Tough

People sometimes think that when you are a cheerful one you have no right to be mad or angry or feel crappy at moments. Last night, I got some really sad news. I was in the shower, and my phone started ringing, I didn't answer the first time, but it started ringing again. It was then when I knew that I had to answer. He told me what we were all waiting for in the past couple of weeks. It was almost predictable that at any time it could happen. 

One of the most distinguished people I've known, and one of the best professors I've had during my university life, passed away that day. 

Of all the people I've met, he was the wisest and most respected one who knew what he was talking about. He had experiences that you might think were brought up by a history book. He was an open book with everything. Transparent. Inspiring. Moving. 

If there is one thing that I learned from him though the time he was my professor, was to always stand up for what you believe in and to fight for what you want. I never saw him put a bad face when he had to teach a bunch of freshmans with no experience or little respect for what they might be learning. 

Sensei Maruy. You were an inspiration to many, the rock people needed to see to know that strength comes from within and you decide your path and you make of your life what you decide. He decided the path of teaching, of being the person who stands up for what he believed in. 

A thought: 

"When things get tough, the tough get going" 

And that is what I want to make of my life, and never give up on something. 

Have a good friday. And always say to the ones you love, that you love them. Life is too short. 

Workout update: so far so good

It has been 2 days already. There is something about it that, on one hand i am sore and everythong hurts, muscles i had no idea that existed in my body hurt, i have no strength (at least not much right now), but on the other hand, it feels right, feels like a relax, to forget everything going on and just stop to concentrate in something else than all the things that hunt you.

Everything is better.

Today, I can say that I want to keep up with it. I am even buying more gym clothes to have variety and feel more confident when hitting my workout sessions. 

Lets talk about ZUMBA! Omg it is amazing. I don't really know why it is so much fun.. No wait.. I do know. Here is why. You get an instructure who is really active, moves around the mirrored classroom, is always jumping and telling you to keep it up! It is one of the best workouts out there and it so fun to be there. I am going back again on friday. And can't wait for it! 

After the hour of cardio moving my whole body, I get to my strength training always alternating one day legs and one day arms. Right now my whole body is stiff and muscles I had no idea I had in my anatomy hurt.

I will be doing some more posts about my journey and how it is all going.

Hoping you have a great day to achieve great things!

October Dreams

As the 10th month of the year has come and almost gone, I have been as crazy as a bee in honey season. I have been slacking in my webson (web + person) status but my lifeson (life +  person)has been great and running. 

For me, since stepping into the real world as a full time job person has been a little exhausting but nice. We have a big event coming up in a few weeks and we are just crazy at the office with all the preparations. Most people would think that not having to go to class is a relief, but let me tell you...it ain't a stroll at the beach but I am not complaining at all. It is more of a roller coaster ride where you have ups and downs and turns but nothing that one can't handle.  Which brings me to my next point. I have been doing a lot of planning. Planning, planning, planning a lot of different projects which demand a little research. This is a little survey for me to keep up with one of my projects, and I hope you find it interesting! 

Click here to get to the survey. I really appreaciate your support with it. 

And remember: 

 

 

Have a great day! 

Fresh and New

So you may have already noticed, SKMS has had a makeover! I am pretty pleased with the end result. 

I wanted something that reflected more my style and my life at the moment. Where I could portray how I am trying to balance everything that is going on now. I still love purple, I am trying to gravitate more towards other colors that are also inspiring me. 

I was planing a makeover, literally for the longest time, I just had no time to sit and think and picture it all in my mind. 

I hope you fall in love with it as much as I am loving it now. 

Try

I did my best, I tried and tried.

Trying is always the best thing one can do before feeling defeated and all emotional. Ok, you can cry, but if you don't try it wont be helpful. Sometimes hard work pays off, but it wont happen over the night and if you don't believe in yourself, well, a dream will only be a dream. 

Do you remember how I was struggling at the beginning of the year with that job issue? well I did and I couldn't be happier. I was persistent on what I wanted, of where I knew I would fit in best, and where I was more comfortable at and finally, I ended up in the right place. 

So keep on trying, the first attempt may not have the outcome you wanted, maybe the second or third will.

picture from here. 

GIMP

I am seriously the worst at technology. My IT teacher always found me to be a headache for her, I just wasn't the most avid learner and if I know how to use computer is because I had to in order for me not to be left behind! hahaha I hated to learn but it was so necessary.

Now, I am teaching myself how to use this GIMP program which is a sort of photoshop. So far. No advance. I'm just not improving at all. I am a mess I know.

But luckily there is a lot of tutorials over the internet that are soooo helpful, I have been watching a couple and I feel it has been great.

I can't wait to get better with this program and improve my quality of pictures for you too see here! I just can't wait! I have my whole summer to make improvements to the site!

I am happy dancing right now!

Fashionspiration: Marc Jacobs.

Hey Everyone!

Second post of the day, who knew? I was watching some of the videos the Louis Vuitton YouTube channel has, and found a very special one in which Marc Jacobs, the creative director of the brand, said a very true statement and it made me bedazzled. He said: 

"Change is a great and horrible thing that people love it and hate it at the same time. But without change you just don't move." 

I loved this and totally agree, change may be hard, but if you want to grow and become stronger, you need to know how to handle different situations. 

I hope it inspires you and make a difference. 

have a nice day! 

xo, 

S.A

picture from here. 

New Layout!

Hey Everyone!

As you may notice, I've done some changes to the blog! Yes, I made this banner all by my self and just changed the description I had for it. As it says, Live, Love, Laugh, Be Fab.

The new Blog

Hey everyone! 

It's been just recently that I moved both blogs, my Getting Fit and Light and Beauty by S.A, together I feel that now I can expand on topics about beauty, fashion, randomness, healthy eating and habits in this blog now. While writing the entries I feel much more confident to say what is going on in my mind much more rapidly and type things up related on the topics I normally address here. Just recently I've come to notice that I have been slacking in writing diverse entries like my healthy spotlight and in general the healthy eating habits I once had. The reason is that I have my life all jumbled up and since I went on summer break from university I have been so bad in the way I control the food I eat and what I drink. 

I want to get back on track, I even bought a notebook where I can jot down the ideas that come to my mind at the moment about the benefits, what I eat to renew my diet, and all of it. Since I merged my previous blogs into SKMS, my previous blog posts have been unattended and left behind and I know you would love to know what else is here apart from  the recent fashion forward posts I put up constantly now. 

So here I leave a list of 5 of my previous blog posts so you can check them out and tell me which ones you miss the most <3

Healthy Snack: Avocado Humus

5 foods that get to your hips 

Healthy Spotlight: Almonds

Gossip Girl: Blair Waldorf Inspired 

13 personal Questions Tag.

I hope you like them and get back and check some more of them! 

xo, 

S.A