Fencing...

Yes, that fencing. My friend and I are taking a class this semester on fencing. I guess the reason I took it was because it seemed mildly entertaining and pretty damn easy. Well, who knew that fencing was such a good workout.

Today we spent most the class in a squat position going back and forth across the gym floor. Then, when we weren't doing that, we were doing lunges. It was a half hour straight of squats and lunges. Can you say incredibly tired legs?? They're already sore, I don't even know what tomorrow will feel like.

All I can say, is doing this all semester is definitely going to tone up my legs and I am quite happy with that. Not only will my legs be toned but I'll be able to know how to fence someone... if that occasion ever arises in my life, ha.

Fresh start...

So, I'm back at school and today was the first day of my new eating plan. I guess you would call what I'm doing right now a detox. I got it from the book The Fat Smash Diet by Dr. Ian Smith. He used to be part of that show celebrity fit club. Anyway, for 9 days you basically eat fruits and vegetables, brown rice, beans and yogurt. And you drink all the water you want. Eating that gets all the bad stuff out of your body. And I've got to say after the last break, I just feel gross. So I think doing this will be good. Now I'm not going to continue on and follow that complete plan in the book. I'll do similar stuff but that restricts a lot for awhile. And you know, as a college student, I don't have all the time/money in the world to eat a certain way. I also can't see cutting alcohol completely out of my diet. I know it would be for the best, but it's my last semester at college. I'm going to have fun, but definitely going to try to cut back on the amount I drink.

I know it sounds like you can't eat much on this but it's really not bad. Right now I'm cooking lentil soup. You can eat rice and beans. Oh yeah, you can have tofu too, I just don't like it all that much so I'm not going to eat it. All the salad you want. I mean, it's just super healthy foods for you. The one thing I'm happy about is my friends here agree about not being as healthy as they want. So they're also trying to eat better and work out more.

After dinner, I'm going out with some friends to walk then come back and do a work out video. We're avoiding the school's gym because it's insanely packed with everyone getting to work on their new years resolutions. We'll be there in 2 weeks when most people give up with the resolutions.

Anyway, we'll see how this goes.

I've decided another goal for this year is to keep my apartment clean/organized better than I have. I feel like I'm going to do some spring cleaning this week and really go through all my stuff and throw out things I don't need. I wish I could rearrange my apartment but it's super small so I'm not quite sure it'd work any other way.

Only had one class today, but tomorrow I'm in class from noon-7pm with no breaks. We'll see how that goes.

Work it out...

Well, working out is what I need to get back to. One thing I hate about break is how much less I move around. I walk all over the place at school, home, I walk from upstairs to downstairs? Yeah... so I need to get back on the work out wagon.

If you don't haven't been to the site, self.com, is a great website that has a bunch of free tools/videos. I'll probably be posting lots of videos from there, hopefully after I've tried them. However, this one I haven't tried yet but I plan on it tomorrow.

Hello 2010...

I'm not sad to see 2009 go. It was a year that was full of ups and downs. My grandma died. I got the internship I wanted and spent a summer living in Los Angeles. Experienced some new things with new people, both good and bad. All in all, I learned a hell of a lot. I have no real regrets from 2009, but I'm definitely going to take things I learned and hopefully not repeat the same mistakes. With that said, I'm leaving quite a few things behind in 2009. My goal is to leave certain people and habits in 2009, we'll see how that goes.

I don't think you can say I have any real resolutions for 2010. I don't like resolutions much because they just seem like they are things meant to be broken or not completed. However, I do have a list of things I hope to accomplish in 2010, which in my mind is entirely different than resolutions. These are just life goals and this is the year to make them happen.

1. I'm graduating in May, which is actually a really exciting, sad and scary thought all at the same time. I'm looking forward to going back next week but at the same time it'll be sad knowing this is the last semester I'll be spending with people I've spent the last four years with. So with graduating, I have a goal of finding myself a relatively good job in the field I want in Los Angeles. Ha, kind of high hopes. To go with that goal, I hope I have enough money saved to move down there with my friend Michael.

2. Write and finish my script. I have the idea, I have characters, I have some plot lines. I just need to get to it and start putting it all down on paper. I'm going to schedule a time of day that's dedicated to writing. If I want to be a writer it needs to be a daily habit. I'm taking a creative writing class and I think that'll help me stay motivated and challenged writing.

3. Lose weight. See this isn't a resolution because I've been saying it for the past how many years? It's just something I need to fucking do already. I have better motivation this year I think though. I was informed I'll be a bridesmaid in a little over a year, so yeah, I refuse to be the fat one in someone's expensive wedding photos. My graduation present is going to New York and I really want to be in shape for that. If for nothing else, to be able to go shopping and know I can walk into any store and can try anything on. Also, must find a job. It’s a sad truth, but how you look can greatly influence that. Your looks are someone’s first impression of you so it makes sense to look as good as I can as I’m job hunting. Not only does it help people’s first impression of me, but obviously my confidence would be higher.

I think those are really my main goals for 2010. Of course I want other things to happen but I don’t see those as goals. Life will happen as life chooses to happen. The only thing I can hope is for me to be open to things and not make stupid decisions.

I’m optimistic for this year, I seem to say this about every year. For some reason, I believe what I’m saying this time more. Maybe it’s because it’s an entirely new decade. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Oh, I guess one more goal is to write in here more. I kept saying that but I never did. So now I will. Not everyday, lets not be crazy. But at least a few times a week.

Here’s to a great 2010!