September is ENERGIZE
Theme Song: “Watch Me Shine” – Joanna Pacitti
- Organize/To Do List
- Blog daily.
- Healthy Body.
Theme Song: First off, I love this song. For you fellow chick-flick watchers out there, it's the big "blonde power montage theme" from the movie Legally Blonde. It is on every workout/motivation playlist I have ever created, so I thought it would be fitting for my "get organized/get fit and healthy/get excited for this project" first month.
Organize/To Do List: Once I move into my new place this coming weekend, I will compile a to-do list that I plan to cross everything off of by the end of the month, organize my new room, hall closet, and kitchen space, and organize every nook and cranny I can find in my life. I will stop putting off organizing my car trunk, I need to clean out all my clothes and shoes, etc. Nicer items will be added to the garage sale pile in my old closet at my parents' house, and the rest will put points towards my karma by being donated at my local Goodwil/shelter.
Blog daily: So far, so good, and September hasn't even started yet! This does not necessarily mean long posts. I may just update a quick blurb with a quote I have been thinking of lately, or something I noticed that I want to bring attention to.
Healthy Body: Ah yes. This includes both fitness and diet.
First off, I became a vegetarian this past week. It actually wasn't too much of a struggle. I rarely eat meat during the week, and for the most part, eat meat-less meals when we go to restaurants on the weekends. However, to save money and eat healthier, my boyfriend and I have stopped going out and instead, cook all meals at his place on the weekends. I gave up meat for both the health and ethical aspects. If someone wants to actually talk to me about my reasonings, I will gladly share it with them, otherwise, I am not going to push my new beliefs on others. I happily fixed a sausage pizza for Matt alongside the tomato pizza for myself Friday night (as long as he purchased the meat!), and today, I'm fixing him meatball subs, while I fix a smaller pot of veggie "meat"balls for myself. So we're making it work, and I find it is only difficult when I think "oh, I CAN'T have this," rather than realize I make a lot of the same diet choices, now I'm just choosing to go meatless more often.
I purchased a nice food processor yesterday, and had Matt and my dad help me get all of my kitchen appliances/cookware out of the storage unit to put at my new place. I have been compiling tasty vegetarian recipes (I actually want to do this the right, healthy way, not become the vegetarian who gives up meat and only eats mac'n'cheese, French fries, and cheese pizza all the time.) in a recipe binder I made, and I am hoping by having all of these things around me, it inspires me to cook all the time.
The fitness one is something I will be working on as I go along. I would like to start running, but since I haven't run in...*mumbles something intelligible*...I think I should do a couple weeks of power walking before I step it up.
In the midst of all this, I am adding books to my reading list to brush up on life organization, fitness, vegetarianism, cooking, etc. I'm getting excited for my new life!
I really look up to you for becoming a vegetarian. I'm not brave enough to do it. You're going to have to share some good recipes for me to try out.
ReplyDeleteAw, well, thank you!
ReplyDeleteI'll admit, I had a moment a few days later when I thought, "Oh no, what if I want meat?" I just had to stick to my guns and go through with it, especially after I had told everyone already! Matt and I watched "Food, Inc." which helped...it will make you want to eat healthier in general!
I'm already starting to compile some good-looking recipes off the internet, so I'll let you know! And I currently have a huge stage of vegetarian cookbooks waiting for me at the library!