#qotd
I just felt I should share this quote when I was reading through quotes of the day this evening en route home from the gym. It definitely is one of the quotes that made me stop to do some thinking. And I felt the impact of this quote on myself as well as a motivation for my friends, in particular, my bestest childhood gf, Stephanie, came right into my mind the moment I read this quote. I immediately shared this photo & tagged her on her Facebook page. Knowing how hard she is working (tutoring 3 kids) as her full-time job now and in a few months to come by, she will be embarking on her University studies for 2years and juggling with her Manicure lesson at the same time. I know clearly why she is working this hard for; no one but herself and a better future ahead. She's one of my closet friend whom I can basically share anything under the sun with her and whats more, we both hold a very similar thinking and perspectives in alot of issues & things in life. So when she told me of her plans in the next 2years, I strongly encourage her to pursue her degree & her passion (manicure) at the same time. Simply because I know how much faith she will put in and strive well in it. You go babe! :)
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Recently after having chanced upon on IG, @mealprepmondays, I was so inspired by how people around the globe could be doing something different for their meals everyday! Be it breakfast, lunch or even dinner. Slolwy, I begin to explore more and found of this thing called "The EatClean Diet" which is adopted by many health-conscious people nowadays. Indeed, I am def one of them. Having seen so many different recipes and ways of preparations, I decided to kickstart on my own. Right now I am in my 2nd week of mealprep! Shall share some of what I had been mealprepping.
My very first mealprep; Chicken Casear Salad with Black Pepper Sauce.
Fruits: Strawberries, blueberries & Grapes.
Fruits: Strawberries, blueberries & Grapes.
It was my very first time trying to boil chickenbreast and I am indeed glad I learnt some knowledge of it from my mom. So now I am pretty much familiar with how it should be cooked and the timing for it to get it all done up! I like to have fruits as well in the mornings before my breakfast. It started pretty normal and slowly I got used to having fruits before my breakfast daily that I continued to do that even during the weekends. I believe everyone should get a good balance of fruits in their daily meals everyday. Benefits of eating fruits are healthier choice than snacking on chips, provides you a good intake of sugar needs for your body, refreshing, provides fiber (prevent constipation), antioxidants and gives you really good skin! So do try to inculcate fruits into your meals! Especially before every meal, be it a slice of papaya/guava or even an apple!
I love cucumbers btw! They just give me a very refreshing taste to it and I always crave for more! :D
Broccoli on the otherhand is also one of my fav veg. And it helps in correcting my bites. Bet you didnt know. Yes, it does. I've been having broccoli since I know of the good it does and now my bites and my gums are really healthy!
Some days you'd need to inculcate some fish into your meals. For me, I loveeeeeee salmon (both raw and cooked). So it was def another good choice of Salmon with broccoli, carrots & golden mushroom along with a tad bit of black pepper sauce!
Probably my 4th mealprep menu; Sausage Casear Salad. I always thought sausages might be less fattening BUT i was so wrong! After I posted it on IG and brought to work, alot of friends were telling me how fattening sausages are. This made me felt soooooo bad and I swear at the back of my mind to NEVER have this recipe ever again.
I always share some of my workout photos & plans whenever I hit the gym! This was a workout plan done by me on tues night before I turned in for bed. I usually plan which areas I would wanna work on in the gym the next day and then I will plan down the neccessary exercises for it. Sometimes when I ran out of some exercises, I will google or even Youtube for more options. Through watching these videos makes me learn of new workouts I can be doing and also how people are planning their workout.
No doubt, I always love snapping pixels and posting on IG. Somehow I do input alot of hashtags as I'd love to rch out more to different people through diff channels. Today, this came as the most amazing surprise ever to me. It was a stranger who was living overseas and she enquired about my workout plans. I was soooo takenback and it made me realize that every single post you post on IG, you get millions of views w/o you knowing and you may be an inspiration to someone whom you didnt know at all. This motivated me further and pushed me to be even better in my future posts which I told myself, I will put in even more efforts to snap nice pixels, edit them well and post on IG. Thanks @khatz_meow!
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Some thoughts;
I think my life changed drastically ever since my mind and thinking changed. It started to happen during Jan'13 this year. I had just gone through a bad past 6months of nightmare and emotional hurt from a failed r/s with my ex. A failed r/s can sometimes be 2 parties being unable to workout their differences and compromise with each other like how they used to do so. And I guess with every ending comes a new beginning for myself. I didn't take too seriously of what this meant initially as I had just wanted to lead life as it goes. What I didn't know later was you really reap what you sow, practice what you preach.
Embarking on a new job journey was somehow the great start to a new beginning of my life in this new year. I met new people, make new friends, live in a new enviroment, learn how to network, what are the do's & dont's, how people will judge you in this world, how you behave and how you present yourself to others also matters. But somehow, I am glad my street smart IQ was of a certain level which enabled me to handle all these areas pretty well. & I am thriving well in this new job after close to 3months now. It may seemed early to judge but I believe in keeping good faith from the start till the end.
I even signed up for a gym membership. This motivated me to go further; every single day after work was gym and weekends were mainly gyms and runs. This kept my mind occupied and I was focusing well in what I had wanted to achieve in my body physically. I was quite goal-oriented of my direction in life at the point of time. It was also then I realized that setting short-term achieveable goals indeed help. I could better know what I should be doing to achieve it, how much time & effort I'd need to put in and whether I was keeping up on track with it. My mind also seemed to be getting stronger as I do every workout. Sometimes I get so tired that I wanna give up but I always push myself and my mind through. After every 30mins workout, I know I did it and all i needed was just that 1-2min of recovering my breathe and back for more. I knw I had indeed grown stronger mentally. Working out indeed shapes my mind so much stronger than who I was before. I started to make more efforts in my daily life; in my work where I used to brush off minor details and now I'd lookout properly for every single detail and be even more proactive towards my superior at work. Making the effort to prep meals every night for lunch next day, waking up early on weekends to hit the gym knowing I hadnt time for it, making time for family & friends and myself. I hv alot of alone-time nowadays which I really enjoyed. Some people feel I am weird however I choose not to bother how they judge instead focus on myself. If you worry too much of how people are judging, you'll never be truly happy. Instead, let your hair down and live the life you want. Having all these me-time made me became more independent in all aspects. I started to be doing lots of things on my own w/o having to depend on others unless I had really needed help with it; ask at the right time.
Another gain was learning to be more patient nowadays & positive minded. I had always been someone who's pretty impulsive and bad tempered. Having my mind slowly changed, I started to be more patient with my work, self and all the things I do in life. It started to change my image, behaviour and the way I speak, magically but very true! I toned down from someone who was known to be "loud" during my younger days to someone who's now pretty soft & more elegant. I think my friends who hadnt seen me for years were all taken back when they met up with me recently. Being more positive minded also changed my perspective in life; I didnt see a rainy morning as a rainy day - instead I see it as a rainy morning and better sunny day ahead after the rain. In the past, I'd always think "The morning started off with a bad rain and it will persist on" but now I am thinking the latter "It was a rainy morning but I know that the rain will stop and the sun will be out to play".
I had never regretted a single regret after the emotional turmoil happened last year. Instead I am thankful god allowed this to come across in my life cause it build me stronger and shapes my personality to be a better person. I met someone who isn't suitable for me and I know it enhance and allow me to know who I want to meet in my next partner to come by. And of the mistakes I've also made in my past r/s, I am also aware and will instead not let it repeat in the next r/s to come by.
I guess thats growing up; bits and pieces of learning phases. I am glad I had grown up and now is someone better and more responsible for self & my life. I've many goals ahead, all waiting for me to achieve them slowly and I know I will be able to if I keep this going.Thankyou to all who was around for me all these while when I fall and rise back up on my feet. I sincerely thank each and every single friends and family of mine. And I will keep on going and be stronger as I go on in life :)
Love,
Rachh
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