Sunset & Reset

Saturday, after spending time with family who had come to town, I had some much needed time alone in my apartment. Since I'd moved to Jackson for my job, most of my weekends have been spent moving or driving back to Hattiesburg to see much missed friends. All this traveling and busyness meant very little time to just hang out and adjust to my new surroundings.

When it started to get dark, I went around the apartment to close the blinds. (It freaks me out a little knowing people can see right into my living room, and frankly, I spend a lot of time not fully dressed.) I  happened to notice this evening that the sunset was a pretty purple, blue, and pink, and HAD to grab my camera. I absolutely loved how the darkness of the trees contrasted with the pastel sky, and how the moon wanted to get in on the whole thing, too.

Enjoy.

--Brittany

Tiny

Let me start off by saying that I am extremely comfortable with my body. I love my body and take care of it; therefore, I am very proud of it. However, recently I’ve had a few people comment on how tiny I am, and that makes me a little uncomfortable. As soon as those words hit my ears, I cringe a little, and feel obligated to make some sort of remark like, “Oh, no I’m not, really,” or thank them or something. The fact is, I don’t care anything about being tiny, and I don’t really think that being called small is a compliment.

I’m very health conscience. I put a lot of thought into what I put into my body. I want to eat only good things that are going to do good things for me. I like to keep in shape, too. But let me be clear, once and for all, that I do not do these things to look a certain way. Eating right and being active have several benefits for me, and, yes, one of those is that it gives me a good figure, but that is not my goal.

My body is a temple, a gift from God. I’m going to honor it by taking care of it. Seriously. I like being able to go outside and run around with my friends, play with my cousins, or just go exploring. I want to always be able to do the active things that I love, but I won’t be able to do that unless I prepare and train my body. I may not always have the opportunity to go rock climb or hike or play Ultimate Frisbee, but I want to be ready whenever a chance presents itself. So I do things like go running (which I do actually enjoy in and of itself) or lift weights. That way my body will be ready and able for adventures, and when I do them, I want be prone to injury.

I know this is a bit of a rant, but I felt like something needed to be said for the girls out there who care about fitness for reasons way more important than being able to fit in a certain sized dress. Being healthy isn't about looking good; it's about feeling good, regardless of your size.

--Brittany

Welcome to our blog!

Prepare for your lives to become instantly more fun, exciting, and entertained-- okay, well, we can only guarantee the entertained part, but you get the picture.

Let us begin by telling you a little bit about ourselves. We're Brittany and Kate. We're both students of Mass Communication/Public Relations. Brittany is justing starting out in her first real-world, corporate America job post grad school, trying to find the balance between being a professional and still feeling like a fun 20-something. Kate is finishing up her undergrad degree, resisting the urge to move across country to be wild and free.

We love all things surrounding being outside, being fit, and being creative. We often times find ourselves overwhelmed with our own genius; thus, we decided creating a blog would provide us an outlet for our intellectual insight as well as give the peoples of the interwebs an opportunity to share in such musings. We know, we know. How incredibly kind and thoughtful of ourselves!

So, this is our first post of many. There will be many about photography, cooking, being healthy, and just other generally awesome things we think should go here. We hope you'll read it, and let us know what you think!