Fall 2013: When You Don't Know What To Say

Okay I just finished the potentially the craziest week of the semester so far. I have an objective in this blog. I want to write it to you to prove a point, however, the point might not make sense until the end so bare with me, because it might sound a little complainy - I'm hoping for it to raise your stress level a little bit...

My last week in a nutshell:

Friday: all day work on take home test (literally all day), missed a meeting, helped at karate, my car will NOT move out of park, cooked dinner for my brother, went to go to bed (at my parent's house) realized I didn't have contact stuff so had to drive home (to my condo) at midnight.

Saturday: help at karate (borrow a belt), study for Sports Nutrition, study... study... study, go to a friend's house, late

Sunday: Study ALL day - watched a sermon online from Mars Hill, study some more, tutor for 2 hours, back to my place and study some more

Monday: wake up to study and finish the take home exam, meeting at 11:30, meeting at 1, test at 2 - in between chaos broke lose and a lot of phone tag and trying to figure out what I can do, class, 15 minutes to buy shoes, pick up a girl from swim, babysit, home at 9, make a powerpoint presentation

Tuesday: day shadowing at the hospital 8-1, drive to school (in my dad's truck) realized I couldn't park on campus without the pass - trying to find a parking lot, get to class, present the presentation, get home finish homework that I forgot online in a panic, run to tutor, run to karate... a little late, borrow a belt, stay at my parent's house

Wednesday: study all morning for accounting, class, run to health center - super sore throat - not enough time, test, class again, tutor calculus, home, watch Nashville - stay up way too late

Thursday: Advanced auto parts for car part, my dad fixes my car, run to karate, online lecture, class 4-8



Did that sound ridiculously stressful? I hope that you see that it was completely packed, I may have even forgotten things... Okay now watch this video (it's 15 minutes, but really worth it)

http://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend.html

Okay now that you have listened to the Ted Talk.

Change perspective:

All of the pressure and determination of studying allowed me to pull all A's on all of my tests (98, 96 and still waiting on the last grade, but I'm sure it's an A)

I made it through the entire week and I am so relieved. Without all of the stress and reactions that my body produced in response I may not have been able to power through it. I am exhausted, but I am feeling great and glad to have stress responses the way that I do. I feel empowered to use pressure for my benefit now rather than let myself feel overpowered by anxiety and stress.

Guess what else! Fixing my car (which I had a melt down about not being able to afford to fix) only cost $9! And it took my dad less than 10 minutes to fix!

So now go out and be empowered to overcome your stressful situations! Believe in what your body is telling you! Talk to people, be social :)

When you don't know what to say, just say Jesus. There is power in His name, trust in Jesus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWbYo6H0WiI

***Please note that not all stress is equal... if they types of stress you face is too little sleep that will negatively affect your body no matter what you think of stress, to fix it sleep the proper amount! If your body is stressed from lack of nutrition, eat a proper balance. If you are stressed because you're bored, exercise - create energy and excitement ***

This was Fall 2013: When You Don't Know What To Say. Stay tuned for more of my fall semester!

Fall 2013: Objective Overload

Do you ever feel like life is going one million miles an hour? That your life is going so fast and you're going to fall behind? This semester has proven to be one of those times in life when I am just not sure I can keep up. Here is a peek into my crazy day and weekend to come. Now it's not a bad schedule, it's just packed as full as it can get!

Today....Thursday...normally my relaxed day.

5 am someone was patting my face... I wake up to see Pebbles really close staring right at me, looking at me with these big cat eyes saying "Please pet me" - I couldn't resist I pet her for a few minutes until she decided that she was content and went into a different room.

8 am I give up the idea of sleeping until 9 and get my day started early. I finished my 1.5 hour online lecture and took notes and was completely bored out of my mind learning about enteral nutrition... which could be interesting except it was like listening to a text book and no personality.

1130 am I head to Karate practice because I need some serious exercise in my life and cannot skip Thursday afternoon fun. Karate was a lot of fun, my shoulders are still a bit sore. We're working on a bonomi form (it's a taekwondoe weapon... aka stick). It's really fun. Maybe I'll take a video and post it sometime.

Immediately from Karate at 1 pm I went to Elevation Blakeney for this weekend's worship run through, because guess what... the choir gets to sing! Not only do we get to sing, but we get to sing my favorite hymn of all time In Christ Alone.

At 2 30 I went back to my place made lunch (bolognese yumm) and finished some last minute homework.

I then left for class which started at 5... I'm in class right now... oops. But, I am listening don't worry.

This weekend:

Friday - 10am haircut. 2pm pick up some cute kids from the bus stop. 3-5 swim practice, maybe some TCBY? Make dinner and watch a movie... I'm thinking I should introduce them to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers :) Kids are asleep by 9, then I get to do homework.

Saturday - Bringing the kids to watch me help teach Karate from 9-930... filling in the time until swim practice again and Blakeney playground. We're going to make a great lunch and bake something tasty, dress up and have a photo shoot. Then I finish at 5 to babysit again at 645.

Sunday - Choir!!! 8am start, finish right before Music Video practice 2-3, 315 I run over to tutor calculus then I head straight back to Elevation at 4. After the last Worship Experience I'm heading straight to my friend's house for the Jessica House Release Party. Wow that's a long but fun day!

The rest of my week is not as exciting... just homework and classes and work. OH wait! I do start my preceptorship with a Dietitian at Levine Children's hospital on Tuesday! Yay!

That was Fall 2013: Objective Overload. Stay tuned for more of my rollercoaster ride!

Fall 2013: Losing My Marbles

These past few days have been some of my most off moments in life possibly ever.

It all started a few days ago when I made pancake batter that I added TABLESPOONS of baking powder to instead of TEASPOONS. Fortunately for myself I was able to adjust the batter to make it taste delicious despite my large mistake.

Today though was the worst. First I locked myself, a dog, and a puppy out of the house I was at - locking my phone, keys, their house key, bathing suit (because I could have at least swam while I waited), and purse inside. I desperately searched for another way in, thankful to find a door that was unlocked!

A few hours later I was in the car with Lydia explaining how I like to always check when I get to the car to make sure I have my phone on me because I sometimes forget it in the condo... right after I finished that story (10 minutes away from the condo) I realized that I forgot my phone.

I decided to make chocolate cream puffs for my dad to say thank you for fixing the dishwasher (I think he has a magical electrical touch), and mixed the ingredients in the wrong order causing flat yet still tasty cream puffs. (I have made cream puff dough probably at least 30 times in my life, this was the first time I've messed it up)

Then we went to the store to buy milk and eggs to make the cream... well I forgot my purse and had to go back for it - thankfully I only made it to my condo gates. I followed the recipe this time exactly and decided that the cream was not very sweet, but it's too late to add sugar now :( I guess I'll throw some powdered sugar on top and hope for the best.

But, I must confess that I don't enjoy being a bad baker (I've made real food and it taste great still, so glad). I saw in a movie once a girl who baked all the time burned a souffle, which she never does because the situation was off. I have been off, and it's because I have been having an extremely hard time sleeping. My bed feels so uncomfortable all of the sudden and my dreams are so vivid they feel like I'm really somewhere else. My muscles are sore and I have a blister on my face (possibly a spider bite). I guess you can say I'm falling apart. My solution is scheduled to arrive by Monday, September 9. I ordered a 4 inch memory foam bed topper - let's just hope I can survive another week!

Pray for me and my sanity :) I'll let you know how it goes!

This was Fall 2013: Losing my marbles. Stay tuned for more of my crazy life stories!

Fall 2013: Jammed Plans

Today everything was so nicely planned out.
Leave at 11. Arrive at school by 11:30. Print articles and homework assignments. Go to the gym and read articles. Eat Lunch. Go to class at 2.

Well, I left late... at 11:40. So, I should have arrived at school by 12:10. When I arrived there was not a parking spot in sight. This has never happened before. While I searched I decided to go ahead and get gas, to try again after. I finally found a spot by 12:20. Wow was I behind.

Reschedule: Print articles and homework by 1. Go to the gym and read articles. Eat Lunch. Go to class at 2.

The printer in the library (there is only one mind you at this tiny library) is jammed. Printing one page every 45 seconds to a minute. Well, I may have decided after 15 minutes that it was time to cancel who ever's print job that was. Selfish? I'm not sure, we were all waiting and she was printing blank powerpoint slides. My guess rookie freshman mistake.

Guess who's off to the gym at 1:10? Me! But, even with the jammed plans I still get to finish everything I sought out to accomplish today. Feeling good about it :)

This was Fall 2013 Jammed Plans. Stay tuned for more silly stories.

Fall 2013: Fresh Start

During the Spring 2013 semester my blog site was heavily neglected. The semester was busy and my ideas on what to share were low. But, this Fall 2013 semester I am planning to fall into my blogging and writing style. I hope to share informative details about health and nutrition, experiment with you guys in the kitchen, tell my silly stories of everyday life, keep you updating on my extremely busy schedule, and let you follow me as I shadow several different dietitians! This semester will be an adventure to the fullest! I'm excited to have you along for the ride! One this I ask is for feedback :) Blogging is so much more fun when I feel like everyone is engaged and cares... and will miss me if I don't continue to write!

To start off the Fresh Start of the semester here is a quick flash of my first full week of the semester!

17 credit hours. Afternoon classes. Obesity Seminar. Sports Nutrition. Accounting. Nutrition Education aka 480. Medical Nutrition Therapy and Lab. Many upon many Heroes episodes. Peter Petrelli is my favorite. Sylar is my roommate's... but it's more of a Zachary Quinto/Spock love I am convinced. Massage. Karate. Raised to Life Baptism volunteering. Moussaka. Grapes. Exhaustion. Planning a missions trip to Thailand with 8 other people. MarsHill and Summit Sermons (you should go listen). Getting myself ready for the rest of the semester!

This was the first episode of Fall 2013. Stay tuned for more interesting topics and stories to come!