Branching Out!

Over the last few months, my health has become a great concern of mine. Not only physical, but mental and emotional as well. The whole She-BANG! After having a really hectic and abnormal year, I'd kind of stopped trying. In every aspect of my life. I was in such a weird place that I thought the best I could do was take it as it came and roll with the punches. But then the punches kept coming, and I kept rolling and rolling, until one day I just woke up and said to myself "Self, just what the fuck do you think you're doing? Get up and BE BETTER TODAY." So after successfully quitting cigarrettes, going vegan, taking note of all the people/things I have to be grateful for, and cutting out everything that made me feel negatively about myself/my life, I was able to consider this leaf TURNED.

So I started cutting fabric and drawing designs for new sewing projects....

And going out to party with my girls whenever I felt like it...

And hula hooping like a badass....

And yesterday, I learned the value of not only forgiving someone who wronged you, but actually getting over it and moving on without having to completely remove that person from your life. Just being able to let the negativity GO, recognize that you didn't just go through a bunch of stupid meaningless bullshit like you thought you were while it was happening, but that really you were learning a lesson about another person, your life, and yourself. It made it easier to say "It's OK. That was yesterday, and this is today. Be good to me if you want to see me tomorrow." So that was very refreshing!

And then....

DUN DUN DUN....

I went and took a tango lesson!

SO! MUCH! FUN!!!!!!!!!

I love to dance anyways, but I've always just had my own crazy/hippie/hip hop/freestyle dance moves, I've never tried anything choreographed before. My instructors (Friends of friends, so I got to do this for FREE! YAY ME!) were this couple, Jimmy and Krista. After watching them bust out the most graceful, quick, semi-dangerous looking tango moves in their living room, I was a little intimidated. But once Jimmy showed me a couple steps and was like "OK, you try" I just kind of threw myself into it and I started picking it up pretty fast! I learned how to do a basic "ocho cortado", and was soooo goddamn proud of myself afterwards that I was pretty much glowing for the rest of the day! I can't wait to do it again!

So, I've definitely been getting a good healthy workout lately. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. SHE-BANG BITCH!! haha. But seriously.

But now it's down to business... I'm working 12hr shifts the next 2 days, then moving in 4 days, and I dont have ONE SINGLE THING packed! That's ok though, at least I had a nice calm before the storm. :)