I haven't felt uber inspired to blog lately. I hurt my shoulder and haven't really been able to work out, so my weight loss goals have stalled a bit. Which is incredibly frustrating. My apartment is a mess because I have been so busy lately, and I just feel like AHHHH my life is out of control. But anywho.
Let's talk about life the past few days. This week started with a 2+ hour trip to th vet to find out Tux is dying again and he gets to go back on big nasty meds. Woohoo. Luckily, my vet is amazing. If you EVER need a vet in Tuscaloosa, go to McLendon. You will love them.
Other than that, this week we've been dealing with a lot of stupidity in our state recently. From the racist actions on our campus to the poisoning of the trees at Toomer's Corner, Alabama is in the media for all the wrong reasons. It makes you hang your head, sigh, and ask how people can be SO ignorant.
But let's move on to some more exciting news (my brain is everywhere today).
You may or may not have been aware, but I have been talking to the people at Pie Lab (www.pielab.org, you need to go. now.) about designing a line of aprons for them. Well, it's official, and I am. =D We will also be holding a fun apron fashion show on March 26th. I'll be spending several of my weekends between now and then in Greensboro working with some of the lovely local ladies (and maybe some men!) sewing away on some of MY own designs. =D I'm SO excited!!
I might not necessarily have a TON of free time, but it is SO exciting and such an awesome opportunity there is no way I could say no.
Even though I have a lot of fun stuff going on, I've been a bit of a Debbie Downer lately. I've been super duper busy, and it's just been bringing me down. But what I've been spending a lot of my time on was my research for Crenshaw Leadership Academy. It's a really awesome program for HES majors. They choose 15 people each year, and I was selected. Along with two other girls from CTD, we researched textile waste. The Academy consists of a one day, eight hour retreat at the NorthRiver Yacht Club. Well, today was the retreat. And it was AMAZING.
I don't think I've ever shared my views on things like this, or politics, or anything else where you're essentially being pat on the back and saying oh good job you're so awesome. It bothers me, a lot. Some people have to have that recognition, but a lot of times it's just BS and a waste of time and money. It's all a show to make people seem important.
Well, I can say that Crenshaw was not. We spent our morning listening to some of the HES faculty talk about what it means to be a good leader (standard leadership meeting talk) and then we got to hear from Stewart Welch, who is an amazing man/speaker. He spoke for an hour and a half, and literally made me want to go out and save the world. He is a self made millionaire and one of the most sincere speakers I've ever heard. I'm always a little leery about professional public speakers. They are usually so phony. But he genuinely wanted to help us succeed. He didn't come in with the usual, you are the future, you need to lead blah blah blah. He told us what HE did to become successful, and how that could work for us. He also passed out money. That was kind of hilarious. Brittany won $100. I kid you not. But anyway. From there, we toured the museum (which I've been to many many times) and then we went back and had poster presentations. Ours was the only printed and laminated one. haha. It looked SO legit. What was really awesome though was how well prepared everyone was to speak about their topics. We had some interesting discussions as a result. After we all presented, we walked over to the country club and had dinner with Mayor Maddox. That man is amazing. He was so inspiring and such a great, sincere speaker. After hearing him and Mr. Welch, I really want to start a revolution right now.
During dinner, Ms. Brakefield announced that we won the poster competition. Woohoo! We got mugs and shakers and coasters. hehe. It was cool.
So after all of that, I came back home and now I REALLY need to clean. Chris and Amy are coming to visit me tomorrow!! I'm SO excited. I need to figure out what we are going to do though!!
Overall, I really need to start taking control of my life. I need to get and stay organized, and I need to prioritize. School comes first, but I need to stop letting my extracurriculars consume me. This Pie Lab thing is a huge deal, as is Tee Time.
Oh yeah, did you guys know I started a huge t-shirt drive to collect t-shirts for Tee Time? I'm working with the Source and Panhellenic to collect used shirts rather than buy new ones. =D Great idea, yes? :P
But anyway, I need to get control. I need to REALLY work out everyday. My eating has stayed really solid, which makes me feel good. And a lot of people have been commenting that I look like I've lost weight. Which is awesome. I obviously have a LONG way to go, but it's nice to see some progress.
PS, I've heard a lot of people are unsure about whether they can comment on it or not. YOU CAN! There is a reason I am publicly blogging about this journey. I am SO open to questions, comments, whatever. I need you all to keep me accountable, and you have really provided a lot of encouragement to keep me going. I want to be svelt and sexy for NYC this summer, so I need that to keep me on track.
How random and all over the place is this post? Seriously.
But anywho. I really should clean. That will be step one of reorganizing my life.
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