30 day makeover, day 2

I found out that it's not a 4 day countdown as much as a warm up, so Thursday was day 1, Friday was day 2, &c.

Day 2, - May 15

Breakfast: 1/3 yucky Clementine.
Began 200 sit ups. Max: 18
Lunch: Mayo, avocado, cucumber, tomato, & pickle sandwich on whole wheat. Surprisingly very yummy. I may have to eat those often.
Snack: 5 Doritos?
Dinner: ??? Did I have dinner?? For some reason, I don't think so.

Beauty tips to try:
Egg white facial
quarter of Shampoo, dime of conditioner. (we'll see).

30 Total Health Makeover

My mom's had this book for ages, so I decided to give it a try. It's a 30 day total health makeover, obviously, and... yeah. It starts with a 4 day countdown, which I started yesterday, so that the real thing starts on Monday. I'm keeping a log of.. stuff. And I'm going to blog about it. The rule for the 4 day countdown is simple: No dairy, no sugar, no red meat, no alcohol. Man, that last one is a toughie.

Day -4, May 14:
Breakfast: OJ, Strawberry, & banana smoothie. Yummy. Feel full and satisfied.
Lunch: Tuna, mayo, pickle, lettuce sandwich on wheat bread.
Dinner: Spaghetti (wow, that is the weirdest word ever...) with no meatballs, salad with italian dressing, lemonade.
Went to movies for midnight showing of Angels and Demons. Ate: Ritz Bitz cheese sandwiches, Vanilla Coke. BAD.

I also started the 200 sit ups thing yesterday. I did 30 for my initial test. I probably could have done more, but oh well. At least I'm doing some, right?

FLASHCARDS!!!!!!!!!

These are ALL for my psychology class!!!






The stack is half an inch thick! It's insane!!!

It's that time of year again....

Finals week.

Dandelion Wine

Who knew dandelions could be so pretty? I picked these today on my way back from dinner, with a little help from Gwen. They bring a bit of sunshine into my room... since the sunlight streaming in the window... doesn't???

S.P.E.W.

"The Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare"

Just kidding.

So, I had two thoughts yesterday during psychology:

I figured out why I write: Because I would die if I did anything else. I have so many ideas going around in my head that they NEED to be written.

Also, I know when Spring begins, because my inner hippy comes out. Like yesterday. I suddenly had every desire to be healthy and go green and be a vegetarian again. Probably because we're going to Zion, and that's where it all began.

Sixes

Got this from Annzy's blog. Thought it was cool.

This is how it works: go to the pictures folder on your computer, go to the sixth file, go to the sixth picture, post it, then tag 6 people.

(except I'm doing it this way: going into iPhoto, going to the sixth file/event, getting the sixth picture.)



Taken by Lila 2 Spring Breaks ago.

Operation Booty Update

So... me and my roommate Katelin decided to name my getting in shape-ness "operation booty." So there you go. It's booty as in butt, not booty as in pirate booty. But the spelling "bootie" makes me think of a little shoe. And that just doesn't work for me.

Last week I did my workout twice. This week is a bit more troublesome. Here's why:
I like to do my workout after dinner, so it's not just SURPRISE in the middle of the day. The problem is, I have stuff going on every single night this week: Monday - filming my English final project. Tuesday - Garden dress rehearsal. Wednesday - The Garden. Thursday - The Garden. Then it's Easter break.

I could run on Easter break. That'd probably be easy actually. I'd just have to figure out the milage that I'm running around campus (probably not much), then run that at home. I sometimes feel like such a pansy only running 15 minutes. But there is that scripture about not running faster than you have strength, and I do feel, after running for the majority of a 15 minute time span, that I'm about to fall on my face. But it won't always be that way. Oh no.

Maybe I'll run before dinner this week, so that --- no, that won't work either. Maybe I'll run right after class, so then I have time to take a shower before all of my evening stuff begins. Yes. That will be the plan.

Tally ho!

Crazy 8's

Stole it from Sharise's blog.  So what.

8 tv shows i watch:
1. LOST
2. Dancing With The Stars
3. LOST
4. LOST
5. LOST
6. LOST
7. LOST
8. LOST

8 things I did yesterday:
1. Woke up from a bad dream to Gwen waking me up for...
2. General Conference!
3. Ate lunch.
4. Watched more General Conference
5. Worked on English essay on Shakespeare in Twilight
6. Played War for about 5 minutes
7. Watched Sleeping Beauty
8. Watched Chicago

8 things I'm looking forward to:
1. Easter break
2. This week being over
3. The Garden
4. New episode of LOST
5. Seeing baby Julia!!!!
6. Giving mom her birthday present... I'm SOOO excited!!! I feel like I finally got someone something I know they'll love! Which is a big deal for me.
7. SUMMER!!!!!!!!
8. End of year choir concert - It is going to ROCK the house!

8 things on my wish list:
1. See Phantom of the Opera on Broadway
2. See Lion King on Broadway
3. See Cats '' ''
4. See Les Miserables '' ''
5. Finish a book
6. Then finish another one
7. Get a new iPhone
8. Meet Johnny Depp

Spring Break pictures

I was having WAY too much fun with the "color accent" feature on mom's camera.

This was me showing mom how to use it.

This is a painting Grandpa Paul did for mom for her birthday.

This is the guitar that Joey got for his birthday. He wanted me to take a picture of it.

This is Joey playing his guitar.

Joey walked by while I was laying on the floor, so I twisted over to take this picture.  It's kinda cool, I think.

This one is for mom, of the forsythia bush and daffodils.

This is Bridget.  I'm not sure what she's doing, but her shirt and pants match the shovel, which is cool.

This is a blue basketball.  As you can see, I was bored.

I really really like this one. It's the baby leaves on our lilac tree.

This is the grass in our yard.  I accented only the green stuff, so it looks more green than normal.

This is Bridget in the kitchen doing something with the sink (obviously).

Getting in shape

Well, I want to start getting in shape. So I'm going to blog about it. The eating healthy is... meh, but it's cafeteria food, so what can you do?

Today, I went for a 15 minute run/walk around campus. Then I came back, stretched, and did that 8 Minute Abs work out video that mom used to have (found it on YouTube). Then I did some yoga strength/breathing and ended with relaxation. I figure if I do this every night, I'll be in good shape. (No pun intended).

I also figure that if I tell you about it, I'll feel guilty when I don't do it. So. Here it goes. Wish me luck.

And here's a goofy picture of me to get it started. (sorry mom, but that's what I was wearing! Not for the run, just doing the workouts in my room. It felt more legit.)

Playing on Polyvore

Summertime - by AmberJane on Polyvore.com


Unique - by AmberJane on Polyvore.com

Mirielle got me hooked!!

Mirielle was right...

Semester-itis is worse than Senior-itis. ESPECIALLY living in Juniper. They're locking the doors to the halls now, and they took away all the garbage cans. There's one on our whole floor that isn't in a room. The other BATHROOM doesn't even have one!!! And our bathroom just has a little one. Neither of the living rooms have one. Gah.

Spring Break.

Not much to report. I'm enjoying have a LAAAZZZZZYYYY week. But I took some awesome pictures, and am going to take some more the next few days, so check back for a picture post soon!

Wow, this is amazing.

HAIRCUT!!

I did it!! I CUT my HAIR!! 10 inches off, donated it.

BEFORE



AFTER

Johnny Depp!!!!

Tell me this isn't the most BEAUTIFUL picture IN the WORLD!!!!



But I forgot... mom and sisters don't like Johnny Depp, do they?

Quote for Today

I finally got around to reading A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. I LOVE this book. The writing is just so amazing. Betty Smith, the author, is so talented with words, the way I hope to be someday. She paints such perfect pictures, and conveys all the best (and worst) emotions, and they are so REAL. I was flipping through my copy today when I came across an underlined passage:

"I guess that's why the Jews have so many babies," Francie thought. "And why they sit so quiet...waiting. And why they aren't ashamed the way they are fat. Each one thinks that she might be making the real little Jesus. That's why they walk so proud when they're that way. Now the Irish women always look so ashamed. They know that they can never make a Jesus. It will just be another Mick. When I grow up and know that I am going to have a baby, I will remember to walk proud and slow even though I am not a Jew."

I don't like this so much because of the Jews thinking they are making the baby Jesus, but I like it because they are proud that they are pregnant. And when I grow up and know that I am going to have a baby, I will walk proud and slow even though I am not a Jew.

David After the Dentist

I found this on YouTube. It is so funny! But kind of sad at the same time. Poor little drugged up kid. Mom, was I like that when I had to go through that whole process of getting a cap on my tooth?

Spice Girls!!

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