You remember the post on the mouse in my house? Well he's still here! My roomie and I gave him the name of Stuart Little... lol Just like the movie!
I honest can't kill him. Even though I've caught him multiple times trying to sneak in to my room, and I yelled at him to not even dare think of it, I just can't. I'm not particularly afraid of mice in general. He eats the basement bugs which is a huge plus for me! I'm sick of seeing centipedes crawling in my room, so WELCOME HOME STUART!
Honestly, I tried to kill him before. I though I squashed him between the walk and some cardboard boxes but I was mistaken. I felt bad at first but when I saw that he survived I was happy. He's now my neglected house pet hahahahah because I don't feed him nor do I give him water. He still has to leave!
What a day!
For some odd reason I feel very sleepy in busses... Haha random fact! No, like I explained in my previous post I have sleeping problems, so I feel very comfy cozy in the bus where it relaxes my body into sleep mode. Well, I took the rest of the afternoon catching up on well needed sleep and slept for a good 10 hours. Oh ya! I woke up this morning at 5am to start my day on the right foot.
Today I started with a lovely homemade latté where I warmed up some almond milk on the stove top and added it to my Tassimo expresso. Let me just say that I love my Tassimo coffee maker. From there I added about a tablespoon of Rolo Nesquick syrup with 2 teaspoons of sugar. I know, your probably thinking that that's a whole lot of sugar and you are right, but I needed a quick energy boost to sharpen my mind, my thoughts on my goals and enhance my focus on my workout.
I remember when I could drink 4 cups of coffee in a day and still could fall asleep on time to wake up at 4am. Gotta love the student life! I honestly can't do that anymore... I'll just burn out by the third day. Now, I can only drink coffee before 10am or else I won't be able to sleep for a day and a half. I guess I needto build up a tolerance to it. OR NOT! Lol too much coffee is really not good for the body. Think: Health habits! I got this!
Moving along, I had an all-vegan day successfully. I almost bought pizza. I resisted. Also I did 2 hours of cardio workout which I feel oh so proud of myself for doing. InshaAllah I will see some great results in the upcoming weeks if not days. Not gonna lie, I could of adding in some squats and lunges but I'm taking baby steps in this right now. I hope that tomorrow I'll be able to use the stationary bike for an hour. My goal is to bike 1 hour every day, for 6 days out of the week... It would eventually add up to about 100km a week.
That's all for now, stay tuned for more!
Take care & InshaAllah khair
Duni
Today I started with a lovely homemade latté where I warmed up some almond milk on the stove top and added it to my Tassimo expresso. Let me just say that I love my Tassimo coffee maker. From there I added about a tablespoon of Rolo Nesquick syrup with 2 teaspoons of sugar. I know, your probably thinking that that's a whole lot of sugar and you are right, but I needed a quick energy boost to sharpen my mind, my thoughts on my goals and enhance my focus on my workout.
I remember when I could drink 4 cups of coffee in a day and still could fall asleep on time to wake up at 4am. Gotta love the student life! I honestly can't do that anymore... I'll just burn out by the third day. Now, I can only drink coffee before 10am or else I won't be able to sleep for a day and a half. I guess I need
Moving along, I had an all-vegan day successfully. I almost bought pizza. I resisted. Also I did 2 hours of cardio workout which I feel oh so proud of myself for doing. InshaAllah I will see some great results in the upcoming weeks if not days. Not gonna lie, I could of adding in some squats and lunges but I'm taking baby steps in this right now. I hope that tomorrow I'll be able to use the stationary bike for an hour. My goal is to bike 1 hour every day, for 6 days out of the week... It would eventually add up to about 100km a week.
That's all for now, stay tuned for more!
Take care & InshaAllah khair
Duni
Good Things Happen On Mondays
So it's Monday morning, I feel great even with the lack of sleep. I know a lot of people hate Mondays but thats mainly due to hating their life to be quite frank. Sorry! I'm starting off this day with new goals to bettering myself and I truly believe everyone should do the same. Kinda like setting new personal goals or an early "New Year's Resolution". I've been having difficulty staying on track of my goals and I haven't accomplished much them as I should have due to stress and anxiety, lack of confidence and lack of focus. InshaAllah, I hope to change that in the upcoming months. I'm really setting out to finding a remedy for my overall sluggishness.
I have sleeping problems like insomnia and anxiety. I know they both go hand in hand. So, I have come up with a solution, hopefully a cure for myself. Since I dabbed into holistic remedies, I have come across many detox teas that I easy make at home. The most common one is cinnamon and honey tea. But knowing me, I will go the extra mile and do a full blown detox tea that will inshaAllah help me and all my problem. Almost like that "magic" pill that gets rid of all problems. Hahaha. A funny concoction, if I may say so, made up of green tea, cinnamon, ginger, cumin, kolongi and honey. It tastes like spicy rice pudding with nutmeg lol. Well it's not that palatable, so I've convinced myself that it is I suppose.
Another thing, I'm waaaaaaay over weight, that's not due to over eating, it's high cortisol levels, high stress, lack of sleep type problem. So my solution, along with my medical bush-tea, I will change my diet and do regular exercise. Pump my lymphatic system! As well, I will be taking vitamin B12. I've made my decision based on previous astonishing results. I'm going plant based vegan. So no meat, no dairy. I have done lots of research and tested many theories, and I truly believe this will help my body lose weight efficiently and effectively.
For obvious reasons, rice and bananas will be a staple in my dietary regime. Plenty of studies have proven that rice is extremely nutritious and can actually reverse diabetes and obesity. I'm not a medical doctor... but it was doctors that have proven these theories like in the early 1900s. Back then, doctors actually cared about curing disease and finding medical solutions, now they only care about money and pill-pushing.
Ok so that's 2 problems down: Sleeping and weight loss
Now onto financial problems... Let me just be the first to say that I really suck at saving money. No honestly, I really do. I was never taught the importances of having a budget or saving money growing up. Honestly! This is an essential part of basic survival. So I've come up with a plan. I will have a more strict budget that I hope and pray InshaAllah will work for me. I've called it the jar method. Basically, I will be putting money in jars for different wants & needs. I want to start a business, so that's one jar to save up for materials and merchandise. The second jar, will be for hair, skin care and makeup I want to invest in... I'm really a minimalist lol I don't want drawers full of makeup just a case with essentials for hair and skin care plus a few makeup items. I like quality, so I know it will be expensive. Third and final jar, I guess will be my emergency savings. I figured for every $100 I get I will save 60% (after rent is paid and bus fare & food is purchased). So 20% goes in each jar.
I think these problem all work together, taking a toll on me physically, mentally and emotionally. So, I hope this plan will fix things for me. I'm feeling very optimistic. I'm open to any & all suggestions really, so leave your comments.
Take care & InshaAllah khair
Duni
I have sleeping problems like insomnia and anxiety. I know they both go hand in hand. So, I have come up with a solution, hopefully a cure for myself. Since I dabbed into holistic remedies, I have come across many detox teas that I easy make at home. The most common one is cinnamon and honey tea. But knowing me, I will go the extra mile and do a full blown detox tea that will inshaAllah help me and all my problem. Almost like that "magic" pill that gets rid of all problems. Hahaha. A funny concoction, if I may say so, made up of green tea, cinnamon, ginger, cumin, kolongi and honey. It tastes like spicy rice pudding with nutmeg lol. Well it's not that palatable, so I've convinced myself that it is I suppose.
Another thing, I'm waaaaaaay over weight, that's not due to over eating, it's high cortisol levels, high stress, lack of sleep type problem. So my solution, along with my medical bush-tea, I will change my diet and do regular exercise. Pump my lymphatic system! As well, I will be taking vitamin B12. I've made my decision based on previous astonishing results. I'm going plant based vegan. So no meat, no dairy. I have done lots of research and tested many theories, and I truly believe this will help my body lose weight efficiently and effectively.
For obvious reasons, rice and bananas will be a staple in my dietary regime. Plenty of studies have proven that rice is extremely nutritious and can actually reverse diabetes and obesity. I'm not a medical doctor... but it was doctors that have proven these theories like in the early 1900s. Back then, doctors actually cared about curing disease and finding medical solutions, now they only care about money and pill-pushing.
Ok so that's 2 problems down: Sleeping and weight loss
Now onto financial problems... Let me just be the first to say that I really suck at saving money. No honestly, I really do. I was never taught the importances of having a budget or saving money growing up. Honestly! This is an essential part of basic survival. So I've come up with a plan. I will have a more strict budget that I hope and pray InshaAllah will work for me. I've called it the jar method. Basically, I will be putting money in jars for different wants & needs. I want to start a business, so that's one jar to save up for materials and merchandise. The second jar, will be for hair, skin care and makeup I want to invest in... I'm really a minimalist lol I don't want drawers full of makeup just a case with essentials for hair and skin care plus a few makeup items. I like quality, so I know it will be expensive. Third and final jar, I guess will be my emergency savings. I figured for every $100 I get I will save 60% (after rent is paid and bus fare & food is purchased). So 20% goes in each jar.
I think these problem all work together, taking a toll on me physically, mentally and emotionally. So, I hope this plan will fix things for me. I'm feeling very optimistic. I'm open to any & all suggestions really, so leave your comments.
Take care & InshaAllah khair
Duni
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