the life of iresi

Today was not so bad :) Actually you can turn a bad day into a good one if you just focus on the things you did well this day :) And the things were you didn't do as well, well then you can learn something from it ;)

I'm an optimistic person and I try to stay positive as much as I can and I often laugh a lot when things go bad just because I just found it so funny. Why waste energy on small problems anyway? If something really bad happens of course I don't laugh. But I don't get upset over trivial things.

Today I was in a bit bad mood in the afternoon, it wass stressful at work and I felt annoyed with one of my friends who contacted me (and the reason is stupid, I just felt he was bothering me... and then I felt bad when he said he was sick :/) So I can be negative too and have pessimistic thoughts ;) But in all I'm not and I feel bad if I feel like I'm being negative and annoyed.

Rather then saying negative things I try to turn things into positive things :) And I have noticed over time how people who I thought seemed a bit pessimistic and who I've gotten to know a bit better have turned more optimistic and how they smile often :) I really like that! :) A smiling person makes you feel happy :) I have no idea if their optimistic change has anything to do with them getting to know me or that they are just more happy in general, I would guess for the later but if I can make them feel happier then I'm very happy too :)

I want to make people smile if I can :) I love it when I get someone to laugh :)

Like when I told a co-worker of my first experience biking with glases... when I felt I were so close to the ground so it felt like I biked on a tricycle and she imaginged me biking on a tricycle and then laughed so she almost cried :)

I also feel good after excersicing, which is quite logical, it releases endorphins which makes us feel happy but also it is good for your health and one can feel content over oneself for doing something good for oneself :)

I remember when I walked home from work and went climbing a hill on the way and how I felt like every step was so easy and light, like I was walking on clouds (also I had lost 4 kilograms that time so no wonder I felt light :P). The only bad thing with the walking was that one foot started to ache a bit but it felt so good to walk so I continued anyway. And then I got my 30 minutes of continuisly physical activity that one needs every day :) Most of the time I bike to and from work but it goes a little bit too fast, but thanks to an app in my phone I usually spend more then 30 minutes biking home since I have to go to the places in the app before I can go home. If I wouldn't had to stop at those places then it would had been even better but at least it makes me be active for a longer time so it is good :)

Training-wise I need to be better at training my strenght. I haven't been to a gym in months now. This is one of the reasons I lost weight. I always gain a few kilograms when I train because I eat more and maybe maybe because I get a bit more muscels and muscels weights more then fat.
Especially important for me and for everyone is to train the stomache muscels (core training). It gives you a better posture and you get better at running etc, good for the whole body. I went to 30 minutes core training at the gym a year ago or so and it really gave results :) But one can do it at home too... just have to be disciplined.

A little bit of discipline can take you a evry long way :)

Here is a little example from my daily pause exercises at work (we all gather to join in pause exercises now and then :)). A few months ago I started to stretch down my arms to reach the floor while having my legs straight. As far back as I can remember I have never been able to reach even my fingertips to the floor with straight legs. I always thought it was because my legs are too long, that my legs are longer then my upper body so it couldn't work for me to touch the floor :P But of course I was wrong. When I started to do this I my figers were 20 - 15 centimeters above the ground and this was the best I could do. I felt so stiff when comparing to a coworker who had her whole hands on the floor! But she explained to me that I just needed to repeat this exercise and I would be able to make it as well and she was right of course. Now 2-3 months later my fingertips reaches the floor!!! :D It makes me so happy each time I do this. I tried just now again and yes i reach the floor with straight legs! Woha! Still my whole hands can't reach the floor but I'm working on it. Maybe in 2 months they can :)
The body is so amazing! With a bit of training it improves bit by bit. My left knee for example, it really improved ;)

If you just try something and never give up and just be stubborn and run your race then you will be awarded!

And another little thing that made me happy today is that the selling of ecological food has increased!! :D yeah! Way to go! I'm such a health-freak, but I'm glad to be it. Everyone around me gets affected ;) I get friends to buy ecological stuff for me (and maybe also for themselves ;)) and I get people around me to be more active! Makes me so happy :) And my mum is really cute, she found some recepies she liked from my new vegan cooking book that she wrote down so she could cook it herself :) I get so happy!

Now I just have to finnish this amazing book ("Eating meat", about the meat-industry and how nasty it is) that I'm reading (read it since the summer... I know, I suck at reading...) so I can pass it on to others!

Final but not last. The most important thing is that you love yourself and I really like myself a lot! :) I like to adore myself in the mirror and get fascinated sometimes of how I can look so good :P and I think I'm great! I'm smart and have a lot of knowleadge and it is ok to brag a bit sometimes. I know I'm not the smartest, most good looking or know most of all my friends (but I qualify high on those list at least ;)) but that doesn't matter because I'm me and I'm awesome :) So are you!