HI GUYS!

I hope some of you can see this post, the blog has been acting -crazy- lately and I am working with GODaddy to get it fixed. I didn’t realize it was loading slowly for some of you, and not at all for others! I will do my best to keep updating and will make a decision on what to do with the bloggie soon.

This entire week has been about “figuring it out.” I am still getting used to having a school schedule again, and I am finally back on my normal gym schedule (and by that I mean..ya know, actually going ). With classes and homework and the gym and a social life, I’ve had to figure out quite a few things:

-When to Eat…between classes? after class? early dinner? late lunch
-What to Eat..what will keep me from being the kid with the grumbly stomach in class?
-When to go to the gym….In the morning? At night? Immediately after class?

I’ve found that I don’t do well with plans. Some days, I wanted to go to the gym right after class..but I was hungry! Or I was tired! Or my head wasn’t in the game. I’ve had to allow myself to be flexible with my gym schedule, I don’t -need- to go at a certain time..it’s all about just getting there, right?

Things I’ve Been Doing to Just GET THERE!

-Get excited! I’m not going to lie, I’ll throw on a cheesy pop song and dance around
the apartment and get excited about my workout. I pump myself up to get out there and go work out!
-Get dressed! I will put on my exercise outfit at least 15 to 20 minutes before leaving the apartment, just so I know I will go.
-Set an alarm on my phone. I Tweeted this and got mixed reactions, I jokingly put ‘GO TO THE GYM,BUTTHEAD’ as the alarm on my phone. I thought it’d be funny, others thought it was self deprecating. You can always change it, but the sound and the words remind me to go. Also, it feels great to already be on the way to the gym and get the message, you feel accomplished!
-Tell Twitter you’re going. I’ve got Twitter friends that check in on me, it holds me accountable for going to the gym!

I’m going to work on updating my Exercise Log. I neglected it because I wasn’t going to the gym or working out very often. I hope to be able to go to the gym 4-5 times a week while I am in school and hopefully the exercise log will help keep me on track with my goal! So now..I have to ask, what do you do to just get there?

BACK TO SCHOOL!

With school starting, so starts the UGLY banana pictures. I promise to not post them anymore. But it was my breakfast, and so I had to show it. I won’t torture you anymore. It’s sitting on top of my Kindle and my GRE books. Focus on that!

Today I hit the gym again. I have been Tweeting about my visits, but not posting. I was neglecting the gym, and feeling it! I just didn’t have as much energy as I normally do, I felt lethargic. While reading Self magazine I found an elliptical exercise for their ‘Fat Burning..Lose 8 Pounds in the Gym‘  series. I’ve been doing the work out for a few days and I have to admit, it kicks my butt! The intervals keep me interested in the work out, and help tone and shape your..assets.

MINUTES|RESISTANCE

5|6
5|7
2|8
1|11
2|7
1|12
2|6
1|13
2|5
1|14
2|4
1|15
2|3
1|16
2|2
Total Time: 30 Minutes
I usually do this twice, totaling an hour of cardio!

I need to share this with everyone. I have found a new love. Trader Joe’s Peanut Flour has 110 calories, and 16 grams of protein for 1/4 of a cup of peanut flour, which is basically unsweetened PB2. I have been eating it mixed into yogurt and oatmeal, AND have been dipping slices of apples straight into it. It really does have a roasted peanut taste.

It will be featured in my lunch for tomorrow..fruit salad! Chopped green apples, a nectarine, and TJ’s soy yogurt, all topped off with some peanut flour.

I sort of want to eat it, right now? I know I shouldn’t, but look at it!

I’m off to get some sleep! I have two classes in the morning..Politics of Protocol and Human & Computer Interaction, get excited!

I can’t be the only person that doesn’t really feel like January isn’t the mark of a new year? For me, a new year does not start until a new school year starts for. That sentence made me laugh because I go to The New School, new school year at The New School..hardy har har. Maybe school shouldn’t be so much of my identity? Maybe I shouldn’t be so excited?

Maybe I should explain how Celery got to The City. I didn’t know what in the world I wanted to do when I was supposed to choose a college. I just knew I wanted to work in a studio and create music…and get out of Illinois. I didn’t sign up to go to school in Boston until almost AUGUST. I pretty much got accepted, registered, and moved across the country (by myself, with 2 suitcases) within a few weeks. (Note: This is pretty much how I like living my life..I don’t do plans)

When Boston got boring (NOT because of the city, but because I have a constant need to find  MORE)..I decided to apply to record labels for internships. I wanted to intern at Atlantic. They’re the label of ZEPPELIN. What more could a kid want? I Googled and found an email address, sent them a resume and told them they should hire me..and somehow, that worked? That’s when my life became a much crazier version of Devil Wears Prada. MUCH CRAZIER. I’ve had to stalk and get on children’s school buses for my bosses, don’t ask. Anyway, I liked the internship enough to pack up my 2 suitcases again and get moving to New York..permanently. The internship continued, I rarely went to class, and eventually I was hired as a full time employee. (Holla for being 19 at the time!)

I spent the first three years of college working instead of learning. All of my time and energy was put into working at the record label, and while I don’t regret a single moment of my time spent there, I wasn’t living up to my student potential or taking advantage of all that being a student has to offer.  Even when I did go to class I spent most of my time answering emails on my Blackberry, I’d even bring my work laptop with me sometimes and get into the network!

The point is, I have a much greater appreciation for school now because I realized what I was missing. I like being an active part of a discussion instead of checking emails, and I love reading theories on feminism and cybernetics. I’m a nerd, but at least at school I’m surrounded by other people that are like minded…how often in your adult life do you find a place that’s an intellectual safe haven? I’m guessing not often. School is almost a safe haven, so I am excited to get back.

ANNNNDDD..

I can’t believe it’s going to my last first day as an undergrad student!
I’m old!

How’s that for an ending?

“We all have a story to tell, whether we whisper or yell…”