Happenings

Oh my! Where did the time go?!

|| I started working out at the gym again and my happiness has increased. This is definitely the healthiest I have been in my life, between eating paleo, getting enough rest, and working out, and it's oh so wonderful. I know a lot of you want to be healthy, really really want to, so just start, you guys. START! And if you have already started, continue. Get your ass walking, eat one less cookie, just do anything different and there will be a snowballing affect and the next thing you know? BAM. Shit's getting done and your life is changing.

One things I really want to look into is getting a personal trainer for a bit. I've never had one before, but I know I'd benefit tremendously. I don't know how to safely push myself and am always worried to do something wrong. And I just simply wonder if I'm training correctly! I came home yesterday and told Vince I could squat 90 pounds, and he laughed and said I could do more. I didn't think so, but today when I went to the gym I went up to 105 pounds, then 120, then 135, then 150! I would never have guessed I could have done that  (comfortably straining, but not over doing it) so it would be nice to hear, 'Hey, you can probably do xx amount. Want to try?' The gym I go to doesn't offer training sessions, and I don't even know how to go about finding a trainer. Have you ever used a trainer or want to? Share you experience!

|| School is continuing to go swimmingly. I've aced all my tests so far (with two out of the three being 100%!) and I'm starting the semester off strong. I hope I can keep the momentum up. It still amazes me that I'm smart and capable of the things I'm doing. (Whoa, don't mean to sounds like a pretentious asshole.) I was smart growing up but I never gave myself credit for it or actually put effort into schoolwork, but now I'm accepting that I have talents and am putting in effort and somehow I'm at the top of my class. Maybe I can't play the saxophone or touch my toes in yoga, but god-damnit I can name all the bones in your body! Also, I can tell you your blood type. (I'm O+)

(For my vegan friend: we love and appreciate our cute spotted pig in class. We've named her and respect her and while we'd all prefer that she be alive, she is of great help to us!)

|| Two job related things: I quit one, and I continue to love the other. I was talking to my grandpa the other day (allllll the way in Peru!) and was telling him everything I had going on in my life. His first response was, 'Well, Steffi, I recommend you quit a job because your body can't safely handle stress for long periods of time.' I laughed and explained that it wasn't that much going on and that I was fine...until I realized on Saturday how much I was trying to cram in to my one day off and how frustrating it was. So I quit Black Hound! I was only there one day a week anyways, so it's not too much of a difference, but now I have a real two day weekend. I'll miss my coworkers, but luckily it's a place I'd shop at anyways so I will visit them. As for my science lab tech job, it's so fun to be able to use my brain for things and be in charge of myself!

|| This happened to my iMac keyboard.

So awesome. Vince hates it, but I said we'd wait two weeks and if he still hates it I'd take the stickers off. He is a pecker when he types so he has troubling knowing which key is which because it's kind of hard to see!

|| Vince is still the same. He loves skiing. And then skiing some more. And then a little more skiing to top everything off. It's exciting to see him so passionate about something other than mountain biking! And though it's an expensive sport, it's way less expensive than biking.

|| Food. Lots of delicious food.

 

As you can see, I've gone raw! At least with my dairy. Another post to come.

Hope all is well, friends.