Let's Give This Another Try | Summer 2016

Where do I begin?

Two years ago, I created this blog for three reasons: 1) I was a huge fitness and health junkie, 2) I loved to write, and 3) I wanted to be able to look back at my previous ideas while also sharing them with others. And, as of right now, I am happy to say that these three reasons worked perfectly. Now, I use past tense to describe my reasons because my life has changed tremendously over the past two years. Don't get me wrong -- I am still a fitness/health FREAK and I do still love to write, but my life (unfortunately) no longer revolves around these two things. As I have gotten older, I have realized the need to focus on what is important for my future, while keeping my passions on the side as I go. I am not a professional in the fields of health or fitness, nor do I plan to pursue education or further training in either of these areas.

So I guess a little life update is overdue...

I am now a sophomore at High Point University. Holy sh**. My heart just stopped while I typed that. But yes, a sophomore (I KNOW, RIGHT - WHAAAAT?). In my last post (below), I was anxiously awaiting responses from college. That period of time was by far the best and worst of my entire life. I was wrapping up my senior year and preparing to move on to college. And as cliche as it is, I never would have imagined that I would be where I am today (well, technically I am sitting at my local Starbucks sipping a venti passion iced tea, so, I guess I am exactly where I always am). But seriously. It's insane. For those who may not know, my career interests fall into the area of law. I have wanted to be an attorney since I was in 8th grade when I went to Washington, D.C. for the first time. With this in mind, I wanted to be in a big city at a giant school that would provide me with the opportunity to engage in internships and pursue law. I completely avoided small schools, including all Vermont universities, and set my heart on places like Northeastern and American.

News flash kids: have a backup plan. Do not allow yourself to live the hell that I did, because it was not a good time. *low key self promotion: click here to view my other blog that has a post about my experience.

So where do I end up? A small, private university in North Carolina. Yup, totally not what I expected, but hey: everything happens for a reason. If you're wondering why, it all came down to money and scholarships. That's another story for a different day, though. Let's just say that I am 100% satisfied with my decision.

Sorry for that mini-rant. I get very worked up when it comes to this topic. Anyways...

Yes. I am a sophomore in college now. I am majoring in political science with a double minor in criminal justice and English (told ya I like to write). I could go on and on about what I have been doing for the past year while in college, but this is a fitness blog so I won't bore anyone here (bet I already have).

So, I guess I'm back. I am finally calm and relaxed back in my cozy state of Vermont for the summer. I am still working at my beloved gym, but I am trying to branch out, so I have applied to other places for a summer job, including Under Armour...which brings me back to my continuing love for all things and fitness and health...

No, I am not currently following 300+ fitness models on Instagram. And no, I haven't meal prepped in 8 months. But that does not mean that I no longer focus on myself.

I have been to the gym (almost) every day, just like I used to. And I still eat my usual salads and drink my typical smoothies, I just don't post about it anymore. I still have the same passions for a healthy lifestyle, and I think I always will at this point, since fitness has been such a huge part of bettering my life.

My point of all of this is that I want to get back into the blogging aspect of my health. Not only do I enjoy it, but I have had the occasional "hey, what ever happened to your health blog?" question come up, and ultimately, that pushes me to get back into things knowing that at least someone out there is benefiting from my random everyday thoughts. I would like to focus on the same things I always have, like food and fitness, while relating it to the average high schooler/college student.

If you're interested, then stay tuned. I promise I will try harder this time...at least for the summer months.

Ta ta for now!

Lyndsey