Wow, the last time I wrote a blog post, I was in Greece! Not only did I not write about my wonderful times in Santorini but I haven't been keeping you posted on life at all. Shame on me.
I'm not going to go into the nitty-gritty of things, but I will try and summarize what I have been up to lately.
This semester has seriously flown by, and to think that I have less than a month of school left before the Christmas holidays is both exciting and terrifying. I have so much to do in that little time, but I can't wait to be off for three weeks and to just enjoy myself a little.
My life has consisted of four aspects: School, Work, Getting Healthy and Social Life (although minimal).
School has been pretty good! My grades are definitely a lot better than they have been over the last couple of semesters so I am definitely proud of that. What has really made the difference this semester is that I am part of CASA Cares. These people have become amazing friends, and together we are doing something that I love: organizing events for charity. I love going out of my way to give back to the community, so to be part of an association that has a sole purpose to do just that is beyond exciting for me. We have had tons of successful events! Our biggest success so far this semester was participating in the Run for the Cure. We raised $4519 for the cause :) This month we have the Comedy Show, Band Night and Auditions for Concordia's Next Top Model. Tons of planning, and volunteering ahead but I've been loving every minute of it.
Work is work. Some days I just want to hand in my resignation and other days I have so much fun with my Maxi Crew that I can't imagine myself finding another job. It's a weird feeling. It gets overwhelming at times, especially now that I work as a cashier/supervisor/financial technician/human resources administrator (aka slave). I have learned every possible thing that I can possible know as a part-time employee, and although it can get stressful at times, I seize any opportunity to learn more. In addition, I also organize events for our social club too. I have raised almost $250 by organizing activities, and inflating the prices ever so slightly to make a profit. The money that I get from these events will help us buy Christmas presents for the employees at our Christmas party.
Getting healthy has really been a priority for me lately. Ever since I came back from Greece, I have been extra vigilant with my weight loss and I have created concrete goals for myself. I'm just going to mention right now that I am not ashamed to tell you how much I weigh, because I am hoping that someone out there will read this post and get inspired from it too. What people don't realize is that weight is a number, but the way you feel is what should drive you to become a better version of you. Anyway, all this to say, I started my "new" weight loss journey back from Greece at 210lbs. Since then, I have dropped down to 196lbs (HEY ONEderland, nice to see you again!)
My goals:
1) Get under 200lbs (DONE Achieved November 1st)
2) 175lbs by January 3rd 2012 (Start the New Year on the right path)
3) 150lbs by April 3rd 2012 (My 23rd Birthday)
*I realize that those are pretty ambitious goals, but I am striving to get close to them. I don't think I'll hit the 150lb mark, but if I am hovering around 150-160lbs, I think I'll be happy with that. What most of you don't know, I probably weighed that much in the 6th or 7th grade. Mhmm...
I'm really feeling good about myself lately, there is just something about hard work that makes me smile. When I leave the gym and I am drenched from sweating or making myself a healthy creative meal, I feel amazing. When I look at myself in the mirror and realize that my "skinny" jeans are are not so skinny and becoming baggy, that is such a big motivator. I want to feel good and unleash this skinny girl inside me. I feel like over the years I have been trapped in my own insecurities... time to feel free.
I've already started compiling goals that I want to achieve in 2012, I can't wait to share them with you!
Although my social life is basically non-existent, I definitely make a point to see my friends and spend time with the family. I really enjoy getting together with James, Jess and Alannah for tea at Jessica's house. We sit for a couple hours and just catch up on life, and laugh A LOT.
I would never pass up a good time with my best friend, Melissa either. She always manages to put me in an amazing mood when I see her. There's something about spending time with your close friends like Mel, Selina or Kate to put you right back on track.
Then there's those special moments with people that you don't see as often as you would like... Jenia is one of those people. We all have a friend that just brings tons of positive care-free energy. She is exactly one of those people. I can always be myself around her, and let my goofiness show.
We have to remember, no matter how busy life can get, we always have to make time for the people that we love.
That's pretty much it for now, I'll try to write more often... promise.
