I have discovered that if I set my coffee pot to brew at 6:45 it is much easier to wake up. If it's easier to wake up it's easier to get my morning work out in before work. Thank you Black and Decker for making a 4 cup coffee pot with a timer. You are helping me on my road to healthy.
This morning was a little tough because the man was over. It is always harder to get out of bed when he's there. I would much rather stare at him for 30 minutes willing him to wake up snuggle. If only snuggling burned calories. As I mentioned earlier I could smell the coffee so I was able to drag my body off the bed and into the living room for a little Wii Fit. I like to do the Free Step in the morning for a half hour and watch Good Morning America. After a little relaxation after work I strapped my weights onto my legs and did some floor exercises, then some squats. I am determined to have a nice ass someday.
The good news is that even with the stress of last week and the bloating of PMS I am down to 159.8 Hey, it may not be much but I'll take a half pound. I also broke the 160 barrier. Woooo! I always lose the most in the first week so this is common. I will have to tear the pounds off little by little now.
I'm very sorry if this is not a good entry. I try not to talk about work or to have a positive attitude about it, and during the day I think I am succeeding. It's just been much worse than usual lately. I am trying to find different ways to suck it up. I realize the economy sucks and that I am lucky to have a good job. Every morning starts off well but by 2:00 the day is dragging. Bobble heads help. I think of goals for the future and what this job will do to help them. Today I also hung up Magritte's "La Trahison des Images". I have no idea why I find it soothing at work. I guess I could say "This is not my life" as he writes "This is not a pipe". His is a painting, mine is just a job. I don't know if that relation makes sense to anyone but me. Luckily I'm the only one who needs to be soothed.
Sorry to be so off topic today. Maybe it will be fun. What pieces of art and poetry have inspired you in your life? You can just pick a couple if there are many. You don't have to be able to explain why they inspired you, I understand that sometimes those things are hard to put in words. For instance I went to the MFA around the holidays and saw this painting for the first time up close. My heart felt like it was being pulled right out of me and sucked into the painting. I have never had such a strong emotional reaction to art.
Please keep in mind that it is much more vivid in person. In case the picture doesn't work it's Van Gogh's "The Ravine".Time for bed, beauty rest and all that.
Much Love,
Lula Mae
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this one in the NY Met: http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/european_paintings/joan_of_arc_jules_bastien_lepage/objectview_enlarge.aspx?page=9&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=&fp=1&dd1=11&dd2=0&vw=0&collID=11&OID=110000054&vT=1
ReplyDeletejoan of arc - as you know, i'm not religious but was brought up catholic and have always found the stories of the saints and martyrs kind of interesting. it's a massive painting. the detailing is amazing, you can feel just how cold and wet it is in that garden. and whatever she's seeing/hearing, you know she really believes it.
So, I consider myself much more of a math & science gal rather than an english history gal, so I don't know squat about art, nor does it really interest me much. I think its because I see things very black and white and can't see beyond what is right there which is why I think it doesn't so much interest me. However, I LOVE great photography. I love interesting photos of people, but have great affection for beautiful pictures of nature. I love Ansel Adams and I think its because I am in awe of his ability to make nature so beautiful in (mostly) black & white. I wish I knew more about photography and had the eye to capture beautiful images like that.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I fell off the wagon today and ate a donut. BOOOOO to me.
You didn't fall off the wagon! You gave yourself a treat. You are still eating healthy and exercising.
ReplyDeleteDon't beat yourself up.
I also dig photography and can totally see where you're coming from. More recently I have been trying to learn about the different techniques people use but I don't know a lot about it yet. I do think it's cool that exroommate John tries to take pictures of objects from the first angle he saw them, they sometimes come out awesome. I will send you his link. The MFA also had an exhibit
"The legacy of Yousuf Karsh—the man behind the lens of some of the 20th century’s most famous photographic portraits—is illuminated."
—artdaily.org
Turns out I didn't know a lot about this guy but he took my favorite Audrey Hepburn picture of all time as well as a bunch of other really recognizable pictures.
Here's the link http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/sub.asp?key=15&subkey=5726
I don't know a lot about Art or history either. I was always good at English and Math. I'm strange. I'm slowly trying to learn more about the subject I missed. I got a book with the top artists and pieces of art from each great movement to get me started. After reading it I know what I like and what I really don't like, and I can delve deeper into the things that I found interesting.
I also got a book that is not more than 300 pages on the history of the human race. I kid you not. The author is very honest and admits that he is barely grazing the surface. Humans have been around a lot longer than I thought. I remember learning about the revolutionary war like 30 times but I had no idea that we've been around for almost 200,000 years. I'm sorry if that sounds ignorant I really didn't know.
Anyway, all I'm saying is we all have our specialties. I have only started wanted to know more about everything within the past year. I figured out that I can't read fiction all the time so I try to change it up every now and then.
Take care,
Lula Mae