Stick it

Last night, I got to know my roommates a little better as we complained about the apartment and bonded over how much we hate the leasing office. I also told them that I run almost everyday at the Santa Monica Beach, and invited them to come with me today. So, today the 4 of us all got in our workout gear, grabbed a bubble tea, and headed for the beach. It was a beautiful and warm day out today, about 70 degrees. It is actually going to be around 80 degrees the rest of this week, which still boggles my mind because it is January. I still run on New York time and seasons, so it's always a shock when I walk outside and am hit with a blast of warm air and palm trees towering above me. Can life get any better? At the beach, we ran about 5 miles total, only taking a few breaks here and there.

At the end of our run, we stopped at all of the gymnastic equipment and tried it out. We swung on the rings, climbed rope, walked on the balance beam, went on the swings, and even tried to walk on the tight rope. They had all sorts of equipment available, making it an excellent and fun place to work out. Why go to the gym and work out your arms, when you could climb up a rope? Believe me it definitely takes a lot of upper body strength to make it up that rope now that we are no longer in gym class in 6th grade. The tight rope was really fun too, forcing you to balance yourself on a wobbly, long, slim belt. This was hard to do while holding a spotters hand, I cannot image trying to walk on it without anyone's help. 

The beach was buzzing with people today, no one necessarily laying out, which I think is weird, because it's so nice out, but with people exercising. There was a nice breeze to cool us down as we were running, which made it the perfect day.

 

 

Tight Rope

 

 

I am still stressing over finding a job, nothing really seems to be accumulating into anything and I'm going to need to find something quick so I can continue living out here. WILL SOMEONE JUST HIRE ME ALREADY?! That seems to be the question I find myself asking over and over again. Although, I don't mind the down time, it gives me plenty of time to exercise and enjoy this weather, I want to start working! I am working this weekend on a shoot, but unfortunately it's not paid, but I will be working with some people that I could possible network with. Networking is the way to do anything around here, so the more people I meet, the better. If only I was getting paid though! Guess that's why they call it paying your dues!

<3 Loni