A Little Arizona Sunshine

Dun! Dun! Dun! Dun! Stayin' Alive! Stayin' Alive! Thaaaaat's right! Today I'm going to teach you how to do CPR! Just kidding. I'm just going to update you on a truly fantastic class we took to become CPR Certified. The day included: - Overdramatic Video Clips with Love triangles, - Bald Dummies - Child Rearing - Impromptu Lion King Soundtrack Live singing - Babies doing CPR All in all it was quite a fun CPR class that was educational. :)

FED UP. I'm am FED UP. Okay so that sounds like I'm actually angry about something, but it's actually a documentary that I am endorsing with my full approval. It's AMAZING and informative and eye-opening. Ya'll should watch it. It's about Obesity (especially in children) in America and a lot of its causes. Watch it and let me know what you think. It's definitely highlighting the extortion and politics behind this, but at the same time, it helps to see why we are the way we are today in our nation.

A little reminiscing today! #1. I'm sitting shotgun with Chris S. when he pulls over to look at his map and the following is our conversation: Me: (Reading a poster) Awe... a very shy dog is missing... that's sad. Chris: How can you tell? Me: That he's lost?? Chris: No, that he's shy. Can you tell by the picture? Me: No... the Poster says, "Very Shy Dog".... Best. #2. I was thinking about how awesome it was to work with the floaters this summer (not that I was there the whole time, but when I was I'm convinced there was a lot more laughing.) These guys are great. :D:D #3. Usually, whenever we see classes having a reunion... it's just Ricky and I around. lol. Almost always. Sometimes Areli will be there on a special occasion, but usually it's just us. But not this year! We a bunch show up! Not all at once, but we had Myself, Ricky, Eugene, Izraias, Areli, April, Hulda, Israel, and there might have been one more but it...

Let's be honest... Who doesn't like popcorn? How many of you reading this post has had smoothies and popcorn on a Friday or Saturday night? Since most of the people that read my blogs are of the canvassing world or are related to the canvassing world, I'm assuming that's e'erbody. So a friend of mine had me try this recipe.... and I'm in love. Literally. I'll never get married because I love this recipe with too much of my heart. Ok maybe not that much love, but I'm definitely loving this recipe! Try it sometime! (And either use it the same day or refrigerate) 2 1/2 c popcorn unpopped 1 c oil 1/4 c yeast flakes 2 cloves fresh garlic 2 t dill Step 1: Wash your hands. Gross. Why would you think of cooking anything without washing your hands? Sicko. Step 2: Pop the popcorn. I use an air popper you can get from almost any store. Because I'm an idiot when it comes to the stove and not burning stuff. Step 3: Blend oil, yeast flakes, and garli...

___________ will help you to: (Try to figure out what goes in the blank! ( Even if you don't want to guess keep reading. Don't be a negative Nancy and stop reading just because I asked you to think for 5 minutes. )) - recall more information and strengthen your brain in addition to promoting your neuronal plasticity in the aging brain. - save brain power that can be used for other things - improve your focus - learn more things in life - become more creative - delay typical cognitive decline by 7-14 years What is it?!?!? What is it!?!? It's memorizing ! It's really good for your brain! Not just memorizing scripture, but committing ANYthing to memory is so beneficial for preserving your mental health and plasticity. But Memorizing Scripture is even more beneficial for: - improving self control - battling temptation - dwelling on the character of Christ - Plus a million other things Henry said in class today. :) I started memorizing the book of James ...

So I've been here for an entire month! In that month I have: Walked at least 98.4 miles Eaten at 7 AM and 1 PM everyday and only eaten a dinner maybe 4 or 5 times Helped at a Free Dental Clinic in the bay area Helped put on a Health Expo and gave free massages to the community Become certified in:      CHIP Facilitation      Depression Recovery      CPR      First Aid Set up Personal Health Coaching with 3 People from the community Played in Weimar's Hydrotherapy lab It's been a fun month. :) As for my progress... well, I checked a week or two ago and I had gained weight. Whaaa?? Right? I'm like, what happened? But I'm going to post my progress tomorrow and here are my beginning measurements (Blood Work will only be updated at the end of the 4 months.) 8/17/14 Height: 5'5" (Hopefully that doesn't change...) Weight: 172.2 lb Waist GIRTH (BTW, I LOVE THAT WORD. GIRTH. Ew.): 41" BMI: 28.7 % Body Fat: 41.2 ...

Just sitting in class and hearing where all my classmates were when it happened made me think and appreciate who everyone is and where they come from. Some from other countries said where they were. One girl said, "Well I didn't know what a terrorist was or what the twin towers were so I didn't really care." Ignorance. Initially it made me a little angry because how can someone disregard the loss of life so flippantly? But some people can't feel anything if it's not directly related to them. We're all different. Where were you when it happened? I was getting ready for school and was pulled aside by my mom. We didn't have TV or the news. Just the radio that we seldom listened to. My dad was on his way home from work (night shift) and heard it on the radio so he called my mom and told her to turn on the radio. It didn't impact me initially. It didn't seem real. In class all we did was watch news updates and reviewed things we'd alread...

Yup. I signed back up. Why you may ask? 1. It's the EASIEST way to network. 2. You were expecting more than one good reason? 3. Well it will be nice to just post my blog link on my site and more people will read it now!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! 4. That's pretty much all the reasons. Some interesting observations... - I'm more annoyed with notifications than excited now lol - I feel like I betrayed Janelle :( - I have 234 friends and I opened it about 19 hours ago... - We'll see how this turns out. I may just delete it again. LOL. BAHAHAHA That would honestly be so funny... "HEY! I'm BACK!" ... 2 days later... "Whatever. I'm done. See ya." AND NO ONE WOULD NOTICE! Facebook. No one cares about anything. Living in the dorm life... So... I'm having some struggles living in the dorm here. Everyone is so nice. (<<not my problem...) but I feel like I'm being smothered. I have to sign out whenever I leave campus....