Monday, April 18, 2011

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

I got the scholarship!!! I am so extremely excited to announce that I recieved a scholarship that will send me to the NCCWSL conference (National Conference for College Women Student Leaders). The conference is in Washington D.C. during June 2-4. I am flying out there on the 1st a day early so that I can have time to figure out the city. It will be my first time going to D.C. and it will be my first trip by myself, so it will be an adventure!! Don't worry, I'll take my knife ;) I was very shocked to get this scholarship. I had applied for it at the beginning of March and the winner would be announced at the end of March. I recieved an email at the end of March saying that they were unable to give me a scholarship at this time. So I thought nothing of it. I was still planning on going anyway, with or without the scholarship. My grandma really wanted me to go. On the 14th I decided to check my email because I hadn't checked it in a few days (which is routine, I only check it every 3-4 days). And BAM! first email there was one saying Congratulations! You have been rewarded with a scholarship to attend the conference! It also said I had to respond by the 15th at midnight with confirmation of my travel plans or they would give the scholarship to someone else. Talk about lucky! I am so so so so lucky and blessed to have recieved this scholarship. I'm excited for all of the young women and wonderful people I will get to meet! I'm also excited for the adventure I will have navigating myself around D.C.!!!
*peace out girl scout*

Monday, April 11, 2011

Healthy Wolverine

I first of all have to say that I have been very unhappy, and to be honest a little bit depressed about how my body looks, and I don't remember a time when I was ever confident in the way I looked. I have always been very self-conscious and felt like I was a bit overweight or a bit chubby. I am starting to change that attitude I have about myself. I figure that sitting on my butt and thinking about it and getting down on myself isn't going to make the weight go away. Last summer I started doing something about it and I lost like 30 pounds! Then I was happy for awhile and slowly...some of the weight has come back. The last few months I have started excercising regularly and eating a lot better and guess what? I FEEL GREAT! Yeah sure I am still a bit dissatisfied with the way my body looks but it's looking better every day ;) I am noticing a difference! Today I started a program that I heard about from my boss, it is called "The Couch-to 5k Running Program" and combined with my Turbo Jams (my absolute favorite workout dvd) I am excited for the resluts I am seeing and will see! Seriously though...Turbo Jams kicks my butt...there are many days when I feel like staying in bed, or I feel like I am going to die because I am so freaking sore but I love it! I don't own a scale and I have no set weight I want to lose or set inches to shed, I am going to keep doing this hopefully for the rest of my life. Why? because it's good for me! It's never too late to start good habits!

Now I don't want this post to seem like a "poor Heather" or a pity party for me because I know that there are many people (probably the majority of people) who aren't happy with the way they look, but guess what? YOU CAN CHANGE THAT! I'm getting to where I want to be, and that makes me happy. I'm not doing this in hopes that I can get the attention of males...although that would be nice haha...I'm doing this for myself because it makes me feel good!

If any of you want to see what the program is like, here is the link: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Be a Healthy Wolverine! (don't mind sweaty ol' me after a nice workout!)

*peace out girl scout*