Learn by H.E.A.R.T

Health. I have a typical desk job on campus, and it is one that requires me to remain at the desk as much as possible, as I have to greet and answer questions for the entirety of my shift. These exercises really helped me pass the time and keep me awake, especially on slow days. I listed below my favorite ones. 

6 Yoga Exercises You Won’t Be Embarrassed to Do at Your Desk.

Chair twist: I like this one because I love a good back pop. 

Twisted arms: This one was fun. My co-workers and I sat around doing it for like fifteen minutes.

Growth mindset

What started out as a light-hearted conversation about a more productive mindset, slowly turned into a serious discussion about the direction of my life and the people who will be along for the ride. I had a conversation with someone very dear to me about growth mindset, and it lead me to completely re-evaluating our connection and the plotline of our story. I didn't go into it thinking it would change anything, but I came out of the conversation with a different perspective about where I am headed. I don't know if I am headed in the right direction, but at least it's the direction I chose.  

Caption: Ariana's truest moment of growth. We can all learn and grow from the love, patience, and pain and can make us more amazing. 

Reading Part B

I finished up the Nursery Rhymes, and I am still slightly confused by this Unit overall. I thought some were cute, and some didn't make much sense. They were short and some I have actually read before. Like the one, Pussy-cat where have you been? I think I will need to do some background research on specific rhymes to fully understand the context of what is meant to be said, and produce a better story. I like the rhymes in reading part A because I felt they were a little easier to follow. Overall, I think that the rhymes in reading part b do leave a lot of room for creative freedom in a story. 

Caption: the pussy-cat returning from London. Obtained from flickr.com

Bibliography:  The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).

Reading Part A

For this week's reading, I decided to read Nursery Rhymes: Tales. To start, I enjoyed this section. I liked the length of the tales. They were more digestible than the Celtic Tales. However, there were quite a few I found difficult to follow. I did like how any one of them could give me a good base for a story this week. They are short and vague, so would allow a lot of creative freedom. I have chosen a few of my favorite rhymes I might want to construct a story around. 

Nursery Rhymes: Tales 

The Lion and The Unicorn: The lion and unicorn fought for the crown. The lion won. The townspeople gave them bread and sent them out of town. 
There was a Crooked Man: There was a crooked man who found a sixpence and got a cat and lived in a crooked house. 

Caption: Phoebe knew a crooked man. Obtained from twitter.com

Three Wisemen of Gotham: Three wise men set sail in a small boat and it sunk. 

Nursery Rhymes: Paradoxes

Children slid on ice in the summer. The ice cracked (or melted) and all the children drowned. It was the parents' fault for not keeping them safe. 

Bibliography: The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).