Personal Trainer?

Not exactly.
I've just decided that I should write about this while I'm still really motivated to do it.

Last semester was really hectic, I held two jobs, had a university night class, and went to high school all day. I never slept, I was always on the go... etc. I planned this semester to be easier so that I wouldn't get burnt out, and I'm not! Although I picked up another job at Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, I just gave my two weeks for one of my former jobs. Now I only have one high school class and a very easy NKU class. Things are just much more relaxed.
Anyway, I signed up for a Tuesday night yoga class at Baker Hunt and I love it. Thanks to my schedule this semester I have been getting much more sleep and I have so much more energy now. I've started eating much much better, and just felt the need to become more active. All of this is super strange for me considering I'm not athletic at all and I haven't worked out seriously since 8th grade. Well as of this week my friend Kathryn and I are members of Urban Active, this awesome new gym, and my lovely fiance is signing up today! We're meeting up tonight to work out again; making today my third day in a row working out. I just feel great and I had to share it! It just proves that if I can get my lazy butt on the way to being healthy so can you!

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ADT

Have you ever thought about the impact you have on those around you? It's something I've been thinking about more and more lately. What if you say one comment to someone around you, whether it's your best friend or a total stranger, and it just makes them change, or even pass your idea on to someone else. When you see something interesting or think wow that's awesome, with anything, most people don't think about how that thing started but someone was genius enough to think of it and now it influences you.

It's amazing to think that you could pass on your ideas, habits, speech,.. etc. on to others and those directly and indirectly might be positively affected by it. However, on the other hand it's disturbing that someone else's quirks and bad habits have probably been pushed on you at some point.

In my case, I definitely know that I have benefited from my friends, family, and complete strangers and have picked up some bad habits from them as well.

Just an interesting notion I'd thought I would share. This post seems scattered to me so I'm sure it's a disaster for you to read, so I apologize.

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It's Been Awhile...

So here's what has happened in the past month:

• I rescued a 1lb. kitten, I named him Cheshire. He is orange and striped.
• I started a new internship at Baker Hunt Art and cultural center. I love it.
• This semester is so much better than last semester, I love Senior year!
• I have been working on tons of scholarships
• Jordan started his enlistment into the National Guard, it's his back up plan to pay for college and get commissioned if he doesn't get his ROTC scholarship. He goes to basic this summer.
• Very basic wedding plans are underway. We've moved our date from August to probably June, 25 or 25, 2011. Yay!

I am becoming increasingly more excited for college this fall and marriage next year. People, habits, places, mindsets... are getting so annoying and I'm just very very ready to move on. I'm dying to repaint my room, I know it's kind of pointless but it will be so much prettier. Well I have to work on my homework but hopefully I'll post something again soon.

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Snow is everywhere!

Holy cow! Where did the first half of Senior year go? Half of me is ready for college and the other is realizing how nice it is to not have bills and be able to spend time with my family. My plans have changed, of course. I'm going to University of Louisville in the fall of 2010, I plan to double major in art and something else, a second language or photography maybe. I then want to get a Master's degree. Jordan and I are engaged now! It's strange but not really. Actually he's sleeping at the other end of the couch, my kitten that I rescued (Cheshire) is on my lap, I'm drinking hot tea, and only the Christmas tree lights are on... everything is perfect.
In other news: I had my last high school art class and my first college art class this semester (through Dual Enrollment at Northern Kentucky University). I've learned so much this year. I start an internship during school in January at an art foundation called Baker-Hunt in Covington, KY and I'm ecstatic about it.
I'm really going to put pictures of my artwork on here soon, I promise. I will however post pictures of my pretty new ring:)

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Daydreaming in Class Pt. 2

Sept. 22, 2009

How do I feel right now? Well at this exact moment I feel slightly uplifted thanks to four mop-top British boys. Overall I feel hopeful. I don't regret a single second of my life, nothing. Nothing anyone has done to me, or anything I've done or said. It has led me exactly to where I am now and that's a beautiful thing. I can only do what I've always done; hold my head high and look to the future. Eleanor of Aquitaine rode into battle pregnant and bare-breasted; I think I can handle things.
I support everything I've ever done or said. When I say or do things I truly mean them and will never compromise what I believe on a large scale. I am preparing to become more of who I truly am than I ever have been. I live, at this point, completely without regret.

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Daydreaming in Class Pt. 1

During class monday there was nothing going on and like most days my mind got the best of me.
This is something I jotted down during class...

Sept. 21, 2009

I find it fascinating that when I initially view things with the side of my mind that is crafted to follow the core of the culture I often laugh or think them ridiculous. This reaction occurs because the majority of the population suffers from a lack of self-esteem, and thus go out of their way to push others down in order to feel value. This method of lifting oneself up is highly contagious and continues out of basic purpose as well as familiarity. However when I evaluate things more closely with my own mind I truly find them beautiful.
The degree to which passion is scorned in my generation is disgusting. Putting your heart into something is viewed as eccentric and pointless. It could be related to the fact that as the earth ages the amount of hope it contains gradually diminishes. In my perspective passion is indescribably captivating!

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And Another Thing...

     A lot of times people don't do or say things because they're afraid of the reactions they'll get. I'm not perfect and I would be lying if I told you that I'll react the way you want me to for everything. But I'm a whole lot more open than I seem. You could tell me anything and I would still love you. I just want people to be comfortable with me. Goodnight.

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