and hello!

Since we’ve taken our long distance relationship offline for the last 11 or so months, I’ve developed a healthy loathing for many “healthy living” blogs, so if we’re going to resurrect this thing, I’m going to have to clarify some things. I just re-read my “intro” post and it grossed me out a little because it reminded me of all of the blogs that I love to hate that harp upon “healthy choices” and “balanced lifestyles” while the writers subsist solely on extreme sports and kale. I’d like to amend my past sentiments to say that, at least for me, it will be fun to write about things that I like (including but not limited to a regular more healthy routine, but also including cheese, the beach, etsy, libraries, and all of my other interests). 

My favorite blogs are the ones that evolve with the writer, and touch on many different parts of the writer’s (or writers’ in this case) life and interests. I know many of the “how to have a successful blog” pseudo-guides out there suggest sticking to a topic or loose theme to unify the content of your blog and attract and maintain a readership that is interested in the topic about which you consistently blog. That won’t be a problem here because Vii and I are not looking to garner a readership or whatnot, we’re looking to have fun together even while physically far away from each other while hopefully becoming healthier and more responsible adults. I am also seriously hoping that this can be the location of my running cheese likes and dislikes list so I don’t forget it and then be distressed and conflicted at the whole foods cheese counter like I was last night. Obviously, my priorities are in line.

With that, I would love to turn to the bad habits that I described almost a year ago when we started this thing. Since it’s kind of the new year, and last year we started this shortly after the new year, I’m curious to see if any progress has been made at all.

My cuticles: there has been no real progress here. Currently I have 1.5 fingers in very bad shape. The rest however are ok, and the nails themselves are quite nice because the one thing I have been able to do is get semi-regular (like once every 1.5 months) manicures and pedicures. This is mostly because my feet, in their natural state, resemble hobbit feet very much and that is not a sexy look.

Eating cans of frosting: Have not eaten a can of frosting this year! Success! … sort of. I have however graduated to making my own homemade buttercream, but because it’s basically butter and sugar, I cannot bring myself to eat it in mass quantities. This is a good thing.

Waking up earlier: Fail. I set my alarm every morning for 5:15 and have only been on a morning run maybe 5 times. It’s depressing being able to add that up so easily.

Healthier eating/ cooking more: success! I definitely cook more and we certainly eat less processed foods. However, because of the joy of large portion sizes and the inconsistent morning running mentioned above, I weigh/ look the exact same that I did last year, which is not exactly fitness model status.

Yoga: success! I go to a lot more yoga classes but still have been unable to do a consistent practice at home. Also, I switched from more hardcore workout yoga to a style that is much more personally fulfilling but undoubtedly burns less calories.

Taking of vitamins: Since the calcium deficiency and subsequent flurry of bone scans of 2010, I have at least managed to take calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K, so I will count this as a partial success (except for the whole allowing myself to get so calcium deficient that my teeth were cracking part).

And there you have it. I am resolving to engage in consistent cuticle maintenance by the end of 2011!

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