IN IT FOR LIFE

Cara. 20. Australia. Lifting. Dogs. Things that make me laugh.

[tastefullyoffensive]

[mistersailor-deactivated2016012]

I’m the dog Brett is the cat

[gastrictank]

i drew this little friend and i dont know what he is but i love him

[nolanthebiggestnerd-deactivated]

[licknuhohoho-deactivated2015121]

that is so unnecessary and violent and rude he did nothing wrong he is standing there smiling and you punch him in his face/stomach he doesn’t even have arms to defend himself this is just cruel and sadistic 

[lozchic3]

Don’t worry, friends. Little guy is ok.

[michaelmamaril-deactivated20171]

he doesnt have arms to drink that tea that is a threat in disguise

[dfsfsdsdfsdffwfwrfwwerer-deacti]

i gave him a little straw so he could drink his tea and a blanket to keep him warm. i hope he feels better.

[nolanthebiggestnerd-deactivated]

goodbye small fucker

[in-it-for-life]

So I went to the assessment centre today for the graduate program and made it through to the final round with the case study and interview. Don't wanna overanalyse or get my hopes up, what's done is done and I will know whether or not I am successful by next week. Tomorrow I hand in my final assessment for Uni for this year. 10 months of stress, deadlines, and breakdowns is coming to an end. Good job, me. Gonna reward myself by chilling the fuck out and having a fucking life here and there. Sleep. Read. Gym goals. Josh. Human interaction with people I want to be around.

[in-it-for-life]

Weighed in 56kg this morning. That's a 3kg drop over 5 weeks purely from nerves and continually being anxious. No wonder I'm performing terribly in the gym. I'm wasting away to nothing.

[babyanimalposts]

[erinlifts-deactivated20170801]

Hit a 20-lb PR today on my deadlift!

455 lbs for a single. No belt or straps.

I hit 445 lbs before this and it was smoother than smooth. Easy. So I slapped another 10 lbs on.

455 got in my head like WHOA at the end. Broke the floor easy enough but lockout just wasn’t cooperating. I’ve watched this clip about 25 times and I can see where my errors are – and they’re only there because the weight actually intimidated at the very last second.

So yeah it was a bit grindy and not perfect. But it still looks pretty clean to me, so I’m claiming this as my new max.

I can only go up from here – I’m only 45 lbs away from a 500 lb deadlift!!!

😃🏋🏻

[deadliftsanddadjokes-deactivate]

Everyone look at this titan.

[sdseraph-deactivated20160825]

I’ll just be over here worrying that you’re gonna beat my deadlift 😂

[erinlifts-deactivated20170801]

You’ve got nothing to worry about 😂😂😂

I’m giving 500 lbs a good 6-8 months. We’ll see if I can make it happen in that timeframe!

[rebeccalovesfitnessandyou]

#transformationtuesday Arm edition! This is proof that with time and consistency you can change for the better. I was very ill on the left, the Middle was around 4/5 years later and the right was 5/6 years later. Both physical and mental transformations. It takes time. Rome wasn’t built in a day right?! #transformation #fitness #fitspo #anorexia #eatingdissorder #gymmotivation #motivation #figureathlete #figurecompetitior #girlswholift #girlsthatflex #flex #progress #gains #consistency #hardwork #bodyfitness #iifym #gymlife #dreambig #fitchicks #girlswithmuscle #outwork

[in-it-for-life]

want this assignment to be over and done with

want my days off

want to have a day off with Josh the way normal couples do

want this grad program so bad so i can get away from shitty people

want to train and eat normally again

want all my responsibilities to go away

want to not cry every 2nd day because of stress or overload

want my life back

[in-it-for-life]

One more day of prac! Allowing myself a nap before baking cupcakes for the students, creating a card for the class, and buying my mentor teacher a gift basket. Massage straight after school tomorrow. 10 months of 7 days a week will finally be over on Tuesday 😁

[in-it-for-life]

Had to do a child protection lesson with my year 4 class. They had to label body parts.

Peanus

Boops

Vegaina

[polisical-deactivated20160713]

[the-worm-that-gnaws-in-the-night]

@punks-dont-lift

[pakaojawn-blog]

[jewlsies]

how do straight white boys survive in the real world

[in-it-for-life]

I actually feel cute today. 3 weeks of prac down, 2 to go! Things I've learnt so far: Kids aren't so bad. Set the tone at the beginning. Don't worry about them liking you, they will get over things by the end of the day. Teaching is a whole other kind of exhausting. Anything you are going to teach has been done and can be found online

[in-it-for-life]

Feeling a little overwhelmed and done with everything so I’m going to do a countdown.

16 days until I finish Prac. While it is a great experience and is incredibly important, it is a whole other level of exhaustion. I can work 15 hour days and make it to the gym, but being a classroom all day only to go home and prepare lessons, find resources, and mark work is draining. Physical exhaustion is nothing on mental exhaustion.

20 days until my next day off.

23 days until presentation at uni.

29 days until I hand everything in for uni and am 100% done with the semester! I will actually be able to enjoy my 2 days off.

[in-it-for-life]

Progress honestly is the best motivator. Right now I’m not talking about gym progress since I’ve actually really been struggling to find time for the gym and when I am there my sessions suck ass, but just progress overall in other areas. I’m on day 3 of my practicum for primary teaching and everyday I have been improving in one way or another. 

The first day was overwhelming. I under-planned and couldn’t get the behaviour management side of things. Day 2 was little better, but still left feeling drained and had a mini breakdown. Today I went in feeling incredibly nervous but actually smashed the first lesson. Second lesson I was reminded why setting expectations are so important. Table points are a life saver; the students shoosh each other up and it makes my job a lot easier.

Feeling slightly less anxious, just next to make it through tomorrow and that’s it for this week. Only 3 weeks to go!

[in-it-for-life]

Tomorrow I start my 4 week block of prac and I’m teaching everyday. I’m a little more calm now since I have done my lesson plan, but still nervous. I was practicing and found that just introducing the topic was hard. Had to write down every word I plan on saying.

Today is a public holiday and our store opens an hour later than usual, something that completely slipped my mind. So bakery dude calls me up and very sarcastically says “Did you know that we start later on a public holiday? Thanks so much for that. Thank you. You know what, I’m just gonna go to Maccas and have breakfast. Thanks a lot.” 

You know, it was a genuine mistake and I was gonna feel sorry but since you're being a piece of shit I’m really glad I pissed you off and wasted your time. Then he tries to call me because the mixer wasn’t working, like, wtf am I supposed to do, call maintenance you dumbass. I AM AT HOME, DON’T FUCKING CALL ME FOR TECHNICAL REPAIRS. I can’t stand him. Always moody, attitude, lying, thinks he is above cleaning, doesn’t help out others, wastes time. So glad I don’t have to see him for 4 weeks, and by that time there will be another girl working part time so GUESS WHO’S GETTING THEIR SHIFTS CUT.

I found out that the graduate program is not done by a simple nomination from your store manager. It’s actually a 3 step process with online application, fly to Melbourne for the assessment centre, and then sit a final interview. So in previous years they’ve had 4000+ applicants and 30 get the position. They are now promoting and advertising the hell out of it, so my chances are very slim. Still gonna try, but not gonna be surprised if they knock me back purely because I have a music degree not business or something like that. I was so devastated when I found that out. The whole program and process sounds amazing. I still want to be put on the retail leaders program, just so I can get away from my store. Like get me the fuck out of there. Got my hopes up for them to come crashing down.