Big Purchases

I used to love taking photos and uploading them to this blog... way back when. But my camera, which I bought in 2005 is really sucking and it is such a chore to get it working. So... plans for the purchase of a new one are in order. Laziness is really preventing me from researching. Also, after watching "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" we have decided that another big purchase we'd like to make is a juicer. I have mixed feelings about juicing. Most of those feelings are positive but my mother believes in yin/yang eating and according to her consuming too many fruits and raw veggies causes an imbalance. I know that fruits and veggies are good for you but I can see how too much of a good thing can be bad. However, I think if we purchased the juicer and had juice just once a day, that would be okay. I have coffee every morning so if I replaced it with a juice that would probably be a lot better for me.

Being healthy is hard but when I think about how I ate just 5 years ago, I realize I've come really far without sacrificing the enjoyment that comes with eating. As for exercise... well... considering 5 years ago I did um... NONE, I'm doing pretty awesome now. Baby steps I guess!

I have really good reasons to be super stressed right now. But for whatever reason, I think I'm okay. I guess that's good! I've really been staying away from dairy lately and it feels good. I almost got ice cream tonight but my valentine convinced me otherwise. He asked me if I would feel physically awful tomorrow morning and the answer was "yes." So instead I chose a coconut ice cream bar covered in chocolate and almonds and it was amazing! Who needs dairy? Not me! I'm no baby cow.

Balance

Work. Is. So. Busy. I guess that's a good thing. We had a new co-worker but she was let go after just a month. I felt bad for her but I think the job wasn't right for her. Our generation takes computer skills for granted but she was a little older and I think that made things a little hard for her. Anyway, for whatever reason it made me paranoid that my job was under scrutiny but I realize that's silly. Not to be all conceited but they really can't get rid of me because I do so much sh** I think they'd be kind of screwed if they suddenly got rid of me or I up and quit. Not that I think they'd do that because my office is actually really nice (with the exception of a few stupid, lazy and/or rude people).

Anyway, my life is going in all sorts of different directions. It's so unexpected. Improv. is still in my life and I applied to a post-bacc program I'm really interested in so hopefully that pans out. Other than that, I think I'm a lot happier than I was in NYC and that's very important to me. Life is just too precious and too short to be unhappy!

Also, I've been listening to this podcast called "Let's Eat In" and I guess the host wrote a book all about living in NYC and just eating in. It's really inspiring. I love going to restaurants as much as the next person but lately I've been enjoying cooking and eating at home more. Plus it's been good for my bank account. If I do take the school road, I will probably be broke for about 4 years so I might as well get used to it!

Simple.

Coconut oil is doing wonders for my hair and Lavender oil makes my apartment and car smell amazing. Today I'm going to get some Jojoba oil to moisturize my face. It's so exciting to use things that are so pure. It makes me feel free and connected to the earth. My brother likes to tell people that he has a granola sister but I just think of it as living a more simple life and simple is beautiful.

This work week was only 3 days but a very exhausting 3 days. I also ate out 4 times in the last 5 days. Ouch! But it was all in the name of socializing and that's always how it is at the beginning of the year. This weekend I just want to hangout at home with my girls and cook some healthy vegan food. Simple and nice.

Resolutions for 2013

(1) Be more vegan.
(2) Do more yoga.
(3) Walk and take public transit more.
(4) Go to Disneyland.

Clearly this is a work in progress... more on this later.

LA

Reasons I love LA:

(1) the weather
(2) it's so lovely to take walks where I live
(3) cats just hanging out, beautiful and sweet cats that I can pet
(4) my spacious apartment
(5) veggie grill
(6) quiet
(7) farmer's markets
(8) beach -- though I really do need to go more
(9) yoga --as a moving meditation... not just something to fit into your schedule
(10) hills

NYC

I miss you NYC. Even when I felt lonely there, it was beautiful, special and meaningful. Being lonely in LA is just being lonely. But like all new things, it takes time to get used to so while I  will keep missing NYC, I'll be open to my new home.