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Feeling  : Overwhelmed with grief. I still can not believe my dad is gone. Drinking : Everything Non-alcoholic this holiday season. Waiting  : To Exhale - The 1995 movie starring Angela Bassett & Whitney Houston encompass my current mood Listening : Jazzy Hip Hop and a young fellow here in the Boston area called Caleb McCoy Considering : A change in scenery both temporary (vacation) or permanently ( relocating) Hoping : To still achieve some left over goals for 2018 as the year wraps up. Needing : A lot of emotional support and healing Learning : How to ask for help because I am not an island and I cannot do life by myself. Questioning : The meaning of life in that kind of way one does when you're blindsided with unexpected circumstances Thinking : About the "Next Step". I came to Boston 7 years ago. I didn't think I'll be here that long but here we are. Now what? Opening :  up  to the idea of therapy in general and...

How am surviving the tail end of August. aka the mantra I've been repeating all day everyday to just get by especially this weekend. My God is a God of Order. HE is never late. He is always on time. All my needs are met. Because HE says so in HIS words according to HIS riches in glory by Christ Jesus

As I mentioned in my previous blog post, am dealing with a lot of conflict resolutions  (or at least attempting and partially succeeding in it). I am trying to change my perspective in the hopes that it will help me to understand other points of views. My word for July and now August was Surrender .  but am also adding for the fall season Focus  and  Consistency I need to be consistent with my running plan and I need to focus and meet all the major deadlines I have in August.  I cannot afford to be distracted. What is your theme for the month of August as we transition from summer to Fall. I can't believe summer is almost over. This one went by way to fast for me. Too much happened too soon.  This year is definitely going to be one I remember for the rest of my life. p.s this is not a how to perform a headstand post. Nor is it a good depiction of one. Obviously my head stand game needs a  lot of improvement...

 Low Lunge Pose Muscles Engaged Quadriceps - Specifically the Rectus Femoris Sartorius  Glutes The iliopsoas muscles - The strongest flexors of the thigh I love this stretch because it helps me open not just the muscles of my legs but my whole body.  In a sense, it's a full body stretch. Lately, I've been stretching not just my lower body muscles but my mind.  Life has been challenging me to find room to compromise in situations that I feel very strongly about not compromising. How do you find a middle ground?  How do you find a way to work with others who's life philosophy greatly contradicts yours? Something has to be compromised.  Both parties have to come to a resolution. At first there was a lot of  push back & resistance on my end. But once I thought it through, I realized, this is a temporal situation that has a deadline.  So am going to surrender, knowing that this is not just about ...

It's that time of the year for family or solo summer vacation trips. Life on the road can quickly get unhealthy if you don't plan ahead of time to stay healthy and  fit. Or maybe like me, you just travel alot for work. Here are 5 ways I stay active on the road whether am heading to a city like New York where the hotels for sure have a gym or am roughing it out in the jungles of Maine and Vermont. 1. Planning   Call the hotel ahead of time or look on their website to confirm that they have a fitness center or pool. I always call because sometimes they might be closed for specific seasons or under construction. Some hotels with no fitness center have affiliations with a local gym where hotel guests can get a free pass to workout. 2. Preparation Always pack a workout attire and shoes. I also always bring a swimsuit because swimming is such a good and relaxing full body workout. 3. Bring Your own Equipment . It could be a workout dvd, some free wei...

Did you know that watermelon  is over + 90% water and just about 6% sugar ? So if you're like me... you don't mind drinking water but every now and then you want to spice things up, try making some simple watermelon juice. I prefer it blended as a drink because I do not like the solid texture. The simpler the better. Because for me, once you start adding more ingredients* to the recipe you're deviating from its natural taste* and nutritional value.  To keep up with what am up to on the daily, don't forget to follow me on instagram at @fitpaysangirl. Have a great weekend! Stay Hydrated!

Standing Forward Fold Muscles Engaged: 1. Hip muscles  2. Hamstring muscles  3. Calf muscles This pose takes away the pressure of standing upright from your neck.  Also some people find it relaxing because with your head below your heart, blood rushes to your brain. This sudden extra supply of oxygen has been known to reduce stress and anxiety. I can see how it may seem uncomfortable when you're new to yoga and your ability to reach your ankles may be difficult or slightly uncomfortable . For me I find this stretch to be relaxing and ofcourse if you have any back pain or spine injuries please consult with your primary care before attempting this movement. *Tip: You can also perform the forward fold sitting down. Save 40.0% on this Posture Corrector with promo code 40OWX72G, through 7/31 while supplies last.

“Start somewhere today.  Don’t put it off.  You can do something no matter how ‘small’ you think it is in terms of your long-term goal.  Every step you take is one you’ll be thankful for when you get there.  Remember: You’re lapping everyone who’s still on the couch” _Caressa Sharp ____________________________________ June has ended with me on the floor of my good friend's living room, sipping ginger tea and wailing at the unproductive & fruitlessness of my life at the moment. .  I am not meeting my life goals. I am a corporate wellness consultant who is struggling with losing weight and working out. Even though I have a graduate degree in my field, I'm having major imposter syndrome. I am not putting to action my plan of action. I mean what's the point of having a to do list and a game plan if you're not going to put it in practise? I have YET to complete my vision board **Jesus take the wheel** lol As I evaluate the...

I was listening to a podcast and the author and guest speaker both agreed that it is pointless to start a blog in this day and age. I have to mention that they were referring to people who want to monetize their blog not people like me who blog as a hobby. Even as someone who blogs just for the fun of it, sometimes I wonder if it's time to step away from the keyboard. I haven't blogged consistently in a while. I still have not bought a new computer! I mean , why haven't I bought a new computer? It's not like I cant afford to buy one, I have just been putting it off, because I low key don't care to own one? Also my iphone is not helping because I do everything on it for my other social media platform (Instagram). It's so easy to juggle everything on a phone with a good camera instead of the whole file transfer to a computer to be edited and uploaded to a blog post life.  I just "aint about that life" these days So today ...

Dear graduation class of 2018 , you are not a tree . I repeat you are not a tree Get up and Go.  Don’t waste too much time trying to save enough money or have the perfect plan.  Just do it.   7 years ago with a cheap paper road map I bought at the gas station , I drove a big uhaul truck solo with no gps from Atlanta to Boston with a quick stop over in turnup city Baltimore Maryland lol..because why not. Best career move I ever made even though I was scared shitless in that moment & didn’t know anyone in Boston .  It is hard making new positive friends in a new city if you're not in college. It was even harder because I was the youngest person in the office at my first job in Boston. I had to learn to be the one to initiate relationships. I had to "put myself out here". So I joined networking groups like " Africans in Boston",  a church to plug in to,  Boston Bloggers groups, fitness groups and fo...

Instead of doing a chili recipe, I am going to talk about how I like my chili. Chili is one of those meals you can have in any season. In the winter time I like my chili chunky and spicy. The spice helps to elevate my body temperature and keep me warm in the cold weather.  In the summertime, I like it light  and full of flavor.  During the spring and fall weather, am much more experimental with it adding signature seasonal flavours like curry, pumpkin and etc I cook chili when am looking for an all you can eat healthy comfort food to appease my emotional state. I cook chili when I've ran out of time to get groceries and I have to make do with my sparse pantry. I cook chili using leftovers. How to cook Chili My favourite way to cook chili is in a crock pot because am a lazy cook with a busy work schedule. There's nothing better than dumping everything into a crockpot in the morning and coming home to a house smelling of cooked food re...

As we all know it by now  SELF LOVE is the motto of 2018. Self love, Self care, Self esteem, self preservation. You can't pour out of an empty cup mantra And while I wholly agree with all of that, but have we tipped the balance? Just like we do with everything? When it comes to relationships  [ friendships-love-family-work etc]  it all takes compromise. My question is ;  Where is Compromise in this new Self Love era ? Where is Sacrifice ?  Where is Forgiveness ? Is this why relationships/marriages are no longer working in this self-love climate?  Where your self love supersedes the needs of your union? ___________________  I don't have the answers.  I'm just reflecting on my observations and trying to figure out where the balance lies. Because at the end of the day,  no man is an island,  we need each other,  we were built  for relationships in all its forms. ...

Oh my goodness! Where did february go?! In retrospect maybe I should feel grateful that I've been busy with work and life that the month has almost slipped by unnoticed! Since we have 9 days left in the month, I wanted to do a blog post on what ive been up to lately. Reading : Love: The Way to Victory by Kenneth .E. Haggin Drinking : Lemon Zinger Tea with Honey. I am really trying to cut back on my caffeine intake and limit it to the days I work at 5am in the morning. Cooking : Anything that can be thrown into a crock pot.  Waiting : EXCITINGLY to go see BLACK PANTHER!!!!! (Am going this Wednesday) Listening : To podcasts on my long commutes. I'm just now getting into it. I will do a blog post about what I listen to some other time. Right now am listening to a lot of life motivational lectures and some comedy stuff in between. Feeling : Tired. It's been go go go lately. And while I appreciate the work opportunities, I need to figure out ...

Instead of doing a book review, I decided to answer some of the questions from the guided questions geared towards a reading group. Please keep in mine this is MY PERSPECTIVE on  the questions being asked. I consider myself a reading group of me + all my blog readers ok? Link to the complete list of questions  Here Q . In 1977, the word that kept cropping up for Debbie was the word desire. What does that word conjure up for you? If you could name one desire—a secret dream—for your life, what would it be? (Don’t be afraid to dream big.) To own/run my own wellness center. Q .  In 2004, Debbie was surprised by the word that came to her: surrender. Have you ever been surprised by something God seemed to have in store for you? How hard is it to surrender to His agenda? When we work so diligently to keep control, is it scary to consider surrender? What does it take to get there? The way I have come to understand surrender is through obedience....