Resolutions....Why bother!?

Happy New Year 2011!

So my "New Years Resolution" was to start up this old blog again and here I am February 4, 2011 ready to begin. I figure, most people have given up on their resolutions by now so now is a great time to start! Hallelujah!

I've never really been a fan of resolutions because I just feel as though everyone takes something away from their life......chocoloate, soda, "snacking after dinner/in between meals", porn, facebook, whatever.... Why not, give MORE or try adding something positive? Like holding a door or start a conversation with someone on the T. Just my own personal thoughts. Do what you want as long as it is attainable.

So as the new year has begun, Colin and I have started up a new martial arts gym where we train in Brazialian Jiu-Jitsu. You think Zumba is a good work out? Try getting your ass kicked for 2 hours and trying to figure out why something as little as your fingers are sore the next day. However, there is something empowering about a woman my size being able to take down a 200 lb man. Ok, im off to friday night training...more news to come. Happy weekend.

R.I.P. Dorothy "Dottie" Kamenshek

Dorothy Kamenshek, a star player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who helped inspire the lead character in the movie “A League of Their Own,” has died. She was 84.

What a great movie

NEWLA champions....

Congrats BSC Bears....we're going to the NCAA's. Feels real good...

"On Seeing People"

This is a poem I liked from my professor, thought I would pass it on....

"On Seeing People" by Arthur Lyons and Jason Hardy

I can do things you cannot.
That sounds like a boast. Maybe it is.
But you can do things I cannot.
That's true whoever "you" are. Each "you" in a community has a set of talents and abilites that make them unique.
Maybe I can cook, while you have trouble making Jell-O without ruining it.
Maybe you can make a dress from scratch, while I have trouble sewing on a button.
Maybe I have a head for numbers, while you have a gift for poetry.
Maybe I am introverted, you are extroverted. Or vice versa.

I can see advantages to knowing you. If I cook you a meal, you can help me with a tear in my shirt. If I use my ability with numbers to help you balance a checkbook, you can use your ability with words to help me put the rest of the world in balance.

We benefit eachother. My deficiencies are less of a problem for me, since I see you as a comrade who can complement me.

I see me as a comrade to complement you.

But what if I reversed the openeing statements?

I cannot do things you can, but you cannot do things I can.

Do we keep seeing ways to help eachother? Or does this focus encourage us to envy others for what they can do, and belittle them for what they cannot?

In the end, we see who we look for, and we profit more by what we can do, not what we cannot.

MARATHON MONDAY....

A shout out to my runner friends ERICA and KERYN! good luck to anyone else running, ill be watching, with a frank on the sidelines.....I expect your face to be on the 2010 marathon winner picture

CHIA!

THanks to my friend Keryn and the wonderful book "Born to Run", I have been able to get my hands on a bag of CHIA SEEDS....sprinkle them over your cereal,granola,or mix into water ! Im about to go dancing in my class so we'll see how they work...

Some facts about Chia Seeds:
-The chia seeds are great for athletes because they are highly hydrophilic. Being hydrophilic means it absorbs large amounts of water. Chia Seeds can absorb over 10 times their weight in water making them a great enhancer in hydrating our bodies.

-They absorb the water we drink holding it in our system longer.
Studies show that eating chia seed slows down how fast our bodies convert carbohydrate calories into simple sugars. This leads scientists to believe that the chia seed may have great benefits for diabetics.

-The chia seed gels when becoming wet and this gel, when in our digestive systems, helps prevent some of the food, hence calories that we eat from getting absorbed into our system. This blockage of calorie absorption makes the chia seed a great diet helper. Eating the seeds also helps dieters by making them feel fuller faster so they will be less hungry!

-Chia seeds provide antioxidant activity
Chia is a great addition to a detoxification program. Chia seeds are high in fiber and in healthy oils making them an excellent addition to many detox programs.
Mix Chia seeds into yogurt, sprinkle them on cereal in the morning, add to salads, or even add them to your baking. There are many ways to add chia seeds into your daily routine!

Back to UMass...

Man, it's been a while! Im not sure what happened to my regular posts of either new food discoveries or videos of the snow storms and nonsense, but my update is here to say that I will be returning to my homeland at UMass. My wonderful friends and I are having a spontaneous weekend reunion to celebrate life, and our past lacrosse lives while we enjoy delicious amherst food and catch the lacrosse game on sunday. updates with how the weekend went.....soon to come-