Wow...

As you have probably noticed, I follow quite a few blogs.  I check them everyday to see if anything new has been posted and find out what exciting thing is going on.  Dr. Grumpy is one of my favorite bloggers, mainly because he is so entertaining, but he also shares very interesting historical stories like today's.  I love a good mystery, and reading about stuff like this makes my hairs stand on end - it's creepy and fascinating all at once! I am the type of person that just has to know what really happened!  I felt this same way with Clint Eastwood's movie Changling, which is based on a true story. I won't give away what happens, but I will say that it left me with an empty feeling and a longing to "know".      

Classes Just Got Real

Next week is going to be a nightmare of sorts.  I have two tests and two quizzes next week. Quizzes are in labs, and tests are for the classes.  I am a little nervous, but judging from the practice quizzes I should be ok if I study efficiently.  I have been using a couple of different methods and I am anxious to see how they are working.  I take notes in class and then read the text and take my own notes, then I condense all of my notes onto one page, so then I just have one page per chapter to study from.  We had a couple of practice quizzes in anatomy and I did really well using this method, so I am hoping next week turns out just as good.

Anatomy lab is a little crazy right now as we are learning all of the bones of the skull and face.  We have a 10 question quiz next week and who knows what they will ask, so I really need to know the material. I have a coloring book that I am going to start using and I might look into some flash cards or an app to help quiz myself.  I think I am more nervous about this quiz than the tests!  I just keep thinking, "and this doesn't even compare to med school anatomy!", but then I tell myself it will help I won't be working 40 hours a week and will have 40 hours to study instead. :o) 

BodyRock WOD

I was able to do my workout last night - yay!   It took me 28 min from warm up to cool down and I burned 346 calories - not bad for a 16 min workout.  Here are my workouts for tonight, provided by BodyRock.Tv:







I did the first workout last Wednesday, but was too spent to do the second one (it was a day I did three workouts at one time), so I am interested in seeing if my scores increase.  I am guessing/hoping (they better) they will since this was the third workout I did that night. I'm about half way done with my 30 day challenge - It's all down hill from here... right?

:o)

Workout of the Day

Here is the Bodyrock Workout of the Day I will be completing when I get home from class (hopefully). I have been following the 30 day challenge pretty closely, but there are days I have to do more than one to make up for missing a workout due to class or a hectic schedule. For example, I won't be home until 8:00 tonight, and depending on how I feel, I may or may not workout. I love that even if I have to do more than one at a time, I am still done in around 30-35 min and have burned off 300+ calories depending on the workout. 



Along with working out almost every day, I am also trying to eat a bit healthier.  I have been doing this for 3-4 months now, but it is a struggle sometimes.  This week I am stealing Jennifer's Mason Jar Salad idea over at Simply Living. I don't have mason jars, so I just put everything in containers and mix it when I get to work. I really need to get me some mason jars - I'm sure it would make this whole process so much easier!

Don't they look delicious?

Crocheted Scarf and Cowl

Before I started classes I crocheted a couple of scarves for this winter. I'm wearing one today so I took a picture and thought I'd share. I love the color, but I can't remember what it was called! It might have been Crisp White, but  I do know it was a  Lionbrand Vanna's Choice yarn though.
I wanted to crochet a scarf that looked like it was knitted and my inspiration was a cashmere scarf that I saw on Target.com. I just did a search for "ribbed crochet stitch" and found a great tutorial. It's a single crochet stitch, but crocheted in the loop underneath the back loop and worked lengthwise.

The only problem is I didn't make it long enough. :o( I thought about making  another one and then sewing them together that way I can loop it and wear it a couple of different ways, but I haven't decided yet.

I also crocheted this cowl in a cream color.  This is a very simple pattern, just a single crochet worked in the back loops, 46 st across and as long as you want it.  I shortened mine up a little, but it still hangs down quite a bit.




















I really enjoyed making them both, they were very simple and quick, plus they keep me nice and warm on those chilly days!

:o) 

DIY Brush Roll

For all your girls out there - how simple/awesome/fabulous! is this?!?!  I was reading over at The Small Things blog and fell in love with Kate's idea.  I have been looking for a brush bag/travel kit for quite awhile now, so when I saw this I wanted to jump up and down.  Ok, I'm exaggerating a little bit, but this is perfect!  Plus, I bought me a little sewing machine so I can do this!! Which is why I think I got "sew" excited.  (sew, get it?  - lmao, wow, I'm such a dork - I can see Brad rolling his eyes right now.) 

I love her idea about using it as a gift as well, such a simple and inexpensive gift!

 

If anyone tries this, let me know how it goes, or heck send me some pictures!  

:o) 

I'm a Nerd

The nerd in me thought this post by Dr. Grumpy was really cool, so I am going to re-post it here. :o)

"This pair of 17-year old guys, who live in Toronto, successfully launched a Lego figure into near-space (14 miles up) using a weather balloon, a lot of weekends, and costing about $400.

Just for fun.

They even sent 4 cameras and a GPS tracker with him, so they could film and recover him.

This is the movie they posted."