I'm home and don't really want to be.
You know that feeling...
Get back from a wonderful trip that is about as opposite from "real life" as you can get. And now here I am. Back to reality, and rainy weather to boot.
I know I shouldn't complain about weather - I live in one of the most gorgeous spots on earth. But I'll whine anyways about it because we're not used to having rain! Yes, even in February! When I left it was even in the low 70's and sunny.
But not now. It chooses to be dreary and ugly, which is how I feel when I get back from vacation. Especially when it's so nice to escape my life and live someone elses reality for awhile.
I guess I need to figure out a way to get back!
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Inspirational
I have a friend who I would use one word for: Inspirational.
And I get to see her this weekend. She lives far away, so this is a special treat that is my birthday gift to me!
I cannot even put into words what she is doing in Nicaragua, so I won't really try so much. I will just post a few sentences and link to her amazing adventures in saving the world...well, at least doing what she can in her corner of it.
She is involved in a sustainable development that employs and trains local community members in techniques for sustainable building that has completely transformed the community. Check it out HERE.
She regularly works with a school for special needs children. Check it out HERE.
She regularly helps her friends who have started an organization that runs a transition house for teenage orphans. Check it out HERE.
She is on the board of the volunteer firefighter program. Check it out HERE.
Too much to take in? Just one more, I promise. She is running the music festival this upcoming Monday, which is going to also benefit the community by hopefully generating the funds to create a self-sustainable micro-lending program for locals to start small businesses.
Wow. That is all I have. Well, all I have for now. I get to go work, then pack to get ready. As with any good music festival, I need to prepare some costumes!
And I get to see her this weekend. She lives far away, so this is a special treat that is my birthday gift to me!
I cannot even put into words what she is doing in Nicaragua, so I won't really try so much. I will just post a few sentences and link to her amazing adventures in saving the world...well, at least doing what she can in her corner of it.
She is involved in a sustainable development that employs and trains local community members in techniques for sustainable building that has completely transformed the community. Check it out HERE.
She regularly works with a school for special needs children. Check it out HERE.
She regularly helps her friends who have started an organization that runs a transition house for teenage orphans. Check it out HERE.
She is on the board of the volunteer firefighter program. Check it out HERE.
Too much to take in? Just one more, I promise. She is running the music festival this upcoming Monday, which is going to also benefit the community by hopefully generating the funds to create a self-sustainable micro-lending program for locals to start small businesses.
Wow. That is all I have. Well, all I have for now. I get to go work, then pack to get ready. As with any good music festival, I need to prepare some costumes!
Monday, January 19, 2009
On Exercise...
The "experts" all say that it takes two weeks before you start losing muscle mass.
These same "experts" also say that it takes half the time to build up the mass you lost once you start working out again compared to someone who never had the muscle to begin with.
So...does this mean that since I've taken basically a year off from hard exercise that I'm going to take six months to get back in shape?
I wonder if they take into account the fact that I can BARELY MOVE the day after I do anything strenuous whatsoever?
And...finally...why in the world did I workout ALL WEEKEND in the gorgeous weather, eating healthy, and weighing myself this morning only to find I've GAINED 3 pounds? This is all seemingly pointing to halting the whole Operation Fit-Again-In-09.
I'm about to abort mission, people. Help me out.
These same "experts" also say that it takes half the time to build up the mass you lost once you start working out again compared to someone who never had the muscle to begin with.
So...does this mean that since I've taken basically a year off from hard exercise that I'm going to take six months to get back in shape?
I wonder if they take into account the fact that I can BARELY MOVE the day after I do anything strenuous whatsoever?
And...finally...why in the world did I workout ALL WEEKEND in the gorgeous weather, eating healthy, and weighing myself this morning only to find I've GAINED 3 pounds? This is all seemingly pointing to halting the whole Operation Fit-Again-In-09.
I'm about to abort mission, people. Help me out.
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