I heart Rhapsody.

So, I caved & joined Rhapsody & I love it! Everyone wants a good playlist while they are getting their cardio on at the gym & let's just face it... buying new tracks each week on iTunes is pricey. (& if you pirate music...I'm not judging) And then, there is the alternative of using Pandora during my gym time but if you're like me you can't find a station to play all of those 'I want to hear these' songs & you're are constantly stopping to skip a song.... and that has finally just gotten annoying to me.

Rhapsody allows me to create my own playlist on the computer/app & listen to them at the gym or on a run in my neighborhood. Heck, today I created a playlist & listened to it as I cleaned my house. Seeing how my phone serves as my iPod it works out perfectly. I am saving money and still getting to hear the tracks I want to hear!!! I am having a lot of fun with Rhapsody. I attached my playlist for this week. Next week, I am creating a playlist for my workouts using songs from the billboards in 2000. Should be fun getting down to some throw backs from high school.


Cardio: "1. Party Rock Anthem featuring Lauren Bennett, GoonRock - LMFAO
2. Pause - Pitbull
3. Motivation featuring Lil Wayne - Kelly Rowland
4. E.T. (feat Kanye West) - Katy Perry
5. Just Can’t Get Enough - The Black Eyed Peas
6. Look At Me Now (Explicit Version) - Chris Brown
7. I'm Into You featuring Lil Wayne - Jennifer Lopez
8. I'm On One featuring Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne (Explicit Version) - DJ Khaled
9. Run The World (Girls) - Beyonce
10. Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson"

Running Again...

Running can be something that a person can absolutely hate or  something that a person can absolutely love. For me, it has been both. I have never been a runner. In school, I remember having to run the mile as an assessment for physical education. I remember the side stitches and the shortness of breath, I remember vowing to myself that I would never run again unless some creepy evil person were chasing me down a dark alley and only in that moment would I haul booty. I never in my life thought that I, the anti-runner, would become a runner.

About a year ago, I started the C25K program and was able to run my first 5K. Since, then I have loved to run.  There's just something about running that brings a calming force to my life, I'm able to really just get lost in my thoughts and let all of my stresses and worries go... not to mention I lost some weight running, and we all know losing weight is never a bad thing.

This spring I had planned to RockThe Parkway but was unable to due to the fact that I broke my toe. How I broke my toe you ask????? Well, I dropped a paperweight on my barefoot and that's all the info you get to know.... sorry :(

Last night, I ran for the first time in months and now I am back in the boat of absolutely hating to run. My toe throbbed and my side ached, the entire time I just couldn't for the life of me remember why I liked to run in the first place. I question if I will ever really enjoy it again....

At least my playlist ROCKED... Add some of these to your iPod :)
Take It Off- Ke$ha
Bass Down Low - Dev
Black & Yellow - Wiz Kalifa
No Hands - Waka Flocka
Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
Only Girl - Rihanna
All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled
Hold It Against Me - Britany Spears
Did It On Em - Nicki Minaj

Yoga Love

The lights are dim, there is music quietly playing, I listen to myself breathe and it's so unbelievably soothing. I'm focused. Focused on my body. Focused on the depth of every inhale and every exhale that comes from within me. I've forgotten about my stresses, nothing matters. Complete peace takes over me. I breathe in a breath for my mind, I breathe in a breath for my body, and I breathe in a breath for my spirit.  I am ready to take my light and love into the world. I am rejuvenated.

Savasana; I am in love with you.

It's time to run... (again!!!)

Omg, it's too cold to run outside but I need to run!!! It's almost time to RockTheParkway and I have ran all but one time... so tomorrow I am going to get out of bed early and get back on my C25K!!

I need some new running tunes!! Any suggestions????? Hopefully this playlist starts it off right...

Raise Your Glass - Pink
The Time - Black Eye Peas
Shawty Got Moves - Get Cool
No Love - Eminem
Bottoms Up - Trey Songz
Yeah x3 -Chris Brown
All Of The Lights - Kanye
OMG - Usher
Firework - Katy Perry

Here We Go Again. . .

Okay, so remember my blog about me being more active with my workouts? More so than I have been in a long time? Yeahhh, well, the good new is: I did not go into hibernation over the winter. (Thank you C25k app) The bad news is: I went into hibernation about a month ago.

It's mind boggling how easy it is to get out of the routine of working out. I mean, I was hitting the tredmill 3-4 times a week, sometimes even more than that, sometimes even in the early mornings and to top it off for 3 months straight!! Then one day, I just stop and here it is a month+ later and I decide to go for a run.

Let me just say, it was an amazing run. I had a great playlist (see below.. you might want to download a few of these pump-pump-pump it up songs) and the weather was beautiful!! My body is in pain, my shins are on fire and I'm excited to get back into it!!!


Today's Run Playlist
Please Don't Leave Me - PINK
Hard - Rihanna
How Low - Ludacris
Shakin it for Daddy - Robin Thicke ft Nicki Minaj
Sex is on Fire - Kings of Leon
Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (I'm absolutely in LOVE w/this song)
Mr.Jones:Live - Counting Crows