I've been having a surprisingly relaxing weekend considering the fact that next week is finals week. I've talked about how my finals week isn't all that heavy in various places on the Internet, so I don't want to repeat myself yet again in this post. I just turned in the last paper I had to write three days early to get it out of the way. Now I just have one conference with a professor and two finals. Neither one of those finals are finals that I'm freaking out about, so having this three day weekend has been amazing. I'm just basking in it before my short day of finals week and then home.
That means I don't have much to talk about here though. Although can I mention that I'm amazed that Star Wars is in less than a week? Because that feels way too close. Each time I see it written down in my planner, I get really excited.
Over on my writing blog, I posted a tribute to the Hunger Games. (One of my goals over winter break is to get better about posting over there again.) On Youtube, I posted my Project for Awesome video for this year, which is about RAINN. At the time of posting this, Project for Awesome was still happening, so please check out my video and learn more. You could help so many great charities, not just RAINN. Lastly, I posted a vlog. My first vlog in nearly a month and a half actually, so that's another achievement, I guess. Look what I can do when I'm not bogged down with school work.
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Life Post: Defense and Courses
We're so close to the end of the semester. I can't believe it. Today was the last class for two of my classes, and tomorrow is the last day of classes for the whole semester. Then it's just finals week. That's unbelievable. I was in such a good mood today though because that was all I could think about.
The fact that I passed my defense yesterday is what really helped start the good mood though! Yep. After a long semester full of a done of stress, I had my defense yesterday and passed. It was such a relief, and it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I cried out of relief afterward. No joke. It feels so good to be past that.
Helping my good mood was the fact that I found out I was enrolled in the Ivy Tech course I needed to get my science credit. I can't remember if I wrote about everything going on there or not, but I wasn't able to schedule a science course that is required because the only times it was offered were at times of other classes. My school has this program with Ivy Tech (and some other schools) that I can take a class there and not even transfer credits; it's as if my credit is from my school. You get last choice for classes that way though, so I was worried the class would fill up since it is a gen ed. It didn't though, and I'm in. That was such a huge relief because I was going to have a huge problem otherwise.
I guess I'm technically done with classes though because the class I have tomorrow is actually going to be a final exam, even though it's technically supposed to just be our last class period. So this semester really is coming to an end. No one remind me how close I am to finishing college. I can't deal with that thought.
The fact that I passed my defense yesterday is what really helped start the good mood though! Yep. After a long semester full of a done of stress, I had my defense yesterday and passed. It was such a relief, and it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I cried out of relief afterward. No joke. It feels so good to be past that.
Helping my good mood was the fact that I found out I was enrolled in the Ivy Tech course I needed to get my science credit. I can't remember if I wrote about everything going on there or not, but I wasn't able to schedule a science course that is required because the only times it was offered were at times of other classes. My school has this program with Ivy Tech (and some other schools) that I can take a class there and not even transfer credits; it's as if my credit is from my school. You get last choice for classes that way though, so I was worried the class would fill up since it is a gen ed. It didn't though, and I'm in. That was such a huge relief because I was going to have a huge problem otherwise.
I guess I'm technically done with classes though because the class I have tomorrow is actually going to be a final exam, even though it's technically supposed to just be our last class period. So this semester really is coming to an end. No one remind me how close I am to finishing college. I can't deal with that thought.
Monday, December 7, 2015
Book Review: Hot Body Year Round by Cassey Ho
ISBN: 0804139040Published: April 7th, 2015
Publisher: Harmony
Read from November 27th to 30th, 2015
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Cassey Ho, internationally renowned fitness instructor, is known for her irresistibly popular workout videos which have been shared millions of times online. She runs the #1 women's fitness channel on YouTube, Blogilates. Her unique format, POP Pilates© is a fusion of ab-chiseling, butt lifting, total body sculpting exercises that are performed using only your bodyweight. Cassey's personality is bubbly, inspiring, and infectious. But don't let the smile fool you - her workouts will leave you sweating and sore for days. By following Ho's super effective workout plans and clean-eating recipes, you will transform your body towards a stronger, sleeker, and happier version of you.
Hot Body Year Round is your ULTIMATE exercise and nutrition guide to living a fit, happy, and healthy life while sculpting your HOTTEST body.
Cassey will show you how to stay motivated throughout the year, no matter what the challenges are. You will get:
- 120 of Cassey's BEST total body transforming exercises
- The complete POP Pilates exercise library - fully photographed and easy to follow
- 20 full length workouts
- 40 brand new, ridiculously delicious & nutritious recipes
- Foods for beautiful hair, skin, and nails
- 4 complete clean eating meal plans & grocery lists that complement each season
- Cassey's personal daily meal plan
- Motivational tips to stay inspired year-round
- 256 pages of full color, glossy inspiration
Review:
I've loved Blogilates for a couple of years now, but honestly, there are those times where you're just not in the mood to workout with the videos. That's why I was pretty excited when Cassey announced that she was writing a book with workouts in it. I think that's great both for days where someone would just rather follow along with the book than a video and as a way for new people to discover Pop Pilates.
I also love that there are recipes included within the book. I haven't tried any of those yet, but I want to. Some of them look so good!
I would recommend this book to someone who was maybe interested in Pop Pilates but not sold on the workout video format of Blogilates. This might be a good starting point for them instead. If you already follow Blogilates, I still think you may enjoy having this around just as another option to the videos sometimes. The entire book is well put together, and I enjoyed the little bits of inspiration that Cassey had written throughout the book.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Reign Review: Season 3 Episode 7: "The Hound and the Hare"
I did the last two Reign reviews over on Youtube if you're interested in those, but this week I'm getting back to doing a blog post.
It feels strange to watch Reign without Francis there. I don't think I really knew how much you felt his presence in Reign until he was gone. The thing I really love about Francis being gone though is how much it has brought Catherine and Mary together. I love it. I love it so much. My two favorite characters working together is such a beautiful thing. While I still feel really excited about the idea of Mary going back to Scotland, I also kind of want her to stay in France forever just so we can continue to have such awesome scenes between Catherine and Mary.
Seriously though. After this episode, I think it's obvious that Catherine will actually go to great lengths to help make sure Mary makes an alliance (which is really a way of protecting both Mary and Scotland in the long run).
That death scene though. That was unexpected. It was also bloody than I would have liked to be honest, since I really hate blood. Ignoring that detail though, it was just kind of...shocking I guess. It really did come out of nowhere, and it happened in such a...bizarre way. Now I guess we get to find out what Mary and Catherine do next though, which I'm hoping will be a good storyline.
It's treated as a small detail in this episode (although I'm sure it'll be a much bigger one later), but Narcisse cheats on Lola with Catherine. Not surprising. This is another one of those things that I feel absolutely terrible saying actually makes me happy. I hate Narcisse so much that I just want Lola to hate him too. I really do hate saying that I want Lola to despise her husband, but I do. Their entire relationship just irks me so much precisely because Narcisse is like he is and does stuff like that.
Delphine and Bash wind up thinking that Greer is the killer's next victim and hang out at her tavern for the night. I appreciated that storyline because it allowed Greer and Leith to have screen time together. When's the last time we got that? They're so cute, and I just really love them having a nice conversation. At this point I've resigned myself to just letting their stories go wherever they go, so I'm not treating that scene as a "they must get married now!" thing, but it was just nice to see them getting along and whatnot again.
Greer is also pregnant, which was about as surprising as the death scene at the end of the episode. I wasn't expecting it. I think that made the Greer/Leith scene before even sweeter to me just knowing all of that. My guess is that it's the pirate's baby, since that makes more sense than anything else. Greer's taken on being independent so perfectly that I feel like we're going to be seeing her as a single mother, still being awesome and independent. As much as I love the idea of Greer and Leith together again, I can also really look forward to that.
I'd definitely say this was a great episode, and it has me excited to see what happens with Mary, Catherine, and Greer.
It feels strange to watch Reign without Francis there. I don't think I really knew how much you felt his presence in Reign until he was gone. The thing I really love about Francis being gone though is how much it has brought Catherine and Mary together. I love it. I love it so much. My two favorite characters working together is such a beautiful thing. While I still feel really excited about the idea of Mary going back to Scotland, I also kind of want her to stay in France forever just so we can continue to have such awesome scenes between Catherine and Mary.
Seriously though. After this episode, I think it's obvious that Catherine will actually go to great lengths to help make sure Mary makes an alliance (which is really a way of protecting both Mary and Scotland in the long run).
That death scene though. That was unexpected. It was also bloody than I would have liked to be honest, since I really hate blood. Ignoring that detail though, it was just kind of...shocking I guess. It really did come out of nowhere, and it happened in such a...bizarre way. Now I guess we get to find out what Mary and Catherine do next though, which I'm hoping will be a good storyline.
It's treated as a small detail in this episode (although I'm sure it'll be a much bigger one later), but Narcisse cheats on Lola with Catherine. Not surprising. This is another one of those things that I feel absolutely terrible saying actually makes me happy. I hate Narcisse so much that I just want Lola to hate him too. I really do hate saying that I want Lola to despise her husband, but I do. Their entire relationship just irks me so much precisely because Narcisse is like he is and does stuff like that.
Delphine and Bash wind up thinking that Greer is the killer's next victim and hang out at her tavern for the night. I appreciated that storyline because it allowed Greer and Leith to have screen time together. When's the last time we got that? They're so cute, and I just really love them having a nice conversation. At this point I've resigned myself to just letting their stories go wherever they go, so I'm not treating that scene as a "they must get married now!" thing, but it was just nice to see them getting along and whatnot again.
Greer is also pregnant, which was about as surprising as the death scene at the end of the episode. I wasn't expecting it. I think that made the Greer/Leith scene before even sweeter to me just knowing all of that. My guess is that it's the pirate's baby, since that makes more sense than anything else. Greer's taken on being independent so perfectly that I feel like we're going to be seeing her as a single mother, still being awesome and independent. As much as I love the idea of Greer and Leith together again, I can also really look forward to that.
I'd definitely say this was a great episode, and it has me excited to see what happens with Mary, Catherine, and Greer.
Life Post: The Finish Line Is in Sight
I'm so relieved it's the weekend. I can't even begin to tell you. Yes, I have been working on stuff all day, and yes, the majority of it was school stuff. Still, just getting to work on stuff feels so good right now instead of having to take care of class and meetings and whatever else I have to run around to do during school days. Today I could just sit at my desk and get stuff done. I still have a draft of an essay to finish up and submit for comments tomorrow, and there was another paper I didn't even work on today that's due in about a week. I got a lot done though.
When I was walking to dinner earlier and kind of lost in my thoughts, I think it really hit me that winter break is only a little more than a week away. That's kind of crazy. This semester has felt both long and short at the same time. I think that's because there's been so much to do over the entire course of it.
I can't start thinking about that too much now though. I have my defense this week, which feels nerve-wracking. Plus, there's two finals to study for and papers to write. There's still plenty to do. It's just that I can finally see the finish line to it all.
Over on Youtube, I posted my reading wrap-up and TBR for the month if you're interested. Unlike last month, I didn't forget, so I managed to film it before we were more than a week into December.
When I was walking to dinner earlier and kind of lost in my thoughts, I think it really hit me that winter break is only a little more than a week away. That's kind of crazy. This semester has felt both long and short at the same time. I think that's because there's been so much to do over the entire course of it.
I can't start thinking about that too much now though. I have my defense this week, which feels nerve-wracking. Plus, there's two finals to study for and papers to write. There's still plenty to do. It's just that I can finally see the finish line to it all.
Over on Youtube, I posted my reading wrap-up and TBR for the month if you're interested. Unlike last month, I didn't forget, so I managed to film it before we were more than a week into December.
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