I'm officially on my weekend and to my knowledge, I have no responsibilities. Well, perhaps this weekend I will plan my classes (lol okay, games) in my free time instead of doing it at 11pm/12am the night before. Vamos a ver (we shall see). At any rate, I have a ton of updating to do, so we shall see how much I get done. I will probably make a few separate posts to organize them all. Also, I will add pictures later, though I don't recall having taken many pictures. I should start carrying my camera around more often given that my iPhone from home works like an iPod (aka only on WiFi) and the camera on the iPhone 3s is less than stellar. I digress. Currently, I'm sitting at my new favorite cafe/bar. It's called Amargo: place to be (I'm not really sure if that last part is part of their name or a slogan or what...). This is my third time and counting having been here this week and I love it. Yes, I know, you may be thinking "How can you say that you're broke when you're constantly spending money all the time??". To that I reply, first and foremost, thank goodness for credit cards. Without a credit card, there is no way I would have been able to buy groceries, sheets, towels, my hostels/AirBnB stay, a gym membership, or running shoes (all necessities in my opinion). I'm all about smart credit card use (shockingly so considering how absolutely horrible I am at money management), but that's another post for another time. Anyhow, one of the reasons I am able to go out frequently is because certain things are quite cheap here. Namely, coffee and alcohol.
What else have I done? Oh! I officially joined a gym. Granted yesterday was my first day, but so far, so good. It's called Urban Fitness and it's maybe a 5 minute (at most) walk from my apt. For 6 months, my membership was €209, including the typical gym equipment/machines (obvi), all of the classes the gym offers (kickboxing, yoga, pilates, TRX, among many others), and personal training. Heaven! Especially considering the amount of weight I've gained and how steadily my health levels have declined since my arrival in this country. Last night I ran a 5k (though was slightly more with warm up and cool down) and it was shockingly easy considering I haven't run since the 10k in Chicago over the summer (side note: I totally meant to write a post about how awesome Chicago was and I forgot until just now). Quizás (maybe) I will run in the Rock & Roll 10k like I did last year. I'm thinking of checking out a yoga class later on tonight, so I will let ya know how that goes!
What else? Teaching is going to be a separate post. Apartment updates and legal things will be separate as well. Also, Barcelona things and some weekend things. Sooooooooooooo I believe that is all for now! Ta! xxxx
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Sooooo I had a stellar blog post lined up, but then somehow it got deleted from my drafts, which is beyond annoying, but ugh, here we go again.
First things first, don't get used to these regular posts, though I am killing it today. Number One, new and noteworthy: DoYouYoga.com. Currently digging this site and it's contents. It was released a year ago, but they have this 30-day Yoga Challenge that I am currently doing. OMG I'm loving it! The sessions are no longer than 20ish minutes, which means that I always have time to squeeze one in sometime during they day. They slowly progress to work on different techniques and stretches. And the teacher. I LOVE HER. Erin Motz teaches the classes and she absolutely fantastic. She is friendly, funny, down-to-earth and really has a passion for what she does. She makes yoga super accessible and not as pretentious as some yoga teachers have a way doing. I would consider moving back down to Florida to take yoga with her, which is saying a lot because I was not of fan of the state when I lived there. Good news is I don't actually need to move there! She is starting a new online yoga challenge that unlocks week by week as it is shared with more members. So please please please for the sake of my yoga and yours, share this! OMG this is fantastic. Number Two, new and noteworthy: This image. Nicole Richie looks absolutely flawless as she makes her way to/from the gym in this outfit. Plus, she's wearing one of my all-time favorite designers, Alexander McQueen. Functional meets fashionable here and I want everything she's serving. Looking good both to/from and at the gym is huge motivational factor for me to actually go. Mental note to reevaluate my entire wardrobe and maybe (just maybe!) I will go to the gym more than 3x month. I originally found this image here, but then I wanted to know who made the bag, which led me to here. Upon further reading of the initial first website, I found that I actually kinda liked the blogger and learned that she has moved to here, from which I will read more at a later date. |