Day 3 - Xtend Barre-ed

So I went ahead and signed up for this new type of workout.

Talk about the ultimate test of flexibility!

Oh and to add to that, there were two pregnant women who seemed to be more at ease than the majority of us in that room.  (I am convinced pregnancy does give one super powers.)

Thankfully, the second class was waaaaaay smoother than the first. And I came back home completely satisfied of having worked those muscles. Woot!

Apparently this total-body workout is in the news as well these days. The next fitness fad?

Well it is pilates, yoga and ballet. All rolled into one.

Exhaustive much? ;)

Day 2 - Yet another favourite book

I read this book last year and it immediately became a favourite.

I usually stumble upon books via blogs, Goodreads, personal recommendations, etc. But this one sparked my interest due to the movie trailer .  (Have I ever mentioned that I frequent IMDB to browse through trailers before I decide which one to download?)

And yes, I watched the movie after I read the book.  I urge you to do the same.

I do not want to review the book here as there are already zillions of reviews available online. But I sure can tell you that I am in awe of the author’s unsurmountable level of grit and faith. 

Cheryl Strayed is an excellent story teller and if you did enjoy her writing, you may find this interesting.

But what really stayed with me is her plainspeak here.

“Go above your nerve”

 

Day 1 - Just like that

Exhaustion had become her. Almost every cell in her limbs had begun to cry out loud in protest.

Barely a gulp of water left, she reeled under the heat of the feisty sun.

Almost there, Almost done……..she told herself in quite whispers.
 

  

In case you are wondering what the above is about, allow me to explain.


This is what happens:

• When you sit on your butt for 1 whole month with barely any exercise (walking around in an overcrowded mall for 4 hours straight to find that perfect pair of jeans obviously DIDNOT count) and then you wake up one morning filled with remorse and you decide to go for a run.

• When you don’t write for ages together and then when you start, you cannot stop till you make it sound sufficiently (overly) dramatic.

  

In other news, I decided to challenge myself to write for 30 days ( Ahem. hopefully continuously!) starting today.
 

  

I really truly badly madly deeply hope to survive this one.

 

Don't get fooled by the 'likes' that you got!

Last week at the movies, I heard the lady seated behind me exclaim to her partner.

“700,000 followers already!.. Wow!”

The producers obviously thought it important to include details of the debutant actor’s fanbase in the closing credits. Honestly, I did not think it was a big deal. If you can throw a few dollars to have “fans” receive you at the airport, then is it really that difficult to get a few more to “like” you online? I don’t mean to generalize, but I found that number a bit tough to digest. The young man was only a regional artist and barely a movie old...


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Is your content losing its groove?

A few weeks ago while refreshing my newsfeed on Facebook, I came across an email from a leading airline company. It wasn’t a sponsored post, rather a friend had posted it as one of the worst examples of marketing emails. The visual sparked my interest and I....


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