Sunday, November 20, 2011

So from Friday to tonight I went to a French leadership symposium called <<FESFO>>. It was AMAZING!!!!!!!.  We had VERY, VERY long days where we experienced a lot of things including finances, simulations and most interestingly, we learned how to learn, something that will help me for the rest of me life. 

 

FESFO is an organization "par et pour les enfants" which means by and for kids. It's an amazing organization and I'm so glad to have been picked for this!

I have tons of pictures, but unfortunately I cannot post them, so here is a glimpse of one of the groups I worked with....

Thursday, November 17

Tonight I went to a friend’s show that he performed in so it was a nice way to end my school week cause tomorrow I am leaving for 3 days for a leadership retreat (remember the posts from October 2, 2011 and September 25?). 

Tomorrow morning I go to Windsor for 3 days of leadership and media arts where I'll learn about fundraising, publicity and media stuff. It'll also come in handy for my IB program since all the work we are doing will count for some of my CAS hours.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Today I went to the gym to check out my progress - I am sooo happy about my push ups and my endurance today!  Back on the treadmill I did another 35 minutes! Whoo hoooooooo.....

Later I need to work on my final Reviews for this (PPL10) course!  I am hoping to finish up my CyberBullying assignment and hope I can get it out before the end of next week!  Stay tuned Mr. Strutt…. 

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Wanted a picture for my blog.... thought Yoga Cat is cute!

Today I went back to the Y to use the treadmill and then I went to Yoga.  I felt great today and got a good 35 minutes run in on the treadmill. Also had my iPod listening to NeverShoutNever!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Today I went to the Y to go rock climbing so that I could stretch and relax at the same time!  It gives me a good stretch while a I get to “hang” around!  I want to get back to my gymnastics so as soon as my membership expires at the end of the year, I will go to gymnastics, so I am working hard at my flexibility! 

Hey Mr. Strutt, can't wait to complete my Activity #4 so you can see my progress

Friday, November 11, 2011

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." -John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Today was Remembrance Day and I had some activities to facilitate in school this morning.

The quote that I used at the top of today's blog is a result of one of the assignments for this course - remember the meaningful quotes that we had to lookup on teamwork? I thought that I would post the same here for Remembrance Day.

While looking on the net, I found some interesting stuff, for example … 

 The Last Post is the trumpet or bugle call sounded at 10 pm each night to inform soldiers that they should be inside their quarters for the night. It is also sounded at military funerals and commemorative services... to indicate that the soldier has completed his life's work and has entered into his rest.

(SOURCE: Veterans Affairs Canada)

Source: http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/symbols_facts&lists/remembrance_day.html

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Last night I was so sore that I went to bed early. But this morning I was still sore from my dentist’s torture (sorry Dr. S.) so I had to take a pain killer that made me sleep ‘till past noon, (every teenager’s dream on a school day)!

Didn’t do much of anything except veg out. But I did manage to send in a lot of my assignments that I hadn’t done yet (sorry Mr. Strutt, hope you don’t have to spend your weekend correcting!).

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Since I am on student council and responsible for publicity, today, during my spare in school, I did a lot of cutting out of coquelicots, the French name for poppies.  We are setting up for this Friday’s Veteran’s Day events.

This is the one that I used - got it from the Royal Canadian Legion website (http://www.legion.ca/Poppy/campaign_e.cfm)

After school, I went to the dentist for a check up and ended up getting x-ray'd and it showed that I had a large cavity and a smaller one. Not fun.  I got home and still had the freezing, but it was thawing out and it started hurting. I had bitten the inside of my cheek once too many times so I was REALLY sore.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

This afternoon I went to the YMCA to do some laps, but we first had to stop so I could find some ear plugs. I really didn’t know that choosing ear plugs could be so hard!

Did you know that there are different types, depending what you need them for? 

There are reusable ones and disposal ones. Musicians use them and so do construction workers. Swimmers use them but divers shouldn’t. Ear plugs are also used by travelers to combat cabin pressure,  some people use them to help them sleep (snoring) and some use them to keep wind out of their ears.

So 25 minutes later, I had my earplugs selected and off to the Y I went to do laps.  Swimming is good exercise (that's obvious). Swimming is a lifetime sport that benefits the body and the whole person.  It works practically all of the muscles in the body (if you do a variety of strokes) and it can develop a swimmer's general strength, cardiovascular fitness and endurance. 

Here's a chart I found on the web (http://www.memory4teachers.co.uk/channels/presentations/The_ASA/NationalPlan.html), although they DO NOT mention what it does to your hair! lol (thought that i would add this)

Did you know that swimming burns calories at a rate of about 3 calories a mile per pound of bodyweight? 

Anyways, I like it cause I don't try to be the swimmer – I kinda like to think about it as letting the swimmer be me.  I've always loved the water so it just makes sense for me to swim. And it's not rocket science on how to do it.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Went to Pilates tonight to get a bit of a stretch and flexibility workout.  It was fun, maybe ‘cause I was in the mood. My splits are less than 2-inchs off the ground! Yeah!!!! 

After the class, I went to the conditioning room to work out my strength – I did 3 sets of 20 of my dude push ups!

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

So I came back from swimming tonight – laps are soooo boring and I just don't like what it does to my hair - yeah, yesterday I wrote this too!! But I stuck to it tonight and met a nice lifeguard dude!  .... that’s for another blog, not this one .. lol…

Right now, I have so much going on, so much to do and I feel overwhelmed. Sometimes I just want to stay under my warm blankets and let the world go on and just cry till no more tears come out. So I remembered my notes from my PPL10 course and really like this – has to do with dealing with internal conflict. Here’s the notes….

Being involved in any kind of conflict with anyone can be stressful. Sometimes you can even be in conflict with yourself. You remember how conflict can arise from values having different priorities. As you grow up, your own priorities can change, and this can lead to confusion over a lot of decisions you have to make. Your schoolwork is important to you. Your social life is important to you. Difficult decisions can cause stress.

We all experience stress in many forms and here are theTop 10 Ways To Keep Your Cool

·         Stop beating yourself up

·         Stop saying yes

·         Stop and think

·         Stop and talk

·         Stop rushing

·         Stop for lunch

·         Stop and take a walk

·         Stop and breathe

·         Stop working late

·         Stop working too much

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

I am proud for NOT pigging out on the tons of loot that we all scored last night!  There were not many people out, but me and a bunch of my friends and some little kids we took out had a real good time and people were actually pleased to see us at their door! They gave us tons of stuff and told us that not many people were out. The kids loved the fact that they got a lot of stuff!

 

Anyways, I decided to go to the Y to do some laps at the pool since I like swimming.  The water is not too cold, and not too warm so it’s good for my laps.  My mind kinda wandered when I did the laps and I got into a rhythm.  But I don’t like the chlorine ‘cause it drys out my hair - makes it feel really dry and gritty and doesn't smell good either. Ugh!

Monday, October 31, 2011

Tonight I am going out to trick or treat (yes I am walking around our neighbourhood) with my friends and some little kids!  But before this, I had a recipe to make for some ROASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS. It's absolutely delicious and I thought I'd share it with you....

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1 pinch salt
• Directions
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). 
• Toss seeds in a bowl with the melted butter and salt. 
• Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown; stir occasionally. 

While the seeds are roasting, wear your pumpkin just for laughs!!! Then get ready to go out!

So here is a picture of the final result of one of our pumpkins - this was the one that got sick from all the candy!!!! lol.....

Once we got set up, I went out with my friends and some little kids we took out and we must have walked about 4 km tonight because we REALLY got around and the little ones got TONS of loot!

Happy Halloween! 

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Well after the going to the conditioning room and then the rock climbing class tonight, I worked on another assignment for this course.

It was an extension activity called You R What U Eat! This was such an easy assignment, and it was fun! You wanted us to come up with ways that we would use to improve our diets, so here are a few…

1. Think Color!

Just by eating a variety of color, I think you will eat things that are healthy for you. Berries and vegetables are brightly colored and contain lots of healthy nutrients and when you 

see brightly colored foods it just has to make you smile and want it! 

 Cut - Just learning how to handle a knife. Really! Avoid take out and learn to cook a few simple meals, that’s it!

3. Whole Grains

Stick to whole grains instead of enriched  - I don’t know why, but it has something to do with the “germ” portion (my mentor teacher explained this) OK, so I have pet rats and I need to eat more like they do by eating more nuts, seeds, peanuts and peas. These foods are great nutritious snacks – my friend Julie who is a diabetic says so! Julie and my rats can’t be wrong, can they?

I am Canadian

A lack of vitamin D is unhealthy and can contribute to a lot of different diseases and conditions. Your body can produce it, but you need sunlight, cannot be overweight or take certain medications.

  

FAT

Avoid the trans fats and take your omega-3 pills or eat more salmon.

H2O - Drink lots of water!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

I went to the Y to do a pilates class tonight.  I also did 4 sets of 20 dude push ups today, so I was rockin’!   The flexibility part is getting better and I am working harder at my splits, so I am progressing…..

Monday, October 24, 2011

I went back to the Y after school today.  I was sluggish, so I just did relaxing exercise, ya know, just a long walk on the treadmill, listening to my iPod. Right now I am into Nevershoutnever

Here's a link to one of my favorite songs...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs4-owGtzBI

Sunday, October 23, 2011

 

So I spent the last 5 days sick in bed. Ugh. Stuffy/runny nose, fever, tired and generally felt like crap! We ran out of Kleenex so I started using napkins and then toilet paper that I shoved up my nose.   

Why is that socially unacceptable? Really, isn't it better than snot? No, neither are good? Ok, fine. I only shove the toilet paper up my nose at home.....

And speaking of home, one of my parental units practiced their pumpkin carving skills and left this for me.....

Tuesday, October 19, 2011

Ever have days where you wish you could just take a sick day? Yeah, well…..  I am officially sick in bed. My mom brought me breakfast in bed along with a box of Kleenex cause my nose has been dripping the whole time.

OK, so this little box of kleenex made my day! You might think I'm a nerd or something because this cute box made my day. I mean seriously, isn't it cute?

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

I went to the gym to go to Yoga, and got my stretching and relaxation in, but I think I am getting a cold! I feel stuffed up and tired.