Selling my heart.

Today started with 7:30 am Rock Climbing. There was a lot more actual climbing today. It was killer! My body is in so much pain. I'm by no means a natural climber, this is going to take a lot of effort. I went over my first ledge today. The first one wasn't so bad, but then I tried doing a harder one, and I was literally at that point on the wall for a good 5 minutes. It was pretty embarrassing, but after countless attempts I finished! Ugh, my arms and back are not my friends right now. I need someone to give me a message haha.

After rock climbing (and showering) I had a delicious bowl of oats and a cup of spiced chai:
1/3 cup oats
1/2 banana
1 tb peanut butter
a few strawberries
almond extract
6 butterscotch chips



I decorated and ate my oats while watching a video for my Calamities class about the Three Mile. I was having an arguement yesterday with my conservative friend about why we should NOT have nuclear power, and he just kept saying how save it is and no real accidents have really occurred. Ba-Hum-Bug I say!
http://www.tmia.com/ check out this video (its long I'd skip at least 15 minutes in to get the best parts)- even 30 years after the fact new info is still coming out. Maybe no one died directly, but it would say cancer rates 10x higher than the surrounding areas is pretty significant.

I spent the rest of the afternoon doing MSDA stuff and studying Developmental Psyc.
For lunch there was a salad (Since I have so much produce to use up!), and a tofu sandwich
containing:
Romaine Lettuce
Baby Spinach
Green Grapes
Peppers
caramelize onions
Sprouted wheat berries
Balsamic Vinegar


I had sprouted my wheat berries using Elizabeth's- Don't (White) Sugar- Coat its instructions, but they tasted kind of powdery... I have a feeling that they should not.

My tofu sandwich was 2 slices whole wheat bread, some sesame ginger tofu, with extra sesame ginger marinade on top, spinach, and caramelized onion and peppers. This sandwich was disappointing. The marinade as a topping was not good, the tofu was a bit burnt, and overall the whole sandwich was a bit dry.


I then went and did a research study at BIDMC, and had an MRI done. I had recorded my lectures from psych, so I got to lay there, study, and took a bit of a nap, and got paid.Sweet Deal. I had the intention of staying awake the whole time to listen to my notes, but when you are laying in a dark little tube for over an hour it makes that difficult. I woke up violently from just drifting off couple of times from dreams of falling off of mountains rock climbing haha.

After my MRI I had a honey tangerine. It was very sweet and juicy. I think I ate about 20 seeds though.

Dinner was kale, spinach, roasted veggies, a bit of whole wheat rotini, hot sauce, and a tsp of margarine. I also snacked on a few grapes while prepping- but those darn grapes just keep making it into my mouth before getting a photo- op!


I'm now off to finish studying, equipt with a cup of Celestial Seasonings Canadian Vanilla Maple Black Decaf Tea.
Happy hump day!

Climb Away!

This week I started taking a rock climbing class! We started off with some basic knot tying, and learned the belay commands. Then I actually got to try climbing!

It definitely takes some getting used to actually ‘trust’ the rope and that you aren’t going to fall and go squish. I’m generally not really afraid of heights, but it was unnerving when I looked down and realized I was two stories up.

The class I am in is small – only three people including me, the other two have already done some rock climbing so I’m feeling a little behind all ready.- but that just means I’ll have to practice more! I really have to get used to the fact that I can use my legs, I kept trying to pull myself up with my arms- and I am not very strong! I think my foot surgery was a bit of a downside, since it was hard to put all of my weight on my right toe.

I won’t get belay certified for another few weeks, but I can go bouldering- which is basically just climbing to a lower height without any ropes or anything. I can’t wait to actually get good enough to go on a real rock! But that probably won’t be for a while… I have heard there is some great bouldering in Quincy so maybe if I stay around for the summer I can go check that out.

Anyone let me know if they want to come play with me!