Spring Has Sprung!

Hello Friends!!

I hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather as much as I am!! (If you aren't reading this in Iowa and didn't have our lovely weather, you are missing out!) I can only hope this gorgeous weather stays and the snow stays away!

To celebrate spring I had a rather productive day! I started off subbing in K/1 multiage room in the morning then came home and decided to bake some yummy cookies (not for me though, sadly)! After baking I put on my SHORTS and FLIP FLOPS to head to the studio and started wishing I had made time for a run in this weather! Thinking about running made me think about the Color Run again, so I ran into mom's office and decided to look up the dates the Color Run was in Kansas City, which happens to be my birthday weekend. Mom and Lindsey were free, so we signed up! I am so excited that I have signed up for my FIRST 5k!!! We are going to have a fun girls' weekend in Kansas City and end it with a 5k on Sunday.. in case you haven't heard of the color run, here is a video. I am SO excited! :)

In other news, some of you may know that last week my mom and I decided to try the GM Cleanse. It was a week long cleanse that basically took processed food out of your diet. Each day focused on a different type of food. It was difficult, but the end result was great! I lost some weight, but more importantly really began looking into eating less processed foods. Today was my first day off the cleanse, but I am still sticking to eating 'real food.'

I am also very excited right now for Spring Break to get here! I am spending the whole week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with the Monticello Club Dance team for nationals. I am really looking forward to just laying out and reading all week. I have my Kindle all ready to go with two new books. First I will be reading Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan. I am super excited to read this book, I am hoping it will give me some good insights to making wiser food choices/cutting out processed foods. Then I am going to read Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella. I read Confessions of a Shopaholic and didn't love it, but I was starting to get into it at the end, so I am hoping this one is better!

That is all that is new and good in my life! Hope you all have a fabulous week and keep enjoying the weather.

Until next time,

Michelle

I Bet You Didn't Know...

Hi Friends!

Well here I am wide awake at 2:30 a.m. and writing a blog! (I don't think I will ever learn that taking a two hour nap at 5:00 is a bad idea!) Anyways, I was reading my friend Allie's blog and saw this fun post. There is quite a bit to read, but hey, maybe you'll learn something new about me, enjoy!

Here are the rules...

1. Post these rules.
2. Post a picture of yourself and 11 random things.
3. Answer the questions set for the original post.
4. Create 11 new questions for others to answer!

In New Zealand before the Cromwell horse races- a very fun day!

My random things...

1. I am constantly dancing around my house. While walking around I bust out random dance moves all the time. I think my family has gotten use to it by now. :)

2. I recently became obsessed with reading! If I'm not subbing or dancing, I am reading. 

3. I love, love, looooove to travel!

4. Going off of #3.. In August I am moving to Vietnam to teach for two years! YAY!

5. Which I should mention, was inspired by the two months I spent student teaching in New Zealand. By far the most amazing time of my life, I miss it everyday!

6. My favorite place to eat is El Azteca in Ames. It has the BEST Mexican food and I hold many fond memories there with some of my favorite people.

7. I would die without music! I always have my music on, usually loudly (especially when I run.. Krystal should appreciate this!) Music is also good at bringing back many memories and of course very helpful when it comes to dance and Zumba!

8. I honestly think that kids are the greastest thing in the world! Nothing makes me happier then teaching weather it be school or dance. They have wonderful minds and you never know what they will come up with to say or do. Plus they ALWAYS make me smile!

9. This one is a bit weird, but I have a tendency to cry on airplanes (only on the way home). I still don't know why, but about half the time I fly, I get a bit teary-eyed. 

10. I love watching movies and get way to into them! (The other thing that can makes me cry...)

11. I prefer to sleep with at least three pillows and in the middle of the bed. Obnoxious, I know. 

Allie's Questions...

1. Who is your favorite person? My favorite person would have to be my madre- She's the greatest!

2. What is your biggest pet peeve? This is a toughie, but I would have to say nosey people!

3. If you had to pick one outfit to wear everyday for the rest of you life, what would it be? I like this one! From the bottom up: no shoes, yoga leggings and my blue under armour t-shirt... comfy, comfy, comfy! 

4. What is one thing you are really really good at? Working with kids :)

5. If you weren't in you current profession, what other profession would you choose? I would loooove to be a flight attendant. I love flying and I am sure you would meet plenty of interesting people... 

6. What do you do when you are trying to procrastinate? I get on Pinterest, look at blogs, check facebook and twitter... oh and I play Words With Friends and read. I am VERY good at procrastinating!

7. What are the 3 closest things to you right now? Computer (obviously), remote control and glass of water. 

8. If you were to describe yourself (not physically!) to someone who didn't know you, what 5 words would you use? Outgoing, caring, unique, passionate and reliable. 

9. What traits or quirks did you inherit from you parents? My mother's personality. That in its self if a quirk. 

10. What would your perfect day consist of? A day on the beach (ocean) with friends and lots of yummy food! (I think all the snow we got today, makes that seems especially awesome!)

Questions for you to answer! (And I hope you do...!!)

1. What is the one song you could listen to over and over again?

2. If you could switch places with any person for a day, who would it be?

3. If you won a million dollars, what is the first think you would do?

4. Are you a breakfast eater? If so, what is your breakfast of choice?

5. What is one habit you wish you could break?

6. What do you miss most about your childhood? 

7. Where is the place you'd most like to visit in the world?

8. What is your favorite pizza topping?

9. Mac or PC?

10. What would your friends say is your best trait?

Hope you enjoyed reading and learned something new.... now go answer my questions (via comment) so I can learn more about you too! :)

Michelle