So I just got back from the gym and I feel great! Nothing like an early morning sweat to get the day off to an excellent start! So a few things - the weight is coming off nicely if I say so myself :) Since the weight and I have been in this tug-of-war relationship for quite some time, I really do feel as if I should be having some type of ceremony to say goodbye...a funeral, if you will.
I mean my weight and I have been together through the good and the bad, the ups and the downs of life. It's provided comfort, warmth and protection from the evil stares. And now that I'm giving it all up or the extra I should say - shouldn't I do something special to commemorate it's homegoing? I think I should...I'll put some more thought into it, but I really do think that I should do something to say goodbye. But for my Week 1 results, here they are:
Fat% H2O% Muscle%
12/2 190.4 47.5 39.5 35
12/9 186.8 46.6 40.1 35.3
I lost 3.6 lbs, nearly 1% body fat AND gained muscle! All in a week's time! That is so crazy - just by eating at home, drinking more water (as you can see by the increased hydration level) and kicking off the Couch 2 5k program? Wow ... I can only imagine what the results are going to look like as I spend more time at the gym. Speaking of - this week (on Tuesday) I got a gym membership at Planet Fitness so I wouldn't play myself far as C25K is concerned. It's getting nippy outside so I knew I wasn't going to be running outdoors anymore. And can you believe it - my membership is only $10 per month! Who can beat that? Not me! So I've been in the gym daily since I got it...a very fit friend of mine mentioned on facebook that he was hitting the gym 2x a day so I figured I'd try it too ... my energy levels are bananas right about now! Maybe it's the gym doing it, maybe it's all the good food I'm eating - I don't know. Either way, I don't care! I'm just excited to be accomplishing my currently number one goal on my list - to make physical fitness and healthy eating a natural, normal part of life. As I was preparing one of my monster smoothies, I started thinking about an analogy for exercise.
You know how we take our dogs for walks everyday? If they're young dogs, they like to run around and play. If they're older dogs, we just take them out to get their exercise.
Well shouldn't humans be like that too? I mean let's think about this for a minute...we're in the animal kingdom just like dogs. Dogs eat the same food day in and day out, have bowel movements regularly and have TONS of energy (cats too for that matter). And they eat what, once or twice a day if they're lucky? Yet, as humans, our diet is WAY more diverse and counting how much we nibble/snack all day or get the "can-i-have-somes" I know for a fact we eat waaay more than 2x per day. But do we have boundless energy that makes us jump off the walls? Heck are we even having regular bowel movements? Unless you're eating right at least 80% of the time, probably not. And come to think about it, the only thing dogs and cats drink are water compared to our juice/pop/liquor.
Why is it considered "normal" to be tired in the morning? To need an expensive cup of joe as a "pick me up"? To have meat be the mainstay of our diet, to cover our veggies in butter/cream/sauce? What do you think would happen if you started eating more veggies, drinking more water and thinking of food as "a source of energy and nutrition rather than a source of comfort"?
I'm pretty sure I know what would happen...we'd HAVE to get to the gym to burn off all the excess energy we'd have. We wouldn't need caffeine as a boost to get the morning started - our early morning workout would do that for us. And dagnabit we certainly wouldn't be trying to lose weight - our great eating habits and daily exercise would naturally give us the weight and body composition we're supposed to have.
Even though when I started this thing, I had a goal in mind of weighing my high school weight of 140 to 145 lbs, even more than weighing a set amount, I would love to have excellent muscle definition (think muscles that show without "making" a muscle), being able to complete a half marathon without stopping (April 30 - already signed up), running a 5k in 30 minutes or less (April 29 - signed up for that too lol) and having a healthy eating/healthy living habit. I don't know about you, but I'm well on my way to being there.
Till next time - peace.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Techno-Free Tuesdays!
I had my first taste of "technology free" life when I went to Nigeria in 08. Sure, there was internet and cell phone usage, but not for this American. Didn't want to spend the money I had on things that would make me wish I was back in America - what would be the point? So instead I spent my money on enjoying the present - Nigeria.
Soon as I stepped foot on the soil, I could feel that someTHING was different. Couldn't put my finger on it, but I was intent on finding out just what it was.
The longer I was there - without being tied to my email, my cell phone, my family - the more peace I discovered. It was like I'd stepped back into time ... and there was peace like never before. So when I returned and I was back "connected", I longed for the peace that was Techno-Free responsible.
And so once per week, I highlight an aspect of technology-less living I've rehashed and am reliving.
When's the last time you used a beer bottle for a rolling pin?
Last week during one of my cooking frenzies, I made ginger snaps more or less by this recipe (subbing olive oil for the butter, using fresh ginger and more than what's called for in the recipe, had no cloves, subbed agave for molasses, used brown sugar vs white and used a mixture of whole wheat flour, ground oat flour and ground flax seeds instead of white flour) and didn't have a rolling pin. As I surveyed the kitchen for what I could use, I noticed the beer bottles I'm saving to recycle until all the beer's gone. Voila! Transported back to my childhood when I remember Granny keeping a floured beer bottle in the cabinet - only to be used when making the "from scratch" peach cobbler dough. Who knew those beer bottles would come in handy? Not me!
Next the recipe called for using cookie cutters...I remember from improvising when I was about 12 with the biscuits NOT to use a water glass for this - the pressure destroys the glass. So what'd I use? A plastic mug with "thin lips" - thin enough that it would "cut" the dough. Perfect circles coming right up!
So there you have it - a little less technology for that arse...sometimes reminiscing is a good thing - especially if it reminds you of how good you felt smelling cookies baking in the oven as a kid...my family still has a picture of me as a kid, sitting cross legged in the kitchen, cake bowl in my lap, hand in the bowl, with chocolate batter on my face. I guess it's no wonder I enjoy baking :)
ETA: As I wrote this, I realized just how creative I am in the kitchen - made hella substitutions in this recipe and didn't think twice about it - hey gotta use what i have when I'm not trying to spend any extra money. Cookies turned out great by the way! Next time I'll use even MORE ginger - and as I was cleaning, I saw that I did have ginger in my spice rack after all - never even looked.
Soon as I stepped foot on the soil, I could feel that someTHING was different. Couldn't put my finger on it, but I was intent on finding out just what it was.
The longer I was there - without being tied to my email, my cell phone, my family - the more peace I discovered. It was like I'd stepped back into time ... and there was peace like never before. So when I returned and I was back "connected", I longed for the peace that was Techno-Free responsible.
And so once per week, I highlight an aspect of technology-less living I've rehashed and am reliving.
When's the last time you used a beer bottle for a rolling pin?
Last week during one of my cooking frenzies, I made ginger snaps more or less by this recipe (subbing olive oil for the butter, using fresh ginger and more than what's called for in the recipe, had no cloves, subbed agave for molasses, used brown sugar vs white and used a mixture of whole wheat flour, ground oat flour and ground flax seeds instead of white flour) and didn't have a rolling pin. As I surveyed the kitchen for what I could use, I noticed the beer bottles I'm saving to recycle until all the beer's gone. Voila! Transported back to my childhood when I remember Granny keeping a floured beer bottle in the cabinet - only to be used when making the "from scratch" peach cobbler dough. Who knew those beer bottles would come in handy? Not me!
Next the recipe called for using cookie cutters...I remember from improvising when I was about 12 with the biscuits NOT to use a water glass for this - the pressure destroys the glass. So what'd I use? A plastic mug with "thin lips" - thin enough that it would "cut" the dough. Perfect circles coming right up!
So there you have it - a little less technology for that arse...sometimes reminiscing is a good thing - especially if it reminds you of how good you felt smelling cookies baking in the oven as a kid...my family still has a picture of me as a kid, sitting cross legged in the kitchen, cake bowl in my lap, hand in the bowl, with chocolate batter on my face. I guess it's no wonder I enjoy baking :)
ETA: As I wrote this, I realized just how creative I am in the kitchen - made hella substitutions in this recipe and didn't think twice about it - hey gotta use what i have when I'm not trying to spend any extra money. Cookies turned out great by the way! Next time I'll use even MORE ginger - and as I was cleaning, I saw that I did have ginger in my spice rack after all - never even looked.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Constantly Reflecting
As I move away from how I have always identified myself (as a student), I find myself constantly reflecting. I spend a lot of time writing, reading and getting my thoughts together as I decide where next I'd like to go with my life.
I'm determined to make the most of my time, because I really have no idea how much time I have left. None of us do - and that's not me being morbid, that's being realistic. Since I do know that I will leave here eventually, I've made it my business to make sure that I make the best of however much time I have left.
And so I only do those things that I really want to do, I only invest my time into individuals where I can give and get something back in return, and I find myself constantly checking in with me, asking "are you sure you want to do this?" More times than not, I answer yes.
I think I've always been reflective, but even moreso as I approach 30. There's just something about 30 that screams "I'm grown" to me. Your 20s, you're still allowed some mistakes, but your 30s? Sure, your life won't be perfect, but for me, I've always had this time limit around exactly how much of my life should be figured out and accomplished by then. And so that's how I've lived my life...I went to college right after high school, I moved away from home right after college, I tried my hand at the accounting career I'd dreamed about since I was 14 and when I decided I wanted to try something different? I did just that. I worked for an online university and found my niche as an encourager and career coach. I loved (and still do) working with people as they worked through their strengths, figuring out which career path to take, being their champion as they went on their way. And based on that, I decided to remain a student and pursue another degree in Higher Education since that's precisely what I did - encourage people to pursue higher education. Sounds logical right?
But somewhere along the way, as I pursued that degree, I found that I didn't have time to do what made my heart sing. I no longer had the free time to pursue other interests - I worked 20 hours per week and the rest? School had that time locked DOWN. No ifs, ands or buts about it - especially if I wanted to keep my scholarship. During this first semester, I had a birthday. My 29th to be exact. And on my bornday, as I usually do - I looked around at my life. Looked at the things I had done up until this point, what I still wanted to do and made a decision about how I would go about getting there. Everything that I wanted (physical fitness, control of my own time, owning my own business, getting married and having children, homeschooling my children, traveling), as I took stock, it seemed that the PhD wasn't fitting in. As a matter of fact, the PhD was actually taking me away from doing all the things I wanted to do in my life. So I had a decision to make - do I stay in this program that I just gave up my life for and moved across the country for? Or do I quit and try something else?
This was a pretty hefty decision to make - so I called on my "advisory council". I heard quite a few things - stay and get those letters, they'll make you look good; get out while you can if this isn't for you; and last but not least? My Granny said "if you're stressed out, take a break. you can always go back next semester can't you?" Gotta love Grannies don't you?
And so with my Granny's blessing - I had a word with my advisor. And I quit.
So here I am - for the first time in my adult life, not in school and not making plans to go to school. And so I do what I do best...reflect.
I reflect on the goals I have for myself and start planning on just how to reach them. And out of the WWW comes 2 challenges. Both are for the month of December and both require some work on my part. Feel free to join in if you dare - we're only on Day 5 so you can still catch up if you really want to :)
End of Year Fitness Challenge: Single Ma recently lost ~60 lbs and chronicled her journey. Since I'm approaching 30 next year, I figure now's the best time to get on board with my fitness so I'm doing Couch to 5 K and cooking at home.
http://fabulousfinancials.com/2010/11/end-of-year-health-fitness-challenge.html
Reset Your Life Challenge: Rosetta Thurman assigns "homework"/journaling assignments that really call for you to dig deep and do self work. It's been an enlightening experience thus far.
http://happyblackwoman.com/join-the-31-days-to-reset-your-life-challenge/
I hope you'll journey along with us and improve yourself for the month of December. You've earned it and you deserve it.
I'm determined to make the most of my time, because I really have no idea how much time I have left. None of us do - and that's not me being morbid, that's being realistic. Since I do know that I will leave here eventually, I've made it my business to make sure that I make the best of however much time I have left.
And so I only do those things that I really want to do, I only invest my time into individuals where I can give and get something back in return, and I find myself constantly checking in with me, asking "are you sure you want to do this?" More times than not, I answer yes.
I think I've always been reflective, but even moreso as I approach 30. There's just something about 30 that screams "I'm grown" to me. Your 20s, you're still allowed some mistakes, but your 30s? Sure, your life won't be perfect, but for me, I've always had this time limit around exactly how much of my life should be figured out and accomplished by then. And so that's how I've lived my life...I went to college right after high school, I moved away from home right after college, I tried my hand at the accounting career I'd dreamed about since I was 14 and when I decided I wanted to try something different? I did just that. I worked for an online university and found my niche as an encourager and career coach. I loved (and still do) working with people as they worked through their strengths, figuring out which career path to take, being their champion as they went on their way. And based on that, I decided to remain a student and pursue another degree in Higher Education since that's precisely what I did - encourage people to pursue higher education. Sounds logical right?
But somewhere along the way, as I pursued that degree, I found that I didn't have time to do what made my heart sing. I no longer had the free time to pursue other interests - I worked 20 hours per week and the rest? School had that time locked DOWN. No ifs, ands or buts about it - especially if I wanted to keep my scholarship. During this first semester, I had a birthday. My 29th to be exact. And on my bornday, as I usually do - I looked around at my life. Looked at the things I had done up until this point, what I still wanted to do and made a decision about how I would go about getting there. Everything that I wanted (physical fitness, control of my own time, owning my own business, getting married and having children, homeschooling my children, traveling), as I took stock, it seemed that the PhD wasn't fitting in. As a matter of fact, the PhD was actually taking me away from doing all the things I wanted to do in my life. So I had a decision to make - do I stay in this program that I just gave up my life for and moved across the country for? Or do I quit and try something else?
This was a pretty hefty decision to make - so I called on my "advisory council". I heard quite a few things - stay and get those letters, they'll make you look good; get out while you can if this isn't for you; and last but not least? My Granny said "if you're stressed out, take a break. you can always go back next semester can't you?" Gotta love Grannies don't you?
And so with my Granny's blessing - I had a word with my advisor. And I quit.
So here I am - for the first time in my adult life, not in school and not making plans to go to school. And so I do what I do best...reflect.
I reflect on the goals I have for myself and start planning on just how to reach them. And out of the WWW comes 2 challenges. Both are for the month of December and both require some work on my part. Feel free to join in if you dare - we're only on Day 5 so you can still catch up if you really want to :)
End of Year Fitness Challenge: Single Ma recently lost ~60 lbs and chronicled her journey. Since I'm approaching 30 next year, I figure now's the best time to get on board with my fitness so I'm doing Couch to 5 K and cooking at home.
http://fabulousfinancials.com/2010/11/end-of-year-health-fitness-challenge.html
Reset Your Life Challenge: Rosetta Thurman assigns "homework"/journaling assignments that really call for you to dig deep and do self work. It's been an enlightening experience thus far.
http://happyblackwoman.com/join-the-31-days-to-reset-your-life-challenge/
I hope you'll journey along with us and improve yourself for the month of December. You've earned it and you deserve it.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Is there really a line between thick and fat?
As I finished up Day 2 of the couch to 5k plan, i wondered about Black folk and the lies we have forced ourselves to believe to avoid working out.
I thought about my own lies - lies about it being okay being "thick" i.e. slightly overweight, though according to BMI qualifying for the "obese" category. The foods I've grown accustomed to eating, the lack of exercise in my life...all of these things and I wonder, is there really a line between thick and fat? And really, who determines what that line really means?
I can remember even as a kid having struggles with my weight. I guess you can say I was even "thick" back then. Always had butt and a stomach for as long as I can remember - forcing myself to do sit ups at 8 years old didn't quite seem right, but I did it anyway so I could have a flat stomach like everyone else...I didn't know then that all children aren't built the same. It's funny because I love being active - I just wasn't because my environment wasn't. Well I hate feeling like my life is outside of MY control, so I suppose it's time to change my environment. Slowly but surely - for now, I'm okay jogging alone, finding my groove and proving to myself that it can be done.
Day 3: Reset 10
In other news, I'm participating in a "Reset Your Life 30 Day Challenge" over at Happy Black Woman. We're on Day 3 and today's assignment was to list your values. I love stuff like this - I've seen people list their values and they usually list those that are wishful thinking. A great add-on activity would be to list what someone else would say your values are based on the life you lead - not sure if that would get folk into too much of a negative rut or not though. Have to put on my coaching hat and suggest that part 3 of the exercise would then be listing 3 steps to get you from what your values appear to be to where you want them to be, what you can do to start today and listing who will hold you accountable.
Enough on upgrading someone else's homework - my values are below:
Have a great Friday!
I thought about my own lies - lies about it being okay being "thick" i.e. slightly overweight, though according to BMI qualifying for the "obese" category. The foods I've grown accustomed to eating, the lack of exercise in my life...all of these things and I wonder, is there really a line between thick and fat? And really, who determines what that line really means?
I can remember even as a kid having struggles with my weight. I guess you can say I was even "thick" back then. Always had butt and a stomach for as long as I can remember - forcing myself to do sit ups at 8 years old didn't quite seem right, but I did it anyway so I could have a flat stomach like everyone else...I didn't know then that all children aren't built the same. It's funny because I love being active - I just wasn't because my environment wasn't. Well I hate feeling like my life is outside of MY control, so I suppose it's time to change my environment. Slowly but surely - for now, I'm okay jogging alone, finding my groove and proving to myself that it can be done.
Day 3: Reset 10
In other news, I'm participating in a "Reset Your Life 30 Day Challenge" over at Happy Black Woman. We're on Day 3 and today's assignment was to list your values. I love stuff like this - I've seen people list their values and they usually list those that are wishful thinking. A great add-on activity would be to list what someone else would say your values are based on the life you lead - not sure if that would get folk into too much of a negative rut or not though. Have to put on my coaching hat and suggest that part 3 of the exercise would then be listing 3 steps to get you from what your values appear to be to where you want them to be, what you can do to start today and listing who will hold you accountable.
Enough on upgrading someone else's homework - my values are below:
- Great friendships
- Personal development/lifelong learning
- Peace
- Achieving my goals
- Travel
- HAPPINESS/FUN
- Sharing what I love with others
- Entrepreneurship
- Listening to/trusting my inner voice
- Taking responsibility for my own fate/destiny
- Forming a community of like minds
Have a great Friday!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Day 1
So I said I was working on improving my health - couple reasons for that.
1 - Getting my precollege body has been on my to-do list for TOO long. It's time to put up or shut up - I'm going to be 30 next year, so if I'm ever going to be fit and fabulous, before 30 is a great time to make it happen (especially since I want to eventually be responsible for a husband and child - better to do it now when I'm only responsible for Numero Uno)
2 - I've been reading Single Mom's blog for quite sometime and she recently (i.e. over the last 11 months) lost 60 lbs - close enough to my goal weight to make it real for me. My own goal is to go from 190 lbs (last time I checked) to 160 lbs by April 30 (date of I-Challenge) to 140 lbs by October 26, 2011. Her posts were so inspirational, I'm planning to do something similar (meal plans, cooking more at home, blogging about the journey, drinking more water, starting with the Couch to 5k plan) - I figure all of this will help hold me accountable.
** I signed up for a half marathon on April 30 (no worries, I've done a full (Chicago Marathon in 2009) and a half marathon (Illinois Marathon in Champaign in 2010) before - even more of a reason why I should be in shape!) so to be 30 lbs lighter by then would make it a whole lot easier to finish within my 3 hour goal.
** The I-Challenge is a 2 day challenge - a 5k on Friday and the half marathon on Saturday. All participants get an extra special medal for completing both :) Crazy? Insane? Utterly nuts? Yeah, probably - but I know me. If I don't set a goal, it won't get done lol. I've got 5 months to get myself together. Single Ma proved during her journey though that it's a day by day journey - one step at a time. Long as I prepare myself, I'll be fine (taking food with me at all times)
3 - Ever since moving to the East Coast, Chick Fil'A has been getting the best of me. Now mind you, I don't cook meat - but if someone else is doing the cooking? Shoo - I'm doing ALL the eating! And judging from a recent picture, I've been doing that and some :(
Oh well no need in getting too sad about it - I figure if I eat and exercise and do what I know to be the "healthy choice" at least 75% of the time, I'll be in there like swimwear! (in there being this 30 inch waist goal staring me down from across the room where my goals are posted)
4 - Yesterday, I started the Couch to 5K running plan. Why do that when I've completed a marathon, half marathon and a few 5Ks? Because I've been on the couch now for a while. Better to start from ground zero and lower my injury risk - I also found this - a guy who recorded podcasts, telling me when to run and when to walk as I go through the C25K program. The music is different, but it gets the job done. Finished Day 1 yesterday, today I'm taking "off" so we'll see - that's the plan. May do some light walking, but that's it.
So there you have it - I'm having the time of my life here in Bmore and among other things, it's time to get it right, get it tight!
peace, love and light -
6
1 - Getting my precollege body has been on my to-do list for TOO long. It's time to put up or shut up - I'm going to be 30 next year, so if I'm ever going to be fit and fabulous, before 30 is a great time to make it happen (especially since I want to eventually be responsible for a husband and child - better to do it now when I'm only responsible for Numero Uno)
2 - I've been reading Single Mom's blog for quite sometime and she recently (i.e. over the last 11 months) lost 60 lbs - close enough to my goal weight to make it real for me. My own goal is to go from 190 lbs (last time I checked) to 160 lbs by April 30 (date of I-Challenge) to 140 lbs by October 26, 2011. Her posts were so inspirational, I'm planning to do something similar (meal plans, cooking more at home, blogging about the journey, drinking more water, starting with the Couch to 5k plan) - I figure all of this will help hold me accountable.
** I signed up for a half marathon on April 30 (no worries, I've done a full (Chicago Marathon in 2009) and a half marathon (Illinois Marathon in Champaign in 2010) before - even more of a reason why I should be in shape!) so to be 30 lbs lighter by then would make it a whole lot easier to finish within my 3 hour goal.
** The I-Challenge is a 2 day challenge - a 5k on Friday and the half marathon on Saturday. All participants get an extra special medal for completing both :) Crazy? Insane? Utterly nuts? Yeah, probably - but I know me. If I don't set a goal, it won't get done lol. I've got 5 months to get myself together. Single Ma proved during her journey though that it's a day by day journey - one step at a time. Long as I prepare myself, I'll be fine (taking food with me at all times)
3 - Ever since moving to the East Coast, Chick Fil'A has been getting the best of me. Now mind you, I don't cook meat - but if someone else is doing the cooking? Shoo - I'm doing ALL the eating! And judging from a recent picture, I've been doing that and some :(
Oh well no need in getting too sad about it - I figure if I eat and exercise and do what I know to be the "healthy choice" at least 75% of the time, I'll be in there like swimwear! (in there being this 30 inch waist goal staring me down from across the room where my goals are posted)
4 - Yesterday, I started the Couch to 5K running plan. Why do that when I've completed a marathon, half marathon and a few 5Ks? Because I've been on the couch now for a while. Better to start from ground zero and lower my injury risk - I also found this - a guy who recorded podcasts, telling me when to run and when to walk as I go through the C25K program. The music is different, but it gets the job done. Finished Day 1 yesterday, today I'm taking "off" so we'll see - that's the plan. May do some light walking, but that's it.
So there you have it - I'm having the time of my life here in Bmore and among other things, it's time to get it right, get it tight!
peace, love and light -
6
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Returning
It's been quite some time since I've been here...first the job blocked the site, then I didn't want to fill MY blog with complaints, life got in the way and here we are Dec 1st Eve and I'm returning.
Lots has happened in my life and many have suggested I blog - not knowing that I'd already started and not finished. So here I am, back again - here's a quick run down of what you missed:
1-Graduated with my Master's in Nonprofit Mgmt, emphasis in Fundraising Mgmt.
2-Left the job I used to complain about that partially filled my mission in life (encouraging others to pursue their passions and purpose in life by way of expensive a$$ online higher education)
3-Relocated to East Coast from the Midwest
4-Started a PhD program in Higher Education
5-Turned 29 years YOUNG!
6-Quit PhD program in Higher Education lol
So now that we're all on the same page, let's rehash some of the things that are still the same:
1-Still passionate about encouraging others to pursue their goals
2-Still passionate about entrepreneurship
3-Still interested in coaching
4-Still impatient about life and making sure I'm living the best life I can NOW rather than later
So the current goal (among others) is to improve my health - I saw a picture of myself and I was DISAPPOINTED. I know what I need to do, I've done it before - cook at home, limit the processed foods, drink more water.
How will I accomplish all this?
1 - Eating home cooked meals (at MY home) daily (this is quickly turning into me cooking everyday)
2 - If it comes in a package, make it myself (i.e. guacamole, bean dip, tortilla chips) - all of which I've done before and if I haven't, hey no time like the present to improve my cooking skills!
3 - Drink 1 gallon of water per day (I haven't been drinking anywhere near enough water so this will take some creativity on my part but I'm up for the challenge.)
Pretty sure this is it for now - still reading my favorite blogs (Fabulous Financials, Rosetta Thurman) and definitely planning on adding my own flavor to the mix.
peace, love and light-
6
Lots has happened in my life and many have suggested I blog - not knowing that I'd already started and not finished. So here I am, back again - here's a quick run down of what you missed:
1-Graduated with my Master's in Nonprofit Mgmt, emphasis in Fundraising Mgmt.
2-Left the job I used to complain about that partially filled my mission in life (encouraging others to pursue their passions and purpose in life by way of expensive a$$ online higher education)
3-Relocated to East Coast from the Midwest
4-Started a PhD program in Higher Education
5-Turned 29 years YOUNG!
6-Quit PhD program in Higher Education lol
So now that we're all on the same page, let's rehash some of the things that are still the same:
1-Still passionate about encouraging others to pursue their goals
2-Still passionate about entrepreneurship
3-Still interested in coaching
4-Still impatient about life and making sure I'm living the best life I can NOW rather than later
So the current goal (among others) is to improve my health - I saw a picture of myself and I was DISAPPOINTED. I know what I need to do, I've done it before - cook at home, limit the processed foods, drink more water.
How will I accomplish all this?
1 - Eating home cooked meals (at MY home) daily (this is quickly turning into me cooking everyday)
2 - If it comes in a package, make it myself (i.e. guacamole, bean dip, tortilla chips) - all of which I've done before and if I haven't, hey no time like the present to improve my cooking skills!
3 - Drink 1 gallon of water per day (I haven't been drinking anywhere near enough water so this will take some creativity on my part but I'm up for the challenge.)
Pretty sure this is it for now - still reading my favorite blogs (Fabulous Financials, Rosetta Thurman) and definitely planning on adding my own flavor to the mix.
peace, love and light-
6
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