CHNL by Chanel » Grace In Small Things http://chanelwood.com The internet playground of Chanel Wood Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:30:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Day 365: Grace In Small Things http://chanelwood.com/lists/gist/day-365-grace-in-small-things/ http://chanelwood.com/lists/gist/day-365-grace-in-small-things/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:38:44 +0000 Chanel http://chanelwood.com/?p=1876
  • Getting a good, early start to the day.
  • Falling in love with Evgeni Plushenko because of this. SO MANY LEVELS OF AWESOME.
  • Figure skating drama. Love it.
  • HOCKEY. Oh my god, I have gone from having zero interest to being riveted by it in the span of one game!
  • Finishing my Grace In Small Things project! It’s done!

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • Pushing myself & doing something outside of my comfort zone by joining the Learn To Run Faster group instead of the Learn To Run group in the SunRun inTraining. This means nonstop running instead of running + walking in my training. Today = 44 minutes nonstop. Insanity!
  • Back to back labs. Feels good to get them over with.
  • Having a near meltdown over approaching exams (and not having enough time to be prepared for them), and responding by clearing my head, approaching the calendar once again to calculate that I’ll actually have just enough time. Thank you God!
  • Having friends that share my school panic and actually care enough to converse for over an hour about our respective directions in university study (or lack thereof).
  • The walk of shame to buy a chocolate bar after a run. I literally went out of my way to avoid running into another member of my run group on my way home with my stash. It’s like I’m a relapsing drug addict or something! hehe

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • Getting stuff done I’ve been putting off since forever.
  • Watching a video of my recent dance competition. I didn’t cringe to death, but I did realize that my legs are NEVER. STRAIGHT. at any given point in our cha cha routine, which is like the #2 biggest mistake. But at least I can see it now!
  • Dancing barefoot. (Granted, the circumstances – having a blister develop on my upper heel mid practice – were not something to celebrate, but it gave me an excuse to dance barefoot regardless!)
  • The dying sting of a wound to my pride every time I see you. Somehow, it makes me chuckle.
  • That amazing feeling of crawling into bed after feeling absolutely dead on your feet.

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • Getting a massive amount of work done in one day. Way to kick off the week!
  • Pilates. Have you ever tried this? Because holy crap, MY ABS. Intense.
  • Doing adulty things like paying bills and responding to calls.
  • Catching a little more Olympic fever.
  • Writing so much I get hand cramps.

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • Canada’s first gold on home soil!
  • Drive, walk and dinner with the family.
  • Getting surprised by a box of chocolate. For meeee!
  • Not celebrating Valentine’s day in any way or form (besides eating chocolate, which did not come in a heart-shaped box). I don’t particularly care either way, but after a string of odd Valentine’s days, I like having an uncomplicated, average Sunday one.
  • Figure skating! Eeee.

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • Canada car flags everywhere. GO CANADA GO!
  • Having an afternoon to myself for once.
  • Going for a run in the cold evening. 20 minutes straight!
  • Getting into (watching) olympic sports, like woman’s moguls!
  • Lights off by 11:15 p.m. Developing a habit.

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • Grabbing a pair of those adorable red mittens everyone and their mother are wearing around here.
  • Getting up at 5:30 a.m. to track Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger down and get a picture of him carrying the torch.
  • Tracking down Arnold Schwarzenegger and being lucky enough to see (and get a picture of) his face.
  • Breakfast at The Naam before 9 a.m. I love me some croissantwich!
  • Grocery shopping at Whole Foods in West Vancouver. Trendy rich white people say what? I love grocery shopping in uppity food markets, not going to lie. Guilty pleasure.

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • The olympic torch passing through our neighborhood!
  • Going back to places you haven’t been in awhile.
  • Standing under the light display at the maritime museum.
  • Having the good sense to beat the crowds by bringing a lightweight, fold up chair.
  • Realizing its really happening.

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • New design up! It was definitely time for a change. As usual, it features little to no color and a monochromatic scheme. It’s definitely different from anything else I’ve ever had in terms of content layout. Let me know what you think!
  • Having a lazy day, yet starting my day at 8 a.m. (This is what happens when you go to bed early! Love it.)
  • First day of SunRun 10K training. Chanel, meet your running shoes.
  • Working out fail: premeditating how you will gain back the calories (in chocolate bars) you are about to burn exercising. (For the record? That chocolate bar was DAMN good right up until the last bite, at which point I spent the next hour feeling as if I had really overdone it on the chocolate. Basically, the lesson here is to not wolf down an entire chocolate bar in a couple minutes just because you haven’t had one in ages.)
  • Putting back together the pieces of my life routine. Oh, how I missed thee!

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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  • Taking that first, hardest step to getting back on track.
  • Making smart decisions when it comes to late night sweet fixes.
  • Standing in the winter sun, feeling the sun absorbing into my skin. Somehow, this is infinitely more desirable and tolerable than the summer sun, which I normally avoid like the plague because it seems to drain all my energy.
  • Going to bed before midnight, again. I finally feel like my life is getting back on track again in terms of personal habits.
  • Remembering important deadlines, instead of forgetting them subsequently panicking the next day hoping it’s not too late.

    • Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

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