ballet beautiful update and my favorite workout

This morning I woke up early and crept down the stairs to pop in an exercise DVD. I rolled out the yoga mat and completed my third Ballet Beautiful workout of the week. I’ve been doing the Ballet Beautiful: Total Body Workout for about three weeks. I can tell that I’m getting stronger and can better complete the exercises, but it’s still a challenge. I like that the workout has a lot of focus on working both sides of the body separately. My right side is definitely the strong side! But my left side is the more flexible, interesting.

10 contemporary novels to read this summer

As of May 14th, my friend from college and I started a book club blog. We're now living on separate sides of the continental divide and the book blog is our way of staying in touch. I love reading, but I'm finding that I have no idea which books to read or really what the contemporary options are. I've read The Fault in Our Stars and The Book Thief, but what else is there? In search for literary knowledge, I've joined goodreads. With the aid of goodreads reviews, I've compiled a list of the the top ten contemporary novels I intend to read this next year:

1. The Hollow Ground by Natalie S. Harnett

2. Free to Fall by Lauren Miller

3. Goodnight June by Sarah Jio 

Beginning Ballet Beautiful

Well it’s been a while, but I’m back online! After finishing a stressful semester and intense finals, I’m enjoying a little break and trying to get back in shape. I finished Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 DVD and am ready for something completely new. This week I started Mary Helen Bowers’ Ballet Beautiful: Total Body Workout.