2016, New Year, Same Old Me

Welcome to 2016, it's hard to believe 2015 went by so fast. 2015 has been a great year for me over all.  I did things, things I hadn't done before. I'm no longer as anti-social as I once was. I have friends in my own peer group and it's amazing.

Small Coed 4.2

This year I competed in my first Cheerleading competition back in May on my college's level 4.2 Small Coed Team, we came in 2nd. It was very different from doing shows with my old high school acrosport team.  It was one intense spring for 2.5 minutes, instead of a 45 minute marathon of a show. I love both sports respectively, but I also love the change in pace. This year there is only one team a Level 6 Large Coed, and I'm looking forward to what we deliver in 2016!









I've never been a fan of the saying New Year, New Me. I don't want to be a New Me because I love myself, and I'm completely happy with who I am.  I find that statement sends a negative message that for a whole year YOU weren't good.

However this year, I'd like to change some things, some habits that I have. I'd love to cut my soda consumption down at least by 25%, and I'd like to start eating healthier. This past semester I fell into the trap of regularly buying lunch on campus, or getting some Tim Hortons here and there and it really hit my bank account, and my waistline.

I'll definitely be going back to pre-dominantly packing lunch from home. I can have healthier and more hearty meals. I have a six hour long class this semester, and I think having my lunch handy on that day would be so much more appealing.

If anyone wanted to know, I'm a fan of the Easy Lunchboxes I've been using them for over a year and a half. They're super durable and have stood up to both my Dad and I carting them to work, school, sports, and a memorable off the top of my buddy's pick-truck. They come in some great colours as well.

I'd like to be a little more active in the weight room. I'm more the type to indulge in sport ball, and not bar bell. However moving up to level 6 coed, I need the gain some more explosive power in my upper body, something I have, however not on the level I'd like it to be at. I'd also like to drop a good 20lbs in effort to make tumbling less strenuous on my joints and easier to learn in terms of having to employ less power during skills.

The biggest thing, I want to make memories and effect positive change in this world, give people a reason to smile.

My Fall Essentials

Well hello, I know, I'm still alive and I'm sorry for being so quiet as of late. The college circuit keeps me busy.  Digital Video Production is an awesome program, I've got some courses that are proving a challenge this semester. I'm however maintaining a strong GPA. I'm hoping to bring up a few of my marks over the last few weeks of the semester to really round out my average. I'd love to stay at a 90% average for my grades, however I will be content with a 4.0 average to retain my spot on the college honour roll, and keep myself in the running to finish another program on the President's List.

We can definitely say autumn is in the air, and we're rolling into winter.  Well today it was unseasonably warm and registering at 20 celsius. I literally went outside to warm-up because it was colder in class. However I thought I'd share my 5 fall essentials. 

1.  It's fall, and it's great time for layers. I'm a layers guy. I can always take-off what I got, but I can't put on what I don't.  This year I've taken a liking to having a nice woven flannel shirt. 

2.  Convertibles,  yes it's an essential. I don't mean the car, that won't be a reality until I'm making good bank and not on a college budget. I'm talk about Glove Mittens. I'm in a video program and that involves both video/ photography and my hands can get pretty cold. These let me keep my hand mostly warm while freeing my fingers to work with the camera. Then when I'm on the go and not actively taking photos they convert into mittens. 

3.  A good travel mug, I like to take a hot chocolate on the go in the morning. I have to leave before the sun is up some mornings and it's nice to have my drink still be warm by the time I get on the bus. I'm not a coffee or tea guy. It's just never been my thing. 

4.  Halls: I'm not even joking your peers will start dropping like flies, and eventually you'll catch that itch in your throat, and the cough'll kick in. There is just something about that fall air. I always have Halls Extra Strong Drops on me. Sometimes for my own relief and often times to give one to the person sitting close to me who needs it.

5. Agenda: I may go large chunks of the school year without touching my agenda. However semesters are often back weighted, it's the end of the semester where all the final projects are due and all the exams are licking at my heels like hell fire. This is around the time, I need to start writing things down and keeping it all in check and not just relying on my memory.

I hope you enjoy these fall essentials.  What are some of yours?