I hadn’t heard about The Book Thief until the movie came out last year, but it sounded like a story I wanted to read before I saw it in the movie theater. When I found it on Amazon I was interested to see that it is a “young adult” book with a target audience age of 12 and up, but since I loved The Hunger Games, that was more of an attraction than a deterrence.
I am a creature of habit, especially when it comes to what I eat, but every once in a while I mix things up. Here are three things I’ve tried recently that I could eat every day.
When I first came across #Fitfluential on Twitter, I loved the word. I loved how it blended fitness and influence in a positive way. I know brands like the influence that the Fitfluential community can have on consumers, but what I value most is being able to influence (inspire?) friends near and far to pursue a healthy lifestyle and embrace fitness. Lately, I’ve made progress being “fitfluential” at work. Some people at work know me from my “before” days, but most know me as someone who is fit, enjoys running, and brings her own food to lunch meetings. I am trying to be more open about my own fitness activities at work, and being bolder about encouraging others to make healthier choices at lunch, take advantage of the free gym we have downstairs, and participate in the weekly yoga class and walking clubs offered at work. Continue reading
I usually workout at home, so I don’t have much experience paying for fitness classes, but last year I started paying for several fitness programs, and I am beginning to realize that the benefits go beyond any given session.
Around the beginning of the year, there was lots of talk about keeping a gratitude journal during the new year. I am a generally grateful person–I notice the small blessings in my life and am thankful for them–but I thought that the practice of keeping a gratitude journal would ensure that I really do take time to give thanks every day. Because I also want to enhance my spiritual life, I thought I would add prayer to my journaling and keep a combination gratitude + prayer journal.
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