French Toast Salsa Stack
So a little indulgence of cheese and bread
but a decent meal I think, eggy bread. So I will definitely get my protein and pleasure while trying my best not to over indulge. I'm thinking jelly, juices or even coke for a sweet treat. OMG! I'm craving chocolate! But I am sure I will find a good medium and have some success at the weightloss and healthier living life style. This is the 16th Day of the 1st month of 2013 10 Days after starting my 600 I have added 200 more to arms and adapted others for annoying parts of my body. I have missed only one day without any 600 adapted. Unfortunately walking has stopped for the mo. I hope to get back to it soon. If we do our best to know ourselves and please ourselves. Then we can truly appreciate ourselves. Camelia x |
Where the I is dotted and T is crossed.
This is the entrance to my home away from home.
Through those doors is the library and cafe where much of Semester A was spent sitting around dumbstruck or in a panic trying to make the deadline. When finished early I wandered aimlessly wondering just what I was meant to be doing with myself.
I am coming to the end of the semester break.
It is 27 June and we go back on the 8th of July and the subjects next semester are vastly different than the ones we had last semester.
Last semester we had; Learning and Teaching (L&E) English, L&E Science, L&E Social Studies, L&E Environmental Sustainability, Professional Practice and Inquiry and my option which was Writing for University Purposes.
Now all of those except for my option were half papers.
Semester B is; Aronga Maori, L&E Mathematics, Human Development for Educators, L&E Health and Physical Education, L&E The Arts; Visual Art, Music, Dance, Drama. Professional Practice1: Practicum.
Now Human Development and The Arts are full papers so I expect the assignment quotient will be rather high. I am both excited and a tad anxious at this prospect, I am passing which is great though still waiting on results from four subjects. But I real struggled to get the results I did. I do have to admit though I am looking forward to struggling some more. I can see the attraction of studying hard when I don't actually have to do such. I am going to need all my wits and anyone else's I can borrow to get through the next semester and I totally can't wait!
So I am slowly getting used to being home and a lady of leisure with a cold fluey thing who only joined the gym last week and can not now go into the (likely story I know) but true!
I did try an adapted version of the light program I was given last night without exerting my lungs it was good but my body is real achy today, so maybe not such a good idea. Duh!
I have become very good with my diet but as always there is room for improvement. But I am eating more whole foods fruit and veg as a staple and less crap food which is great and the portions are smaller. I find it funny when studying I eat okay then once it comes to the crunch I don't eat much and am never hungry because my mind is stuck in work. Sounds the perfect place for the mind to be would help me a lot with weight control.
I am wanting to lose approx 10kgs and keep it off for life. So I am trying to get my base 'diet' well create healthy eating habits is probably the best way to say it, and I am doing that so I am on track there. My exercise regime is as sporadic as ever and there to I hope to get a nice habitual program in there if I can then add to it when I need a little extra sweatin'.
I shall do the best
I can for me
For truly only I can.
So that is a little update from me I am going to get back to knitting a scarf for my nephew now on what is a very bleak Thursday and get something warm to eat.
27 June 2013
Through those doors is the library and cafe where much of Semester A was spent sitting around dumbstruck or in a panic trying to make the deadline. When finished early I wandered aimlessly wondering just what I was meant to be doing with myself.
I am coming to the end of the semester break.
It is 27 June and we go back on the 8th of July and the subjects next semester are vastly different than the ones we had last semester.
Last semester we had; Learning and Teaching (L&E) English, L&E Science, L&E Social Studies, L&E Environmental Sustainability, Professional Practice and Inquiry and my option which was Writing for University Purposes.
Now all of those except for my option were half papers.
Semester B is; Aronga Maori, L&E Mathematics, Human Development for Educators, L&E Health and Physical Education, L&E The Arts; Visual Art, Music, Dance, Drama. Professional Practice1: Practicum.
Now Human Development and The Arts are full papers so I expect the assignment quotient will be rather high. I am both excited and a tad anxious at this prospect, I am passing which is great though still waiting on results from four subjects. But I real struggled to get the results I did. I do have to admit though I am looking forward to struggling some more. I can see the attraction of studying hard when I don't actually have to do such. I am going to need all my wits and anyone else's I can borrow to get through the next semester and I totally can't wait!
So I am slowly getting used to being home and a lady of leisure with a cold fluey thing who only joined the gym last week and can not now go into the (likely story I know) but true!
I did try an adapted version of the light program I was given last night without exerting my lungs it was good but my body is real achy today, so maybe not such a good idea. Duh!
I have become very good with my diet but as always there is room for improvement. But I am eating more whole foods fruit and veg as a staple and less crap food which is great and the portions are smaller. I find it funny when studying I eat okay then once it comes to the crunch I don't eat much and am never hungry because my mind is stuck in work. Sounds the perfect place for the mind to be would help me a lot with weight control.
I am wanting to lose approx 10kgs and keep it off for life. So I am trying to get my base 'diet' well create healthy eating habits is probably the best way to say it, and I am doing that so I am on track there. My exercise regime is as sporadic as ever and there to I hope to get a nice habitual program in there if I can then add to it when I need a little extra sweatin'.
I shall do the best
I can for me
For truly only I can.
So that is a little update from me I am going to get back to knitting a scarf for my nephew now on what is a very bleak Thursday and get something warm to eat.
27 June 2013
My First Year of Uni Passed
Today it is the 24th of November 2013 and I see I haven't been here for a very long time. Well I have been really busy for most of the year a lot more so than I think I have ever been. My past year of study has gone really well I am not one of those students who get invited to the 'special' you are special we want to schmooze you and stand by you so we can say you are of University of Waikato we made you! No I am one of those who stress to the max and get a comfortable pass or a just pass when it comes to the likes of science.
It has been an amazing year in terms of pushing myself out my 'comfort zone' and trying to find the strength to prop myself up when I have felt less than adequate and very much alone. I have very low sense of self and I find it difficult to make friends and then to keep those people close. I lost someone very dear to me and I have had trouble accepting it, which in a way I guess made the academics easier in that I was numb to the work. However it didn't make the in class work where I was to be observed and my ideas and planning were to be critiqued any easier, in fact because my self esteem was already low I was certain that anything I did was going to bomb and I was seriously kidding myself that I could do this! But I kept going because I really need to do this and I would hate myself to no end if I gave up. So here I am today having passed my first year at Uni comfortably with comments such as 'you need to have more confidence in what are teaching' and 'you need to know better the content which you are delivering' and 'you need to be more authoritative in your management' all of which are very true and I totally agree with them. So once again I have to work on my self confidence and self acceptance which is an ongoing process I expect it is the same for others. I am no longer of the mindset that 'this only happens to me because I suck and am useless' a killer attitude that I am glad I have somewhat of a handle on now. Anyway first year aside, I am half way through my first year two paper which is Principles and practices for leading outdoors and it has been the most wonderful paper to date! I absolutely love the concepts of teaching/enabling people to connect with self, others and the environment. This has been a more holistic view of being in the outdoors and the type of education that can be imparted in the outdoors. Totally loved it and I hope I get a comfortable to fabulous pass out of this*fingers crossed* I just realized I probably can't say too much about it as I have one 2000 word assignment to write on it and a 1200 word assignment as well. It would so suck if I happened to plagiarize myself because I felt like blabbing about here. But the best thing is 'if I pass' is that there is a level three paper which I am seriously considering taking in my third year. Can't wait! Lol It's ages away! So basically I have been studying getting sunburnt, swimming, kayaking, teaching, learning, and trying to look after myself, exercising and meditating. You know all that stuff to try and keep sanity around. It has a been a great year and I can see the growth I have made and when I compare myself at certain stages and ages I am very happy with my gradual progress in this lifetime, this gives me added confidence in my ability and a stronger sense of self. I am doing for me what I need to be First semester was like bootcamp and the second semester was like just the muckiest muddliest mind bending blah! But this second year paper has really helped me get back that good feeling for study, so I am going to run with it. My due dates are the 28th Nov and the 9th of Dec and I am excited for then it's the end of my year! 24th November 2013 A few pics from the last half of my year... |