It's Thursday!!

You know what that means.. tomorrow is Friday!! I can't believe how this week has blown by. It's been a week since I've posted last, but it feels like yesterday. I've been busy, and a little under the weather

I took the GRE (#22) on Saturday, and I was exhausted afterward. It really hard staring at a computer screen for 4+ hours. I don't envy anyone who has to work all day on a computer. Phew! But after that I got to hang out with friends, and get caught up on Glee episodes. That show is awesome!! I love watching musicals, so its right up my alley. I'm always surprised at the songs they sing, and how they fit into the plot.

Instead of running, I got my exercise on Sunday when I volunteered at the Marine Mammal Care Center. Let me tell you, trying to feed over 100 pinnepeds is a great arm workout! I was seriously sore the next day! Those guys are strong!

Monday to Wednesday, I can't even remember what I did! I think I just slept in and went to work. I have been suuuuper sleepy lately, and don't know why. My co-workers told me to take vitamin B. Apparently Vit B is good for many ailments, so I popped a B-complex last night. I don't know if it's in my head, but this morning I woke up ready to go!

Today I did a Bollywood dance workout from FitTV (love FitTV!!). I really like this workout. It really gets my heart pumping, and in the privacy of my living room I can look like an uncoordinated fool, dancing offbeat. Also, my Afro-Carib dance teacher from college is in the video! It's nice to see a familiar face and pretend she is still teaching me.

I was watching the infomercial for P90x this morning, and was almost convinced to buy it. Good marketing!! I really wanted to look toned and in shape like the "success stories." However, 3 payments of 39.99 is a little steep for me. I was thinking of buying a Jillian Michaels DVD instead. Its under 10 dollars :)

Upcoming for this week:
- making a new recipe
- 2 movies from my list
- Thailand scrapbook

Have a sunny Thursday!! (is it almost summer yet?!)

Running my little heart out

In an effort to start exercising again, I decided to do the "couch to 5k" (C to 5k) program. Yay..? I admit I'm not good runner. Usually I get very winded, then discouraged, and stop running. I first saw the plan on the Cool Running website. Ah ha, their description of a beginner runner fit me to a T. I downloaded a C to 5k podcast, which was easier than timing my own intervals. Here's the schedule for the first week!

Week 1: to be completed 3 times
5 minute walking warm-up
Interval of 2 minutes running/jogging, then 3 minutes walking
(repeat interval 4 times)
5 minute walking cool down

The first interval of running, I felt good. I ran (as instructed) at a pace where I wouldn't feel too winded. Woohoo. I can do this! However, by the last interval I was a little embarrassed to be breathing loudly! Out in the quietness of the park, there was nothing to cover my loud mouth-breathing. As I passed the walkers, I wished I was in the gym. At the gym, treadmills are usually loud enough to drown out my huffing and puffing.

Saturday will be day 2. I hope I won't be sore tomorrow, and still have the motivation to run! I heard some good tips on exercising motivation like sleeping in your workout clothes to having a exercise buddy. But will they work for me? Wonder what will get my butt in exercise mode?

More Lists?

Here's my list of 101 things (idea is from Day Zero). I'll admit it was difficult to think of the list. Some tasks will take longer to complete, but I'm excited to get started. Its mind boggling to think so far in the future (1001 days OR 2.75 years from now!), but then again 4 years of college flew by. So here's to making the most of the next few years!

Start: May 2, 2010
Finish: January 26, 2013

Not started
I'm working on it!
All Done!!


TRAVEL
1. Visit 3 aquariums
2. Go on a road trip with friends
3. Visit Hearst Castle
4. Bike to Venice beach
5. Gamble in Vegas
6. See a show in Vegas
7. Take a vacation to Catalina
8. Try 5 new restaurants
9. Go back to the Grand Canyon
10. Visit Huntington Library
11. Shop in downtown LA’s fashion district
12. Eat a Pink’s hot dog
13. Vacation on the east coast

READ/WATCH
14. Watch AFI’s 100 years..100 movies
15. Read 15 classic books
16. Read 50 books (total)
17. Watch all the “Planet Earth” DVDs
18. Attend a midnight premiere of a movie
19. Read an autobiography
20. Subscribe to a health magazine
21. Write a TV schedule and only watch those shows

SCHOOL/CAREER
22. Take the GRE
23. Write a personal statement
24. Apply to veterinary school
25. Go to veterinary school OR enroll in a LVT program
26. Take a nutrition course
27. Finish vet school pre-reqs
28. Learn interviewing skills

CREATIVITY
29. Knit a hat
30. Learn how to read a pattern
31. Sew 5 scrub tops
32. Take a jewelry making class
33. Make 2 pairs of earrings
34. Enter an amateur photo contest
35. Learn how to decorate cakes
36. Learn to use photoshop
37. Be able to use “manual” setting on my dSLR
38. Learn to make fondant
39. Make a ring for myself
40. Make a handmade presents for my immediate family

SCRAPBOOKING
41. Finish Thailand album
42. Finish Alaska album
43. Finish childhood album
44. Finish Disneyland album
45. Finish college album
46. Finish spring break album
47. Finish pet album

HEALTH
48. Start and finish “couch to 5k”
49. Run a 5k
50. Run a 10k
51. Drink at least 1 liter of water daily for 1 month (hopefully it will be a habit afterwards)
52. Go on 5 hikes
53. Get in the healthy weight range to my height (102-128 lbs)
54. No fast food for 1 month
55. Find out my blood type
56. Keep a food journal for 1 month
57. Finish a bottle of multivitamins (consecutive days)
58. Floss once a day for 1 month
59. Vegetarian for 1 week
60. Spend at least 30 minutes outdoors

COOKING
61. Try 15 new recipes
62. Cook 5 soups
63. Learn to make quinoa
64. Try brussel sprouts
65. Make my own yogurt
66. Learn to make French apple pie
67. Make a Thai dish
68. Make spicy tuna rolls and California rolls
69. Have a pizza night (make the dough too!)

ORGANIZATION
70. Backup my pictures on CDs
71. Get rid of magazines older than 1 year
72. Throw out old school papers
73. Organize financial papers
74. Make a recipe book
75. Update 101 in 1001 monthly (minimum)
76. Get rid of music on iTunes I don’t listen to
77. Create 5 useful iTunes playlists

FOR OTHERS
78. Donate hair to “Locks of Love”
79. Give to 5 non-profits organizations
80. Sponsor a child in a third world country
81. Donate Christmas presents to those in need
82. Help pay for a rescue animal’s medical bills

PURCHASES
83. Buy a new iPod car adapter
84. Get a new cell phone
85. Invest in a new computer
86. Buy a bike
87. Buy a graphics tablet
88. New pair of “everyday” shoes
89. A hard drive with a lot of capacity

FOR FUN
90. Learn to SCUBA dive
91. Learn to drive a stick shift
92. Blog everyday for 1 month
93. Comment on 10 blogs I like
94. Write a letter/card every month
95. Watch the sunrise and set in a day
96. Live on my own
97. Have brunch with grandparents for no reason
98. Finish everything on my list!
99. Grow pumpkins
100. Have an herb garden and make something with it
101. Garden everyday for 1 week

Happy May!

It's already May?! I am both excited and astonished that almost half of 2010 is gone. How does time go by so quickly? I remember in elementary school spring break seemed like an eternity!

May is bringing me an opportunity to start new endeavors in my life. Some of things on my list are trying the "couch to 5k" program, blogging more consistently, and making lists so I can use my time more wisely (hello 101 in 1001 days!!).

So, here's to May! What's in store for you??