terri913

I started out 5 years ago not being able to run even a 1/2 mile because of health issues. Since then I have gone vegan and gluten free, and slowly worked my way up to going to the gym or doing tapes at home for at least an hour every day. When I had to crosstrain during injuries like stress fractures I realized that the most important training you can do for running isn’t running…it’s cardio like the eliptical or bike and weight training/core training. I was just out of comission running wise for about a year with injuries…last year I could run 4 miles if I stopped and walked in between each mile. I just started up again a few weeks ago and last night I ran SEVEN miles straight in 80 minutes…I was astonished. I never thought I’d be able to do that and I was so proud of myself. I really believe that the cross training for cardio and strength is what did it for me. Hope that helps!:-)

i’d love to become a therapist who specializes in animal assisted therapy. i just changed my major to psych and i’d like to eventually earn a psy.d. wish me luck!

so i’ve wanted to cut my own hair for a while and i realized last night that my hair had gotten WAY too long for my liking, so i grabbed my scissors and got down to business. when i washed my hair, i put a whole bunch of conditioner in it and only rinsed a little bit of it out (since i have really wavy/curly hair). then i combed it out straight and cut it while it was still wet. first, i cut about three inches off all around by parting my hair in the middle and bringing the two sides forward. then i added layers by flipping my hair upside down, then twisting my hair one direction and cutting straight across, then twisting it the other direction and doing the same. i found those instructions on a website and it worked really well.
the only thing i have to go back and fix tonight after work is that i dont want as much of a length difference between my layers and the overall length, so i’m going to go around and take about another inch or two off the bottom. also, i’m going to add some framing in the front, by adding in some progressive layers from the shortest to where my hair gets long, so the front doesn’t look as choppy.

i’m sooo happy with my new haircut! i can’t believe i used to pay $40 every time i had to get this done and i was never as happy with the results!

i would suggest to do what i did: cut your hair a safe length, style as usual the next day, then walk around for a day looking in the mirror, asking people’s opinions, trying to style it different ways, then you’ll know if there’s anything you want to change and you can adjust your cut again that night!