August Challenge

I've decided to try and work out for an hour every single day in August. No breaks. I can mix it up with cardio or weights or swimming or whatever, but it has to be one hour and it has to be every day. The Midge Cramer bike path that goes out past the covered bridge and the fair grounds to Bald Hill is really beautiful, and I can bike the whole thing from Campus and back in about half an hour, so I could do that in the morning and a half hour at Dixon in the evening.

I've been using the excuse that Dixon's hours suck in the summer, but that's pretty lame. I only think they suck because I like working out at night and their summer hours are M-F 6-8 and S-S 10-4. My work schedule is pretty screwy, but I really should be able to fit an hour of working out in there somewhere.

Usually when I'm not in Corvallis I'm out doing something active, so on days when I don't have access to Dixon I should still be just fine. Example: Backpacking.

I'm also going to make a better commitment to structuring my veganism in a more conscious way. I really need more protein. My food budget needs to go more towards tofu and beans and fresh fruits and veggies, and I need to replace the cheap but gross staple of Top Ramen with more heart and proteiny vegan options. I like the healthier food so much better, but it takes more work and a little bit more money. Making better use of my cookbooks and the kitchen will be very helpful.

Hopefully my August Challenge will make me feel awesome about my body for the coming school year and get me ready for the more rigorous schedule that will come with September.

On a completely different note, today I found out that McNary won't be ready for RA's to move into until September 15th, a week after training starts and only three days before early arrivals. We're all going to have to live in Callahan or Wilson. That could be pretty sweet, because we'll probably bond more than we would otherwise, but it also kinda sucks because we'll have to prep the building really fast.

I'm really starting to look forward to starting school and classes and the whole RA thing. I like the more refined schedule that comes with all that stuff. I feel like I have more dedicated time to study, cook, workout, be with friends, work, and have class, whereas now my schedule is a big jumble of weirdness.

I had a meeting with my PACURH advisor yesterday that went quite well. Now I actually have some stuff to work on, which is a change. I think I'm finally done with the logo design and now I just need to work on the t-shirt.

Peace!