My latest obsession. Seriously. Stop laughing. Before you brush this one off, watch the following videos:
You want to try it, right? Marisa Tomei is obsessed with it:
Ellen likes it...my guess is Oprah would too. How can you argue with that?
Just pick up a hoop and go. The bigger and heavier it is, the easier it's going to be (up to a certain point-don't get the weighted fitness hoops, they are too much). It's frustrating at first, but once you get it you don't want to stop. Anything you want to know you can find here:
http://www.hooping.org
If (when) you want to start learning some tricks, this guy breaks it down really well:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hoopsmiles
It's the next big thing. Even if it's not-you should try it. You cannot be in a bad mood while hooping. Promise.
Friday, June 21, 2013
First things first...part two
This is my second blog post ever, written over 3 years ago. I started writing just to talk about all of the things I was excited about (which is a lot). Here's where my brain was way back then:
This probably should have been my first blog post, but logical sequences of events have never found their way into my life. I guess I should throw my intentions out there (just in case the title is dubious). I've never really had a hobby or something I've been super good at doing. Being in school for 8 years has always been my excuse (the only thing I excelled at in undergrad was functioning on a high academic level as a probable alcoholic and pharmacy school was pretty much the same). I spend most of my time finding stuff that sounds awesome until I try it and realize it's kinda hard/boring/time consuming, etc. Then I move on to the next whim. This may seem like a character defect to some, but a good friend once told me that it made me good at life. This was an epiphany. Something you see as a fault in your persona (lack of commitment, dedication, short attention span, etc.) can be perceived in a positive way and turned into a big batch of awesome. So even though I don't feel like it most of the time, I'm going with the impression that I'm good at life, and I'm expanding on it. I'm going to chronicle my whims here and maybe one or two will stick. Maybe not. Either way, it has to be more fun than pharmacy...
Many of the things that I've been reading lately talk about focus and getting clear on what you want to do. This has been stressing. me. out. Maybe it's getting older that is making me think more about time (time spent, wasted, however you want to look at it). I keep thinking I need to take a leap into something new, but WHAT? I like everything! If I could really have it my way, I'd be a hula hooping banjo player who teaches yoga and writes (blogs? books?) and runs a race from time to time. I'd join the military and also open a no kill shelter for dogs. All while traveling the world. How's that for focus? So reading the above post again makes me realize that this is just who I am. I like a lot of stuff. Maybe I'll never excel at any one thing, but I'm going to have a damn good time trying to do them all. And I'm taking everyone who wants to go with me...
This probably should have been my first blog post, but logical sequences of events have never found their way into my life. I guess I should throw my intentions out there (just in case the title is dubious). I've never really had a hobby or something I've been super good at doing. Being in school for 8 years has always been my excuse (the only thing I excelled at in undergrad was functioning on a high academic level as a probable alcoholic and pharmacy school was pretty much the same). I spend most of my time finding stuff that sounds awesome until I try it and realize it's kinda hard/boring/time consuming, etc. Then I move on to the next whim. This may seem like a character defect to some, but a good friend once told me that it made me good at life. This was an epiphany. Something you see as a fault in your persona (lack of commitment, dedication, short attention span, etc.) can be perceived in a positive way and turned into a big batch of awesome. So even though I don't feel like it most of the time, I'm going with the impression that I'm good at life, and I'm expanding on it. I'm going to chronicle my whims here and maybe one or two will stick. Maybe not. Either way, it has to be more fun than pharmacy...
Many of the things that I've been reading lately talk about focus and getting clear on what you want to do. This has been stressing. me. out. Maybe it's getting older that is making me think more about time (time spent, wasted, however you want to look at it). I keep thinking I need to take a leap into something new, but WHAT? I like everything! If I could really have it my way, I'd be a hula hooping banjo player who teaches yoga and writes (blogs? books?) and runs a race from time to time. I'd join the military and also open a no kill shelter for dogs. All while traveling the world. How's that for focus? So reading the above post again makes me realize that this is just who I am. I like a lot of stuff. Maybe I'll never excel at any one thing, but I'm going to have a damn good time trying to do them all. And I'm taking everyone who wants to go with me...
Getting on with it
It's been a long time since I've written anything here, although I think about it almost daily. I love to write, but there is some sort of block in my brain that always leads me to do something else "first". I stand in my own way of doing the things that I want, always waiting for the right time and for the stars to align. There is always the "I'll do it tomorrow" excuse, amongst many others. I just went back and read some of my older posts, and realized that they don't exactly follow my theme of being good at life. My first instinct is to delete all of those posts, wipe the slate clean and start over, in an attempt to make things "right". However, I think that mentality has not served me and probably doesn't serve anyone else. There is no reason to get rid of who you were (or who your blog was) in the past in order to move on with your future. I've decided it's cool to keep that part with you as a reminder that all your times, in some way or another, have been good. So, today I start again. I'll repost my "First Things First" entry (maybe with a few edits) and get on with it from there. That is all.
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