Health- Plus!

             Has there ever been a time in the entirety of human existence when an individual (especially women) have looked at themselves and been entirely satisfied? Everyone has their own insecurities and their own quarks that they would like to change about themselves, it is just how we as individuals are. Why is it then that we make plans to change our self appearance and we rarely take action in those plans? Most of us have started our own diets or fitness programs only to give up or never begin. Why do we do this??? 

             

             Why do I do this? Well I have decided enough is enough! I am going to take action! I am going to be pro-active, I am going to make the changes I want to make to myself! I can do hard things! 

             

             But then, naturally, the question arises 'How am I going to do this'? And that is where are planning begins and our motivation to actions is lost. I decided, not to plan...excessively. Planning is required, but as soon as I make a plan I am going to carry it through; If I say I want to bike at least 6  miles a day, I am going to bike to work, that way I bike my goal mileage. If I say I want to eat fruits and vegetables, I am going to stalk up on veggies and deplete my stash of junk food. 

             

          Can it be that simple? YES! It is all about taking action! Life is busy, extremely busy, so why waste all our time planning, why not act! We can do this, we can all do this! Act! Let us be Proactive. Wither we want to lose weight, grow healthier/longer hair, eat more vegetables, or absolutely anything else, do it! Plan on doing and then do it, don't look at all the different ways or plans that you can chose from, pick one and then do it!!!  

        I want to become healthier, lose weight and just be in better physical-condition. Not just health, Health-Plus!What do you want to change or work on? Well you can do it, we can do it together. Here is to us!  

Goodbye's and Hello's

      The only consistency in life is change. At least it is for me, change is the the only thing I can really depend on. The only anchor that is steadfast.
                                                               
                                                                            I hate it.

       Every four months or so life changes, whether it is a new apartment, new roommates or new classes, it is inevitable, change is going to happen in its most true and consistent form. However, changes itself brings forth two consistencies, those being Goodbye's and Hello's.

      Naturally, I am not one who is particularly fond of Goodbye's, but who is? I know goodbye's are unavoidable, necessary even, but every time change comes and knocks on my door, I am forced to say goodbyes I am not ready to say. At times it seems good bye is all I say.

     But because of these Goodbyes I get to say Hello. Although these goodbye's may close doors for me, they also allow other ones to open, and when they do I am greeting with the warmth of Hello's. Hello to new opportunities, new experiences, hello to new teachers and friends, hello to more growing and progressing, HELLO! I, like most everyone else, Prefer the hello's in life much better then the goodbye's.

     So as I come to another point in my life where I must once again say goodbye, I will, with a heavy heart. But then I will look forward to all the hello's that will be open to me. With the promise of new hello's I will strive to appreciate change more, even perhaps treasure goodbye's.

     Although these goodbye's are hard, I can feel blessed to have known such people, such experiences and opportunities that make saying goodbye truly hard. And I would rather have known them and say goodbye, then to never have known them. They were once Hello's. And if those hello's turned out so good, I anticipate to see what the next hello's will bring.

And So It begins

            Summer vacation is coming to an end and with it the my sanity. I have forgotten how much I dread starting a new semester. New classes, new roommates, new friends. It as though I finally adjust, just in time to start over again, and I do, every 4 months. The last year I lived with 12 different girls, lived in 3 different apartments, taken 64 credits, lived in two different states and dedicated approximately 2000 hours (120000 minutes) to studying. And now I am preparing to do it again.
                 The hardest part about leaving again is mainly what is happening at home. My oldest sister is pregnant for the first time! And Miss Princess Emmaline is due to come on Oct. 22. This sweet little girl will be the first grand-baby on both sides and she will officially make me an Aunt:-) Later in the year my 3rd oldest sister will be coming home from her mission! She left for her mission exactly one month before I embarked on my journey to go to school and I miss her like crazy.
                 Apart from all this, I am excited to go back. My life is now in my college town, my friends are there, my job is there, my education is there. I sacrificed and worked for my education. It is extremely important to me. I have learned so much since I set off for school a year ago, I have grown more independent and I have learned how to take care of myself.
       
              Here is to Another year. 2014-2015 Here I come!