5k

I ran 5k for the first time today!  I'm pumped. A great view didn't hurt either ..

Sugar 2.0

Okay, this weekend was a complete fail on the sugar front. I was invited to my cousin's for homemade waffles with whipped cream and jam. Quite the afternoon snack.

Yet, this week marks a fresh start and apart from some dark chocolate it is going well! I'm going to add to the mix a goal of avoiding over-processed foods. In addition I have considered upping my yoga membership so that I can take classes more often.. I would love to be a legit yogi one day.

Web 2.0

We watched this video separately in both of my classes last week. Interesting concept at least-

Fun Photos

Saw some fun things on my walk today. Enjoy:

Sugar

Today is the start of an experiment. A week without sugar.. Can my willpower handle it?

Sunshine

Ok I completely confused myself yesterday and was definitely referring to Foucault rather than Habermas. Too much theory right now to keep it all straight!

Anyhow, it has been a beautiful day out today.. the sun does exist! There is hope for spring soon.

It's really quite amazing how much the weather can affect your mood. Or my mood at least. I walk outside and the sun just makes you smile. So here's to looking forward to spring and summer and a happy half of the year :)

Habermas

We have been looking at Habermas in one of my classes the last couple days.. He encourages letter writing as a form of self development..

As Habermas has observed, "Through letter writing the individual unfolded himself in his subjectivity."
                                                Sited to Dena Goodman, Letter Writing and the Emergence of Gendered Subjectivity in Eighteenth-Century France

Writing out thoughts to the world in this blog can now have a real personal purpose!

Pants

It's official, I've definitely gained weight. My pants are significantly more snug than normal. I don't have a scale here though, and there is isn't one at the yoga studio's locker rooms, so I have no idea where I'm at compared to normal! For now my pants will have to be the only measurement I have..

Nostalgia

It hit me pretty hard yesterday that I've chosen to move so far away from home. The sun in Florida is a nostalgic memory when the skies are cloudy and grey for full weeks at a time. The stress of finding both a job and a new apartment within a reasonable time frame don't make the mood lighter either. Yet, the grass will always be greener somewhere else and soon the flowers will bloom with the long awaited spring. Life is what you make it and if I focus on making dreams a reality then I can make quite the luxurious life right here.

Morning yoga

I used to be really good at doing a yoga sun salutation every morning when I woke up, but I must admit that they are few and far between these days. I found this sequence of morning yoga moves through Pintrest today though, and I'm newly inspired and excited to have a new morning yoga routine.

 10-15 minute routine