Not a whole lot has been going on with me recently; I've been settling in after my move and getting used to living in the city (and also working through that moment of "wait, I'm actually not going back to my hometown? WHOA").
I've finally been upgraded to full time at work, though it still doesn't pay much, so I feel torn about whether I should look for a new job or not. Though frankly, education doesn't pay much no matter where you go...
Following suit with New Year's resolutions, I've been trying to get healthier by eating better and working out on a regular basis. I know I'm never going to be someone that likes working out and does it for hours at a time, so my focus is on becoming healthier and getting to a manageable weight/size that balances me looking and feeling good with being something that I can continue long term. I'm not a fan of yo-yo diet and exercise routines, and I've been trying to lose this 20 lbs for the last two years or so. Since I've also foregone buying new clothes in that time (my logic being that I was going to lose weight anyway and need even more new clothes then, so I should just wait), I've given myself some motivation by putting money in savings for a new wardrobe once I reach either my target weight or size.
And man, I'm gonna need that motivation. Have you guys heard of P90X? There's a similar system out by the same group called, and rightfully so, Insanity. It looks like this:
While I don't imagine I'll end up looking like those folks (and the cheesy "you'll be sooooo ripped, this video is a miracle worker!" thing annoys me) this is a pretty quick, though difficult, way to get back in shape. And after that, maintenance is significantly easier.
Whew. Wish me luck, guys!
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Got to get you into my life
I've tried very hard not to make all of the things on this list the opposites of the things I said last week that I wanted to eliminate; I think I managed to succeed at least somewhat.
1. Passion. I've noticed over the last few years that I don't really have anything that I'm passionate about any more. I'm not sure why, I just haven't found anything that truly interests me enough for me to feel strongly about for a long time. I'm not sure how to make passion a part of my life. I guess I just have to keep trying new things until I find something that works for me.
2. Direction. This is pretty related to the above issue, but I don't really know where I'm going with my life. I know I'm only 21 and I still have tons of time to figure it out, but last year when I was graduating it just felt like so many of my friends knew what they were doing at least for the immediate future, and I'm still not really sure. I mean, I'm going to law school and all, but I really have no idea whether that's what I actually want to be doing. I feel kind of lost. Again, I really don't know what I can do to fix this.
3. Creativity. I feel like I've been a little creatively stifled lately. Part of this is because I don't make enough time for it. Also, most of my IRL friends are not really creative types, so I don't have people to bounce ideas off of and brainstorm with and collaborate with, or any of that stuff. I'm going to try really hard to make time to be creative, even if it's only half an hour a day, that would be better than the zero hours I do now. I've also been trying to get involved in some creative projects online, although Your Pants being down again has put a lot of that on hold.
4. Fitness. I'm really not in the best shape, and I know that physical activity helps reduce stress and increase energy and improves sleep quality and all of those wonderful things, so I know I should do it more, but it's just really hard to actually do it. I took up running this summer so that I could get in shape and then going for a run or something when I was busy wouldn't seem like such a hardship, but I wasn't very motivated about it, so I only made minor improvements. I should probably join one of the free fitness classes at the university gym, I guess.
5. Sleeeeeeeeep. Okay so this is actually mostly a lazy cop-out because I'm tired and I had a really long day and so sleep is something that I want right now but not necessarily in general. However, with another year of university starting up, I can't help but feel that this will be all too true in the very near future. I will get this thing in my life by going to bed! ...soon.
PS - Mentioning Your Pants in this post made me remember that we still haven't done anything about getting a new Thursday person. Obviously this isn't a good time for it, seeing as Your Pants are down, but yeah. Just thought I'd bring that up.
1. Passion. I've noticed over the last few years that I don't really have anything that I'm passionate about any more. I'm not sure why, I just haven't found anything that truly interests me enough for me to feel strongly about for a long time. I'm not sure how to make passion a part of my life. I guess I just have to keep trying new things until I find something that works for me.
2. Direction. This is pretty related to the above issue, but I don't really know where I'm going with my life. I know I'm only 21 and I still have tons of time to figure it out, but last year when I was graduating it just felt like so many of my friends knew what they were doing at least for the immediate future, and I'm still not really sure. I mean, I'm going to law school and all, but I really have no idea whether that's what I actually want to be doing. I feel kind of lost. Again, I really don't know what I can do to fix this.
3. Creativity. I feel like I've been a little creatively stifled lately. Part of this is because I don't make enough time for it. Also, most of my IRL friends are not really creative types, so I don't have people to bounce ideas off of and brainstorm with and collaborate with, or any of that stuff. I'm going to try really hard to make time to be creative, even if it's only half an hour a day, that would be better than the zero hours I do now. I've also been trying to get involved in some creative projects online, although Your Pants being down again has put a lot of that on hold.
4. Fitness. I'm really not in the best shape, and I know that physical activity helps reduce stress and increase energy and improves sleep quality and all of those wonderful things, so I know I should do it more, but it's just really hard to actually do it. I took up running this summer so that I could get in shape and then going for a run or something when I was busy wouldn't seem like such a hardship, but I wasn't very motivated about it, so I only made minor improvements. I should probably join one of the free fitness classes at the university gym, I guess.
5. Sleeeeeeeeep. Okay so this is actually mostly a lazy cop-out because I'm tired and I had a really long day and so sleep is something that I want right now but not necessarily in general. However, with another year of university starting up, I can't help but feel that this will be all too true in the very near future. I will get this thing in my life by going to bed! ...soon.
PS - Mentioning Your Pants in this post made me remember that we still haven't done anything about getting a new Thursday person. Obviously this isn't a good time for it, seeing as Your Pants are down, but yeah. Just thought I'd bring that up.
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