Happy Thursday To All!

* last night Jeff and I each had a glass of a Riesling I have been keeping my fridge since Thanksgiving. I finally thought it was time to celebrate a little- so there is my glass- we watched a scary movie (Sweeney Todd) and I couldn’t take the grossness because I would have nightmares now that he is gone for a few days. So we switched to a comedy, The Ex. I thought it was hilarious- not a great movie- but funny!

Breakfast:
1/4 cup Irish Oats

1/3 cup water

Heated up for 2 minutes, pushed in frozen Mango, Strawberry, and Blueberries. Re-heated for another minute.

Added 3/4 cup Trader Joe’s Nonfat Greek Yogurt

Sprinkle Cinnamon

Smucker’s All Natural

I like how my Snowman Family is holding onto my breakfast bowl this morning! Hee Hee…

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Now on to me:

Body:
My foot still hurts but not as much as yesterday- I have noticed this knee twisting, toe pain the last week only on days I run so I know that it’s connected to that. I feel okay ( my knee feels ” twisty” but doesn’t hurt) while I run though, its always after.
I am not sure what to do about it yet, other than rest from running. It’s actually the opposite knee that got “dislocated” in August.
I think I will do strength training: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Hammies and then for Cardio just do elliptical and bike. Nothing compares to getting in a good run for cardio though.

* Still looking at new gyms, but I think I am trying to wait for the best deal. With new year’s coming up, I’m not sure if deals will get better or worse because of demand.*

Mind:
- suduko suduko suduko- I am almost finished with my book of puzzles, I will have to switch to online.

Soul:
I miss Jeff already, he left at 5:45am this morning and I could not fall back asleep once he left! I eventually did but it took forever. So here is my list of things I would like to do over break, some more immediate than others

More in The Next Few Days:

• Throw out or sell old clothes
• Get rid of all the crap stuff in my clothing room. I have all kinds of fitness magazines, accessories that I don’t use/need, just junk that I want to pitch.
• Hang up 8 x 10 photos from Oregon, I had these done in September and Still haven’t hung them up
• Get a Job- ideas so far:
• Bath and Body Works,
• Mariposa (school I taught for the past two years+ left this fall),
• at the Mall ?,
• at a Weight loss center ( I think I would love this because I could actually network with people, use what I learn, and for man new years resolutions- they might need someone )
• At GNC ( I used to work there in college)
• At a gym ( discount on membership WOULD be nice… and same thing with needing staff .. i could keep hours through spring sememster ?)
• Sign Up for the Volunteer Program ( THANKS EMILY!) . Jeff’s coworker Emily has taken a few nutrition courses and volunteers at an organization that educates those in need about better nutrition, etc. Its kind of like community health advisors only volunteer. SO COOL!

A Little More Long Term in the Next Few Weeks:

Study Metabolism over Break…. I know… but it would be nice to get a jump start on Lipids and Proteins. The course I just finished the exam for last night continues in a Part 2 for spring.

Look For/Purchase Coffee table, End tables, Lamps , Chair/Chaise ( Maybe drive to IKEA… nearest is a few states away)

Change blog template- maybe change blog Domain- I want something where I can put in sections and Organize it because it feels so reader-unfriendly to me. I just haven’t had time or know-how to look up and find out how to do it all.

THESIS! I need to start my thesis- hopefully before summer so that means next semester

Happy Thursday To All!

Fall Semester 08 …. FINISHED!

Dinner: Leftover Pasta Bake with none of that sausage- a slice of turkey breast, extra italian cheese, and I put the last of that smoked salmon from TJ in there at first. It was absolutely way too salty- I didn’t eat it- I hate wasting food but this was beyond salty. For some perspective, I really enjoy salt and vinegar potato chips, I can eat like 4 pickle slices a a time- this was way worse.

After Dinner Celebratory Cocktail: A splash of Bourbon with a Splash of Eggnog with a Splash of Milk

Body:

Rest- I ran yesterday and my toes are bothering me. My knee feels a little twisted for some reason, and my toes feel like they are kinda broken. Not sure what I did but I was glad to rest today. Its not like a serious “hurt” pain- its more constant , dull, internal soreness in very specific areas.

Mind:
FINALS ARE DONE!!!
My Metabolism Exam went AWESOME (i think) today! Phew, as did my exam on monday too. The professor changed his format, I think because most of the class had similar complaints for our two previous exams. We all studied very well and felt like we understood all of the study guide questions- but then test time rolled around and everyone got B’s and C’s ( not good in grad school). So I asked him lots of questions this morning and we talked about all the little mistakes I was making- I wasn’t stating the obvious simple- I went for complex. So I was only missing a few points here and there but they added up!

I think/hope/feel that this exam went over much better! The questions were more applicable to our study material.

And…. We got our papers back! I posted the intro and conclusion to mine- It was due Dec. 1st and I was really trying hard to put it together by Thanksgiving Break. Result: 96/100 !!!! Wooohoo!

So Happy to be done for the semester and give my “mind” a little of a breather from the intensity. It is only for a few weeks though, and I have plenty to keep me busying. I already came up with lists of things I want to do over break!

Soul:
Break from classes.. Woohoo!
Did well on Exams.. Woohoo!
Found a WONDERFUL Volunteer Oportunity (nutrition related) through Engineer Emily.. Woohoo!
Jeff is going away for a business trip so I will be lonely but busy! I want to clean the house, get rid of things, have dinner with KC-Mo ( his lil sis)

HAPPY STUDYING TO ALL! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE TAKING EXAMS SOON!