Saturday, July 25, 2009

Blogs

I just read through over a year's worth of blogs. It's incredible how writing things down or typing in this case, has really provided me with an emotional release. It's such a great feeling to take a couple of minutes to recap a day's event or emotion.

I came across a trend though... as time has gone on, my blogs have gotten noticeably less optimistic. What's happened? One day I am thinking sunshine and rainbows, and now I'm walking around with a dark cloud over my head. Things have to change.

From now on, my glass is half full again.

Laughter is the best medicine...

... but so is a good book.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

1:38am

Dear You,

Sitting in coffee shops for numerous hours. Playing music too loud. Spending money. Driving in our cars; getting lost and finding the way. Talking way too loud. Wordless conversations. Expressing ourselves. Reliving the past; dreaming about the future; taking care of the present. Understanding each other. Caring in an evil way. Reading each other's minds. Smiley faces and hearts. Text messages. Late night phone calls. Sharing stories; gossip. Living life.

Thanks for being such a good friend.

From: Me.

Wow.

This season of So You Think You Can Dance? has been absolutely incredible. Here are two of my favorite performances.

This one actually had me in tears last night.
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/5610574/14725858

This one is choreographed by my favorite, Mia Michaels, this woman is a genius! This dance is about drug addiction (Kayla being the addict, and Kupono being the drug)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmeVX_e5aSE

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Swim.

This man is a musical genius.
This video is incredible.
Enjoy.

Jack's Mannequin "Swim"

Monday, July 6, 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Wake Up Call

No matter how you look at it, getting a call from the clinic with your blood test results is never fun... especially when the person on the other line is giving you a list of reasons why you're extremely unhealthy.

Now that the shock has subsided and I am feeling less depressed, I've switched into an optimistic mindset. I have three months to get better before I go for another blood test, and I AM going to change those results. How many times have I said that I am going to eat better and exercise? A million? I feel ridiculous saying it again, but this time I have a purpose. It's one thing to be overweight but another when you're overweight and unhealthy.

To get things started, I'm doing a two week challenge where I am going to write down everything that I eat and count calories. I am keeping track of everything so I know how much my body should be eating versus how much I want to eat. I also jotted down my current weight and I'll see how much that number drops two weeks from now.

Another thing I am going to start doing is walking to work when it's nice out in addition to any other exercise I decide to include in my routine this summer.

It's amazing how we need food every day to live but the nourishment can destroy us if not practiced in a healthy manner.