The past few weeks have been full of some serious ups and some not-so-ups, and a couple of loops, without a whole lot of inbetween. I think I'm ready for things to just kinda chill out for a little while, but as soon as I say that I'll get bored.... "Be careful what you wish for", right?
Some crazy and bizarre things have happened lately (at both ends of the spectrum), but everything happens for a reason.... even if no one has clued me in yet, I'll figure it out eventually and in the meantime, I'll just take it as it comes. Another one of life's mysteries is trying to master getting my procrastination under control, which highly contributes to some of those not-so-ups.
On Sundays, the first productive thing I do, after lounging around because I fully believe in Sunday being the day of rest (or sometimes making the long drive back down 74E, not fun) I make an intense TO DO LIST/SCHEDULE for every day of the week. A schedule of times and things to do ranging from the time I should wake up, going to class, and motivating myself to do INSANITY and not slack. To be honest with you, this is one of my favorite things I do all week (super sad and pathetic, I know) but I do it with the sticky notes app on my computer and delete things as I finish them. Crossing things off of a To Do List has always been one of the most satisfying things in life, to me at least. Its important, for my sanity, to always include fun things on the To Do List as well... so I pack my nights full of my favorite trashy reality tv shows.
Things to Look Forward To: Easter Weekend at White Lake
-This will be my first Easter away from my Family... sad, but it'll be fun!!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Dancin'... Shaggin' on the Boulevard
This weekend was Azalea Festival! Mom, Kate, Mike, and Greg came down to the coast to help celebrate. First we watched the parade (as Kate and I were dressed for summer in the cloudy windy weather). Mostly sports cars with Princesses of "Some Random Food" as Greg described them. At one point, there was a sign for a "Shag Contest", and Greg looks at me and says "That doesn't mean what I think it means, does it?" and I kindly explained to him that 'round these parts shagging is first and foremost a dance that people do to beach music... Later, we went to see the Band of Oz, which Mom and I were extremely excited about and introduced Mike and Greg to the concept. As Mom and I were dancing to "Hold Back the Night" Mike asks, "Is this what you call "Beach Music"?" What is the South coming to that it lets in people without first teaching them the essentials of surviving and having a good ol' time down here? But, its ok, I'm happy to teach!
On the update front: Only 2 and a half more months til I Graduate again! Insanity is kicking my behind, each and every day. I'm not doing fabulously on the eating healthy front, but according to WW I'm still getting the job done technically, but I know that won't cut it doing it like that for long. So now that I've gotten a hold on the Insanity madness, I'm gonna work on improving the eating part of the deal. Now that I've done my weekly Sunday procrastination ritual, back to the grind....
Things to Look Forward to: ERIC CHURCH Thursday in Cullowhee with C!! so excited!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Insanity. Bring it, Shaun T
Tomorrow: Insanity, Day 1
So rather than ease into exercising, I decided to dive in head first. Tomorrow I begin Insanity. For those of you who do not know what Insanity is, its the crazy hard workout program that is sure to be the death of me, but I'm going to commit to it and kick my but into shape. "How?" you might ask. Well I've got a lot of things in my corner. Obviously, there are the programs I am doing. Insanity, where Shaun T tells me what to do and doesn't accept my excuses, and WW that tells me what I can and can't eat, and how much. On top of all that, I have:
My Motivator. Kailee has taken on the daunting task of being my motivation coach, so to speak. Bless Her Heart! Her commitment and advice about working out and eating healthy have already helped me in ways she'll never know. She is a vegan, which means she has more commitment and self-discipline than I'll ever have, but I'm going to do what I can.
My Team. My family always asks to see how my progress is coming along and they get excited for me when I do well. Caroline is going to do Insanity too as soon as I send it to her. I believe Greg might be doing it also. Apparently its the cool thing to do.
My Scheduling. Lately I've been setting a schedule on Sunday for every day of the week with times and what needs to be done. It has worked out surprisingly well and its made my days much more productive. I scheduled my workout times much earlier in the day because at night I find myself wanting to relax and nowhere near motivated to workout. Kailee works out at like 4:30am and says it makes her evenings easier... I'm not that ambitious, but you get the point.
I'm excited to get started whipping my butt into shape... Bring It On, Shaun T!!
Things to Look Forward to (Other than Insanity, of course): Azalea Festival in Wilmington this weekend!!
The Band of Oz, family, and beer... that'll make for a good time!!
So rather than ease into exercising, I decided to dive in head first. Tomorrow I begin Insanity. For those of you who do not know what Insanity is, its the crazy hard workout program that is sure to be the death of me, but I'm going to commit to it and kick my but into shape. "How?" you might ask. Well I've got a lot of things in my corner. Obviously, there are the programs I am doing. Insanity, where Shaun T tells me what to do and doesn't accept my excuses, and WW that tells me what I can and can't eat, and how much. On top of all that, I have:
My Motivator. Kailee has taken on the daunting task of being my motivation coach, so to speak. Bless Her Heart! Her commitment and advice about working out and eating healthy have already helped me in ways she'll never know. She is a vegan, which means she has more commitment and self-discipline than I'll ever have, but I'm going to do what I can.
My Team. My family always asks to see how my progress is coming along and they get excited for me when I do well. Caroline is going to do Insanity too as soon as I send it to her. I believe Greg might be doing it also. Apparently its the cool thing to do.
My Scheduling. Lately I've been setting a schedule on Sunday for every day of the week with times and what needs to be done. It has worked out surprisingly well and its made my days much more productive. I scheduled my workout times much earlier in the day because at night I find myself wanting to relax and nowhere near motivated to workout. Kailee works out at like 4:30am and says it makes her evenings easier... I'm not that ambitious, but you get the point.
I'm excited to get started whipping my butt into shape... Bring It On, Shaun T!!
Things to Look Forward to (Other than Insanity, of course): Azalea Festival in Wilmington this weekend!!
The Band of Oz, family, and beer... that'll make for a good time!!
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