{Survey}: Currently.

current book(s): nothing fun, sadly. my chemistry, calc, and religion books have been the only ones I've been reading - but i do have Terra sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be read!

current music: i am loving the album God's Not Dead by Newsboys - i just rediscovered it on spotify and can't get enough!

current guilty pleasure: not quite sure where to go with this, haha. but froyo is always on this list! that and pinterest (aka my time sucker).

current nail color: sparkly teal!

current drink: water & pumpkin spice coffee. all a girl needs.

current food: i just ate my new favorite breakfast again this morning - it's plain greek yogurt mixed with honey and a few spoonfuls of  blueberry muesli, topped with sliced banana, TJ's creamy salted peanut butter, an extra drizzle of honey, and today i added some granola on top. seriously, this is the most filling breakfast ever!! not to mention it's the perfect combo of flavors and textures - i love the chew that the muesli adds.

current favorite show: my one of my roommates and my neighbors got me hooked on the bachelor! it's so ridiculous and fun to laugh at. i also LOVE once upon a time (my roomie got me hooked on that too.. sigh), and modern family.

current wish list: this shirt:

kind of kidding. but kind of not.

current bane of my existence: chemistry. and math. and missing my family & kitties!

current celebrity crush: this guy will always be on that list.

current indulgence: strawberry froyo at the dining halls. SO GOOD. totally broke my 'rule' of trying to only eat desserts on the weekends for that one.

 current blessing: being able to attend this school & not having to worry about paying for it or taking out loans thanks to my amazing parents. and SO much more!

current slang: well i don't think i really have any 'current' stuff.. but i do always say fudgemuffins when i'm frustrated. everyone thinks it's hilarious, haha!

current outfit:  a tshirt and running shorts because i was feeling lazy this morning and don't want to have to change before my run later today. hey, whatever gets me out the door, right?

current excitement: that i don't have to work this weekend and can go to the grocery store on saturday morning. it's the little things! especially since all i will be doing all weekend besides that is studying for midterms.ughh.

current mood: a little overwhelmed, a little anxious about my schoolwork, but overall really really happy. i love my life here and no matter how hard it gets i wouldn't trade it for a thing. and lately God's been teaching me that taking time to just rest in Him does wonders for my stress.

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current link: no clue, so i'm going to link back to brittany at GoTheXtraMile cause that's where i got this survey from ;)

happy thursday everyone!

Versatile Blogger Award

a few days ago, Katie at Peace Love & Oats (pssst.. go check out her blog! she's awesome!) tagged me in the Versatile Blogger Award. I love these kind of things so of course I had to partake!

I'm supposed to give you guys seven random facts about myself, so here we go!

1. I am a really impulsive decision maker. I make big decisions in small periods of time, which is a good thing (most of the time) because then I don't agonize over it. Once I've made up my mind, there's no changing it!

Just an example.. yesterday afternoon I decided I wanted to get my hair cut. Today? 6 inches shorter!! I'm super happy with how it turned out - and it will be SO much easier to manage, not to mention in its natural state it will be nice and curly instead of the meh waves I had before because of all the weight of my hair.

2. I have an obsession with bags and purses. I cannot keep myself from buying them! These are just the few that I use regularly....

3. I also wear an insane amount of bracelets.. all the color makes me happy! (: 

4. Sometimes, I wish I could be a cat..

seriously, though. just eat, sleep, and get petted. what more could you want?

5. I think I'm more proud of my muscles than your average teenage guy. #noshame

6. I polish off at least a jar of nut butter all by myself each week. Yeah, you can bet there's never not going to be a jar in my dorm room next year!

(okay, you probably could have figured that one out judging by the crazy amount of nut butter you see in my posts..)

7. I can never wait to eat when I get home from the gym - I always make food before showering and sit there in my sweaty stinky clothes enjoying it. Good thing I usually eat breakfast alone..! ;)

[part of today's breakfast - 1 cup of greek yogurt with apple butter and fresh blueberries]

do you take a long time to make decisions or are you impulsive?

tell me a random fact about yourself!! 

Killer "100" Circuit Workout

hey guys! i wanted to pop in a share an awesome, super sweaty workout that i did yesterday. i've been getting a little tired of group exercise classes so i wanted to come up with something on my own. 
i created a bootcamp-style circuit that keeps your heart rate up for the entire 20-minute (not included warmup and cooldown) workout. i was sweating like a beast by the end! 

click here to pin this!! 

I did the whole circuit in a small area of my gym's basketball court. i sprinted to three [white] lines on the court, with the third being halfway, for each sprint interval. 

i used a mat (pictured on the right) for some of the other moves. 
when i finished i was sweating like crazy!!

apparently this workout gets your sweat going and your hair frizzing ;-)

even my hair was soaked! 

I also thought I'd tack on the survey that the lovely Emma tagged me in! 

Here are the survey “rules”:

#1: You must post these rules.
#2: Each person must post 11 things about themselves on their blog.
#3: Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.

1. What is your biggest goal/dream right now?
this one's a toughie! all i know is i want to go to a really good college (i start hearing from the schools i applied to in march!) and major in something that i love. but someday i would love to work in a health/fitness industry!!

2. Which place in the world would you like to visit the most, and why?
I would love to visit Europe and go on a tour of a few countries [italy, france, spain, to name a few]. the only time i've been out of the U.S. was one trip to Canada back when I was in middle school!  

3. What is your favourite book?
Harry Potter. always has been and always will be! ;)


4. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I always wanted to be a vet because i haven't lived a second of my life without owning a cat. 

me when i was four!

and when i was about 8-9!

5. What has been the best moment in your life so far?
hmm i don't know if i can answer this! there have been quite a few memorable moments (going to maui, new york city, and more!) but there hasn't been ONE moment where i've been like "this is the best thing i've ever experienced". 

6. Your favourite color?
green!! funny story: green used to be my most hated color. i hated it so much i would leave it out of the rainbow when i was drawing! but now my room is painted 3 walls green, 1 wall blue - both colors (along with red) are my favorite! 

7. If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
i think it would be awesome to meet all of my blog friends!

8. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
funny question - i consider myself a huge extrovert. i'm crazy, goofy, and quirky, but i'll bet if you asked this question to some of the people i go to school with they would say i am shy. i'm not loud around a bunch of random people that i don't know/like, but when i'm around friends and family i'm definitely a certifiable loud weirdo. 

9. If you could run any race, what would it be?
i know that i want to run a marathon and a half ironman in my (semi) near future. 

10. Do you have any fears or phobias?
the dark! the dark is the unknown and my brain can come up with some pretty outlandish scary scenarios when i hear odd noises around the house.. heh. i also fear losing loved ones. 

11. In a film of your life, which actress would play you?
that is a good question.. i have no idea! i haven't seen too many movies (aka don't know very many actors/actresses) but when i was way younger, my elementary school teacher always told me i looked like anne hathaway. 


since i'm too lazy to come up with 11 people to tag i'm just going to tag three! 


Shannon @ Healthiful Balance

Kat @ Kat's Health Corner

Brittany @ A Spoonful of Peanut Butter


and for coming up with 11 questions.. oh dear. you can use the 11 above or just tell us 11 things about you that your readers might not know!


question of the day: answer one of the ?s that i answered above!