Five Tests, Three Days

The next three days are going to be chaotic. I apologize in advance if my posts seem scatterbrained.

My test schedule this week is:

• Monday: Hydrology 2A Test 
• Monday: Concrete Design Test
• Tuesday: Environmental Process Design Test
• Wednesday: Hydrology 2B Test
• Wednesday: Electrical Engineering Test

Hopefully by Thursday, I can sleep!

 

I have been putting studying on the backburner the past few days, between the Halloween party and Disney with my sister. I have some serious work to be done!

 

I woke up extra early to get some studying in before this morning’s test. It was so much easier with the time change!

 

However, coffee was still necessary:

As was a filling and nutritious breakfast:

I chopped up half an apple, sprinkled it with cinnamon, and added it to my oats half way through cooking.

My oats included:

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 apple with cinnamon
• 1 TBL flax
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• walnuts

Walnuts (before chopping them up) look like little brains to me. Maybe they will help me on my tests!

I am starting a special blog series for the month of November, so check back around lunch time!

❤ MegaNerd

You Spin My Head Right Round…

This morning, my sister and I decided to do something new!

We took a spinning class at UCF!

Before I left for my 7:30 am class, I had a stabilizing breakfast. I used this container of pomegranate berry yogurt as the base of my meal.

I combined strawberries, yogurt, and a cup of Kashi Go Lean cereal:

My sister came along with me to my 7:30 am class since we were heading to the gym on campus for spinning. She found college classes “so boring” and is glad that she is in school to cut hair and not to become an engineer. We are such opposites!!

Brielle and I split a pumpkin pie Kashi bar on our 0.5 mile walk to the gym.

I haven’t used the on campus gym at UCF in over a year! I always use the one at my apartment, or lift weights at home. It’s quite a nice facility, which I obviously don’t take advantage of.

We got to the 10:15 am class a bit early to make sure we would get bikes. It was a nice surprise to see Sarah as our teacher!!

I really enjoyed doing something other than running. It was a nice change, and made me really miss my bicycle!!

Sarah did a great job of teaching the class. I felt like I was working hard, and working up a sweat. My sister also really liked it because her knees bother her when she tries to run.

As a freshman, I was SO intimidated by spinning classes. The great part about the spin class is you can tailor it to your needs. For example, if you find one of the positions or sprints hard, you can simply sit on the bike, turn it to lower resistance, and recover until you are ready to continue with the class. If it’s too easy, increase your cadence or the resistance on the bike.

I was absolutely STARVING when I got home. I whipped up the first thing that came to mind, a fruit and nut salad:

I combined:

• spinach
• melon
• grapes
• strawberries
• walnuts
• almonds
• grilled chicken breast w/ basil and thyme

I topped it all with Trader Joes’ Poppyseed dressing!! I am so thankful that JasoNerd’s brother Zach brought me some more back from Ohio!! 😀

Thanks, Fluffy!

I might make pumpkin muffins. I have been thinking about them all day!!

 

Do you ever take group exercise classes? Which are your favorite?

I really love kickboxing! After the marathon, I can’t wait to get back into some fun stuff!

❤ MegaNerd