Stack your blocks. A blog restart.

Hello blog readers!

It has been quite some time since I blogged last. I’ve been really missing it. Whenever I needed to write I’ve been handwriting in my personal journal. Especially on days when life gets you down. Writing really makes me address, reflect, and progress. I use to write for myself and still do mostly but I miss blogging. I miss sharing my thoughts with the world. In my everyday life I dont always verbalize what I want to say. “Save your breath” I think to myself. Sometimes I rather not say what I want because will it even matter? I hear people talking all day but are they really saying anything?

Today I decided that I want to start blogging consistantly again. It’s not easy with everyday responsibilities but I could at least commit to posting once a week. I’ve also decided that what I share should help serve people. I want to share information that would benefit others and I want it to be authentic. I want it to be organically beneficial to you reader. In other words, I want it to make you consider my words for it’s benefits and not as a gimmick. I want my writing to be sincere and honest. The resources we have to share ideas, thoughts, and information is powerful. I want to use that power to not only help myself but other too.

With that said, today’s blog is appropriately titled “Stack you blocks”. If any of you may have heard this phrase already then perhaps like me you have terrible posture. I mentioned to a coworker how much I slouched and how I’m not sure what good posture is suppose to actually feel like. As a physical therapist she responded with the simple phrase “stack your blocks”. Unsure of what this meant, I attempted to see if I could feel it out. After rolling back my shoulders comfortably (not too much), tightening my core, and pulling myself up as if there was a string on the top of my head, I found it. I finally felt how “stacking your blocks” should feel. Try it. Some people think standing up straight involves arching your back or squeezing your shoulder blades together but too much of this will only strain your back muscles. It should feel comfortable for the most part. It may not come natural to some especially my well endowed, shy, hunched over self. However, with practice and awareness of “stacking your blocks”, it should become more natural overtime. This is just one simple change that can dramatically change your posture, reduce pain, and make you look more confident. I hope some of you will give it a try and be more aware of “stacking your blocks”. I myself will be making a conscience effort to have better posture.

Leave me a comment or reply to let me know if you try this. Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve posture. I want to hear your story too. I hope you enjoyed reading and find it beneficial.

Who am I, and Why I am here?

My first blogging assignment for Blogging 101 this week is to explain  who I am and what I am all about. If you don’t know, my name is Ally.  I’m 26 years old and still trying to find my way in life. I am a recent grad and feeling a little lost on my path to happiness. I think people should read my blogs because I think they are relate able to other generation Y-ers and millennials or anyone who feels the same. I try to relate to others by expressing my thoughts and making others aware that they are not alone. I also enjoy sharing the things that I love and make me happy as well as my successes and failures.

The reason I am blogging publicly is for multiple reasons. The main reason is to put my ideas out there for anyone who cares to read them. Secondly, I want people to get to know me a little bit better. People have expressed to me that I have fallen off the grid nowadays. I do not have a Facebook which apparently is the only mode of communication . I feel that this blog can provide a little insight on my life.

I post weekly blogs of the Top 5 things I am loving each week in hopes that people might enjoy them too. I also post blogs about how I am feeling, previous experiences, my hopes, tips on achieving goals, and anything I want to share with others. If I had to choose a main theme it would just be “Life” in general.

I would love to connect with friends and anyone who finds my blog relate able. I would even want to connect to those that have constructive criticism. I think that is the only way I can grow and get better as a writer and person. If I blog successfully throughout the next year, what I hope to have accomplished is gained better writing techniques, sense of self, and hopefully some followers that enjoy reading the blog and  that I can connect with.