What a weekend it was!
Friday was spent working and drawing a cat face on my face on the way to CrossFit. Doing this, I realized all of the weird quirks I've acquired as an artist. Shakey hands being one thing. I remember watching my Drawing I & II professor in college...whenever he tried to stay steady his hands would shake and he would roll his wrists and crack them. Insert me doing the exact same thing while at a stop light drawing my cat whiskers on. Or maybe it was just all of the overhead exercises we did last week.
Per the photo above: remember last week when I was talking about constantly picking out my "flaws" or things that bothered me about myself? Yeah, well I had Collin take this picture. As soon as I saw it, I went through a list of things that drove me crazy about it. Like, since lifting more and eating a different amount of food, my lats (back rib muscles) have gotten ridiculously bigger. I've always had a hard time fitting into dresses because of my large rib cage. I believe this photo says it all. They really have gotten (even) bigger. I have a hard time trying to find a confident "happy." This is something I plan to definitely develop a better outlook on.
Now, my legs? They barely fit into my jeans anymore. (Is Lulu Lemon open yet?! They seem to be the only pants that fit somewhat normally :P)
This, I am pretty hatefully happy about. I am very pleased to have strong looking legs. Continuing to work on my leg strength has helped me astronomically in the gym of course, but more importantly, in every day tasks. Balancing down my long flight of stairs from my apartment with bags, balance in general, core work, bending down to get something with my hands full, ect.
Per the photo above: remember last week when I was talking about constantly picking out my "flaws" or things that bothered me about myself? Yeah, well I had Collin take this picture. As soon as I saw it, I went through a list of things that drove me crazy about it. Like, since lifting more and eating a different amount of food, my lats (back rib muscles) have gotten ridiculously bigger. I've always had a hard time fitting into dresses because of my large rib cage. I believe this photo says it all. They really have gotten (even) bigger. I have a hard time trying to find a confident "happy." This is something I plan to definitely develop a better outlook on.
Now, my legs? They barely fit into my jeans anymore. (Is Lulu Lemon open yet?! They seem to be the only pants that fit somewhat normally :P)
This, I am pretty hatefully happy about. I am very pleased to have strong looking legs. Continuing to work on my leg strength has helped me astronomically in the gym of course, but more importantly, in every day tasks. Balancing down my long flight of stairs from my apartment with bags, balance in general, core work, bending down to get something with my hands full, ect.
I spent Friday night relaxing with Collin and watching a guilty pleasure of ours: Sons of Anarchy. I probably spent a majority of the time dozing off--I am my mothers daughter. Saturday morning started off with sleeping in. Now, sleeping in to us is until 7:30 or 8:00. It's a BIG DEAL! We're awake at 4:45 on week days. We spent the morning tweeking Collin's website I recently created. My mom's birthday was on Friday so we spent the day Saturday with my sister, aunt, and cousin in Des Moines. My sister and I were the final two standing Saturday night. I shouldn't even say standing...I biffed it in the middle of a restaurant...I bounced up as fast as I fell. And usually when I trip, I laugh until I cry with humility.
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