new little addition to the blog! {really, just phase I of redesign phase II - you know my lists.} the recipe page is going to be updated once a week - new goal here! my bookshelf will also be updated periodically, as i add books to the list and finish those i'm in the middle of. {also feel free to suggest books and recipes - i love a challenge!} aaaand, the me currently section will be updated every. . .so often. :) you know, whenever there's a massive change in my life or the old one is ridiculously out of date. that sort of thing.
below is my second. cataloging for records sake. . .
enjoy the additions!
currently changes quite a bit.
this is my current: 11. march 2011.
currently, i live in a spacious first floor apartment {too spacious, sometimes, with three people where there could be four}. from my bedroom window, i have a grand view of the back parking lot. this window also supplies me with ample amounts of sunlight in mid-afternoon. perfect for glorious sunny naps, i tell you. those don't happen nearly often enough. spacious 103 will be my home until the end of april, at which time i will go adventuring {seattle, here i come!}.
my second-to-last semester at brigham young university sprung me with a massive case of senioritis, but i persevere. despite the lagging homework drive, i am still madly passionate about research. each new little piece of information thrills me and {i'll be honest here} makes my heart pound. chocolate-peanut-butter anything has a similar effect.
this summer i'll discover how i feel about the behind-the-scenes aspect of research as i intern with the flourishing families project. i'm nervous, to say the least. but also exhilarated. i never thought my major {or anything else for that matter} would take me to such a big city. . .for such a crazy reason! my strategy is the take one day at a time method. so for now, i'm focusing mostly on finishing my abstract for the article i present at the fulton research conference. yeah, talk about scary!
lately, i love to run. okay, really, i always love to run. but this year, i've discovered a new dimension. i finished my first race (a 9k in hurricane, utah) just a couple weeks ago. massive accomplishment. STILL patting myself on the back for that one. also, it has me addicted - i can't stop myself from constantly checking my times for improvement and scoping out upcoming races i might be able to sign up for.
after several years of switching back and forth between a vegetarian and a vegan diet {with intermittent dabbling in the world of raw food}, i'm slowly adding meat and animal products back into my diet. slooooowly. right now, i eat eggs. i had a tiny bit of chicken last week, too. i still go back and forth. mostly, my food philosophy is to eat three balanced meals a day, stay away from processed foods and sweeteners, and eat as many vegetables as i can take. of course, my sweet-tooth reminds me that feeling deprived is not part of a balanced diet. thus, every now and again, i enjoy something sinfully out of my food plan. and yes, i always enjoy it thoroughly.
a few things that have me excited about life currently: dr. day's the power of sacred living lecture, ohsheglows energy bars headed my way, bombay house splurge tonight {just about the best indian food on the planet}, the prospect of "the most beautiful running trail in the world" just five minutes from my seattle apartment {as dictated by my internship team leader}, curried lentils, nut butter oatmeal - complete with fifteen mix-ins, sunshine finally coming out more often, and i can now hold plank pose for forty-five seconds. yeah, i'm a yoga addict.
and now i'm off to do homework!
life is a pretty little pattern.
