Freedom is Near

6 more days of Practicum

14 more days until graduation

I have so much to do in 14 days, and all I can think about is the Friday AFTER graduation. I will have a house packed with family, and I will not want to get out of bed. I'm exhausted!!

I couldn't relate to this list more: 19 Signs You Are Burned Out (And Probably Need A Vacation)

Specifically numbers 7 and 18.

^How I will feel in 2 weeks!^

Wednesday's Shower

I can hear you
making small holes
in the silence
rain

If I were deaf
the pores of my skin
would open to you
and shut

And I
should know you
by the lick of you
if I were blind

the something
special smell of you
when the sun cakes
the ground

the steady
drum-roll sound
you make
when the wind drops

But if I
should not hear
smell or feel or see
you

you would still
define me
disperse me
wash over me
rain

-Hone Tuwhare 

Happy Memorial Day

On this day we honor the men and women who have given their lives so that we may have the freedoms we enjoy in our country. My heart goes out to their families and friends on this day, their day, our Memorial  Day. 

Lynnwood CrossFit

My CrossFit gym, Lynnwood CrossFit, just released this awesome video. I think the video does a great job of describing CrossFit, and how it's different than the mainstream club gyms. I never thought a gym could change the way I see fitness, or even better...the way I view my body.

Check it out:

A Case of the Mondays

 

• I woke up with a headache...

•After being away from work for a week, I had multiple messes to clean up...

• Still have a headache 

But... Bright side of things? 

• 24 more days until graduation

• I reserved a picnic area to have my grad party! 

• 24 more days until graduation! 

Rain Room

To keep up the theme of This Post...

This is another reason why New York is amazing. 

A new interactive exhibit Rain Room opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York. Heavy rain pours down in an enormous room, but when you step into the rain, the area directly over your head dries up. So you can walk, dance and kiss in the rain without getting wet.... 

"The overall effect is mesmerizing," reported Gothamist. "A semi-blinding white klieg light at the back of the room disorients your field of vision while highlighting the millions of individual raindrops showering down around you on all sides. The motion sensors are so sensitive that you can sweep your arm through the deluge and still keep your shirt dry. Move too quickly, however, and you can get good and soaked if want."


I wonder what Matt Love would say about this?

Bus Stories

Riding public transit can get boring. In an effort to entertain myself, that doesn't involve social media, I started playing a game. What's the game? It's simple really...

I look around the bus, and make up stories about people. 

Here were today's characters: 

The guy with the Spider-Man sweatshirt and Bose headphones hasn't had a girlfriend since high school. Could be the collection of unopened Troll Dolls. 

That couple holding hands... They have 4 cats, and he paints her toenails every Sunday. 

The woman reading the book about depression is concerned about her mother… she's been dead for 3 years. 

The man watching Grey's Anatomy on his iPhone is a devoted fan, and has a cardboard cutout of McDreamy in his bedroom. 

The young girl with chipped black nails eats Nutella off a spoon, like me. 

Pretty fun, huh? 

Do you belive in God?

A meditator asked me "Do you believe in god?"
I said nothing.

He asked me again. "Then you don't believe?"
I said nothing.

He wanted a verbal answer. So I said, "I neither believe nor disbelieve."

He asked "Are you an agnostic?" I said, "No".

He wanted a clarification. I said, "If you believe it, you are trapped. If you disbelieve, you are still trapped."

I asked him what is God. He said, "God is the creator of the universe." I asked him then, "What is the creator of the God?" He paused in contemplation for a moment and said "It is the mind."

A Book to Read: Of Walking in Rain by Matt Love

Dark clouds pushed from the south creating a shadow over the Puget Sound. While some grabbed their repellent coats and umbrellas, I didn't even lift my hood. The rain fell, and I walked calmly to the bus stop. After boarding the bus and selectively finding a seat, I pulled out my new book. A new piece of Oregon literature, my eyes settle in to an author's collection of essays describing his experiences love affair with...rain.

After turning a few pages, an over-sized man who before boarding the bus used his backpack as some makeshift umbrella leaned toward me and said,

"Well that's a little ironic isn't it?"

I must have given him a look he interpreted as a prompt to elaborate. He continued,

"Well, you're dripping wet with rain and you're reading a book called, Of Walking in Rain."

I grinned and said, "Guess so," and continued reading. 

Banana Breakfast Cookies

A delicious breakfast on-the-go treat that isn't packed full of calories and sugar. Also, it's super simple to make and who doesn't want cookies for breakfast?!

Ingredients: 

1 Banana 

6 TBS Natural Peanut Butter  

2 TBS Natural Almond Butter 

1/4 Tsp Cinnamon

1/4 Tsp Nutmeg  

Directions: 

•Preheat oven to 350

•Mash the banana in a bowl until creamy 

•Mix in nut butters and spices until well blended (will become thicker the more you mix) 

•Place spoon size batter onto greased cookie sheet 

•Place in oven for about 12 minutes or until cookies are firm (be careful not to burn the bottom) 

•Let cool and enjoy! 

The Criticism of a Women's Body

A very inspirational woman took her camera and did what many (including myself) would fear. 

She decided to capture people's reactions to her body.  

You can view her powerful photo series HERE.