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It is 3 days until I am officially on Thanksgiving holidays vacation mode*.  Unofficially am already in that state of mind. I need motivation to stay on top of my tasks for the next few days. My Motivation Monday = Music Monday Last night, while watching the AMAs hosted by the fabulous Jenny from the block, I was reminded of some old school favorite songs that always put a smile on my face. It's crazy how much music is pumped out by the industry on a daily basis. And the pressure artists must feel to get public attention and be on top of the charts. How do you stand out from the crowd of many talented artists, all fighting for the same thing. And when you do get to the top like the legendary Celine Dion, how do you stay relevant and maintain cross generational fans? Back in college, Celine Dion was my to go artist to listen to right before a game. From I drove all night , Because you love me , If walls could talk , A New Day has come , To Love you more and etc ...

The U.S Soccer Federation has banned heading for kids 10yrs and under and limited it to only during practice time for those between the ages of 11 - 14yrs old.  This new regulation by the organisation kicks in January 1st 2016 . As an avid player & lover of the game, but also an exercise physiologist, I have very mixed feelings about this. Heading is such an integral part of the game. This is not about improving protective gears like the wearing of shine guards, this is taking away a key component of what distinguishes soccer from other sports. Plus who wants to practice heading for 3 years without being able to use what you are practicing daily in a game? #1. This is an aftermath reaction to a class action lawsuit settlement from some parents in California .       Didn't the parents understand that soccer is a CONTACT sport? As  long as its a contact sports where two or more people have to interact...

For 2015 I spoke a lot about increasing my emphasis on Nutrition because at the end of the day...  " You can't out exercise a bad diet" Another component  I'm looking forward to incorporate in my healthy living journey is emphasis on mental health. Mental health encompasses everything. It goes hand in hand with exercising and nutrition. It accounts for why we have good or bad relationships with food. You cannot "fix" / change the negative lifestyle choice you've been making without addressing what triggers them? Why do you respond to stress with food? Why are you scared of exercising? Why do you have an unhealthy relationship with your body. Why do you Over-exercise And etc I'm not sure what my game plan is at the moment. I already read a lot of self help books and do things like yoga and meditation. All I know is , I want this to become a permanent routine. Right now its seasonal for me. I do a lot of yoga in the winter seaso...

I heard about this "watch" because it was developed here in Boston. It's an electrical device that you use to SHOCK your bad habits away. From eating bad foods, to smoking and etc. As some one who has -100% pain tolerance, I will rather run a marathon for 3 - 4 hrs than shock myself out of eating another Boston dunkin doughnut.  What do you think? Check out this latest interesting innovative product at http://pavlok.com/

My friend decided to put together a book club and the first novel she wants us to tackle is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She also sent us a list of questions that were issued by the publishers of the book...for the purpose of book clubs discussions.. .i suppose . Here they are, if you're interested. _____________________________________________ Discussion Questions 1. The first part of Ifemelu’s story is told in flashback while she is having her hair braided at a salon before she returns to Nigeria. Why might Adichie have chosen this structure for storytelling? What happens when the narrator shifts to Obinze’s story? How conscious are you as a reader about the switches in narrative perspective? 2. The novel opens in the Ivy League enclave of Princeton, New Jersey. Ifemelu likes living there because “she could pretend to be someone else, ...someone adorned with certainty” (3). But she has to go to the largely black city of Trenton, nearby, to have her hair ...