My journey to healthy

thedailywhat:

Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day: Four-year-old comic book fan Anthony Smith is deaf in his right ear and has hearing damage in his left. He also refused to wear his hearing aid (which he calls “Blue Ear” because it is blue), because “superheroes don’t wear hearing aids.” So in a long-shot attempt to help her son, Anthony’s mom emailed Marvel for ideas.

“She didn’t know a specific person to write to here at Marvel, and even figured it might get caught in our spam filters, but she sent it in anyway, because that’s the kind of great parent Christina is,” said Marvel editor Bill Rosemann. “And it was her inspiring effort to help her son that touched so many of us here. As a fellow parent of a toddler, I can understand where she’s coming from, so I forwarded the email around the rest of Editorial, asking what we could do to help, and like when Cap yells, ‘Avengers Assemble,’ the gang leapt into action.”

Not only did Anthony receive an image of the superhero Hawkeye, who lost 80 percent of his hearing back in the ’80s and wore hearing aids — Anthony also received a drawing of a brand-new superhero: “Blue Ear.”

Now, with his hearing aid back in, Anthony is able to “fight battles and help people.” His preschool, for hearing-impaired kids, recently hosted a superhero week to inspire the students to overcome their limitations.

DON’T miss the video. It’s the best thing you’ll see all day.

[death+taxes / robot6]

@katiethelady and pizzaparty… isn’t it always about the kiddos?

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May. '12

5/23/12

I’ve been home on summer break for a week and it hasn’t been as bad as I thought. I’ve been keeping busy with housework, even though I haven’t really worked out (shame on me, I know). I’ve been sleeping 10-12 hours a night and not feeling too guilty about it.

After almost a month of searching, I finally found a job at a grocery store as a cashier. I have orientation next Tuesday and Wednesday, and the good news is that I may get paid more than minimum wage since I have previous experience as a cashier.

I’m starting to get sick too, and I don’t have health insurance anymore. I can’t tell if it’s allergies or what. I’ve got a runny nose, sore throat, and I’ve been coughing up clear phlegm. Hopefully it’s just allergies because I don’t want my mom to have to pay full price for me to go to the doctor and/or get medicine. Sigh.

20

May. '12

Goal for tomorrow:

Exercise.

Anything physical.

Just get off your butt and do it!

fitnesstreats:

Handbag workout
No equipment? Accessorize your workout with stuff you already have! Use a handbag and put heavy things in it, like for example packages of rice (I put 4kg -8.8 lbs). Books and dictionaries will also work too, no excuses!

Here is a suggestion for a glute-targeting circuit:

1- Squat trust & lift
2- Pass-through lunges
3- One-legged bridge on the right leg
4- One-legged bridge on the left leg
5- Squat press
6- Donkey kick right leg
7- Donkey kick left leg
8- Froggy glute lift
9- Back lunge push-out right leg
10- Back lunge push-out left leg

15 repetitions per exercise, perform circuit 3 times. It takes about 10 minutes to complete the circuit one time.

NB: this is not a real Louis Vuitton bag, it’s a fake… If I had a real expensive designer bag, you bet I’d not use it as workout equipment! ^_^
Exercise descriptions can be found on my wordpress-blog: www.fitnesstreats.com/2012/05/handbag-workout

Just saw the NB as I was about to comment that I’d not use my most expensive handbag for this. That said, this is such a neat idea!

13

May. '12

social worky: Consent

girlebony:

I believe I’ve seen a comprehensive description of consent once before. Figured I’d contribute as it’s a subject that bears repeating.

Consent is:

Non-coercive: If you’re cojoling, threatening or otherwise trying to “convince” someone to engage in a sexual act with you, you…

10

May. '12

aweightymatter:

From Blogher: 55-Year-Old Grandmother rocks Dallas Cowboys cheerleader auditions

Fifty-five year-old grandmother of two Sharon Simmons has some serious swag. Plus, she’s a prime example that you’re never too old to go after your dreams. Simmons almost tried out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders 33 years ago but was sidetracked by motherhood and other responsibilities. Rather than pack the lifelong dream away for good, she thought “why not now?”’

Last Saturday, Simmons showed up with hundreds of other (mostly younger) hopefuls wearing a midriff-bearing top, ready to cheer her heart out for the Dallas Cowboys. If she makes the squad she will be 56 at the start of the 2012 football season and the oldest NFL cheerleader in history. The previous cheerleader to hold the “oldest” title was 43-year-old Laura Vikmanis of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Simmons, however, isn’t your average grandma sitting at home knitting socks and baking pies. She works in commercial real estate, is an author, an actress and fitness competitor who competed in her first fitness contest at the age of 50. She has already won nine of the 20 competitions she has entered (which explains why she rocks a mean six-pack at age 55.) To help compete in the audition, Yahoo Sports reports that she hired a former Cowboys cheerleader to help her get ready for the tryouts at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Good for her for pursuing her dreams! I love that she never gave up on something she was passionate about.

10

May. '12

Had a horrible dream last night

For the past year, my sister has been having problems with passing out or almost passing out. She’s been to the ER and even a pediatric cardiologist, but they can’t find anything wrong with her.

Last night in my dream, she was a few years older and she was going to school for nursing. My mom tried to wake her up for breakfast and she went into the bathroom and injected herself with rubbing alcohol and oxygenated blood (which doesn’t exactly make sense, but it was a dream) so that she wouldn’t be hungry. I saw her do it and all I could do was sob hysterically.

What if everything that’s wrong with my sister is because she has an eating disorder? I feel like it would be MY fault. And what if she goes to college and it gets worse?

09

May. '12

5/8/12 and 5/9/12

5/8/12:

worked 9-12
napped and dreamt about work
worked 6-10

5/9/12:

took my Speech Disorders final (it went HORRIBLE)
took my Language Disorders final (which I think went really well)
made diet soda cupcakes (strawberry cake mix + Sprite Zero!)
worked 6-10
didn’t feel guilty about the things I ate today

I’m about to head to bed because I have to be back to work in the morning and I have another final in the afternoon. The only good thing is that I will be rolling in the dough soon!

And one of my best friends is coming home from Spain tomorrow. I’m so excited to see her again!

09

May. '12

Daily Wahnsinn: 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

benitle:

A friend sent me this article the other day and I thought it was a great read. I waste so much time being unhappy and feeling out of control. Time to take back my life.

Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on…

07

May. '12

5/6/12

Today I…

Only ate when I was hungry
Finished my Speech Disorders paper
Started studying for my Language Disorders final
Set boundaries and made sure they were respected

06

May. '12

mydeepestblue8:

Yes Yes Yes (in most circumstances)

(Source: ptrparker)

06

May. '12

Things that I WILL do tomorrow:

Study for my Brain, Mind, & Society quiz
Finish my Speech Disorders paper
Study guide for Speech Disorders and Language Disorders finals
Go grocery shopping? [It’s supposed to be 91…that might be torture]
Stop feeling sorry for myself
Have a better day health-wise (mentally and physically)

06

May. '12

5/5/12

Didn’t make good health decisions today (food and otherwise). I hadn’t taken my Zoloft in a few days because I had to get a new prescription written from the doctor, so I’m in a horrible mood. I let my emotions influence my eating…sometimes I wish my first reaction was still to restrict instead of eat everything in sight.

Sighhh. Tomorrow is a new day.

05

May. '12