FREEDOM!!!

It's finally here! No more school for 2 weeks :) I'll still have work, but no studying for a while!

I worked today and then Buddy and I went home on a 30 min walk/jog and then showered, made a banana and mango smoothie and then I started laundry. After that it was time for Moscato, facial, nails, and the Phineas & Ferb movie! :) I love regressing back to childhood!
Anyway, I have a really good feeling about the month of August :) I think a change in scenery will be a good thing! I think this apartment has negative energy for me as far as everything that has happened here...it will be nice to open a new chapter in a new place with new friends! I know Buddy and Heidi are going to have a blast together and I'm pretty sure Amanda and I are going to get along great!!! :)

And a new school year begins on the 22nd and I'll be an RA for CogSciLab, and I'll only have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and I'll be working Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays...which means I'll have Sundays and Mondays as my weekends!

I think I'm going to try to do my Jillian Michael's DVD tomorrow morning, but no promises! I'm on vacation so I might just wait to start when school starts back up! ;) I'll be packing a lot so that will be a workout in itself haha

Well, I'm pooped and so is Buddy (he's actually snoring while his head is resting on my arm hahaha we'll have to do more before bedtime runs i guess!!!

Almost Free!!!

Hello again!

I am another step closer to FINALLY enjoying my summer vacation! I will be going home Saturday night to spend time with my family :) I'll be back on Tuesday to work and start packing to move!!!

Today I took my Spanish final and I think it went pretty well! :) I just gotta take my online Clinical Psych final and then I will be done! Also...I got asked to stay on as an RA for CogSciLab!!! I'm pretty pumped about that still :) Check me out here: My name on the CogSciLab people page!
There's also a chance that I'll be working with Dr. Worthy in his marine mammal lab...I might get to grind up fishies and do isotopic readings...hooray!!! Hahaha
Although it's probably going to be a ton of work, I am SUPER excited for this next semester! I'll only have classes Tuesdays and Thursdays...the first time EVER!

My class schedule is:
Mammalogy from 11:30a-1:20p
Spanish II from 1:30p-2:45p
Tropical Ecology and Conservation from 3:00p-4:15p


I'm still making small steps before my giant leap into fall semester when I WILL keep a steady workout schedule, make A's and B's in all of my classes, and manage to contribute my excellence to the labs and conservation club!

I bought my first set of EcoTools by Alicia Silverstone today!

 

I also made spinach, mango, and mesquite-lime chicken for dinner! :) Had rotini and crab alfredo for lunch...om nom nom!

I'll be starting to pack once I get back...but I FINALLY found my DVD remote so I can do my Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred! I'm super pumped!!! I actually signed up for her website membership too..it's a pretty great site! I think once I save all of the recipes and workouts I want I'll cancel the membership :-P

I'll keep you posted on how things go! :)

Ugh...FINALS!!!

So I finally got up off my booty and made myself a nice, wholesome meal instead of getting fast food, having cereal, or having restaurant leftovers! :)
Here it is:

I wish I could start reading Dolphin Diaries, but I PROMISED myself that it would be my vacation present to myself once I completely finish with Spanish and Clinical Psychology...so I've got ONE MORE DAY!!!
Buddy has been SO patient with me lately, that he is going to go to daycare tomorrow to swim and play and have fun all day!
I've got my Spanish final at 8:30am, then I'll be doing my clinical psych final online, and finally I will be going to CogSciLab for a meeting...that means I get to wear my new business clothes!!! ;)
Then I'll meet up with Amanda to sign the papers and make it official to start moving in! Buddy and Heidi are going to have a crazy fun time together!

Getting back on track a little bit at a time...it will be easier once I finally get to spend some time relaxing (...and packing) and I think a new setting will be just the thing I need to kick me into gear!

Kick in the Keister!!!

So...yesterday I got a call to take the Discovery Cove swim test!!! That was definitely an ego boost! This is the furthest I've ever gotten in the application process! Unfortunately...I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it :( I'll explain later...

Anyway, it was just the sort of thing I needed to hear to get me motivated again!!! And knowing that tomorrow is my last day of Organic Chemistry...EVER...I just can NOT wait to get it over with!
I think once I'm finally through with the class that has slowly sucked the life out of me over the past year and a half, it will be SUCH a relief :) I think after taking that class I will be able to enjoy any of the other classes that I have (maybe even physics 2...but we'll see!)

But I better get back to studying for my final; I will update again soon!

In general, food and exercise hasn't been the best lately (mainly due to so much studying...) but I see a light at the end of the tunnel!!! :) It'll just take some time...not that I actually HAVE time haha but I will soon!

Slowly but surely!

So the past few days have been kinda all over the place! I've had success and failure...but so far I'm still under my weekly calorie goal! Just been napping a lot still...but I'm slowly starting to wean myself off to get ready for the fall semester!
I also did Wii Zumba for 20 min on Monday, and I took Buddy for a 28 minute walk/jog tonight!
Trying to start off slow this time, because every time in the past I've gotten all gung-ho for the first 2 weeks and then if I start to slack off it's a downhill slope from there! So I'm taking it slow...I'll be moving soon too so packing and going up and down stairs will be enough of a work-out until I get back to school! Having classes only on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30-4:15 is going to be a bit of a change for me...I'll still have my online classes, but sheesh! It will take some getting used to haha but that gives me plenty of time to pencil in some good workouts!!! :)

As far as food has gone, I've been so-so...Dad ordered me enough pizza hut pasta to last me for days! So it's hard not splurging out on that, but I've done pretty good so far :) Kept my portions reasonable!
As far as fruit goes...I missed my fresh fruit SO much!!!

Taking my time, and doing things right!
Found this picture quote from StumbleUpon.com (Thank you Rose!!!)

I figure that sums it up pretty well!

Still on Vacation Mode...hahaha

So...getting back into the swing of things has been a little harder than I expected...definitely still have vacation brain (and so does Buddy!)

We haven't been able to take walks/jogs as much lately because Buddy hurt his paw when we were playing fetch in the tennis court...so that hasn't helped! It's been an easy excuse to take it easy because of that...

BUT...
I got my Fitness, Self, and Women's Health magazines and I am READY to get back to work! I've had enough down time the past week or so...no more couch potato for me, or Buddy!

I'm doing Wii Zumba tonight, and I just registered for Jillian Michael's free 2-week online program and will be getting 2 of her fitness DVD's in the mail soon.

LET'S GET BACK TO BUSINESS!!!
(When the fat pants start getting too tight and you've gained 6 pounds...that's when it's a wake-up call!)

Fell off the wagon BIG TIME!

Haha soo....after all of that preparing that I did for the cruise to look good in my bathing suit...I feel like all of that went to WASTE during the week that I spent with my family! Lol of course the all-you-can-eat food on the cruise was a HUGE temptation...I tried to be good, but I had absolutely NO willpower this past week haha
I took the stairs as much as possible and actually made it to the gym on the ship one day and rode the bike for 50 minutes! :) And I always feel like walking in heels is a big workout for me too since I practically never wear them!

Also went to Disney on Monday for the 4th, and did SOOO much walking there...I am still exhausted from this last week, so I'll probably end up taking it easy and finishing with all of my assignments that I missed during the past week of school :( I already have a test for Spanish tomorrow! So it's hardcore cramming tonight...but at least I got to practice a little bit while I was in Cozumel! "Donde esta delphines?!" Haha my favorite phrase :)

The cruise was absolutely amazing though! I definitely needed that little break...but coming back was a HUGE slap in the face from reality :(
Buddy did pretty well at PetsHotel! Was a bit of a setback for his separation anxiety...and taking 5 days off from training DEFINITELY shows hahaha! He did SOOOO good with my cousin Rachel though; I was very proud of him and I think he will make a FANTASTIC therapy dog someday soon!!! :)

Well, for the rest of this week we'll be taking it easy...but starting on Sunday it's back to the grind! Knockout Kickboxing at 6pm! WOOO!!!