Well I did not do so good today.... I did finally talk myself into going to CrossFit this morning but that was the only good thing I did today. I did not follow my diet today or much of anything else.
I feel in a bit of a funk today. Self esteem not so good. No me gusta!! So much for starting this week off great... Tomorrow is a new day!!
-Alicia
Monday, July 30, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Day 7
One week down!! YAY!! I have had some bumps along the way, but I am feeling really good about going into this new week.
It is hard to believe that there are only 2 days left in July. Where did this year go? This is why it is important to make every second count. For me living in the now, in the moment was never my strong suit. Most of my life I feel like I had been waiting for something to happen, for life to really begin. Thinking things like "Once I get my debt paid off, then I can do life" or "Once I get married, that is when real life will begin." The thing is, life is happening NOW. So what am I doing now? Who am I at this moment? Realizing that when it comes to my dreams, my destiny, God is and has always been ALL in. He was just waiting for me to be. I was created for such a time as this!! Now is my time to shine!!
Remember if your dream is something you can accomplish on your own....then you are not dreaming big enough!!
xoxoxo
Alicia
It is hard to believe that there are only 2 days left in July. Where did this year go? This is why it is important to make every second count. For me living in the now, in the moment was never my strong suit. Most of my life I feel like I had been waiting for something to happen, for life to really begin. Thinking things like "Once I get my debt paid off, then I can do life" or "Once I get married, that is when real life will begin." The thing is, life is happening NOW. So what am I doing now? Who am I at this moment? Realizing that when it comes to my dreams, my destiny, God is and has always been ALL in. He was just waiting for me to be. I was created for such a time as this!! Now is my time to shine!!
Remember if your dream is something you can accomplish on your own....then you are not dreaming big enough!!
xoxoxo
Alicia
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Day 6
Today was another good day visiting with old friends. I have known Tim and Evangela Randolph for almost 20 years!! Wow, that is so crazy!! It was Tim's first time to NYC so we covered some basics, Time Square, Central Park, Union Square, Battery Park to see the Statue of Liberty and the new Freedom Tower.
I was so glad that I made this my cheat day, because I took them to one of my favorite places Max Brenner. Although, I don't feel so bad about the fries and Hazelnut chocolate milkshake because we did quite a lot of walking :)...
I have felt so blessed the last few days hanging out with so many amazing people!!! Saying that, I am also very excited about sleeping in tomorrow!!
Have a good night!
-Alicia
I was so glad that I made this my cheat day, because I took them to one of my favorite places Max Brenner. Although, I don't feel so bad about the fries and Hazelnut chocolate milkshake because we did quite a lot of walking :)...
I have felt so blessed the last few days hanging out with so many amazing people!!! Saying that, I am also very excited about sleeping in tomorrow!!
Have a good night!
-Alicia
Friday, July 27, 2012
Day 5
I got up at 3:05am again today to ring my bell and pray for NYC, USA, the nations and the Olympics. The bells were set to start at 8:12am England time, which makes that 3:12am NY time. I also did this the morning before, not realizing that it was supposed to be on 7/27... I called it a pre-ringing :0). I of course went back to bed, because who wants to be up at 3 in the morning?
I had a hard time getting up for the 10am CrossFit class. With the combination of going to bed late and getting up for the bell ringing, I was not feeling it. However, before you go all "it has only been 5 days" on me, I DID go to the 12:00pm class. I tried talking myself out of it so many times this morning, but I went. It was a pretty hard workout today. After the "warn up", we practiced box jumping, which was my first time. I ending with jumping 25 inches. I made it the first time and not so much on the second. My shin is going to be pretty colors soon. Then onto the WOD.... "Amanda":
(Done for time)
9-7-5
Muscle ups
Snatch (with bar & weight)
As an alternative to Muscle ups you could do 18-14-10 pull-ups AND dips.
I of course had to do the alternative because, well youtube Muscle ups and then you tell me. I am still on jumping pull-ups and beginner dips, as well as, only using the bar (33lbs) for the Snatches. I STILL felt it. I could not sit cross legged for several hours after the WOD. I think that might have more to do with the box jumps though.
Tonight I am going to see my friend Benje preform at Apologetics Cafe. He plays Jazz trumpet. Yes he is married to my Jazz singer/songwriter friend I went to see last night. I has been so awesome to see them again!!
I hope you all, or just you.... whoever is reading this... that you have an amazing Friday!!
Cheers!
Alicia
I had a hard time getting up for the 10am CrossFit class. With the combination of going to bed late and getting up for the bell ringing, I was not feeling it. However, before you go all "it has only been 5 days" on me, I DID go to the 12:00pm class. I tried talking myself out of it so many times this morning, but I went. It was a pretty hard workout today. After the "warn up", we practiced box jumping, which was my first time. I ending with jumping 25 inches. I made it the first time and not so much on the second. My shin is going to be pretty colors soon. Then onto the WOD.... "Amanda":
(Done for time)
9-7-5
Muscle ups
Snatch (with bar & weight)
As an alternative to Muscle ups you could do 18-14-10 pull-ups AND dips.
I of course had to do the alternative because, well youtube Muscle ups and then you tell me. I am still on jumping pull-ups and beginner dips, as well as, only using the bar (33lbs) for the Snatches. I STILL felt it. I could not sit cross legged for several hours after the WOD. I think that might have more to do with the box jumps though.
Tonight I am going to see my friend Benje preform at Apologetics Cafe. He plays Jazz trumpet. Yes he is married to my Jazz singer/songwriter friend I went to see last night. I has been so awesome to see them again!!
I hope you all, or just you.... whoever is reading this... that you have an amazing Friday!!
Cheers!
Alicia
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Day 4
What an amazing day!!! Had great company and conversation with Malachi and Jacob as we sat by Lincoln Center. We also went over finalizing my head shots!! I can't wait until I print them out and have them in hand!! Jacob did an amazing job and Malachi had great insight into how they should be cropped!! Now all I have to do it finish my Acting Resume, print out the head shots, audition, get an amazing gig... then Academy Award!!! It begins!!! (Sorry for all the !!!, it has just been a great day). Afterwards, we went to this amazing spot in Central Park with a little stream. It was so peaceful with an amazing view!
Malachi and I then went down to the East Village to see my old roommate Ashley preform at Caffe Vivaldi. Ashley and I lived together (along with Kara, Janna and Ashley's daughter Elise) when I first moved to NY. I had not seen her since her and Benje's wedding almost 2 years ago. They have since had a little girl Rivi, so cute!! Caffe Vivaldi is the first place I saw Ashley preform when we lived together (as well as the first place I experience Chimay). Ashley is such an amazing Jazz Singer/Songwriter. It was so fun to have Malachi with me to meet them and hear her preform.
I will keep this short since it is so late and I need to get up for CrossFit tomorrow morning. Needless to say, I loved this day!!! Thanks to everyone who shared it with me!!!
Goodnight,
Alicia
Malachi and I then went down to the East Village to see my old roommate Ashley preform at Caffe Vivaldi. Ashley and I lived together (along with Kara, Janna and Ashley's daughter Elise) when I first moved to NY. I had not seen her since her and Benje's wedding almost 2 years ago. They have since had a little girl Rivi, so cute!! Caffe Vivaldi is the first place I saw Ashley preform when we lived together (as well as the first place I experience Chimay). Ashley is such an amazing Jazz Singer/Songwriter. It was so fun to have Malachi with me to meet them and hear her preform.
I will keep this short since it is so late and I need to get up for CrossFit tomorrow morning. Needless to say, I loved this day!!! Thanks to everyone who shared it with me!!!
Goodnight,
Alicia
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Day 3
Not too much to report today. I went to CrossFit this morning. We did the Russian gymnastics warm up and Cleans (one every minute on the minute for 15 min). I started out with 38lbs and ending with 73lbs. I really liked the workout today, my lungs did not feel like they were going to explode... so that was nice.
Other than that I worked on my acting resume and did some vocal warm ups. Then went to Estelle's doctor appoint with her, came home made dinner. I am not sure if I mentioned that I am working some for Estelle. Her daughter's were going to hire someone to come and help her out some during the day. A few weeks after I quit my job, I asked them if I could do it. Estelle already knows me and is comfortable with me around. So they said yes. I am supposed to work 15-20 per week and get about $300 a week. It in not much but it will help. They will also be more flexible with me if I have an audition or extra work on a day, which is really helpful. Since I also live with her it makes for an easier commute ;)... There are some disadvantages though. Time management being the biggest. I need to be able to be here for her but still make sure I get my stuff in as well.
Hopefully I will get some extra work soon. I would like to try and get background work at least one day a week. Estelle will be going to Cape Cod with one of her daughters in a week and a half. She will be gone for 2 weeks. So hopefully during that time I will get a LOT of extra work!!!
That is all!
-Alicia
Other than that I worked on my acting resume and did some vocal warm ups. Then went to Estelle's doctor appoint with her, came home made dinner. I am not sure if I mentioned that I am working some for Estelle. Her daughter's were going to hire someone to come and help her out some during the day. A few weeks after I quit my job, I asked them if I could do it. Estelle already knows me and is comfortable with me around. So they said yes. I am supposed to work 15-20 per week and get about $300 a week. It in not much but it will help. They will also be more flexible with me if I have an audition or extra work on a day, which is really helpful. Since I also live with her it makes for an easier commute ;)... There are some disadvantages though. Time management being the biggest. I need to be able to be here for her but still make sure I get my stuff in as well.
Hopefully I will get some extra work soon. I would like to try and get background work at least one day a week. Estelle will be going to Cape Cod with one of her daughters in a week and a half. She will be gone for 2 weeks. So hopefully during that time I will get a LOT of extra work!!!
That is all!
-Alicia
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Day 2
Yesterday was my first official CrossFit WOD. Which just happen to be "Fran". I had forgotten which one "Fran" was, however, if I had know I might not have made that my first day. Apparently it is one of the toughest workouts. For those of you that don't know, "Fran" is a workout with Thrusters and Pull-ups 21 of each, 15 of each, and then 9 of each. This workout is done for time so you are not supposed to really rest between sets. (You will have to youtube what a Thruster is to understand.) Before we did this ridiculously crazy workout, we did a 30 min "warm up". I was so out of breath from the warm up, that I thought I was going to throw up. So when we got to the actual workout I felt like collapsing. Part way through I wanted to quit so badly and was hoping that the instructor would let me. But instead she told me to just take a breath relax, gave me a few mins and then had me start again. I finally finish 8 min and 23 sec later. At the end I was really glad that the instructor had me keep going. Although she gave me a break because it was my first class, having me complete the WOD made me feel really good about myself.
Thrusters are meant to be done with a bar bell & 65 lbs (95 for men). Well all I could do was the bar (33lbs) and I did jumping pull-ups because I do not have the upper body strength to do even one. Everyone has to start somewhere, I can't compare where I am at to anyone else. I just have to start at my level and work my way up.
The best part of the workout was that the actor Max Greenfield from the TV show "New Girl" was in the class as well. He came up to me at one point and we introduced ourselves to each other. He seemed like a very nice person and very approachable.
Needless to say I was moving a little slower today. Good thing it is my rest day! It was also my cheat day for the Paleo diet. I did not go too crazy with what I ate though. Most of the day was spent in Connecticut with Estelle's (the 92 year old lady I live with) daughter. It was a nice visit but pretty much took the whole day.
That is all for now!
Alicia
Monday, July 23, 2012
Day 1
OK this is the first time I have ever blogged. I am not much of a writer but this is more for accountability purposes. I am doing a 30 day journey of several things: Paleo Diet, CrossFit, Auditions, and most important Trusting God with... well everything. Oh yeah, NO TV either. I decided the best way to help keep myself accountable is to blog everyday. I'm not sure if anyone will actually read this or not, either way it is fine with me. This first post will be a little bit longer than most, because I want to give some background.
I assume that if you are reading this you know who I am and that I moved to NY from CA almost 3 years ago. I moved here to attend the New York Film Academy to study Acting for Film. I have wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little kid and I had finally decided to go for it!! I went to school at night and after 5 months of looking for a job I got one. It was a Logistic Coordinator job setting up classes such as Solar, Welding, Networking, etc. My job was to make sure all the details for the class were in place including equipment, books, location, and instructors. Although, I knew that this job was going to be temporary, after being out of work for 5 months, I was excited to have money again. Administrative type jobs come easy to me and I was able to get promoted to Logistics Manager. However, a little over a year into it I started feeling like it was time to move on. Now I tend to have a pattern of getting restless 1 - 2 years after starting something new. Most of time because I don't feel challenged or the work it too repetitive. Looking back now though, I feel like it was because I am not called to this kind of work. I always took on these jobs as a stop over on my way to the Red Carpet. Don't get me wrong, I have loved many of those jobs and the people I worked for. I have some amazing memories and learned a lot about myself along the way. I would not be who I am without some of those jobs and people I met along the way.
Back to my last job... after 2 1/2 year I finally decided it was time to leave. God kind of helped with that decision by making my desire to quit even stronger. I was trying to wait until I had another job, but through some things that happen I chose to quit before. I left in good standing, which is important to me as well.
One of the main reasons I quit was so that I could really pursue my acting career. Although I had attended NYFA, which I loved, I had not done much with it for almost 2 years. I felt like it was time to REALLY REALLY go after it. Give it everything I have and see what happens. Since most auditions are during the day, it is hard to go to them with a 9-6 job. So I sold my car that was back in CA and have now been without a job for 4 weeks. I must admit I have not done a whole lot in the last 4 weeks. I did get my head shots done and signed up for Central Casting, they cast background actors for TV and movies. Although being a background actor is NOT my goal, it is a good way to be around the industry, meet people, and get closer to my SAG card.
So I decided to do this 30 day blog, to help keep me on track. I am sure that most the the posts will be short and non-exciting but who knows someone might find it enlightening. Hey you never know. I guess that is good for now.
-Alicia
I assume that if you are reading this you know who I am and that I moved to NY from CA almost 3 years ago. I moved here to attend the New York Film Academy to study Acting for Film. I have wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little kid and I had finally decided to go for it!! I went to school at night and after 5 months of looking for a job I got one. It was a Logistic Coordinator job setting up classes such as Solar, Welding, Networking, etc. My job was to make sure all the details for the class were in place including equipment, books, location, and instructors. Although, I knew that this job was going to be temporary, after being out of work for 5 months, I was excited to have money again. Administrative type jobs come easy to me and I was able to get promoted to Logistics Manager. However, a little over a year into it I started feeling like it was time to move on. Now I tend to have a pattern of getting restless 1 - 2 years after starting something new. Most of time because I don't feel challenged or the work it too repetitive. Looking back now though, I feel like it was because I am not called to this kind of work. I always took on these jobs as a stop over on my way to the Red Carpet. Don't get me wrong, I have loved many of those jobs and the people I worked for. I have some amazing memories and learned a lot about myself along the way. I would not be who I am without some of those jobs and people I met along the way.
Back to my last job... after 2 1/2 year I finally decided it was time to leave. God kind of helped with that decision by making my desire to quit even stronger. I was trying to wait until I had another job, but through some things that happen I chose to quit before. I left in good standing, which is important to me as well.
One of the main reasons I quit was so that I could really pursue my acting career. Although I had attended NYFA, which I loved, I had not done much with it for almost 2 years. I felt like it was time to REALLY REALLY go after it. Give it everything I have and see what happens. Since most auditions are during the day, it is hard to go to them with a 9-6 job. So I sold my car that was back in CA and have now been without a job for 4 weeks. I must admit I have not done a whole lot in the last 4 weeks. I did get my head shots done and signed up for Central Casting, they cast background actors for TV and movies. Although being a background actor is NOT my goal, it is a good way to be around the industry, meet people, and get closer to my SAG card.
So I decided to do this 30 day blog, to help keep me on track. I am sure that most the the posts will be short and non-exciting but who knows someone might find it enlightening. Hey you never know. I guess that is good for now.
-Alicia
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