Cause of Death: Asthma Attack

Today was the beginning of my New Year's Resolution plan. I know I'm late, please don't judge me. My resolution was to go into my birthday with a healthy mind, body, and soul. I want to go into my 20th birthday a new, better Alyssa. I have 43 days until my big 2-0 and I can't wait.

Today I started a workout plan with two of my friends and it was death.

I ran two laps around the track and I had an asthma attack. Meanwhile, my friends were just getting warmed up. I was clearly the weak link.

My friend, my personal trainer, had us do a series of diagnostic tests to see where our personal fitness levels currently are and as a base line to measure our personal growth.

Let's just say that I had trouble running in place for a minute.

Nonetheless, I'm still excited for this process. I can't wait to see my personal growth on my birthday.


Word to wise, always eat before you work out.


Be Right. Stay Tight.

Alyssa Imani

Writing

This past year I wrote a lot of different articles for Howard University. It's about time that I share them with you!

ASB: New Orleans
http://www.howard.edu/asb/2012/neworleans/inthenews.html. 


Howard University Health Symposium
http://howarduniversitysymposium.blogspot.com/2012/04/congressman-elijah-cummings-keynote.html. 

Howard University NewsRoom Articles

http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/20110210HowardSBisonWinsFirstPlaceinNationalYearbookCompetition.html

http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/20120117HowardLaunchesSouthAfricaStudyAbroadProgram.html

Inspiration

Just a little inspiration (:

Flopping

I want to stay sad
I want to save face
I just want to appear with some style and grace

But I already know that I won't be down for long
and I know that this set back isn't all wrong

So I want to hold my head high
I want to get back out there
I want to put my black dress on, get up there and start flopping
I want to smile and not think of your face
Cause lets face it babe,
You weren't that great in the first place

Basic Math

If one plus one equals two
and two plus two equals four
then a lonely girl plus a broken heart times a will to start anew must equal zero

Because null and void is all she will ever get
broken scrapes and no new dates will forever keep her in her place
of alone and despair
tragedy and sadness
pity parties and sadness cakes
are her only friends to the date

Her will leaves and so does she
because didn't you know?
Love fixes everything.

The Princess and the Frog

I’m not really upset

I’m not really hurt

Sometimes you have to face the dirt

And sometimes you have to write the corny rhymes

Just to find a reason to smile

One day he’ll come

It’s the only thing keeping me holding on

Kissing another frog doesn’t bother me

Just some practice for my king to be