#if youve participated in all weeks: you are so strong and i love you

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answering all previous hero appreciation questions for mira because i haven't done that yet! under a cut because uh. whoops. 1500 words. probably should have done this sooner.

downtime what downtime mira tries to keep pretty busy! if she's not helping out with the rebellion she's helping her friends; if none of them need help she takes on other odd jobs. if she REALLY doesn't have anything to do, she catches up with friends she hasn't seen in a while, or writes them letters.

pass because my memory is So Bad

in order of preference: dragonlord/msw*, soulweaver, cryptic, rogue. (*she spent most of her downtime on the void ship getting the weavers' help to merge/streamline dragonlord and soulweaver skills. her renegade shield is attached to her MSW gauntlet, and has aegis's sigil in the center.)

she takes all criticism with a smile! if they Just Keep Going, the smile becomes very fixed, and she moves them along with a reminder that she is, in fact, the Lord Sunbringer, Hero Of Greenguard, and if they have a problem with her they can send a complaint to her PO box. if they're excessively adoring, she also smiles! aaaaand dies a little inside but haha who's counting that??

favorite thing about her...big muscles. GOD that's hard to decide but it's probably something along the lines of like. shes so full of love. her gentleness and care is so hard won, it doesn't come naturally to her but she tries because she knows she can't fall into the trap of "people are Just Bad and there's nothing I can do about it" and she's just trying her best and she needs a hug

once she ate draco's dragon snax on accident. she didn't realize what she was doing until draco started yelling at her. then she died a little inside because she realized kara saw her do it and was now laughing at her

i have to replay the questline to give more detail but: she spent her formative years (like. birth - 17) in the branden quarter of swordhaven. nobody remembers her, and nobody knows she came from there, either. (well. nobody living.) she doesn't think about that time, and she doesn't talk about it if she can help it.

mira HATES being sick and all medical procedures, from actual surgery to taking off bandaids. only people who are both bigger and stronger than mira are capable of getting her to a doctor. (once yashta just threw her over his shoulder and plopped her at riadne's feet. she has never been and never will be more offended in her whole life)

she's been a hero too long to put too much faith in any specific plan lmao. she keeps a level head and an open mind, and hopes for the best.

she is SO weak for head scritches. unfortunately she rarely gets them, because [gestures at plot,] but she WILL fall asleep sitting up if someone is petting her hair. (draco comes by it honestly.)

"Ha Ha Ha Ha Whoops! How Silly Of Me. Ha Ha. Ha. anyway have you heard about the new proposed trade route? I think it's a good idea but could use some improvement - "

mira's had a lot of Favorite Places over the years, usually attached to people. for a long time it was sunbreeze grove; then it was serenity's inn, with the sounds of life and love washing over her; later it was a dingy little house in pellow village, where the void was a breath away but it still felt as though nothing could touch her as long as she had her friends at her side. (lately, she's been gravitating toward sulen'eska even when there's nothing to help with. sometimes kara needs to be reminded to take a breather, and the stars are beautiful from the treetops.)

she never takes off the necklace aegis gave her on his deathday - it's a reminder of a very good day with her best friend, and she's unfortunately short on those. she also has a little pouch of keepsakes from her friends - a box of tea, still sealed, from celestia, the helmet al'zein made her, the first (very very bad) attempt at a shirt that tomix helped her with - that she keeps in her bag. sometimes she worries that she'll lose or damage it, but she can't bring herself to leave it at home, either.

she's slow to anger, but she wasn't always; pre-canon, if you were friendly, she'd be the same, but the second you were a dick to her or someone she cares about all bets were off. celestia and various other people gently pointed out that her life as a hero™ might be easier if she didn't bite the head off of everyone that looked at her funny, so over the course of bk1, she learned how to blunt her edges and bite her tongue. nowadays, she smiles through most things and can be cordial to anyone (with a few exceptions) and tries to put everyone around her at ease. this gentleness doesn't come naturally to her, though, and if you Just Keep Being An Ass she will eventually get fed up.

I know I've talked a lot about how much she loves her friends but She Loves Her Friends. just existing near them and reminding herself that they're alive and well is enough. she's always smiling her Hero's Smile™, but for her friends it's real.

she despises people that have no regard for the wellbeing of others, or people that are given chance after chance to be kind and continuously fail. (so like. jaania. jaania got her chance and now she gets Mira Sass. jury's still out on whether she's gonna get mira's full-blown wrath.)

kids make mira REALLY REALLY ANXIOUS. they're tiny! and fragile! what if she hurts them somehow, or hurts their feelings!! (draco doesn't count because they could probably chew glass and be fine.) she mostly just treats children like tiny fragile adults. tries to make small talk with them but the small talk is about Adult Things so it goes like / mira: so what do you think of the new proposed trade route? / the kid: *baby babble* / mira: interesting, I hadn't thought of it that way

she learned a couple things about herself at the end of the void ship's voyage that she wishes she could forget. she didn't NEED to know that she was capable of choosing the safety of the world over the life of her friend. really, when is she going to need to know that? it just makes her feel like garbage. anyway

mira never knew her biological relatives. if someone can worm their way into her heart, they're her family. (it's not that hard, although she used to pretend it was harder.) as for what happened to them...well, we all know what happens to celestia, right?

uhhh in order: celestia (see above,) draco (see canon! they're her favorite little gremlin coworker,) aegis (see canon,) tomix (see canon, but add recognition of the self through the other,) and finally kara (mira used to hang around the vind camp late into the night, at first for lack of anything better to do and to distract herself from various inconvenient emotions. then it evolved into respect for kara as a leader and desire to support her, and Then sometime just before the gala shenanigans? it began hurtling full force into Oh Whoops I Am In Love land. oops.)

mira lives in a state of "I desperately want to love trust people but I've been burned too many times to trust quickly" but also "I will love and trust everyone I meet out of spite for the people who tell me I'm naive for doing so" but ALSO "nevermind I'm not going to trust someone with my whole self ever again unless I'm literally soulbound to them and Even Then" so uh. the answer is: rip mira

she's been to enough fancy events™ that she knows the rules by now, and she can charm nobility into thinking she's One Of Them, but. usually all she can think about is how many people could have been fed or clothed with the money spent on solid gold tableware or whatever fhsjfjs. also: some things stick with you forever, and no matter how perfect her manners are she's always a little afraid of someone seeing past the shining hero to the branden quarter brat.

SHE would probably think her worst trait is bad judgement but like. She's Doing Her Best. is it a flaw to want to trust people? no! she thinks her best trait is uhh hmm. she's very strong and can help a lot of people. I think her worst flaw is that she sometimes forgets other people are Also strong and capable of protection, and her best is her ability to love and love again after everything she's been through.

she just beelined over to the vind. the rose didn't even get a glance. she asked kara (very reluctantly) if she should go with the golden hand, but she was SO relieved when kara asked her to stay.

i talk about mira so much lmao there's nothing left. no thoughts head empty

....annd that's everything! if you made it to the end of this monster please know i am giving you internet cookies.

#hero appreciation day #hm should i maintag this #i think i am a coward sorry #original #talks #oc heroes #so long. so goddamn long. ive been sitting on this for weeks but was too lazy to fill out some of the questions #if youve participated in all weeks: you are so strong and i love you #also tumblr ate my formatting so now there's just. massive blocks of text. hate it here #anyway. this is queued im leaving goodnight #GOD. I TRIED TO SCHEDULE THIS AND I THOUGHT TUMBLR ATE IT BUT IT JUST POSTED. EVEN THOUGH I HIT SCHEDULE. SKJDSJ TUMBLR MY FUCKING DETESTED #Hate It Here #miranai the hero

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Can you do small introductions on each loona member? Or i mean not all of them if u dont want ik theres like 27 of them but just little descriptions of what u think of em would be cute

a chance? to talk abt the loves of my life? 

heejin: you knwo that friend who like if u fuck around during the school yr and need someone to help u out w notes and getting yourself together bc u know shes always on top of her game? thats heejin. girly is an all rounder tbh she can sing dance and as much as ppl like 2 clown her for her rapping shes really not all that bad. LIKE shes just so versatile. she showed that thru mixnine which lol i didnt watch besides cuts but if u watch her performing on there and then see her performing with loona 1/3 it’s like complete opposites but she manages to shine no matter what like it’s effortless for her. shes such a sweet girl too i really do feel like theres a reason she was picked to go first bc she has such a likeable personality. shes funny, hardworking, humble (but not to the point to where she downplays her worth), and just seems like a real ride or die type of friend

hyunjin: MY BABY i hav such a soft spot for hyunjin and it’s hard not to??? she comes across as a little quiet at first and she acts like she doesnt care but she does u know she does shes not fooling anyone idc how many times shes told yeojin 2 shut up on camera i know she’d be one of the first if not THE first girl 2 be by her side (and any members side) if some shit went down. shes such a determined little thing too and when she has her eyes on something she goes for it no thinking abt it no questions asked she just does what she wants and thats something so impressive for a girl her age to be able to do. i feel like shes the type of person to just sit in the back and watch more than participate bc she doesnt mind if the other girls take the spotlight like shes such a chill, laid-back soul. i aspire to be like her. and shes so fucking funny really it’s almost criminal how hard she makes me laugh. ALSO she has the best reactions it’s a disgrace more than anything that i dont hav a folder of just her making stupid faces

haseul: the absolute love of my life? THE jo haseul?? theres a reason shes the member i latched onto the most at the beginning and ultimately kinda the member that tied me down to loona for good. like i was onboard w them from the get but it’s her that sealed the deal. i dont joke when i say she really is their guardian angel and no matter what u think of her in the comparison to the other girls u cant deny the fact that shes born leader material. she makes the other girls feel good and at-ease yknow. like she was always around vivi in the 1/3 loona tvs and u could tell it was like 2nd nature to her being by her side as vivi navigated her way through a country and language she wasnt all too familiar with. and like w/ yves for another example like yves if all facts check out was only w/ bbc for a three week period before they debuted her so obviously she wasnt familiar with any of the girls which is why she was so awkward at first. but haseul? bless her soul she did all that she could to make her feel at home. and she has such a beautiful voice i feel like not enough ppl praise her for it. also fuck yg for making her feel bad during mixnine she deserves the world and he can suck my big toe

yeojin: miss thang miss thang. what 2 say what 2 say. first things first shes a trooper. shes a baby i mean a lot of them are babies but yeojin is an actual baby baby i almost fainted when i learned how old she is. but despite her age shes so firm yknow. when shes doing things she wants to do them right to the best of her abilities and shes always striving to be better which is so admirable bc for me personally at that age i was a goddamn mess i couldnt be doing and juggling even a third of the shit she does. and shes right next to hyunjin when it comes to making me laugh shes just so loud and full of energy even 2 the point where i get tired watching her and im loud and full of energy but her being loud and being full of energy kicks my being loud and being full of energy in the ass. if any of that made sense. but theres never a dry eye in sight when shes in the room and u can tell shes such a joy 2 be around as much shit as the other girls give her lol i just feel real protective of her bc shes just so full of life and laughter and i just want her to be out here living her best life

vivi: it needs 2 be said that i have such high respect for any kpop idol who’s from another country bc theres just so much thats going against them. miss vivi is away from home away from her comfort space away from her friends and family away from a place where she can speak proficiently and fluently bc shes struggling to learn a new language and?? on top of that shes doing all the other standard idol stuff. thats some tough shit thats some scary shit but she takes it all on with a brave face and an open mind. and being able to slowly watch her build up more confidence in the language and basically everything else has been such an honor. like when im out here on my weak shit feeling sorry for myself i gotta think 2 myself what would miss vivi do? how would miss vivi tackle this? i lov this girl honestly i would die for her she does so much and i feel like not all of it is fully appreciated but she’ll have her moment i know she will and it’ll only be a matter of time before ppl see how amazing she is 

kim lip: giiiiiiiiirl. lip is such a strong person. like in all aspects. shes crazy talented it’s a little scary to think abt how much she’ll grow once they properly debut as a group and she gets more experience bc?? she just has so much going for her. her charisma is off the charts she can easily pull a crowd if her solo being a real big jumping point in spreading the loona name says anything at all. and shes such a good pick for the oec leader she definitely has those vibes like u just cant help but listen to her regardless of whatever bullshit she says and she says a lot of bullshit but do i liv by that bullshit and eat it up like shes spouting out the new testament u can bet ur ass i do. lip is definitely one of those girls that u cant help but be drawn to like u just want 2 be her bff bc once u remove her from the stage she has such girl next door vibes i feel like she’d be the type of girl u see in the club and u make small talk by the bar bc u made eye contact by accident and all of the sudden before u know it youve spent ur whole night w her and u hav her phone number and plans to meet up next week bc shes so friendly 

jinsoul: i make fun of her a lot. but w good reason: shes easy 2 make fun of. shes so quirky but not in the ironic way like shes really quirky and a bit of a walking disaster but it’s charming and she makes it work. even if shes not ur fav? shes still? kinda ur fav? even if u dont know it? if i made a list of some of my fav loona moments i assure u she’d be included in about 80% of it like shes such a staple to the group i really cant imagine her not being w them i mean i cant imagine the group w/o any of them but jinsoul especially. sometimes i watch loona vids knowing good and damn well shes not gonna be in them but i still end up thinking where is jinsoul?? bc not 2 speak for everybody (i will tho) but no one can get enough jinsoul. also her voice? i love it it’s one of my favs in not only loona but kpop in general. both speaking-wise and singing-wise. it’s just so pretty i really did astral project the first time i heard sitr & love letter. true out of body experiences 10/10 would recommend the yelp reviews are in shes 100% worth It. what is the It shes worth? idk but whatever It is .. shes worth It.

choerry: i just want her 2 be my little sister wow. miss yerim really has my heart. truly the embodiment of :) . shes so smily and has such a strong energy u cant help but like her. in every loona tv shes in shes making someone laugh or smile and it’s no coinkidink it’s bc shes really just that much of a ray of sunshine and u cant help but fall for her. give her some time i pledge w my life that once they debut she is going 2 shine on variety shows theres no way she wont. she has such good sense and shes so flexible. and if lcm is anything 2 go by shes able to switch it up and kill different concepts and sounds at the drop of a hat. def one to keep ur eye on bc u just know shes gonna go far in the future theres no way she wont she has all the tools in her arsenal to make it big no problem. does she resemble the annoying orange? yes and i’ll hate kim lip forever for putting that image in my head but that wont stop her shes truly a force to be reckoned with.

yves: my baby! u didnt hear this from me but i lov her a lot. she was kinda just thrown 2 the wolves w/ her three weeks of training i can only imagine how nerve wracking it must’ve been for her. here is an army of girls bbc has as potential loona members whove been training for years/knew the other girls who were already chosen as loona members/have even gone along for the ride with the chosen loona members to film their mvs and yet shes the one who was picked to be added after three weeks of her being w the company. three weeks !!! thats a lot of pressure but despite that she gave us everything she got. she was real nervous in the beginning anyone could tell when u watched her loona tv arc but she got over it and by the time chuu’s arc rolled around she was joking around w/ the others like it was nothing. shes so funny too but in an awkward way. like she doesnt mean to be but she says and does shit that makes u ?? and u cant help but laugh. her gig with marishe? i have never seen anything funnier like that bitch really took 100+ photos all w the same face and w the same three poses if that’s not talent idk what is. and i dont think it’s been confirmed in writing yet but shes gonna be such a good leader for the eden unit i feel it in my bones 

chuu: when i tell u my heart has skipped a beat over this girl. im not saying it 2 be dramatic im deadass. my heart has skipped a beat multiple times watching her whether it be a fancam or a loona tv or even a selfie. i’ve watched that little instagram update of her in her pig onesie more times than i want 2 disclose. her voice???? oh my god im in love with it. shes such a strong singer like STRONG and u can hear that in heart attack and girl’s talk and see saw but if u listen to her covers shes done before being introduced as a member it’s like !!!!! wow. and she makes a lot of noises. like just incoherent sounds and its so cute i could cry. like i dont have the attention span 2 sit and watch a vlive if it’s not subbed … but i’d do it for her just bc i love hearing her talk i love her voice on any and all levels u could love someones voice. and all her little mannerisms are adorable and this could really turn into me typing a whole mla formatted essay on how i find her 2 be one of the cutest girls in the world but i’ll spare u. and ofc shes not just cute like i said before this girl is talented and i cant wait for loona to grow as a group so she can be on bigger and bigger platforms for more and more ppl to hear her sing bc thats just how it should be

gowon: i lov her i lov her i lov her!! i’d do just about anything for this girl if she asked but i feel like regardless of who u are u wouldnt be able to refuse her even if u wanted to. i latch onto every word she says everything she says is gold. shes so giggly and a lot of that giggling is bc she probably feels awkward but it’s still real cute. shes also lowkey highkey gotta mouth on her like she’ll really come for ppls throats if she feels it’s necessary and thats beautiful to me. she doesnt get enough credit but as pretty as she is more attention should be focused on her talents bc she is a talented girl. her vocal tone is high and ‘cute’ but i think it melds so well w/ the other girls’ voices and theres a lot of opportunity there if and when they decide to create new sub-units/have more duet songs. and my girl can dance im tired of ppl overlooking her bc?? her pre-debut vids are a little stiff ye but theres so much potential there shes such a gem and i cant wait for her to grow more bc i know theres so much she could be doing w/ what she has

olivia hye: when she said love myself today let u go today? i felt that

#this was just me rambling i know theres no substance at all but here take it its all i can giv u . idk if this is what u were looking for?? #U SAID SMALL INTROS IM JUST NOW REALIZING IM SRRY I HOPE THIS IS SMALL ENOUGH FOR U #also yall dont hav 2 read it but please like this i typed too much for it to flop lol

[alienvirals]

The Bachelor: season 20, episode four recap are these people space aliens?

Previous participants in the show have apparently been human, writes Elizabeth Wurtzel but when it comes to Olivia, that is hard to believe

I dont know what the point of reality tv was to begin with, say, back when it all started with The Real World on MTV, but I imagine the idea was to watch people not unlike us engage in the human drama. How quickly it devolved into a medium that allows us to weekly view people whose behavior is so thoroughly divorced from anything we know that surely they must be space aliens.

There is nothing real about any of the housewives. We cannot possibly keep up with the Kardashiansat least we hope not. Who are these people anyway? Whats wrong with them? We watch to be horrified. We watch because its nuts. We watch to see how the crazy half lives.

When I first tuned into my first episode of The Bachelor a few seasons ago, I expected it to be the most ridiculous show Id ever seen but I was surprised that the participants turned out to be human after all. Not all have been smart, but they all had a story, something that drove them to this of all things. Why was match.com or the local bar not enough? The Bachelor is good because some people believe marriage is best worked out by television producers, and you get to meet those people.

But this season, I watch from week to week just to see the disarray. Will it get dumber? Will it become more insane? I was very excited about Ben the bachelor, who is a lovely Midwestern mensch, but he is young and turns out he doesnt have much to say. He seems like a great guy. Maybe he is.

Ben wants to replicate his parents marriage because its gone on for more than thirty years. But so what? Thats like saying you want a particular dog because he is loyal: all dogs are loyal. That is the great thing about dogs. Marriage should be a lifetime commitment; that is what it is. But there is more to say about it than that.

Bill and Hillary Clinton have been married a long time, so I am not sure that longevity is the only quality that matters. But thats what Ben brings to the table: he believes in commitment. He has reassuring conversations with the women, urging them to feel. And they do feel.

So far the season has been dominated by Olivia, the 23-year-old news anchor from Austin, who hasnt been on a single date with Ben, but is nevertheless sure that she is going to marry him. She tells the camera over and over about the amazing relationship she has with Ben, that he is already her husband, that any relationships he has to have with other women are part of the journey, because he belongs to her. She says she knows this. Its like she read The Secret on the plane to Los Angeles, and is convinced its going to work.

Olivia exudes a strong confidence, which is at first impressive, like the kind of thing that might carry her through hard times and be a useful trait. Perhaps she was given unusual strength from some experience she hadthat thought actually occurred to me.

But as the weeks have gone on, Olivia has become an absurd character. Ben is plainly plenty excited about many women. And Olivia sees this. She watches Ben kissing someone else and she cannot hold it together. Olivia doesnt know that confidence shouldnt come from withinnot at all, no one is that securebut rather from without, from the signals we get that tell us to be sure. Olivia imagines Ben is sending her messages that he isnt. She should not sound so sure of herself, because she should not be so sure of herself. She is the Wizard of Oz behind her silly curtain.

This week the entire caravansary landed in Las Vegas, a place where people do find love, according Ben, who must still believe the one about the hooker with the heart of gold. For the group outing, the ladies had to participate in a talent show, which none of them were at all prepared for, kind of like the rest of us. Who has a talent? Who juggles? Who dances a jig? Who can mime?

All of them somehow just barely coped, and Olivia was no worse than the rest, doing some Vegas-y sparkly thing. But she was embarrassed. She was not the best. Ben caught her being mediocre. And then, because of what happened next, he caught her not being a good sport. First she cried and cried in the dressing room. Then she apologized to Ben. Three times. Everyone else was proud to have got through the event at all. And that is the right way to see it. You have to be proud of what youve done, and not confident about what is going to happen.

You cant build a reputation on what you are going to do, Henry Ford said. That must be why I am tired of hearing Olivia say she is going to win. But Im tired of all of them. They seem oblivious to a world that includes Isis and Donald Trump. I realize they cant have policy debates on The Bachelor, but they must have thoughts ; they must have interests. They must have something. They arent space aliens. But they can seem that way.

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Little Tikes Cape Cottage Playhouse™ Makeover: Thrift Diving Edition

Dont let anyone tell you that television doesnt influence behavior. It does. I spent an entire week binging on a past season of Project Runway, which started to unleash threads of creativity into my subconscious. I consider myself to a creative, but after watching someone smash up bright red bicycle reflectors and adorn them onto a ball gown made of recycled plastic with hot glue.uhhhh.it does something to the imagination. Soooo.enter the challenge: For their Crafting for Charity initiative, Homes.com invited me to participate in a Little Tikes Cape Cottage Playhouse™ makeover challenge against two other bloggers. We were all shipped a playhouse to fancy up, then be voted on by YOU! The winning blogger gets to donate a playhouse to a childrens charity of their choice, plus $750. Readers who vote are automatically entered to win $250 for themselves (to spend as you like, you dont have to donate it.) So, the juices started flowingthe Project Runway fumes of creativity lingered after my binge..and I knew that I wanted to do something totally different than what the other bloggers may decide to do! After all—I love a challenge. But I also love to try something I had never tried before. Before, the Little Tikes Cape Cottage playhouse was an uninspiring tan. It was exciting, though, because it felt like a blank canvas that I could decorate however I wanted! With a little bit of spray paint (ahem–a lot of spray paint, actually!), some construction adhesive, and a lot of stones and grout, I totally transformed this plastic playhouse into a quaint little cottage! It took a lot of materials to create this house! My husband thought I was insane (as he always does when he gets a whiff of my creative ideas.) HA! Heres what I used to create this fun cottage playhouse, and my thoughts about the materials and tools I used. Materials Little Tikes Cape Cottage Playhouse Spray paint Construction adhesive River stones* Pre-mixed grout (Alabaster colored)* Cobblestone stencil* Sponge, with a bucket of water Rubber grout float Painters tape and plastic (LOTS of it!) Mask Gloves *Heads up! Stones and grout are totally optional! I realized after I had started gluing the stones to the playhouse, Oh—this might be a choking hazard if one of these stones fall off! The recommended age for this playhouse is 2 years old and up. If youve got kids on the younger side, opt for painting a cobblestone look with a cobblestone stencil. If your kids are a bit older and youd like to attempt something like this, you can use stones. Also note that since I used grout, which isnt flexible, and plastic is flexible, the grout will crack a lot the more you maneuver the cottage pieces when assembling it. To prevent the maneuvering, you could glue backer board to the playhouse (which is strong, durable cement that will stabilize the cobblestone.) I didnt go to that extent for this project, but so far, the real grouted cobblestone is holding up nicely! STEP 1: Unpack the Playhouse This Little Tikes playhouse comes with 4 pieces: two sides with door openings and two sides with [...] The post Little Tikes Cape Cottage Playhouse™ Makeover: Thrift Diving Edition appeared first on Homes.com.

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6 Behavior Your World Changes When You Begrudgingly Participate Your 30 s

Do you remember “the good old days? ”

Itwas the time in life when everyone was carefree and nothing genuinely mattered.

But, going older going to happen to all of us , no matter how hard we try to avoid it.

Like a rite of passage we didnt inevitably sign up for, that crucial transition from a 20 -something to a 30 -something sometimes experiences more like a punch in the gut.

You exit from having akiller social living and an incredible metabolism to working for the man.

For many parties, life changes drastically. Butas a 30 -something, the most important thing I’ve learned is to jest at yourself.

Here got a few merriments you can look forward to TAGEND

1. Coffee Habits

20 s : The 20 s form of “I involve coffee” is cute, really.

“Gosh, Im so sleepy, and its precisely past lunch. I envisage I want a Starbucks.”

I liked to change it up by lending flavors, sweeteners and creams.

It wasnt a requirement.

I debated coffee a 4 pm consider to top off the working day. Aint that dessert?

30 s : Once the morning pierces you in the face, its like an IV bag of coffee is needed.

Its not a fun little treat anymore.

Those mornings I dont have coffee, Im urgently researching my lockers for exactly one little K-cup.

Maybe one rolled away, or perhaps I still have that crappy starter chest with all the various collections I never craved in the first place.

I still enjoys swapping up creamers formerly in a while, but that’s too precisely childs play.

Ill take it strong and pitch-black if I have to.

Mmm, coffee.

2. Gym Routines

20 s : Lets face it: We went to the gym in our cutest, tightest breathes, and we had ulterior motives.

What a great neighbourhood to look for dudes.

I mean, if he was into fitness, he just had to be a good catch, right?

Which guy with broad shoulders and a good sweat croaking wouldnt be the soulfully smart human of my daydreams?

So, we satisfied our gal chums at 8 pm and cultivated real hard on that StairMaster.

Never mind the sidelong gazes across the chamber to the free weights area.

30 s : Gym? Who the hell has time to go to the gym?

I eventually acquired a treadmill last year, just so I can run on the hamster rotation at home.

I walk in from work at 5 pm, and I have absolutely no desire to interact with any more members of the free world-wide for the day.

Convenience trumps cute outfits.

Through the trial and error of our younger days, we figure out not all gym rats can recite Shakespeare or hamper a conversation.

So, I run at home or pop in a residence video.

You mean theres a 25 -minute video in existence thats going to give me the same bod I used to work three hours on? Sold.

Minutes eventually, Im wiping the liquid awesome off the flooring and high-fiving Shaun T. through my TV.

Not merely did he kick my ass, but Ive likewise got dinner done in the crockpot in the next room.

Deuces.

3. Hangovers

20 s : They were a button of reputation, remember?

You trod in to a Friday morning lecture with a pellet detonator and sunglasses on.

At least one sidekick would high-five you on the way to your seat.

You hadanother amazing Thirsty Thursday, and “youve been” didnt was of the view that bad.

You simply had aslight headache and were a little thirsty.

It was all totally worth it because you rocked it with your gal cronies until 2 am.

30 s : Hangovers become a scarlet letter.

How flipping embarrassing. What the heck just happened?

Why do I feel like a instruct has run over my face?

Im nauseated, my leader is pounding and its will be taken three days to recover.

Never again.

4. Skin Care

20 s : Some of us pondered browning was a good idea.

The darker the sunburn, the thinner the thighs, right?

We all imbibe that Kool-Aid at some quality, and we thump the ultraviolet rays one too many times.

“I only necessitate a bit pre-tan so I dont burn on spring breach. It saves my scalp from breaking out! ”

30 s : Im wondering why no one told me I looked like a Dorito with super white teeth back then.

Not to mention, why did no one inform me about all the harmful effects?

I dont tan anymore for lots of reasons. But genuinely, shouldnt cancer be enough of one?

Not simply do I not tan, but I also invest a small luck on skincare to change those super breathtaking signals of aging.

We lead from being 22 and buying monthly copper goddess containers to being 33 and spending a weeks compensate on top-of-the-line knockout commodities that claim to manufacture me gaze 10 years younger, minus the tan.

Oh, the irony.

5. 9 pm

20 s : This was the witching hour.

Meet your girlfriends for dinner, load up on something carby to disprove the consequences of too much alcohol and then, party.

30 s : Carbs are now the demon. I get excited for 9:00 p.m. for a different reason.

The house is quiet. I can put on my ugliest, blurry throbs and hit the sack.

Huzzah. Its like triumphing the 30 -something gamble every night.

6. Friends

20 s : You had tons of them. There were 500 people in your cell phone contacts, and they were all good beings youd fill for lunch or a movie any time.

You ascertained them a lot, very. Everybody hung out at the same haunts.

You ate together in the commons between categorizes. You were filling new people all the time.

The more the merrier was your motto.

30 s : Who has time to make friends? Unless theyre longtime BFFs, the only new people you fulfill are at work.

Youre down to three, and they all have monikers that pop up on your contacts roll that are related to some inside joke.

It’s tone versus quantity.

Nowadays, free time is the most important chassis of currency you possess.

You dont want to waste it on people who arent “your people.

Adulting is hard.

We eventually have to come to words with the fact every decade ends.

Every bit of fun “youve had” in your 20 s will shortly has become a memory.

More importantly, though, when the battle cry sounds and you are forced to cross the picket line into that third decade, recollect to take all of your crazy, fun-loving identity with you.

Everything we do in this life is a choice.

We can either choose to laugh at ourselves and be happy, or we can choose to take everything too seriously.

I choose to enjoy the now and to look back on the good times with a smirk and an eyebrow raise.

Would you do it all over again?

Hell yes, you would.

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The Bachelor: season 20, episode four recap are these people space aliens?

Previous participants in the show have apparently been human, writes Elizabeth Wurtzel but when it comes to Olivia, that is hard to believe

I dont know what the point of reality tv was to begin with, say, back when it all started with The Real World on MTV, but I imagine the idea was to watch people not unlike us engage in the human drama. How quickly it devolved into a medium that allows us to weekly view people whose behavior is so thoroughly divorced from anything we know that surely they must be space aliens.

There is nothing real about any of the housewives. We cannot possibly keep up with the Kardashiansat least we hope not. Who are these people anyway? Whats wrong with them? We watch to be horrified. We watch because its nuts. We watch to see how the crazy half lives.

When I first tuned into my first episode of The Bachelor a few seasons ago, I expected it to be the most ridiculous show Id ever seen but I was surprised that the participants turned out to be human after all. Not all have been smart, but they all had a story, something that drove them to this of all things. Why was match.com or the local bar not enough? The Bachelor is good because some people believe marriage is best worked out by television producers, and you get to meet those people.

But this season, I watch from week to week just to see the disarray. Will it get dumber? Will it become more insane? I was very excited about Ben the bachelor, who is a lovely Midwestern mensch, but he is young and turns out he doesnt have much to say. He seems like a great guy. Maybe he is.

Ben wants to replicate his parents marriage because its gone on for more than thirty years. But so what? Thats like saying you want a particular dog because he is loyal: all dogs are loyal. That is the great thing about dogs. Marriage should be a lifetime commitment; that is what it is. But there is more to say about it than that.

Bill and Hillary Clinton have been married a long time, so I am not sure that longevity is the only quality that matters. But thats what Ben brings to the table: he believes in commitment. He has reassuring conversations with the women, urging them to feel. And they do feel.

So far the season has been dominated by Olivia, the 23-year-old news anchor from Austin, who hasnt been on a single date with Ben, but is nevertheless sure that she is going to marry him. She tells the camera over and over about the amazing relationship she has with Ben, that he is already her husband, that any relationships he has to have with other women are part of the journey, because he belongs to her. She says she knows this. Its like she read The Secret on the plane to Los Angeles, and is convinced its going to work.

Olivia exudes a strong confidence, which is at first impressive, like the kind of thing that might carry her through hard times and be a useful trait. Perhaps she was given unusual strength from some experience she hadthat thought actually occurred to me.

But as the weeks have gone on, Olivia has become an absurd character. Ben is plainly plenty excited about many women. And Olivia sees this. She watches Ben kissing someone else and she cannot hold it together. Olivia doesnt know that confidence shouldnt come from withinnot at all, no one is that securebut rather from without, from the signals we get that tell us to be sure. Olivia imagines Ben is sending her messages that he isnt. She should not sound so sure of herself, because she should not be so sure of herself. She is the Wizard of Oz behind her silly curtain.

This week the entire caravansary landed in Las Vegas, a place where people do find love, according Ben, who must still believe the one about the hooker with the heart of gold. For the group outing, the ladies had to participate in a talent show, which none of them were at all prepared for, kind of like the rest of us. Who has a talent? Who juggles? Who dances a jig? Who can mime?

All of them somehow just barely coped, and Olivia was no worse than the rest, doing some Vegas-y sparkly thing. But she was embarrassed. She was not the best. Ben caught her being mediocre. And then, because of what happened next, he caught her not being a good sport. First she cried and cried in the dressing room. Then she apologized to Ben. Three times. Everyone else was proud to have got through the event at all. And that is the right way to see it. You have to be proud of what youve done, and not confident about what is going to happen.

You cant build a reputation on what you are going to do, Henry Ford said. That must be why I am tired of hearing Olivia say she is going to win. But Im tired of all of them. They seem oblivious to a world that includes Isis and Donald Trump. I realize they cant have policy debates on The Bachelor, but they must have thoughts ; they must have interests. They must have something. They arent space aliens. But they can seem that way.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us

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6 Behavior Your World Changes When You Begrudgingly Participate Your 30 s

Do you remember “the good old days? ”

Itwas the time in life when everyone was carefree and nothing genuinely mattered.

But, going older going to happen to all of us , no matter how hard we try to avoid it.

Like a rite of passage we didnt inevitably sign up for, that crucial transition from a 20 -something to a 30 -something sometimes experiences more like a punch in the gut.

You exit from having akiller social living and an incredible metabolism to working for the man.

For many parties, life changes drastically. Butas a 30 -something, the most important thing I’ve learned is to jest at yourself.

Here got a few merriments you can look forward to TAGEND

1. Coffee Habits

20 s : The 20 s form of “I involve coffee” is cute, really.

“Gosh, Im so sleepy, and its precisely past lunch. I envisage I want a Starbucks.”

I liked to change it up by lending flavors, sweeteners and creams.

It wasnt a requirement.

I debated coffee a 4 pm consider to top off the working day. Aint that dessert?

30 s : Once the morning pierces you in the face, its like an IV bag of coffee is needed.

Its not a fun little treat anymore.

Those mornings I dont have coffee, Im urgently researching my lockers for exactly one little K-cup.

Maybe one rolled away, or perhaps I still have that crappy starter chest with all the various collections I never craved in the first place.

I still enjoys swapping up creamers formerly in a while, but that’s too precisely childs play.

Ill take it strong and pitch-black if I have to.

Mmm, coffee.

2. Gym Routines

20 s : Lets face it: We went to the gym in our cutest, tightest breathes, and we had ulterior motives.

What a great neighbourhood to look for dudes.

I mean, if he was into fitness, he just had to be a good catch, right?

Which guy with broad shoulders and a good sweat croaking wouldnt be the soulfully smart human of my daydreams?

So, we satisfied our gal chums at 8 pm and cultivated real hard on that StairMaster.

Never mind the sidelong gazes across the chamber to the free weights area.

30 s : Gym? Who the hell has time to go to the gym?

I eventually acquired a treadmill last year, just so I can run on the hamster rotation at home.

I walk in from work at 5 pm, and I have absolutely no desire to interact with any more members of the free world-wide for the day.

Convenience trumps cute outfits.

Through the trial and error of our younger days, we figure out not all gym rats can recite Shakespeare or hamper a conversation.

So, I run at home or pop in a residence video.

You mean theres a 25 -minute video in existence thats going to give me the same bod I used to work three hours on? Sold.

Minutes eventually, Im wiping the liquid awesome off the flooring and high-fiving Shaun T. through my TV.

Not merely did he kick my ass, but Ive likewise got dinner done in the crockpot in the next room.

Deuces.

3. Hangovers

20 s : They were a button of reputation, remember?

You trod in to a Friday morning lecture with a pellet detonator and sunglasses on.

At least one sidekick would high-five you on the way to your seat.

You hadanother amazing Thirsty Thursday, and “youve been” didnt was of the view that bad.

You simply had aslight headache and were a little thirsty.

It was all totally worth it because you rocked it with your gal cronies until 2 am.

30 s : Hangovers become a scarlet letter.

How flipping embarrassing. What the heck just happened?

Why do I feel like a instruct has run over my face?

Im nauseated, my leader is pounding and its will be taken three days to recover.

Never again.

4. Skin Care

20 s : Some of us pondered browning was a good idea.

The darker the sunburn, the thinner the thighs, right?

We all imbibe that Kool-Aid at some quality, and we thump the ultraviolet rays one too many times.

“I only necessitate a bit pre-tan so I dont burn on spring breach. It saves my scalp from breaking out! ”

30 s : Im wondering why no one told me I looked like a Dorito with super white teeth back then.

Not to mention, why did no one inform me about all the harmful effects?

I dont tan anymore for lots of reasons. But genuinely, shouldnt cancer be enough of one?

Not simply do I not tan, but I also invest a small luck on skincare to change those super breathtaking signals of aging.

We lead from being 22 and buying monthly copper goddess containers to being 33 and spending a weeks compensate on top-of-the-line knockout commodities that claim to manufacture me gaze 10 years younger, minus the tan.

Oh, the irony.

5. 9 pm

20 s : This was the witching hour.

Meet your girlfriends for dinner, load up on something carby to disprove the consequences of too much alcohol and then, party.

30 s : Carbs are now the demon. I get excited for 9:00 p.m. for a different reason.

The house is quiet. I can put on my ugliest, blurry throbs and hit the sack.

Huzzah. Its like triumphing the 30 -something gamble every night.

6. Friends

20 s : You had tons of them. There were 500 people in your cell phone contacts, and they were all good beings youd fill for lunch or a movie any time.

You ascertained them a lot, very. Everybody hung out at the same haunts.

You ate together in the commons between categorizes. You were filling new people all the time.

The more the merrier was your motto.

30 s : Who has time to make friends? Unless theyre longtime BFFs, the only new people you fulfill are at work.

Youre down to three, and they all have monikers that pop up on your contacts roll that are related to some inside joke.

It’s tone versus quantity.

Nowadays, free time is the most important chassis of currency you possess.

You dont want to waste it on people who arent “your people.

Adulting is hard.

We eventually have to come to words with the fact every decade ends.

Every bit of fun “youve had” in your 20 s will shortly has become a memory.

More importantly, though, when the battle cry sounds and you are forced to cross the picket line into that third decade, recollect to take all of your crazy, fun-loving identity with you.

Everything we do in this life is a choice.

We can either choose to laugh at ourselves and be happy, or we can choose to take everything too seriously.

I choose to enjoy the now and to look back on the good times with a smirk and an eyebrow raise.

Would you do it all over again?

Hell yes, you would.

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6 Behavior Your World Changes When You Begrudgingly Participate Your 30 s

Do you remember “the good old days? ”

Itwas the time in life when everyone was carefree and nothing genuinely mattered.

But, going older going to happen to all of us , no matter how hard we try to avoid it.

Like a rite of passage we didnt inevitably sign up for, that crucial transition from a 20 -something to a 30 -something sometimes experiences more like a punch in the gut.

You exit from having akiller social living and an incredible metabolism to working for the man.

For many parties, life changes drastically. Butas a 30 -something, the most important thing I’ve learned is to jest at yourself.

Here got a few merriments you can look forward to TAGEND

1. Coffee Habits

20 s : The 20 s form of “I involve coffee” is cute, really.

“Gosh, Im so sleepy, and its precisely past lunch. I envisage I want a Starbucks.”

I liked to change it up by lending flavors, sweeteners and creams.

It wasnt a requirement.

I debated coffee a 4 pm consider to top off the working day. Aint that dessert?

30 s : Once the morning pierces you in the face, its like an IV bag of coffee is needed.

Its not a fun little treat anymore.

Those mornings I dont have coffee, Im urgently researching my lockers for exactly one little K-cup.

Maybe one rolled away, or perhaps I still have that crappy starter chest with all the various collections I never craved in the first place.

I still enjoys swapping up creamers formerly in a while, but that’s too precisely childs play.

Ill take it strong and pitch-black if I have to.

Mmm, coffee.

2. Gym Routines

20 s : Lets face it: We went to the gym in our cutest, tightest breathes, and we had ulterior motives.

What a great neighbourhood to look for dudes.

I mean, if he was into fitness, he just had to be a good catch, right?

Which guy with broad shoulders and a good sweat croaking wouldnt be the soulfully smart human of my daydreams?

So, we satisfied our gal chums at 8 pm and cultivated real hard on that StairMaster.

Never mind the sidelong gazes across the chamber to the free weights area.

30 s : Gym? Who the hell has time to go to the gym?

I eventually acquired a treadmill last year, just so I can run on the hamster rotation at home.

I walk in from work at 5 pm, and I have absolutely no desire to interact with any more members of the free world-wide for the day.

Convenience trumps cute outfits.

Through the trial and error of our younger days, we figure out not all gym rats can recite Shakespeare or hamper a conversation.

So, I run at home or pop in a residence video.

You mean theres a 25 -minute video in existence thats going to give me the same bod I used to work three hours on? Sold.

Minutes eventually, Im wiping the liquid awesome off the flooring and high-fiving Shaun T. through my TV.

Not merely did he kick my ass, but Ive likewise got dinner done in the crockpot in the next room.

Deuces.

3. Hangovers

20 s : They were a button of reputation, remember?

You trod in to a Friday morning lecture with a pellet detonator and sunglasses on.

At least one sidekick would high-five you on the way to your seat.

You hadanother amazing Thirsty Thursday, and “youve been” didnt was of the view that bad.

You simply had aslight headache and were a little thirsty.

It was all totally worth it because you rocked it with your gal cronies until 2 am.

30 s : Hangovers become a scarlet letter.

How flipping embarrassing. What the heck just happened?

Why do I feel like a instruct has run over my face?

Im nauseated, my leader is pounding and its will be taken three days to recover.

Never again.

4. Skin Care

20 s : Some of us pondered browning was a good idea.

The darker the sunburn, the thinner the thighs, right?

We all imbibe that Kool-Aid at some quality, and we thump the ultraviolet rays one too many times.

“I only necessitate a bit pre-tan so I dont burn on spring breach. It saves my scalp from breaking out! ”

30 s : Im wondering why no one told me I looked like a Dorito with super white teeth back then.

Not to mention, why did no one inform me about all the harmful effects?

I dont tan anymore for lots of reasons. But genuinely, shouldnt cancer be enough of one?

Not simply do I not tan, but I also invest a small luck on skincare to change those super breathtaking signals of aging.

We lead from being 22 and buying monthly copper goddess containers to being 33 and spending a weeks compensate on top-of-the-line knockout commodities that claim to manufacture me gaze 10 years younger, minus the tan.

Oh, the irony.

5. 9 pm

20 s : This was the witching hour.

Meet your girlfriends for dinner, load up on something carby to disprove the consequences of too much alcohol and then, party.

30 s : Carbs are now the demon. I get excited for 9:00 p.m. for a different reason.

The house is quiet. I can put on my ugliest, blurry throbs and hit the sack.

Huzzah. Its like triumphing the 30 -something gamble every night.

6. Friends

20 s : You had tons of them. There were 500 people in your cell phone contacts, and they were all good beings youd fill for lunch or a movie any time.

You ascertained them a lot, very. Everybody hung out at the same haunts.

You ate together in the commons between categorizes. You were filling new people all the time.

The more the merrier was your motto.

30 s : Who has time to make friends? Unless theyre longtime BFFs, the only new people you fulfill are at work.

Youre down to three, and they all have monikers that pop up on your contacts roll that are related to some inside joke.

It’s tone versus quantity.

Nowadays, free time is the most important chassis of currency you possess.

You dont want to waste it on people who arent “your people.

Adulting is hard.

We eventually have to come to words with the fact every decade ends.

Every bit of fun “youve had” in your 20 s will shortly has become a memory.

More importantly, though, when the battle cry sounds and you are forced to cross the picket line into that third decade, recollect to take all of your crazy, fun-loving identity with you.

Everything we do in this life is a choice.

We can either choose to laugh at ourselves and be happy, or we can choose to take everything too seriously.

I choose to enjoy the now and to look back on the good times with a smirk and an eyebrow raise.

Would you do it all over again?

Hell yes, you would.

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How to get strong this year: ‘I worry I might actually pass out’

After four weeks elevating weights, I realise that Im generally detecting really good; in control, building muscle and, yes, stronger

In 2017, its not enough to be fit and healthy: “youve got to be” strong . The atrocious constructions and rotations of the fitness world-wide: once, you were meant to be bend, limby, luxurious, perhaps a ballet dancer. Then you had to prove you could swim for miles or operate a marathon( or two ). But the most recent must-have isnt simply a slim waist: its rock-hard abs. You dont simply run for the bus without divulging a sweat; you could push the bus if it broke down.

In many behaviors this is just another type of body-shaming, in a more muscly formation, but I have to admit it appeals to me. Ill never be winsome; Ive never done a second of ballet and I dont plan to start now. But I do have grit, I like to sweat and I desire the idea of just knowing that, were push be coming home with push well, I could do some efficient pushing and shoving.

I sign up with Fran Finbow, a personal teach at Frame Gym in London. She is going to get me strong. I will know what to do in the frightening heaviness region of the gym, where servicemen grunt at mirrors. And, hopefully, Ill appear really great in jazzy leggings, just like Fran does.

Happily, the gym is opposite my role. This is crucial to starting a brand-new procedure: logistically, it is incredibly easy. All I have to do is add an hour to the beginning or point of a couple of working day, and Ill have slotted in two workouts. Step two is having someone waiting for you who charges by the hour. Staying in berth and deferring a workout is not available( is dependent on how many seminars you book, Fran expenditure between 55 -7 0 an hour ).

We meet to discuss points and do certain basic flexible analysis, so she can see what shes working with. I discover a few concepts: I can do exactly one proper press-up( chest all the way to the flooring and back up again ), and I have a very lean chin. Yes, chin.

My brand-new tutor seems agitated that Im vegetarian: eating adequate protein alongside weight teaching is key to rebuilding muscle( as is good nutrition in general ). And , no, she announces, filching weights doesnt realize you large-scale and muscly. Do it right, and you will be leaner, with a smaller waist and firmer, toned legs. Plus it contributes to fend off osteoporosis, boosts the immune arrangement and improves balance.

After our first proper session, I worry I might actually pass out; Fran has to trail me into the lavatories to check that I havent. I make my form might be in shock. Til now, my discipline procedure has been enthusiastic but haphazard: apart from my weekly bootcamp in the common with peers( which may be more than most do, but is woefully short of the government recommended minimum of 150 times activity a few weeks ), I might do a flare of 10-minute YouTube video exercisings, go on the odd scamper or swimming with acquaintances, or do three days in a row at the gym, must be accompanied by weeks where I do very little at all. With gym memberships spiking in January and appearance typically fading by March, will a personal teach help me stick to a routine?

First Fran focuses on my mobility: we go over very basic moves such as hunkers, push-ups and lunges, and she looks at how everything is moving. She makes me do a very slow abide crawl in the various regions of the fitness studio, my hands and toes on the storey, my knees elevated. It shows simple, but it is deliver hell. Just returning on your core, she sings merrily. When Fran asks if something hurts and I say yes, she cackles with rapture. I like her approach: I cant stand coaches who enunciate, Do this, and you are able to have another chocolate this weekend. I want someone who takes it gravely and pushes me hard.

Every session starts with moves for muscle activation, mobility and proficiency, and some of them finish with some high-intensity cardio( swaying a kettlebell, or slamming a heavy rope on the flooring ). Otherwise, we focus on face-lift. Weights are all about reps and primeds: rep( short for duplication) is one complete change( for example, one bicep curl ). A set is a group of rep. Before I start each move, Fran will tell me what were going to do( eg, three primeds of eight to 10 reps) and check I recollect how to do it.

Each week, she ups the bet and fosters me to face-lift more. And Im amazed to find that I do: in week one, I oversee eight reps of chest press with two 8kg boobs; by week four, I can do determineds of 10 reps exploiting a 25 kg barbell. I start by doing a deadlift with the 20 kg rail on its own, to master the technique; I end up doing 10 reps at 60 kg.

I love the endorphin rush that comes from this kind of exertion: Fran schools me how to breathe properly and how, if I impound my sigh, I can use the exhalation effort to help push a heavy weight. Its likewise therapeutic; “ve been thinking about” my technique in such close item( participate core and tramp, and deter my chest high, and subsist, etc) intends I cannot maybe think about anything else, such as labor stress or to-do lists. Its just as satisfactory as the find after a sprint or rotating class.

About four weeks in, I realise that Im generally appearing really good; in control, fitter and, yes, stronger. I sleep profoundly at night and find calm under pressure. The scrawls in Frans book back me up: all weights filched have gone up. In week eight, she measures me: the transformation is not spectacular, but my form fatty is down, my muscle mass is up, and my waist and limbs are leaner. Its by no means an end point, but I find as if Im on to something. Time to find myself some jazzy leggings.

Start here

Book at least one hour with a teach( most gyms volunteer a free taster seminar) who can show you the right way to do the basics: squattings, deadlifts and presses.

Your muscles will tighten up, so stretch often, to improve mobility

Start with light-headed loads( or no weight) and master your technique before to enhance the load

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How to get strong this year: ‘I worry I might actually pass out’

After four weeks elevating weights, I realise that Im generally detecting really good; in control, building muscle and, yes, stronger

In 2017, its not enough to be fit and healthy: “youve got to be” strong . The atrocious constructions and rotations of the fitness world-wide: once, you were meant to be bend, limby, luxurious, perhaps a ballet dancer. Then you had to prove you could swim for miles or operate a marathon( or two ). But the most recent must-have isnt simply a slim waist: its rock-hard abs. You dont simply run for the bus without divulging a sweat; you could push the bus if it broke down.

In many behaviors this is just another type of body-shaming, in a more muscly formation, but I have to admit it appeals to me. Ill never be winsome; Ive never done a second of ballet and I dont plan to start now. But I do have grit, I like to sweat and I desire the idea of just knowing that, were push be coming home with push well, I could do some efficient pushing and shoving.

I sign up with Fran Finbow, a personal teach at Frame Gym in London. She is going to get me strong. I will know what to do in the frightening heaviness region of the gym, where servicemen grunt at mirrors. And, hopefully, Ill appear really great in jazzy leggings, just like Fran does.

Happily, the gym is opposite my role. This is crucial to starting a brand-new procedure: logistically, it is incredibly easy. All I have to do is add an hour to the beginning or point of a couple of working day, and Ill have slotted in two workouts. Step two is having someone waiting for you who charges by the hour. Staying in berth and deferring a workout is not available( is dependent on how many seminars you book, Fran expenditure between 55 -7 0 an hour ).

We meet to discuss points and do certain basic flexible analysis, so she can see what shes working with. I discover a few concepts: I can do exactly one proper press-up( chest all the way to the flooring and back up again ), and I have a very lean chin. Yes, chin.

My brand-new tutor seems agitated that Im vegetarian: eating adequate protein alongside weight teaching is key to rebuilding muscle( as is good nutrition in general ). And , no, she announces, filching weights doesnt realize you large-scale and muscly. Do it right, and you will be leaner, with a smaller waist and firmer, toned legs. Plus it contributes to fend off osteoporosis, boosts the immune arrangement and improves balance.

After our first proper session, I worry I might actually pass out; Fran has to trail me into the lavatories to check that I havent. I make my form might be in shock. Til now, my discipline procedure has been enthusiastic but haphazard: apart from my weekly bootcamp in the common with peers( which may be more than most do, but is woefully short of the government recommended minimum of 150 times activity a few weeks ), I might do a flare of 10-minute YouTube video exercisings, go on the odd scamper or swimming with acquaintances, or do three days in a row at the gym, must be accompanied by weeks where I do very little at all. With gym memberships spiking in January and appearance typically fading by March, will a personal teach help me stick to a routine?

First Fran focuses on my mobility: we go over very basic moves such as hunkers, push-ups and lunges, and she looks at how everything is moving. She makes me do a very slow abide crawl in the various regions of the fitness studio, my hands and toes on the storey, my knees elevated. It shows simple, but it is deliver hell. Just returning on your core, she sings merrily. When Fran asks if something hurts and I say yes, she cackles with rapture. I like her approach: I cant stand coaches who enunciate, Do this, and you are able to have another chocolate this weekend. I want someone who takes it gravely and pushes me hard.

Every session starts with moves for muscle activation, mobility and proficiency, and some of them finish with some high-intensity cardio( swaying a kettlebell, or slamming a heavy rope on the flooring ). Otherwise, we focus on face-lift. Weights are all about reps and primeds: rep( short for duplication) is one complete change( for example, one bicep curl ). A set is a group of rep. Before I start each move, Fran will tell me what were going to do( eg, three primeds of eight to 10 reps) and check I recollect how to do it.

Each week, she ups the bet and fosters me to face-lift more. And Im amazed to find that I do: in week one, I oversee eight reps of chest press with two 8kg boobs; by week four, I can do determineds of 10 reps exploiting a 25 kg barbell. I start by doing a deadlift with the 20 kg rail on its own, to master the technique; I end up doing 10 reps at 60 kg.

I love the endorphin rush that comes from this kind of exertion: Fran schools me how to breathe properly and how, if I impound my sigh, I can use the exhalation effort to help push a heavy weight. Its likewise therapeutic; “ve been thinking about” my technique in such close item( participate core and tramp, and deter my chest high, and subsist, etc) intends I cannot maybe think about anything else, such as labor stress or to-do lists. Its just as satisfactory as the find after a sprint or rotating class.

About four weeks in, I realise that Im generally appearing really good; in control, fitter and, yes, stronger. I sleep profoundly at night and find calm under pressure. The scrawls in Frans book back me up: all weights filched have gone up. In week eight, she measures me: the transformation is not spectacular, but my form fatty is down, my muscle mass is up, and my waist and limbs are leaner. Its by no means an end point, but I find as if Im on to something. Time to find myself some jazzy leggings.

Start here

Book at least one hour with a teach( most gyms volunteer a free taster seminar) who can show you the right way to do the basics: squattings, deadlifts and presses.

Your muscles will tighten up, so stretch often, to improve mobility

Start with light-headed loads( or no weight) and master your technique before to enhance the load

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How to get strong this year: ‘I worry I might actually pass out’

After four weeks elevating weights, I realise that Im generally detecting really good; in control, building muscle and, yes, stronger

In 2017, its not enough to be fit and healthy: “youve got to be” strong . The atrocious constructions and rotations of the fitness world-wide: once, you were meant to be bend, limby, luxurious, perhaps a ballet dancer. Then you had to prove you could swim for miles or operate a marathon( or two ). But the most recent must-have isnt simply a slim waist: its rock-hard abs. You dont simply run for the bus without divulging a sweat; you could push the bus if it broke down.

In many behaviors this is just another type of body-shaming, in a more muscly formation, but I have to admit it appeals to me. Ill never be winsome; Ive never done a second of ballet and I dont plan to start now. But I do have grit, I like to sweat and I desire the idea of just knowing that, were push be coming home with push well, I could do some efficient pushing and shoving.

I sign up with Fran Finbow, a personal teach at Frame Gym in London. She is going to get me strong. I will know what to do in the frightening heaviness region of the gym, where servicemen grunt at mirrors. And, hopefully, Ill appear really great in jazzy leggings, just like Fran does.

Happily, the gym is opposite my role. This is crucial to starting a brand-new procedure: logistically, it is incredibly easy. All I have to do is add an hour to the beginning or point of a couple of working day, and Ill have slotted in two workouts. Step two is having someone waiting for you who charges by the hour. Staying in berth and deferring a workout is not available( is dependent on how many seminars you book, Fran expenditure between 55 -7 0 an hour ).

We meet to discuss points and do certain basic flexible analysis, so she can see what shes working with. I discover a few concepts: I can do exactly one proper press-up( chest all the way to the flooring and back up again ), and I have a very lean chin. Yes, chin.

My brand-new tutor seems agitated that Im vegetarian: eating adequate protein alongside weight teaching is key to rebuilding muscle( as is good nutrition in general ). And , no, she announces, filching weights doesnt realize you large-scale and muscly. Do it right, and you will be leaner, with a smaller waist and firmer, toned legs. Plus it contributes to fend off osteoporosis, boosts the immune arrangement and improves balance.

After our first proper session, I worry I might actually pass out; Fran has to trail me into the lavatories to check that I havent. I make my form might be in shock. Til now, my discipline procedure has been enthusiastic but haphazard: apart from my weekly bootcamp in the common with peers( which may be more than most do, but is woefully short of the government recommended minimum of 150 times activity a few weeks ), I might do a flare of 10-minute YouTube video exercisings, go on the odd scamper or swimming with acquaintances, or do three days in a row at the gym, must be accompanied by weeks where I do very little at all. With gym memberships spiking in January and appearance typically fading by March, will a personal teach help me stick to a routine?

First Fran focuses on my mobility: we go over very basic moves such as hunkers, push-ups and lunges, and she looks at how everything is moving. She makes me do a very slow abide crawl in the various regions of the fitness studio, my hands and toes on the storey, my knees elevated. It shows simple, but it is deliver hell. Just returning on your core, she sings merrily. When Fran asks if something hurts and I say yes, she cackles with rapture. I like her approach: I cant stand coaches who enunciate, Do this, and you are able to have another chocolate this weekend. I want someone who takes it gravely and pushes me hard.

Every session starts with moves for muscle activation, mobility and proficiency, and some of them finish with some high-intensity cardio( swaying a kettlebell, or slamming a heavy rope on the flooring ). Otherwise, we focus on face-lift. Weights are all about reps and primeds: rep( short for duplication) is one complete change( for example, one bicep curl ). A set is a group of rep. Before I start each move, Fran will tell me what were going to do( eg, three primeds of eight to 10 reps) and check I recollect how to do it.

Each week, she ups the bet and fosters me to face-lift more. And Im amazed to find that I do: in week one, I oversee eight reps of chest press with two 8kg boobs; by week four, I can do determineds of 10 reps exploiting a 25 kg barbell. I start by doing a deadlift with the 20 kg rail on its own, to master the technique; I end up doing 10 reps at 60 kg.

I love the endorphin rush that comes from this kind of exertion: Fran schools me how to breathe properly and how, if I impound my sigh, I can use the exhalation effort to help push a heavy weight. Its likewise therapeutic; “ve been thinking about” my technique in such close item( participate core and tramp, and deter my chest high, and subsist, etc) intends I cannot maybe think about anything else, such as labor stress or to-do lists. Its just as satisfactory as the find after a sprint or rotating class.

About four weeks in, I realise that Im generally appearing really good; in control, fitter and, yes, stronger. I sleep profoundly at night and find calm under pressure. The scrawls in Frans book back me up: all weights filched have gone up. In week eight, she measures me: the transformation is not spectacular, but my form fatty is down, my muscle mass is up, and my waist and limbs are leaner. Its by no means an end point, but I find as if Im on to something. Time to find myself some jazzy leggings.

Start here

Book at least one hour with a teach( most gyms volunteer a free taster seminar) who can show you the right way to do the basics: squattings, deadlifts and presses.

Your muscles will tighten up, so stretch often, to improve mobility

Start with light-headed loads( or no weight) and master your technique before to enhance the load

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The Bachelor: season 20, episode four recap are these people space aliens?

Previous participants in the show have apparently been human, writes Elizabeth Wurtzel but when it comes to Olivia, that is hard to believe

I dont know what the point of reality tv was to begin with, say, back when it all started with The Real World on MTV, but I imagine the idea was to watch people not unlike us engage in the human drama. How quickly it devolved into a medium that allows us to weekly view people whose behavior is so thoroughly divorced from anything we know that surely they must be space aliens.

There is nothing real about any of the housewives. We cannot possibly keep up with the Kardashiansat least we hope not. Who are these people anyway? Whats wrong with them? We watch to be horrified. We watch because its nuts. We watch to see how the crazy half lives.

When I first tuned into my first episode of The Bachelor a few seasons ago, I expected it to be the most ridiculous show Id ever seen but I was surprised that the participants turned out to be human after all. Not all have been smart, but they all had a story, something that drove them to this of all things. Why was match.com or the local bar not enough? The Bachelor is good because some people believe marriage is best worked out by television producers, and you get to meet those people.

But this season, I watch from week to week just to see the disarray. Will it get dumber? Will it become more insane? I was very excited about Ben the bachelor, who is a lovely Midwestern mensch, but he is young and turns out he doesnt have much to say. He seems like a great guy. Maybe he is.

Ben wants to replicate his parents marriage because its gone on for more than thirty years. But so what? Thats like saying you want a particular dog because he is loyal: all dogs are loyal. That is the great thing about dogs. Marriage should be a lifetime commitment; that is what it is. But there is more to say about it than that.

Bill and Hillary Clinton have been married a long time, so I am not sure that longevity is the only quality that matters. But thats what Ben brings to the table: he believes in commitment. He has reassuring conversations with the women, urging them to feel. And they do feel.

So far the season has been dominated by Olivia, the 23-year-old news anchor from Austin, who hasnt been on a single date with Ben, but is nevertheless sure that she is going to marry him. She tells the camera over and over about the amazing relationship she has with Ben, that he is already her husband, that any relationships he has to have with other women are part of the journey, because he belongs to her. She says she knows this. Its like she read The Secret on the plane to Los Angeles, and is convinced its going to work.

Olivia exudes a strong confidence, which is at first impressive, like the kind of thing that might carry her through hard times and be a useful trait. Perhaps she was given unusual strength from some experience she hadthat thought actually occurred to me.

But as the weeks have gone on, Olivia has become an absurd character. Ben is plainly plenty excited about many women. And Olivia sees this. She watches Ben kissing someone else and she cannot hold it together. Olivia doesnt know that confidence shouldnt come from withinnot at all, no one is that securebut rather from without, from the signals we get that tell us to be sure. Olivia imagines Ben is sending her messages that he isnt. She should not sound so sure of herself, because she should not be so sure of herself. She is the Wizard of Oz behind her silly curtain.

This week the entire caravansary landed in Las Vegas, a place where people do find love, according Ben, who must still believe the one about the hooker with the heart of gold. For the group outing, the ladies had to participate in a talent show, which none of them were at all prepared for, kind of like the rest of us. Who has a talent? Who juggles? Who dances a jig? Who can mime?

All of them somehow just barely coped, and Olivia was no worse than the rest, doing some Vegas-y sparkly thing. But she was embarrassed. She was not the best. Ben caught her being mediocre. And then, because of what happened next, he caught her not being a good sport. First she cried and cried in the dressing room. Then she apologized to Ben. Three times. Everyone else was proud to have got through the event at all. And that is the right way to see it. You have to be proud of what youve done, and not confident about what is going to happen.

You cant build a reputation on what you are going to do, Henry Ford said. That must be why I am tired of hearing Olivia say she is going to win. But Im tired of all of them. They seem oblivious to a world that includes Isis and Donald Trump. I realize they cant have policy debates on The Bachelor, but they must have thoughts ; they must have interests. They must have something. They arent space aliens. But they can seem that way.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us

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