Weight and Fitness

 

Something I add to my "resolution" list every single year is to lose weight. This year is no different. In 2014 I lost about 40 pounds. Nothing wrong with that! I did gain about 15 of it back ("freshman fifteen" maybe?) but I am still lighter than I used to be, which is a feat to be proud of.  These two pictures were taken about a year a half apart with a weigh difference of about 40 pounds.

My goal for 2015 is to lose another 40.  Since I did it in 2014, I have proven to myself that I can do it and therefore, I can do it again. I started a few days ago with two quick workouts a day. By quick, I mean about 4-5 minutes each. I picked a song ("Brave" by Sara Bareillis - watch the video here) I started with do some crunches, leg-lifts, plank, and weights during the song.  In only a couple of days, my level has already increased and I'm still working out when the song ends. This makes me super happy because I know that I am already progressing :)

I was running for a while in 2014, but then I noticed I was having some leg pain I never had before and the only thing that changed in my schedule was the running. So, I quit. The smart thing would have been to replace the running with walking, but I didn't do that. I just stopped it altogether. This year, I am going to add walking to my life, and I would be really excited if that were to turn into running again.

My goal is, really, just to be a healthier, skinnier me. I am entering a new career this year and I would really like to do that as the smaller body that is hiding inside this current body.

2015 is my year.

The Year of Passion

I have a paralegal career ahead of me.  I am going to help people - legally. Not as in a "not against the law" kind of way (although, that way, too ;) but in a legal capacity. I will help people with their legal issues - from traffic offences to broken fences, from tort law to contract law, from tribunal appearances to court proceedings. And, I am excited about it all.

 

This is what I call my 'career passion'.

 

Aside from this, what are my other passions? I recently got divorced and I have returned to my maiden name. In doing that, I have been trying to figure out who I really am. I made a list of things that I enjoyed doing back before I got married, things I liked while I was married, and new things I have discovered a fondness for since separating. My list seems to boil down to these top two 'life passions': 1. Writing  2. Music.

 

Since the separation 4.5 years ago, I seem to have let these two things fall by the wayside. I used to blog all the time, I was working on a book, and I played keyboard and led worship in church. Lately, I've done none of these things. I mean, I sometimes plucked out a blog post, but my heart wasn't in it. Then today, as I was doing some more pondering and analyzing, I decided to break back into blogging - and this feels so good, and so.... 'me'.

 

This week was the first time I pulled out my 25 year old, yellowed-keys, sound-deteriorating keyboard in a really long time. I'm rusty, no doubt about that, but I enjoyed every single moment. The feeling and emotion that comes from making music and singing is incomparable to anything else.

 

I've set myself up with a plan to make sure I don't lose these two important pieces of myself anymore. Come the new year, I am going to buy myself a new laptop (the one I have got stepped on...oops) so I can blog and start back on writing my books. Yes, books. I have a sequel planned. I am also going to purchase a new keyboard (or new-to-us since kijiji is a great place sometimes) so that I can work on being a little less rusty, but mostly so that I can teach my daughter how to play. She's been asking me for a while to teach her, so I am looking forward to some productive mother-daughter time with her this year.

 

I shall call 2015 "The Year of Passion".

My Brain

My brain is constantly going. I think and wonder and analyze things all the time. I can't stop it, and I don't want to stop it.

 

I dyed my hair this morning. It's a purple-ish color. There's actually not much color to it since my hair is already so dark. I thought that going purple would be a good idea since purple tones are said to bring out green eyes. And, if I can wear something or change something to help bring out my eyes, then I totally want to do that. I have pretty green eyes and I love when they stand out.

 

I got some of the purple dye on my hand... now it looks like I have a big bruise. Oops.

 

I just saw a young girl slip and fall at WaMart McDonald's. Well, I didn't see her fall, but I heard the thud. The Mom helped the girl up, and the two teenage girls that were standing there took their drinks and found a seat. As they did, they burst out into laughter at the girl who had just fallen. They were laughing that she fell!  How incredibly ridiculous and insensitive.

 

There is an exchange of money going on at the table in front of me. A big guy and a small woman. Who knows what that's about. Well, I guess they know. Just seems like a weird thing to be doing in the middle of McDonald's... a woman giving a guy $1200 and them thanking each other for the business. Hmm.

 

I didn't have to work this morning, so I went to see a late movie alone last night. I watched, "Begin Again". It's not a movie that I would watch again, and I was a little disappointed in Mark Ruffalo's role in it. I mean, The Hulk has BIG shoes to fill, but I just expected a little more. And, Adam Levine? He was crowned The Year's Hottest Man, but in this movie he really was not hot at all. With or without the beard. I find inspiration from all movies, so I didn't leave the theater "heart empty". It has encouraged me to keep being myself and doing what I see necessary to achieve the dreams and goals I have for myself. And, if I decide to sell my book online for only $1, then I will do that.

Oh The Music of My Heart

I shall blog it all.

My thoughts.

My life.

My ponderings.

My analyzing.

My everything.

I'm excited.