The Tour, Part Dos

So last time I gave you a glimpse into the beauty I’m experiencing here. Now let’s take a glimpse into my apartment. (Dear creepers, don’t stalk me now.)

Please ignore the clutter, some things are still finding a home here and others have yet to be taken to the dumpster (I’m looking at you broken lamp and random boxes.) Also, I still have mismatched furniture (aside from the bedroom set) and I’m totally okay with that. There are some themes slowly forming here, so when the money appears, things will fall into place.

So onto the tour: When you first walk in my front door the bedroom is on the right:

(Don’t you love the wall of mirrors that is my closet? Amazing if you ask me. And totally unflattering.)

If you walk to the closet and turn left, there’s my bathroom:

And then the door leads you back out to the living room, while passing a coat/storage closet:

I know you are all jealous of my New York Times newspaper rack! Free! And the best part of the living room?

Squirrel O’Vision playing 24/7 out the window. I even moved that chair so G-Dog could get a better view. She will even lay down on the chair with her head propped up on arm rest.

So you keep walking and you hit the dinning room. Which I’m using as a workstation since I don’t really dine much (I just eat).

Can you spot Hoops and Yoyo? Do you even know who they are? The final spot to visit is the kitchen with the world’s smallest freezer! Seriously, what’s the point of meat going on sale super cheap if you can’t freeze all that bulk.

If you are wondering what’s all over the fridge, that would be my ridiculous magnetic poetry collection. It’s a bit out of hand. And took forever to put up. To the right of the fridge is my laundry room. Full size washer and dryer baby! There is also tons of storage and you can walk into it. They don’t just face out. Amazing.

So you’re sick of my tour? Sorry I didn’t feed you. Here’s the door, don’t let the dinosaur guarding my movie collection bite you on the way out!

 

In reality, I start classes tomorrow. I’m a tiny bit nervous, but mostly excited. I won’t be cooking dinner regularly, which stinks, because I have class until 8 at night, most nights of the week. And then, I work mornings. Eww.

Running has been interesting to say the least. I’m experiencing real hills for the first time ever. Not only have I been going a lot slower, but I can’t go as far without my ass giving out. Not pretty. I hurt the first time I did them and only did about 2.5 miles (was supposed to be 4 miles, but I kind of got really lost).

 

What’s new with you guys?

Give me something awesome, I know it’s in you!

Have you checked out Amanda’s awesome art contest?

I’m so excited that I don’t even know where to start!

Allow myself to introduce... myself

Welcome world! This is my first post on my new blog. I've done the blogging thing before and usually got bored with it, so hopefully this one lasts. This will be a great way to update my friends and family on my new life. It should, hopefully, keep me accountable to my running. In other words, this blog could be totally kick A, or fail miserabley.

So... about me... My name is Alisa, I'm in my upper twenties and live close to a major city in the Midwest. After many years of not knowing what a I want to do with my life (yeah, a degree in poli sci and sociology doesn't really mean much), I've decided to follow my dreams and go to culinary school. I've always enjoyed cooking, so it's time to make money doing so! I'll be moving in August to attend school. So until then, you will get to enjoy in my excitement leading up to this event. I hate the term foodie, but I am one. I'm a part time vegetarian, I eat meat (usually poultry and never red meat) about once a day at most and eat fish and legumes the rest of the time. I'm lactose intolerant as well, so that has led to some awesome new recipe swaps.

Also, I started running a year ago and have completed a few 5ks since then. My first half marathon is also in August. I suffer from severe asthma and have arthritis in one of my knees, so running is a big challenge everyday, but I still love it. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the blogs of runners and they have given me inspiration to keep going.

Now about the blog. I'm not one of those crazy eaters (who are probably doing it all right and I'm all wrong), with their big bowls of mushy things for breakfast topped with chia seeds. But I'm a big eater. So this blog will showcase some of my favourite recipes and some new ones that I've tried. I'll also share some interesting food things, like my vast amount of knowledge on healthy fats. Finally, I'll share some of my running stuffs. I'm a slow shuffler, so I don't see myself sharing times often. But I'll still post workouts.

And finally, get ready for a lot of this:

 

That's my pup, Guinness. She's my soulmate and the smartest dog in the world. Most of my runs are with her and due to some health issues (doggy IBS), I make her meals from scratch. I will share doggie information occasionally.