I've been keeping up with a miraculous blog here: http://www.fedupwithschoollunch.blogspot.com I've mentioned it once before, when speaking about my passion for children and their education and well being.
The posts go beyond elementary school lunches and reach into the homes of people nation-wide. I feel that I have gained so much wisdom and knowlege from this blog on how to cook and eat healthier, how to interest my future kids in cooking and eating right, and what to be on the look out for when my future children become school aged. I am totally in love with this blog and high recommend checking it out, starting from older posts and working your way to current ones.
Once kids graduate high school, they gain what's known as the Freshman 15...although, in many instances, it becomes the Freshman 40 or 50. It comes from a new college student's first year away from regulated, homemade meals; their first year in the world of Top Ramen for breakfast, lunch and dinner; weekends of sugary alcoholic beverage and/or beer intake. Some are immune to the Freshman [insert number here] and can maintain a healthy regimine of exercise and proper food intake. I was not so lucky.
I fell into the routine of fast food and beer pong. I ate whatever I wanted at all hours of the night and am suffering justly. I am unhappy in my own skin, embarassed at the weight I've gained and hopelessly trying to hide my body flaws. I'm notorious for talking up a storm about loving exercise, wanting to change my eating habits, and so on and so forth...but as of today, I've truly made a step in the right direction.
SR (who has only been back home from San Diego for a few months now) and I have decided to start running in the mornings before work. Today was our first effort and we ended up only going for a 1.25 mile walk, but it was great. Good conversation with my best friend, brisk morning air, watching the sun rise over our little city...I'm so excited to keep this up!
There's a nutrigrain bar commercial out right now that attempts to drive the point home about making better choices throughout the day. The commercial shows a split screen of a woman picking up a donut on the left, and the same woman picking up a nutrigrain bar on the right. The donut-choosing woman continues to make "poor" health choices throughout the day: a big burrito at lunch, taking the elevator...while the nutrigrain bar-choosing woman makes "better" health choices during the day: a salad for lunch, taking the stairs, etc. I must say, from experience, that the situation shown in the commercial is incredibly accurate. It's being reinforced for me today. Having forced myself out of bed this morning to go on the walk has made me not want the exercise to be in vain. I made healthier decisions about my lunch and snacks and am looking forward to being up bright and early tomorrow morning!
Today is a much better day than yesterday...and I can't wait for this weekend, when I drive down to BS's house for another Caveat show. Saturday, Britannia Arms in Cuppertino, 8 pm, BE THERE! :)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
sleep, travel and 5-day work weeks
last night was one of the first nights in which i don't recall waking up several times. i woke up once at 4 am, again at 6 am when my alarm went off, and then again at 7 am which is the time i RESET my alarm when it went off the first time. hehe.
but even when i sleep a full 8 hours, or longer on weekends, i find it INCREDIBLY difficult to roll myself out of bed. it usually requires 15-45 mintues (depending on the schedule of the day) of "waking up" before i can even consider sitting up. why is that? why can't my alarm go off and i step out of bed and cheerily get ready for my day?
i have a doctor's appointment scheduled to discuss my concerns about sleep deprivation and why i wake up several times in the night, i'll keep you posted on that.
this April and May are proving to be my busiest-not-coaching-related months EVER. these months are cheer down time and i find myself filling my weekends with more trips to see BS or parties or travels. there was the tahoe trip during the first weekend of april, a trip to the bay area for Caveat's first show the weekend after that, back down to the bay for mine and BS's 2 year anniversary last weekend, Los Gatos this Thursday for another Caveat show, mom's make-up-birthday-party this saturday, bay area again next weekend for another Caveat show, my best friend JW's wedding in so-cal 2 weekends after that, a photo shoot in Sacramento after that, ANOTHER Caveat show after that...and then it's June and the madness of cheer begins! (i need a nap...)
ps: long distance relationships are difficult! i love my boyfriend and we are very happy in our relationship...but this literal distance between us is beginning to weigh very heavily and strain our happy union. i put in my very first application for a job in his city on our 2 year anniversary. it's both exciting and nerve wracking. so begins the job hunt!
the next two weeks are BOTH 5 day weeks at work...i am VERY used to my 3 day weekends and am dreading working a full 40-hour week for 2 weeks in a row. be sad for me!
my hope for the world today is that there is some excitement for the week, somewhere. i feel tired and stressed this week. knowing someone has something to look forward to in a major way will brighten my spirits even just a little bit! have a happy tuesday, readers.
but even when i sleep a full 8 hours, or longer on weekends, i find it INCREDIBLY difficult to roll myself out of bed. it usually requires 15-45 mintues (depending on the schedule of the day) of "waking up" before i can even consider sitting up. why is that? why can't my alarm go off and i step out of bed and cheerily get ready for my day?
i have a doctor's appointment scheduled to discuss my concerns about sleep deprivation and why i wake up several times in the night, i'll keep you posted on that.
this April and May are proving to be my busiest-not-coaching-related months EVER. these months are cheer down time and i find myself filling my weekends with more trips to see BS or parties or travels. there was the tahoe trip during the first weekend of april, a trip to the bay area for Caveat's first show the weekend after that, back down to the bay for mine and BS's 2 year anniversary last weekend, Los Gatos this Thursday for another Caveat show, mom's make-up-birthday-party this saturday, bay area again next weekend for another Caveat show, my best friend JW's wedding in so-cal 2 weekends after that, a photo shoot in Sacramento after that, ANOTHER Caveat show after that...and then it's June and the madness of cheer begins! (i need a nap...)
ps: long distance relationships are difficult! i love my boyfriend and we are very happy in our relationship...but this literal distance between us is beginning to weigh very heavily and strain our happy union. i put in my very first application for a job in his city on our 2 year anniversary. it's both exciting and nerve wracking. so begins the job hunt!
the next two weeks are BOTH 5 day weeks at work...i am VERY used to my 3 day weekends and am dreading working a full 40-hour week for 2 weeks in a row. be sad for me!
my hope for the world today is that there is some excitement for the week, somewhere. i feel tired and stressed this week. knowing someone has something to look forward to in a major way will brighten my spirits even just a little bit! have a happy tuesday, readers.
Monday, April 12, 2010
2 years and counting
This Friday is mine and BS's "2 year anniversary". I quoted 2 year because technically we haven't been dating for 2 years straight. However...during the "off" times (and as far as I know) neither of us really dated anyone else. We each had flings and there was a time where neither of us thought we'd ever see each other again. But we were always in eachother's hearts.
We agreed to consider April 16th our anniversary because from that date forward, everything we did was for one another. Even when we were apart, we were learning how to be better for eachother, learning more about ourselves in order to be there for the other. We've spent the past 2 years building and rebuilding, changing and learning...and we're still talking our way through issues, we still disagree from time to time but we are in love.
I wouldn't trade our time together for anything. I can't wait to see what our future together holds. He's my true love, my soul mate and my best friend.
We agreed to consider April 16th our anniversary because from that date forward, everything we did was for one another. Even when we were apart, we were learning how to be better for eachother, learning more about ourselves in order to be there for the other. We've spent the past 2 years building and rebuilding, changing and learning...and we're still talking our way through issues, we still disagree from time to time but we are in love.
I wouldn't trade our time together for anything. I can't wait to see what our future together holds. He's my true love, my soul mate and my best friend.
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