m o n d a y b l o o d y m o n d a y

well friends, its that time of year again. time to attempt the tedious job of getting ready for...dare i say it? bikini season. cue screams of horror. as a general rule i take care of myself, i eat pretty healthy, try to walk the dogs every day, the usual. but i would be lying if i said that i like working out. its horrible. back when i danced professionally, i just assumed that i was a fit person. incorrect. apparently the only reason i appeared to be in shape was because of hours and hours of rehearsals and being too tired to eat. who knew?! 

in conclusion, i have started a regimen of eating smaller portions, healthier, simpler foods, and am cutting most of the alcohol out of my diet for a couple of months. as far as working out goes, i really enjoy Kayla Itsines workout guides. they are totally straightforward but intense and you will be sore immediately (which, as a dancer is how i know I've been productive after a workout). pain is, after all, only weakness leaving your body ;)

lifting boxes and packing for a move is also a super good way to get in shape. especially now that i have packed up most of the smaller things and am having to take apart and box up furniture. damn you ikea! why do they make it so hard?? it looks so simple on the outside, then you open the box and 8 trillion screws, a ton of washers and bolts, and one tiny L shaped tool pop out. not to mention the instructions are always in swedish or they are those weird little illustrations of how the pieces fit together. my dad actually told me, after putting my ikea bed together, that if i ever moved again we were going to burn the furniture because he wasn't going to touch it again. 

thankfully, with Brittney's help i have gotten almost everything under control. yesterday was too nice to stay inside for long, but we managed to pack for like an hour before heading out to find drinks and a patio to sit on. sunshine!! i even got a little sunburned, it was amazing. we should be able to have everything packed up and ready for a yard sale this coming weekend. who knows how big of a shit show that will be. yard sales in trinity park tend to get a little out of hand.

all in all things are going smoothly though. my timeline is tarting to actually make sense, and the move is essentially lined up. only t-11 days until the truck gets here!