I’ve had some pretty sick tan lines for the past few weeks, and I’m proud of them in an odd way.
There are two different shirt styles printed on my back though. Like, mostly a racerback tan line, but also a faint bathing suit tan line. It’s a good thing I’ll be working in business casual clothes and scrubs all summer.
Speaking of which…
Yesterday I started my job at a rehabilitation hospital!
It’s called HELP (Health Experience Learning Program), specifically designed for college students studying to be health professionals. We’ll be exposed to various health professions through classroom and clinical learning experience, and I could not be more excited!
I felt like a nervous child on her first day of school going into it yesterday, but as the orientation went on, I felt more comfortable and made some friends (I hope)!
I haven’t done a classic show-and-tell of my eats, moves, and grooves recently. I don’t know about you guys, but these are some of my favorite kinds of posts (ex: Kath’s “Lately” posts) because I like a nosy quick and dirty rundown of someone’s food and fitness.
Gina’s oatmeal cookie dough cereal with blueberries and bananas
avocado, smoked salmon, roasted red pepper, artichoke, spinach in a Flatout wrap
whole wheat toast: one with avocado, egg, sriracha + one with pepperjack cheese and egg
spinach, tomato, chorizo, cheddar, avocado egg white omelette for Pop — I was so wishing that I made this for myself though
Italian chicken, mozzarella, basil, balsamic toasted sandwich
salad at a local Mexican restaurant (eaten with corn tortillas taco style) with the family
summer watermelon
dried figs with plain Greek yogurt!
my new favorite pasta dish inspired by Fr. Barnes: whole wheat spaghetti tossed with olive oil, marinated artichokes, mozzarella, heirloom tomatoes, spinach, Italian herbs, minced garlic, and lots of black pepper, topped with chicken/shrimp. WOWZA
leftover oatmeal dried fruit cookies from Christmas (thank God for freezers)1
overnight oats in a peanut butter jar on my first day of work
Moves and grooves these days have been really…organic. My workouts are chosen and done on a day-by-day basis, depending on what else I’m doing, how I’m feeling, and the weather. Honestly, this go-with-the-flow attitude allows me to have the most fun working out.
Last week involved a lot of rest and light hikes at Fiona’s summer house, but there were some other great workouts sprinkled in there!
Last Monday I knew I wanted to go outdoors for a workout. I also really wanted to use this wall, so I put on my creative cap (which I don’t have with me more often than not) and did this doozy of a workout:
//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.jsI broke that dumbbell at the very end of the workout because I dropped it on the ground in my exhaustion. At least it was 25 years old and had a good life.
On Friday, I did Tina’s At-Home Chipper Workout outside also. For the squats and lunges, I used my makeshift sandbag (a canvas bag filled with a bunch of random free weights ~26 lbs.). The burpees and pushups were the hardest!
Also, I know how I should do hollow rocks, but I feel like I am a useless, cranky banana when I do them.
Sunday’s workout involved these:
The stairs may be going up, but it kinda feels like hell.
3 rounds:
- STAIRS UP
- 5 pistol squats
- 10 pushups
- 15 v-ups
- 20 tricep dips
- STAIRS DOWN
- 5 pistol squats
- 10 pushups
- 15 v-ups
- 20 tricep dips
And then up the stairs uno màs.
My body still felt like a stone from Friday’s workout, so I let myself take decent breaks in between rounds.
those DAM stairs are always killer. nice to be back home for the summer 🌞 #fituniversity @gofitu
A video posted by Alison (@alison_grooves) on May 22, 2016 at 9:54am PDT
//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.jsI also took a 1 hour walk on Saturday night in the drizzly dark while jamming out to music. Pretty sure all my neighbors thought I was an angsty teen.
Lastly, this yoga video saved my body from the tension and antsy-ness of sitting in orientation all day yesterday.
Hope you guys have a lovely day!
So tell me:
College students: What are you up to this summer?
What was your favorite summer job you ever had?
Do you like these kinds of posts?
Best way you moved this week!
Best dish you cooked this week.
