Rawness

So I have never been an amazing cook. I also have a huge love of anything sweet. But the more I look into raw food and true healthy eating the more I am a huge fan of rawness. I watched another documentary today called Forks over Knives. I highly recommend it if you are interested in Raw food.

My 3 things I am grateful for today
1- Raw food- Delicious! My friend Mindy made Spaghetti Squash lasagna with raw marinade and let me try some, AMAZING. My goal for this next week is to try at least 3 new recipes from my healthy cookbooks.
2- The 6th graders at the school I teach at put on a play and we all watched it for an assembly. It was quite entertaining.
3- My class had dance today and the Repertory Dance Theater had a teacher come and be our guest dance teacher for the day. She did an amazing job at teaching the kids about nature and their bodies. It was fun to be a part of it.

3 positives a day!

I have been reading an amazing book called The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor. He recommends many methods to acquire more happiness in your life. One of his suggestions is to think about 3 things that were great about your day and tell people or write them down.

1- Just watched an inspiring documentary on health called fat sick and nearly dead. Check it out at www.fatsickandnearlydead.com, I don't think I'll do a total juice fast but I definitely am going to eat more fruits and veggies.

2- I took time to put together a cute outfit in the morning and was complimented on it.

3- One of my students made me laugh when she said that her new baby sister whines and smells. Thats all she said about her.

last day of the month

This month has been stressful. Work has been time consuming. Trying to get my life in order has been pretty hard too. As of now I am putting in my 30 day notice tomorrow. Unless I find a roommate within the next few days I think it is for the best. I am stressed about finding a place to live and moving my stuff while I am working full time. I am irritated that I moved all of my stuff out of my sisters house just to move it again in a few weeks. LIFE can be hard and this month is a testament to that. I just keep telling myself that the Lord works in mysterious ways.

Stress

So I admit I am stressed. I don't know what is going to happen with my housing situation. I might have to move because I haven't been able to find another roommate. I detest moving. It is so time consuming and its hard to find a place that is a good fit. I am praying that someone will become interested in the next couple of days. If not, I will have to start looking for a place to live. It is really out of my hands at this point. I have fasted and prayed for a good roommate and I know that the Lord will take care of me. I hope this time that it means having someone move in.

Sunday

So I was blessed to meet some really nice girls today. I am liking my ward more because I know more girls. There are some amazing women that have not met their eternal companions yet. Sometimes I just don't get it. But I DO know that TIMING is EVERYTHING when it comes to love and marriage.

Sunday used to be my favorite day of the week. I need to try to make it so again. I have been too caught up in the whole social scene that is sorta depressing that I have kind of overlooked the fact that Church is for worship and learning and the social part is an added benefit not the essential reason we go.

Time flies

Time goes by so fast. My high school teacher used to say, "Time is passing, will you?" I thought it was a clever play on words. Time is precious and I have had a hard time balancing my life. I go in cycles. I know some people that seem to have such a good balance of things in their life. I need to learn from them.

I appreciate the saying that there is a time and a season for everything. I know that if I make goals, which I need to do more of, to have the essential things in my life, the non-essential things will fall to the wayside and I will be able to do all that the Lord would have me do.

Books, Books, and More Books

I LOVE BOOKS!
Over the years I have bought many books.
I like books in most genres.

Self-help- Dating, Romance, Hobbyish, Health and Nutrition, Fashion and Beauty
Mystery- I started out with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys
Science Fiction- I have read quite a few of these and find it fascinating to think of advances in technology that could change the face of our world.
Fantasy-Love these books, they can really transport you to another world.
Non-fiction- I enjoy reading about historical figures

Some of my favorite all time books
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Last Lecture
The Man in the Brown Suit (Agatha Christie)
The Book of Mormon
How to Win friends and influence people

I'll have to ponder more about books I've read to add to the list.