Giving Back: Working Out for a Cause

Ok folks, here's the deal.  I have recently become aware of an organization called Love146.  The organization raises money to put an end to child sex slavery all over the world.  Every year they do a campaign call "Tread on Trafficking" in which people can sign up to become "treaders" and raise money trough working out.  I decided a couple of weeks ago that I am certainly going to do this next year through my summer workouts.  I decided to do it next summer because I figured since they are already started this year I'll just wait.  However, I still wanted to throw the idea out there.  Right now I am debating if I should just start doing it now since there are only 18 days left in the 30 day fundraiser and I think it would be a lot of fun.  My only concern is that I would get started and it would just flop; or, me being me, I would be all about it for about a week or two and then the fire would die down.  I figured the least I could do is write something about it and throw it into the world for others to see.  I am hoping that the opportunity will be available again before next summer so I can jump on the bandwagon for the full month next time.

For those of you that would like to learn more about the organization and what they are fighting against, you can visit their website here.

If you would like to donate to the cause you can do so here.

Courtesy Blog

Well hello there folks!  I know you're thinking, "Oh my! She is still alive!" Well, not really because that would actually mean that humans read the disaster of a blog and that is just simply untrue. It's okay, I'm aware of it.

Anyway, back to the point.  I'm writing the 'courtesy blog' as I like to call it because I haven't written in awhile and just felt like writing something more than a facebook status or a 140 character post on twitter. So, what's new you ask? (I mean the metaphorical you of course since no one reads this...) Well, I'm glad you asked.  I am now home for summer break which is truly bitter-sweet.  I miss all of my lovely friends from back at the treat but I am very blessed to be home with my family.  Being home means re-acclimating to life in a house instead of a dorm and getting use to not having a constant flow of friends at your fingertips.  Summer has been uneventful thus far but I am enjoying my time of relaxation before I jump back into school and volleyball full-force.

Hmm... Lets see. What else have I been up to lately? I've been working out almost daily for volleyball and I've been re-watching One Tree Hill because I simply can't let go of it yet.  I know, I'm hopeless.  I love it.  What can I say?  For the past couple of days I've been helping my mom get ready for my sister's graduation festivities.  Today was a doozie for all of the that stuff.  I woke up went grocery shopping for the grad party.  We then took a break and went to lunch and a movie.  You know, quality mother daughter bonding and such.  Then we went for more grad shopping for the party and finally I came home only to get involved in more grad stuff.  I wrapped my sister's present, which I've had for a couple of months now and it's been killing me to not show her! Then I made a Graduation Mix for the car ride to the graduation venue. Don't worry; it's kick-ass! Oh, and I decorated her grad cap (my personal way of 'stickin it to the man' since they wouldn't let me decorate my cap when I graduated last year... I'm bitter).

Well, that's pretty much it; except that I have acquired a TON of new amazing music lately and it has made me very happy!

Here's to a good weekend with great tunes!

Sam-Bam