Phase or Lifestyle?

I workout a lot some may think. At lease five days at minimum. My workouts can range anywhere between 45 minutes to a couple of hours each on those days but on average the workouts last for about just over and hour.

Someone asked me if this was just a phase or a lifestyle changes I've made. 

It took me a while to think about my response but here it is...

Every week we are given 168 hours to do with as we please.

I am at my job for 9-10 hours Monday-Friday (45-50 hrs weekly) and 

I try to sleep at least 7-8 hours nightly (49-56 hrs weekly).

I am left with about 60 hours in the week to have a social life, hang out with family/friends, run errands (laundry/groceries), workout, meal prep and be a responsible adult. 

Working out keeps me sane. With my dedication to staying active and attempting to get other things done, my planning skills have greatly improved. For me this is a lifestyle not a passing phase. I will take breaks every now and then. I will switch things up but I will keep going because this keeps me level-headed and grounded. I am proud of myself and becoming more confident in myself. For those who know me know that I have not always been able to say that. My self-esteem has grown and my jaded personality has lessened. 

Still a Work in Progress,

Anjah

I'm back...

I have been MIA for like 2 years. I am so, so, so, sorry. I will do better. I promise.

Quick update:

My niece was born. She is the most precious. (Dec. 2012)

My Granny passed away (Dec. 2012)

I took some really awesome pictures taken. Wanted to feel beautiful. (Nov.2013)

 

   

   

I learned to love my quiet.

New relationship. (Jan.2014)

Celebrated 30th birthday in Kauai, Hawaii (Mar.2014)

Fit-life has been majorly turned up 

Fitness Competition (Apr.2015)

   

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Did You Vote?



As I stand in line this morning I acknowledge that I am blessed to have the privilege and opportunity to vote. So many of our ancestors, men and women of every nationality, have hurt, bleed and died so that I can cast my vote and my voice can be heard.

So I ask you, did you vote today?

I don't care about your political affiliation (rather it be republican, democratic, conservative, liberal or other) as long as we are not infringing upon each others' civil liberties.

Truth be told, I hate being put into any category. Don't ask if I am voting for this political party or that party. If I just voted democratic solely for the sake of being democratic, without being aware of the issues, I'll be going into the election poll only partially equipped with the knowledge necessary to make an educated, fully aware and informed decision. I pride myself on not being closed-minded, judging books by their covers, and as few times as necessary, putting my foot in my mouth.

It's funny to me when people say that they are not going to vote at all because they hate the overall system of the campaign, the government, the presidential candidates or any other multitude of reasons they may come up with. Someone once told me that ‘not making a decision is in fact making one.‘ Those people are making a decision to deal with whatever hand they are dealt without even attempting to make a change. When wanting to save for that dream home or vacation, every penny counts. Just as, more importantly, every voice/vote counts to have an influence on tomorrow.

So, I ask again, did you vote today? Are you making your voice heard and your opinion count? If not, what are you waiting for?

Still a work in progress

Las Vegas, Baby!!!

Oh my God. It has been a minute since I have posted anything on my blog. Please forgive me. I have just gotten back from my first ever vacation to Las Vegas and it was A-MAY-ZING. I am happy to be home though. Vegas it definitely a place I will visit again. I have posted pictures below of the main events to have happened during the much too long 5 day stint there. I am sorry that there is no organization to the pictures. We just saw and did so, so much.

View from oh hotel room window

Right before we all went to the Thunder From Down Under Show.

Angel and I immediately after the Thunder Show. Eating at Bucca di Becco.

Sandra and I drinking our first 25oz beverage from Evening Call.





The nightly view from our window.

Two Chippendale dancers and I.

Sandra and I on our way to LAX night club. It was so crowded. We decided to go to the CatHouse after. Way more fun.

Leigh and I. He was so sweet.

Angel and I in front of the Titanic Exhibit.

Sandra and I before we went out clubbing.

Sandra, Angel and I while shopping at Marshall Rousso store.

Walking the strip.

Posing in my new outfit from Marshall Rousso

Look at Bri-Bri. Can you see her?

Angel attempting to get me drunk with Jello shots (3 for $5, great deal). Walking around in a swimsuit is not a bad thing in Vegas. No one seemed to me surprised or thrown off.

I just purchased a greatly discounted Vittorio purse, clutch and purse all for less than $100.



Still a work in progress

Back in the Groove

Stella’s finally got her groove back.

No, not like in the Angela Basset/Taye Diggs sort of way.

I wish.

Keep your minds out of the gutter.

I have finally gotten back to my workout groove. Every since I got my promotion and Angel has not been working out with me, I found excuse after excuse why I couldn’t get in that workout - ‘I was exhausted.’ ‘I’m tired.’ Oh, and my personal favorite, ‘I’m mentally drained, you can’t expect me to give a hundred percent like this.’ - You think it; I more than likely said it. I wasn't completely horrible though. I did make a conscious effort to eat better.

 Still a work in progress

Envy and Jealousy

Growing up, I remember wanting what others had. I was envious when childhood friends went on vacations for the summer and all I could look forward to was staying at home. I was jealous to see that a girl in my class had both parents at home while I couldn't even recall the last time I had seen my father.

Envy and Jealousy can lead us to resenting our lives and others for having what we covet. We forget the things that we are actually blessed to have.

There was a time when all I wanted was just another life. I have finally gotten to the point where I am no longer in that resentful phase. I cherish all that I have and appreciate all the things about my life that I once despised.

“You can feel anything. All is free for you to feel. But I guarantee you that if you allow yourself to feel envy and then to swim in it, that envy will destroy you and the people around you. Envy is unlike anger. Envy is not a right wing nor a left wing, it is not on either end of the balancing beam. Nobody needs it and I can assure you that once you give yourself to it, you will be eaten up. Envy can even eat up nations, casting them up against each other and pull a whole nation down into an internal collapse.”
― C. JoyBell C.

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Teach



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If Time Were Running Out...

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: If Time Were Running Out...:  by Taneica of ShatterProofGlassDolls Yesterday, I finally got around to watching the 2011 American Dystopian film In Time . The g...

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The Time is Now

Its sad seeing how far we have come as people and at the same time seeing that our children are clueless. The examples they have before them are setting them up for failure. Fathers are not in the homes to raise their children. Girls don't know what it means to be a woman. Boys are not taught how to be men. Boys grow up fighting for something of which they have never seen. They are given the impossible task to being something great but are constantly put down until they eventually give up and say 'Fuck it.'

Little girls are raised by mothers who are either working too many jobs to attend to that little girls' insecurities and questions or those mothers use their kitty-cat to get money and pay bills. Neither example is sufficient to raise a woman. These little girls grow up to be always confused and unguided, not knowing how to raise their own little boys and girls. They grow up to be with the same little boys who never had a clue of how to be responsible.

The time is now to set the great examples of what it means to be a woman or to be a man. Even if you do not have a child, children are always watching, searching and begging for guidance. No more excuses. Stand up and stop the bullshit.

Dear Women

Dear Men

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Woman's Worth



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