The White Bowl

So I have been keeping up with my goal to eat more homemade meals--I still eat out sometimes, but now I am eating much more vegetable and trying to eat every 3 hours. Snacking, snacking, snacking, and drinking much more water.  Well on Instagram I have started to public photos of some of the meals that i eat so you can check some out and I will soon start posting some recipes on here. I just want to make them better for you to enjoy :)
#thewhitebowl

Higher Education: Attainable?

Picture from collegehumor.com

I am glad to say that I will be attending (hopefully, if I'm able to pay) the MSW program I have always wanted! Yay!...? When I got my acceptance letter, I was so thrilled and excited about it. Don't get me wrong, I still am but after seeing the cost and the amount of financial aid I received, I am really starting to worry how will I cover tuition. From the start, i knew that the program would be costly, but I know there will be ways to finance it :) 

There are scholarships, loans, and stipends, and payment methods, thankfully. Loans really make me uncomfortable though.  I do not want to be spending 10+ years paying off my education. That sounds so silly to me! Education is so vital for people, society as a whole and it is still something that is unattainable for many. 

Even if at moments like this I feel so stressed out, I feel blessed to be surrounded by people who support me and give me so much advice about what to do. I know that going into grad school everything will be different than my undergraduate years. Anyways, I hope you are all having a nice week and I am so looking forward to the weekend! 

Fotos y Recuerdos

Hearing Selena's "Fotos y Recuerdos" (Pictures and Memories) and here are some that are very dear to me. 

10,000 Rockets

So this books called Mission: 10,000 Rockets and it is full of rockets!!  It i every visual and how the title says, it has 10,000 drawings of rockets drawn by students from all over the country. It's pretty cool and it is awesome to see how teachers, scientists, and engineers came together and instead of  underestimating the creativity of our students, they encouraged them to be as creative as possible. Many of the kids that I work with feel inspired when they look through the book and start drawing or building rockets out of legos, popsicles sticks, playdoh, etc. I think you will enjoy this book and I am sure your local library will have in stock, so check it out! 

P.S. I just started using the collage making app called Moldiv. I would recommend it if you like doing collages and sharing them on Instagram!

ML

Here it Goes!

Okay, so here it goes. Again and again I have said that I would start eating healthier and greener but I say it one more time and I must say that this time, it is for real. I know that with a busy schedule it is hard to cook at home all of the time but reducing eating out will be my first step. Some times I won't have a choice of eating out but I know that I have to be more conscious of what I order. I am still in the process of researching for recipes,  food/nutrition blogs, introducing new vegetables, and especially new tastes and most importantly  changing the way I think about eating and how I think about food in general. I am sure that being healthy is beyond eating just quinoa and kale so I want to start learning about incorporating so many different ingredients that will help me eat more conscious and healthier without sacrificing the taste. And besides just eating healthier, I need to start working out more. Yoga for sure. I just need to find local and not so expensive classes around my neighborhood. I am also trying to run again. I've done it before and it hasn't worked out much but this time I am really trying to stick to it and have little goals to motivate myself.  This is all very exciting but I really need to focus and discipline myself to accomplish this.

Do you have any nutrition books, blogs, recipes or  just tips in general about starting a healthier lifestyle? I would love to hear them.

Thank you for stopping by!

ML