Oy! And, it's the third week of the semester...

Dun, Dun, Duuuuuuuun.

I just ate my weight in rice krispy treats after going to the gym. Excellent plan? I think so...not.

I attempted to grow out my hair and hadn't cut it since October. Fixed that yesterday when I realized why I really need to either keep my hair short or get some serious extensions.

I just might be over the cold. I miss wearing skirts and being warm! We finally got a big snow fall last week and although I still think it is gorgeous, I can do without scrapping my car and praying that my car door opens.

In other news, I might be falling in love with my heater and a warm shower.

I head back to Portland in less than a month and everything feels like it is moving too fast. The trip isn't even close yet I feel like it has already gone by.

I have had to seriously work on my anxiety issues. I have one primary to-do list and the delight I feel in checking things off is a little TOO good.

I swear I have other cool things going on in my graduate student/single girl life...like I made cinnamon muffins with apple honey butter filling and people loved them. See? Exciting!

Positivity Took a Break

FYI: I had a crappy, anxiety filled day. Blargh.

Woke up late.
Couldn't seem to get dressed. Tried on shirt after sweater after tank top and nothing worked.
Neighbor parked behind me so had to wake him up to move the car.
Pouring rain.
Late to work...late late.
Immediately given a student, papers, and project work on upon entering the office.
Cranky, cranky, cranky.

Decide that I desperately needed some fresh air and some coffee.
Solution? Run "errand" for work and get Starbucks. And marshmallow bar.

Heaven.
Feel better. Feel happy. Feeling the caffeine and sugar rush through my veins!

And....downhill from there. Anxiety. Meeting. Pressure. Hurry, hurry.
Grrr.
Cranky, cranky, cranky.

Time to work out some aggression.
Gym is packed, go run errands instead.
Listen to 30 Seconds to Mars at eardrum bursting volume.
Buy Rice Krispies, Peanut Butter Cheerios, and Doritos.
Eat Doritos on way to gym.

No parking and snowing outside. Decide to give up for the night.
Ate foot long veggie sandwich.
Watched a GOOD episode of Glee and Chopped.
Read magazine that came in the mail with the lovely Ms. Witherspoon on the cover.
Blissfully fall asleep in the fluffy goodness that is my bed.
Start another day.

Free Will Astrology: Evolution as a Spiritual Being

Aries Horoscope for week of January 12, 2012

 

The Sanskrit word tapasya is translated as "heat," but in the yogic tradition it means "essential energy." It refers to the practice of managing your life force so that it can be directed to the highest possible purposes, thereby furthering your evolution as a spiritual being. Do you have any techniques for accomplishing that -- either through yoga or any other techniques? This would be a good year to redouble your commitment to that work. In the coming months, the world will just keep increasing its output of trivial, energy-wasting temptations. You'll need to be pretty fierce if you want to continue the work of transforming yourself into the Aries you were born to be: focused, direct, energetic, and full of initiative.