I swear I'm not a quitter, but....

I'm calling the 30 Day Photo Challenge "kaput."

I started this blog as a way of documenting my random musings, and the challenge was just too much structure for me.  I found myself thinking too hard about the challenge, which caused all of my creativity to be lost for other blog posts.  I also feel that a lot of the daily assignments were a bit repetitive or useless information.

So sorry, senoritas.

Let's talk about my day instead.

As you know, I've been working out a lot more than usual in attempts to train for the Miss Charleston USA pageant.  My body isn't Miss USA material, but I've definitely noticed big improvements.  I haven't lost any weight (and haven't been trying to), but I've toned a good bit.  

I haven't changed what I eat.  Yes, I've made smarter choices, but I wasn't an unhealthy eater to begin with.  My average day starts out very healthy and gets a bit more "less-nutritious" come dinner time.  I start off with overnight-oats for breakfast with blueberries or strawberries.  For lunch, I have a turkey sandwich with avocado and spinach on whole grain. Those are my first two meals every weekday, like clockwork.  These are easy meals I can take on the go.  I eat my lunch in the car every day as I travel from my work to class.  Yes, I know I need to switch it up every now and then to give my body more variety.  

But that's where dinner comes in.  Talk about variety! I eat most every dinner with Brandon and his taste buds are quite different than mine.  I usually try to make his ideal meal of pizza a bit healthier by adding a salad and and maybe a veggie.  Many of you know my love for chocolate.  I'd be just fine eating strawberries & white chocolate morsels for dinner.  

No, I really would.

Anyway, this long introduction leads me to the one thing that I wanted to tell you regarding nutrition. Now that I've been watching my eats, I try to snack more sensibly.  I picked up a nut/fruit blend from the store the other day and am completely surprised at how wonderful it is!

A goal of mine recently is to increase my fiber intake.  I used to take a fiber supplement each day to ...ummm... keep me regular, for lack of a better phrase. I ran out of those, so instead of buying more, I'm trying to get the same amount of daily fiber through my food.  So when I saw, "Excellent Source of Fiber" on this can, I decided to give them a try.  

This blend of nuts, granola, and dried fruit is so tasty! I had to use a lot of willpower stop myself from eating too many.  I definitely recommend that you try these for a healthy, filling snack. 

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Look at the beautiful tree I saw on my walk around town today.  

I say walk as if I was just strolling around town. Really, I power walked to the store to return something that I bought (and once I got home, I thought, "Why on Earth did I buy this?").  I got sidetracked while in the store and tried on some necklaces.  

So I left, then walked about a mile back to my parking garage and realized I wasn't wearing the scarf that I was wearing when I walking into the store.

I decided to walk back to the store because it would be more exercise, which is always a positive.  Also, if I drove, I'd have to deal with parking on King Street, which I always try to avoid.

Oh, and my scarf was right where I left it ...next to the necklaces.

So on my second walk back to my car, I saw this tree. 

That is my long, drawn out story of the tree, so please appreciate its beauty! 

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One more matter of business before I cram my head back in the books (while occasionally looking up to watch the freakish "Toddlers and Tiaras" show.)

I have some exciting news to announce.

I've signed with a modeling agency! I'll give more details later.  I have my first "go-see" tomorrow.  I also have a speech to give at noon, so this gal must get her beauty sleep.

XO