workout.du.jour.

so, it has been approximately 3 months or 12 weeks and Joel has absolutely killed me with workouts. Overall, with one month left, I have lost 10 pounds and gained 5 pounds of muscle, and my sessions aren't finished yet!!!

just to make my workouts a little more intense, i started doing kettlebell training with JD, and DAYM they are intense.

two handed swings, left and right handed swings, cleans, turkish getups, snatches, punches, and overhead presses really have me feeling my workout a lot more than any traditional form of exercise. i don't even feel as if i am working traditionally, kettlebells is unlike anything i have ever used.

definite 100% must-try.

*please make sure that when seeking kettlebell training, you contact a certified kettlebell coach. this is a very technical form of exercise and a knowledgeable instructor is needed.

caffeine.the beauty.

i got to college.i applied to two universities. i have a 3.7 GPA. i am taking a summer class. i work a minimum of 20-30 hours a week. 

how is the above possible?

caffeine my friends. caffeine.

compared to red bull, i find a frap or cappuccino has the same impact as saggy-breasted woman wearing a push-up bra.

graphic, slightly, i know, but in all honesty coffee has done wonders for me. it also helps that i work at a starbucks and therefore, have an endless supply of the beautiful drug. 

i believe that everyone, if they haven't already, should attempt, ONLY WHEN NEEDED, to start using caffeine as a secondary source of awakefullness (i know it isn't a word)

so ditch that 20-min power nap, and sip on a cup-a-joe instead.

*please drink responsibly*

the.war.on.democracy.

so i am taking a society and conflict class and we had to watch this documentary by John Pilger titled "The War on Democracy"

after i watched it i must admit i am absolutely astounded as to what goes on outside everyone's little (bubble)

watch.think.question.learn

um..dangerous

so...a warning to all...twitter is HIGHLY addictive and is definitely where it is at. 

twitter.

i did what i did not think i would do, but now that i have done it, i understand why.

twitter folks.

get on it.

it is fast, fun, and although i am no 500,00o+ follower individual, it gets me out there, rather than being just here (not here on rainpops, but here as in my physical place right now...which is my kitchen table)

twitter on.

balance.

okay so, i haven't written in a while, what else is new?! i imagine this blog is similar to all the little journals (i refuse to call them diaries because that is lame) that i kept, and was uber excited to start documenting my life in, and then as the days passed, i slowly stopped writing in them. that exact same concept has been transferred over to my blog. the difference you ask? i am accountable to all of the internet for my blog, and my follower (i keep that singular because i only have one =/)

as for the title of this blog, i am having some difficulty. i have had a rough little while, with school coming to an end, work hours increasing as fast as the temperature, and exercising daily, has literally left my plate full, but not over flowing.

that is the balance, i find. how much can you possibly pile on your plate before you can't take it anymore and your plate starts to over flow? well, when it is over flowing then you know you need to take something off, because that is you going crazy. my plate has not over flowed yet, it is actually perfectly in balance. i have trained my body to sleep when i need it to, be alert and awake when i need it to, and perform when i need it to.

ah, so the title of this blog entry has been formed...

balance.