Updates.

I've realized I'm really bad about following through on things.

I am a completely unreliable person. It's true. I forget things and lack motivation. It's something I'm working on.

So here are some updates about things I've written about on here and not followed through on:

Resolutions.

Remember when I posted my New Years resolutions on here so I would stay accountable and stick to them? Hahaha. I had to go back to my post to see what they were because I couldn't remember them. Fail.

Actually, I'm not doing too bad. Healthwise...well we have a crapton of chocolate, courtesy of my roommate's boyfriend (Thanks!) but other than that, I've been doing a pretty good job of eating healthy. I've rediscovered my love of pb&j and vegetables (not together). I seriously eat baby carrots like they're potato chips. Running is a different story. I think I've mentioned how my life is absolutely crazy this semester? I kind of forgot what it's like to have free time, meaning I don't have time to run. I have a feeling this whole half-marathon thing is not going to go well...

Spirituality...This one is going pretty ok also. I had to give up on yoga because I'm a poor college student and didn't want to pay $65 for it. But it's been going well otherwise.

Making up for not being in France...this is not happening. I wish I was in France.

The Housing Conundrum.

This is still a conundrum. I opted not to live with my guy friend and entered the lottery for the on-campus apartments with my roomie and a couple other girls. We got wait-listed. We're number 65. The plan is to move off-campus now so hopefully we get that all figured out soon.

It's really stressful not knowing where you're going to live next year.

Coffee.

I haven't drank coffee at all this week and I'm still functioning just fine. No caffeine problem! I have felt like crap the past couple days, but I'm going to chalk that up to lack of sleep and lots of stress. Coffee is being reinstated soon though, I miss it!

So yes, those are all the wonderful things that I've been doing (or not doing).

Busy busy bees.

I realize I haven't posted in forever, but I've been really busy. School is starting to kick my butt and there is ALWAYS something going on.

I had a quiz Wednesday and Friday in the same class. Our teacher didn't tell us about either of them. I have a test in that same class this upcoming Wednesday.

I'm taking 16 hours this semester, which isn't terrible, but it's more than I'm used to. Also, one of those classes is about six hours a week and only counts for 1 credit hour. Add in work, student government stuff, and everything else, I've kind of forgotten what free time is.

I'm super excited for today because it's the first day in forever that I have nothing going on. I don't have to work or go anywhere or do anything, I can just hang out. I went on a run this morning, ate an omelet, and now I'm probably going to take a nap here pretty soon, maybe study, and go to a movie tonight.

I love Saturdays.

Resolutions.

Yes, I realize it's January 11 so I'm a little late jumping on the New Year's resolution bandwagon, but I'm finally getting around to making them and I figure by putting them on here it'll actually make me somewhat accountable so I actually try to stick with them.

That's the idea anyway.

I've never actually made a New Year's resolution, and this year someone told me that I had to make three. I can't remember what the categories were supposed to be, so here's three random ones that I think are good.

Resolution #1: Be healthier. I know it's vague and cliche, but it's a good goal. I'm running a half-marathon in May and hopefully going on another bike trip this summer, so I really need to keep my body up for it. This includes getting (and staying) in shape and eating better. I'm already a runner, but I need to step it up so I can run 13 miles without dying.

Coconut milk is healthy, right?

Resolution #2: Make this semester a damn good one. Another vague one, but I'm still a little bitter that I didn't get to go to France, so I'm going to milk Lincoln for all it's worth. I know it's not going to measure up to a study-abroad experience, but I'm at least going to have a good time.

Resolution #3: Be more spiritual. I don't know exactly what that means, but I'm going to try to figure it out. I have pretty strong beliefs, but I've never considered myself a spiritual person so I'd like to become more so. I'm not really sure how to go about doing this, but it's definitely something to work towards. Suggestions are welcome.

Resolutions start tomorrow (maybe I should have made one to procrastinate less...?), but no resolutions start tomorrow with yoga class. I figure yoga is a perfect way to be healthier, have fun, and I'm sure it can be a spiritual experience. It's not the only thing I'm going to do for my resolutions, but I figure it's a good start.

The Rec has free classes all this week and they have one called Yoga for Runners. Yoga 101 is tomorrow, so I'm going to go to that and hopefully learn a little about it (I don't really know how to do yoga...) and ideally I'll be ready for Yoga for Runners on Thursday. We'll see how it goes.

Wish me luck!

Monday.

It's Monday! Thanksgiving break starts tomorrow after class!

Yay!

So this weekend was seriously the greatest weekend ever.

I went to this adventure race thing in Iowa. We ran 7 miles in Disney Princess footie pajamas that we got from the kid's section in Walmart. Highlight of my life.

We had to cut the feet off though.

Oh, and it took us like 3 hours to find a Walmart in West Des Moines. We got four different sets of directions from four different people and were driving through level 3 fog at 2 in the morning. It was quite adventurous.

Tip of the Day: Be spontaneous.

Life.

I've been kinda lame about updating this lately. I just really haven't felt like writing anything.

Today I've decided that life is crazy. Everybody needs something to keep them grounded, keep them sane. Something enjoyable that gets them through the day.

For me, that's running. It's just therapeutic. I can't really explain it, unless you're a runner. Then you know exactly what I mean.

That's the one part of the day that I can just have for me. I don't have to think. I don't have to deal with anything. I can just go and tune out the world for a few miles.

It's amazing.

The only bad thing is that afterwards, I have to come back to the world and do homework.

Tip of the Day: Don't wear flip flops if it's rainy. They have absolutely no traction. I definitely slipped on mine and fell in a puddle this morning right in front of a ton of people. And then I had to go to class with my leg and the sleeve of my sweatshirt completely soaked and muddy. It was great.

What I learned in school today...

I just got back from my biology lab where we literally spent almost three hours "learning" how to measure stuff.  I'm not even kidding, we had to learn about the metric system and scientific notation.  And then we weighed pecans and measured the length of dead animals they borrowed from the museum.  I'm pretty sure we did that in like 6th grade... well not the dead animal part, just the measuring.  I guess that's why it's Biology 101...

On a related note, I also learned it's a good idea to invest in an umbrella.  The city of Lincoln had a freaking monsoon this morning, and trekking across campus in the rain is not a whole lot of fun.

Tip of the Day: Always know where you're going.  I went on a run last night, and I started out on this bike path and I just decided to see where it went.  I ended up in the sketchiest neighborhood ever.  And instead of just turning and making a loop back to campus, there was a huge, fenced-in train yard so I had to end up going like a mile out of the way.  But I survived and I made it back.

Now I'm off to dinner and yoga class....whoo hoo!