About two months ago I finally came to the realization that I wasn’t taking care of myself the way I should be and that if I didn’t make some changes right then that I would be making it even harder to go back. I asked Matt if I could follow along with him while he did yoga twice a week. Yoga always seemed too cool for me. And way too hard. But losing my ass was no joke so I had to do something.

I really hate talking about my physical fitness because more often than not people respond with, “You’ve got to be kidding me! You are so skinny!” It doesn’t matter how small my frame may be, 25% body fat is not a happy place to be. I’d much prefer to be strong, healthy and at a weight I’m comfortable with. So along with doing yoga, I also cut down my food portions a bit, added more fruits and veggies and started to restrict my chai intake. Cuz, seriously, I doubt Starbucks chai resembles the original in any way besides the name. Emm, sugary fatty deliciousness! Ha.

My whole point of this is that I’m in my third month of doing yoga. I love it. My body feels so much better and I actually look forward to the nights we practice. I’ve gotten noticeably stronger and am looking forward to doing some of the really cool difficult poses. The picture to the left is one pose I want to do — it’s not the most impressive one necessarily but I’ll feel pretty cool once I can do it. Haha. (photo from Women’s Health)

A funny thing happened after I started doing yoga too: I started exercising a couple of extra times a week on my own. I don’t really look forward to those nights yet but I feel awesome after I’m done. I feel like I should run a couple of times a week too but I’m not quite there either. I hate running. It’s another thing that I’ve always wanted to do because it seems therapeutic in a way and I think I’d like it if I can just get past whatever it is that is bother me about it. Maybe one day.

I wanted to share this because all of this has been a big deal in my life in the past few years. I’m nowhere near my goal but I’m glad that I’ve seen a small amount of progress to keep me going. It’s true, my changes may be minute compared to the folks on the Biggest Loser, but each pound I struggle with still feels crappy. I’m not as concerned about looking bad as I am about feeling bad. I want to be stronger and not have to buy new clothes because the old ones don’t fit. Or worse yet, buy clothes that are too big and grow into them. Plus I gotta look good in a bikini because I live at the beach. LOL!

Matt bought me Easter Lillies yesterday. They are beautiful and so fragrant. Today I got orchids from my bosses. I’ve never owned either of these before so I’m really excited to see if I kill them how it goes!

Last week Matt and I were walking along the water when he spotted dolphins! It was so much fun watching them swimming back and forth and breathing through their blowholes. There were at least six of them. The lifeguard told us that there was a whale sighting the day before and a lone sea lion had come in for a bit too. Now that I know what to look for with the dolphins, I hope to see them more often.

I took this picture with my iPhone. As you can see, Seal Beach has quite the busy horizon. There are a few oil derricks out there and plenty of boats and ships. I still love it here though because it is way less crowded than all the other beaches around.

As Matt and I were discussing a packing strategy, I remember saying something about going through rooms/closets one at a time and doing an orderly pack. Well, I got home from work last night to find most cupboards/closets empty and everything out in the middle of the rooms. Oh dear. This would be one of those “choose your battles” scenarios… I decided not to be upset about it because he was able to pack a lot of his stuff… but MAN, do I hate the house looking like this. I guess it gives me more incentive to pack… maybe that was his plan all along!

We picked up some boxes from Wal-Mart last night but were told to go back on Thursday for their busy night. Boxes galore. In any size we could possibly want. Beautiful. That gives me tonight to fill up these smaller ones we got last night.

I listed a few things on Craig’s List the other day. I’ve gotten two inquiries: one asking what the deal was with the add (what?!?) and the other offering $20 on an $80 item. Whatevs.

We’re also looking into options for moving. Matt wanted to avoid the U-Haul thing because it’s such a pain. Movers are not even double (when you take into account fuel). Today I’m going to price those pods. We don’t have that much stuff but it’d be fun to have it all moved out there for us so we could enjoy the road trip to Cali together.

Matt’s taking his last test in Algebra today (the final is optional). It’s funny how everything is coming to a close at the same time. I resigned from Level 3 on Monday. I felt bad sending in the resignation letter because I have learned a lot and had fun there. But, it’s definitely time. We are soooo excited to be moving on to the next phase in life!