I think I missed out on the Mall Madness craze. Too bad ’cause it sounds totally cool!
I loved playing Hungry Hungry Hippos and Sorry! I also played a lot of Nintendo with friends.
I totally forgot about mall madness! What a fun game!
There is a new version of mall madness! I got one like 6 years ago for Christmas! Love it 😀
Oh…My…God!!! Mall Madness was my FAVORITE game ever!!! The electronic phrases from that game will be forever locked into my brain “You get a special CLEARANCE!!!” hahahahaha. Love it. There was another awesome interactive game with a video you had to put in while playing and it involved two “hot guys” wanting to go on a date with you. I can’t remember what it was called maybe something like “Dream Date?” Anyone have an idea? Any game with boys or shopping I was playing!!
I owned Mall Madness! “Sale at the shoe store” – haha! I loved it but it was SUCH a pain to set up every time!
I loved Mall Madness! Totally my favorite game. My parents don’t have it at their house anymore, but I did spot my old Babysitters Club game! Also loved Girl Talk and Dream Phone. Man, I was such a girlie girl!
Skip it and Bop-It, man. Kind of like early versions of a Wii!
dream phone! (you called boys on the electronic telephone, trying to figure out who liked you – oh, i must just ignore what my feminist self thinks about this game from my past – ha!)
then the game of life, which we turned into a role play game in our basements, as we all set up shops, and had families… i miss that game!
wow!! I haven’t thought about any of those games in soo long. mall madness & dream phone. I definitely had both. so funny!
I loved skip-it too. I could spent hours in the driveway with that thing.
I so wanted Mall Madness when I was a kid but because it was usually my brother playing games with me, I never got it! I always loved the classics (Monopoly and Life) and now I’m obsessed with Taboo!
Girl Talk, Dream Phone, Mall Madness–for sure!!
Sounds like a good workout –have a nice rest day 🙂
I loved mall madness too! Another favorite was my Barbie Dress Up game and I was all about Clue Junior 🙂
Pretty Pretty Princess!! I used to love playing that at my Grandma’s house.
I was all about the arts & crafts when I was younger- sand art, spin art, friendship bracelets!
I love that you mentioned Pogo Balls! Usually when I ask people about them, they have no idea what they are! I thought I was the only one who had one!
I loved Mall Madness, and Girl Talk! And I think there was one that also had a video connected to it.. it was something about a sleepover I think…… Ugh, what was the name? I was a child of the 80s too. 🙂
Girl talk was the favorite game of all sleepovers! I remember wanting Mall Madness but my parents wouldn’t buy it for me!
haha – i loved mouse trap (though i did get frustrated with how complicated to put together it was…), pretty pretty princess, and Trouble!
Oo, lucky girl. If we can’t do double unders we have to multiply the number by 4. So 50 DU = 200 single jumps. Motivation to get those stinkin’ double unders!!
As a child I had a pogo ball and a skip it thingy, I was also playing “Elastics” and jumping rope… but what I remember the most is “leather pear ball”, my dad even installed me a structure to play in my backyard. 🙂
Oh my gosh I LOVED Mall Maddness!! And there was some other one…Girl Talk or something? With the phone? Man, I could go for a round of those games again!
Guess who still has Mall Madness? This girl, lol. Such a fun game!
I loved playing 4 square as a kid, super fun! I also spent most of my time trying to run/hide from my brother so I didn’t get beat up hahaha…