October 2011 Best Songs

I have missed a couple months ... but I'm back at it!  Okay here are my favourite songs for the month.

1. Chocolate Pumas and Firebeatz - Go Bang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2z3diZNNHo
Another great song for dancing.  Anytime I hear it, I have to get up and dance!  Wooo!  My current favourite song, by far!

2. Invisible Reality - Mysterious loppan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9ynYF2NFI&feature=youtu.be
Different type of music ... but I love this song ... you definitely have to check it out if you want something different!!

3. Alex Kenji and Frederico Scavo - Get Funky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGmTC-pHpww
Another one of those songs.  :)  It is currently my second favourite song.  I am always ridiculously excited to hear it!

4. LMFAO - I'm Sexy And I Know It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMMTIksFxbQ
I love this song just because it's hilarious!  I really love LMFAO ... they are so unique and fun!  I've actually seen them twice!  I saw them at Summer Rush 2010 (first time I was at a concert).  Then one day, I was just walking home from work, and I saw them at Much Music ... I just walked by and saw them performing so I went to see them ... it was amazing!!  They are also coming to the place that I work in a few weeks ... oh yeah!

5. Florence and The Machine, Mark Knight Remix, You've Got The Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3rrKnZ58k
This was my favourite song for like ... a month.  Now I'm finally no longer obsessed with it but I still love it.  It really "starts" at one minute and 45 seconds.  I'm not really into the intro.  I don't even know what the intro sounds like.  My boyfriend has been like ... hey it's your favourite song ... if we hear it at a club or something ... and I don't know until it actually "starts".  Anyway ... awesome song!!

My Workout Routine

I told you that one of my goals was to lose weight, right? Well, if it’s a goal, I have to have an implementation plan. I have decided to create a workout schedule for myself.

Monday:
No class
Swimming - afternoon (one hour, every other week)

Tuesday
Class - morning
School gym - morning (one hour)

Wednesday
Work - morning
Class - early afternoon
School gym - afternoon (one hour)

Thursday
Work - morning
Class - afternoon
School gym - evening (one hour) OR dance workout - evening (one hour)

Friday
Work - morning and afternoon
School gym - afternoon (one hour)

Saturday
Friend's gym - morning or afternoon (one hour, every other week)

Sunday
Dancing - all day (every two or three weeks)

I guarantee I won’t be able to follow this all the time. But, if I manage to do four of these each week, I will feel accomplished. I have also developed a list of ideas to help motivate me.

- Develop a 20 minute strength exercise to do when I’m feeling tired or unmotivated.
- Encourage my boyfriend to come to the gym with me.
- Go dancing with friends on the weekend.
- Purchase a dance exercise routine to make it more fun.
- Occasionally go to my friend’s gym for a change of scenery.

I will keep track of my results and give you an update in about a month – the middle of February. I’m hoping for some feedback from you then, too. On how your goals have been going.

As for now, think of one of your goals. How will you make it come true? Give some detailed, step by step instructions. They don’t have to be as detailed as mine, but it’s a start!

Good luck.

Hey there, 2011!

Welcome to 2011 everyone! We all made it here ... I have to say that's a good thing! How did you ring in the new year? Did you make any resolutions? As for me, I had a great time at a party with some friends. And as for resolutions, I don't always make them. I mean, I always have goals for myself. New years is just a time to re-evaluate them. But in the spirit if the new year, I will list them in typical new year resolution style.

1. Lose weight. I know, typical. But I have a plan. I'll go to the gym three days a week and go swimming once a week. One of my part time jobs involves walking so I'll keep that up. I have a feeling my three day per week gym goal will go down to two, but it is a start anyway. And I will keep eating healthy. I am taking a course on healthy foods so I will put that to good use!

2. Get straight As. Not even out of reach. Actually, it is expected. I've gotten very few marks lower than an A in my time at college (I think only two marks ... Possibly three ... Under an A). For me, it is a probable goal and the same goal that I always have at the beginning of every term.

3. Find a full time job by September. I graduate in April so I'm giving myself four months to find employment. I hope to get one sooner. The thing is, if I don't find something by September, I'll probably have to move home with my parents. And, as much as I love my parents, I do not want to move back home!

4. Be a good person. You know, give money to charity and stuff like that. I've been trying to find a place to volunteer but I can't really, no one is looking for volunteers. But even ensuring that I'm doing basic things like recycling, throwing my garbage away, using less water, etc. is a good way to start, I think.

5. Be a good friend and a good girlfriend. I am almost always a good girlfriend. I'm the type of person who puts a lot into a relationship. With friends, not quite as much. I'm going to work on being a good friend. And spending time with my friends outside of school. It is hard to find time for everyone but I'm going to put away some time for my friends now!

I'm sure everyone is asking what your resolutions are. I'm asking what they are AND how you will implement them. Most of the time, they aren't magical!

Happy New Year, everyone!!