WCW: Laverne Cox

 

Happy Wednesday Y'all!

I hope you are all staying warm! Sadly, Knoxville has been frozen over this week, however the upside is I have not seen the inside of a class room since Monday morning! But I am NOT complaining, I will gladly take my snow days and catch up on Gilmore Girls in my favorite jammies! 

So last Wednesday I got the privilege to attend an event hosted by UTK's Women's Coordinating Council with featured a lecture from the one and only Laverne Cox! The title of the lecture (and tour) is Ain't I A Woman: My Journey to Womanhood. She spent about ninety minutes discussing her life as a trans woman of color; giving narratives about her journey to womanhood, professional achievement, and self-acceptance. And it was truly great!!

Afterwards, there was a brief Q&A in which she told us about her Christmas Card from Beyoncé, how to support transgender friends/family, and her new TV show for CBS. The night ended with a Meet & Greet (in which we were strongly informed NOT to touch Laverne since it is still Flu season) and this was probably my favorite part! Not only did I get a great picture with her, BUT she told me I was gorgeous and I literally could have melted!

(This was me on the inside the entire time I took the picture and after)

Overall, it was definitely an experience that I will always remember and probably in my Top 10 favorite moments of my freshman year at UT. And to think I have at least three more to go!

|Outfit| Top {Old Navy}, Jeans {Old Navy}, Clutch {via Jane Deals}, 

Necklace {Body Central}*, Boots {DEB}*

- Lindsay J.

*= These stores have gone out of business.

Witness MY Fitness: Vision Board & Motivation

Hey Y'all! Long time, no see!

I apologize for my absence! I was adjusting to being back in school and managing my time! I was also busy celebrating birthdays for my Mom, sister, and best friend, along with celebrating my own! Yes, I celebrated my birthday on the 19th and it was great. I am still trying to decide if I am gonna make a post about my trip to Atlanta, but just know if I don't, I am sure I happily gained about 5 pounds! Which brings me to today's post! As one of my goals on my vision board, I would like to lose some weight and live a healthier lifestyle. I am sure since we are still in the beginning of 2015, most people are still on their health kick, and I am definitely one of them. I can usually keep up with my goal until April, then I return to my old habits, and by the end of the year I am ashamed of myself. But this year, I am really gonna stick with it and I finally found a way to do so!

 

Because I am visual person, I decided to put my cork board to good use. I mapped out my target exercise days, along with motivational quotes and a healthy grocery list. To make it more visually appealing and totally Lindsay, I made the pearl push pins! (Oh the magic of the hot glue gun). I even decided to do the marbles & pounds idea from Pinterest. However, instead of doing marbles, I felt pearls would be much more motivational. (And match my push pins. Genius, right?)

Another visual aid I am using is a little calendar/planner I bought at Target for $1. I am using it to keep up with my exercises, any fitness challenges I start, my weigh days, Goals for the month, and rewards! (What a mouthful!) 

To kick of my journey, this month (or for 21 days) I am doing the No Junk Food Challenge (via Pinterest). It's going pretty well until my light night cravings for cookies and ice cream start, but i haven't given in and I don't plan on it! 

I hope I have inspired you to create some visuals for whatever your goal is whether it be losing weight or starting a new hobby! And be on the look out for my next post in my Witness MY Fitness series! 

- Lindsay J.