i am.

i am:
A girl that is 
Living proof that miracles can happen
If we really really desire to make a change.


i used to be:
Overweight,
Bigger than the average male,
Eating 24/7,
Sluggish,
Extra-large,
&
Motionless,
Idiotic [because i wouldn't give up eating]
Selfish,
Enormous,
Robust,
Angry with myself,
Big, brown, and not so beautiful,
Lethargic,and 
Embarrassed


after 18 months of hard work, i am:
Hilarious,
Attractive,
Perfect in my imperfections,
Petite [well, almost]
Youthful [as i should have always been],
&
Heavenly
Energetic,
A heartbreatker,
Loving myself, 
Teeny-tiny
Hot,
Yummy [according to my roommate],
&
Living the life i've always wanted,
Optimistic,
Victorious,
Invincible,
Normal,
Gorgeous,  
Lucky,
Immensely happy,
Fat no more, 
Everything i've imagined i could be.

xx Ollie

hi ollie.

happy sunday, everybody.

can i just say that i'm pretty sure i'm the happiest i've ever been?  my life is absolutely perfect -- i'm learning to love myself, accept myself, and embrace my quirks.  my friends are uber supportive, school is going swell [92% on my law test], and i think i'm finally figuring out what i want to do with my life.  i am a happy little girl who is amazed by how much she has accomplished.


l'chaim!


xoxo the skinny ollie.

an update.

as most of you know, i'm currently training for a half marathon.  don't get too impressed, though, because i'm walk/running it.  shout out to my trainer, kimmy sue, for doing a stellar job of distracting me and making the laps go by as quickly as possible.


so we started our training on january 9.  we ran/walked 2 miles [2 minutes running, 1 minute walking].  needless to say, i was a tad out of shape.  since that horrific experience 16 days ago, and with the help of working out 6 days a week, i am pleased to say that i'm finally becoming one of those people who loves exercising.  sure, it's a pain in the butt to get off your butt and get to the gym, but once you're there it's the most relaxing [i hesitantly use that word] part of your day.  when we first ran 3 miles, we ran it in about 43 minutes.  i'm pleased to say that today we did 3 miles in 38.5 minutes.  although i may not be the fastest runner, i'm persistent and i finish -- which is the most important part.


advice for the day?  finish what you started.  when you think you have nothing left in you, i promise that you WILL find a way to accomplish it if it's important to you.


happy hump day, snitches.


xoxo Ollie.

happy tuesday

from me and my cute outfit.

xoxo Ollie

why my life is fantastic.

why my life is fantastic:
[1] i'm still as cute as ever.

[2] i got bronchitis over winter break so i got to catch up on my coco time.

[3] i have a job!  TA, ladies and gentleman.  a whopping $7.90 an hour.  my mom said that they should pay us more for slave labor -- i don't think she was joking.
[4] i am in love with my roommates.  this is good, considering they're my roomies from last semester :]
[5] my bff kimmy sue turlay is back up in rexburg this semester.  i love her.  super lots.
[6] speaking of best friends... cameron came to visit!!!  cameron is my best [guy] friend who currently lives in hawaii.  we haven't seen each other in 14 months, so the reunion was stellar.  we hung out in rexburg for a couple of days, and then road-tripped down to utard to hang with his family [and drop him off to fly back to hawaii].

reunited and it felt so good. 

our group from freshman year [minus mike and taytay]

[7] i got a stunning dress for christmas from sister #2.

[8] i'm training for a half marathon!!!  my bff kimmah said to me, "we always have these long term goals for losing weight -- why not have something to look forward to."  i thought she was planning a vacation to hawaii to reward ourselves... yeah, i was wrong.  so i'm currently training for a halfmarathon that kim and i will most likely complete in mid april.  and here's the best part -- she's training WITH me.  kim is already a runner who previously trained for her own half marathon.  since i'm out of shape [think kirstie alley] she runs next to me, cheers for me, and basks in the glory of finishing a 2 mile run/walk in 27 minutes.  have i told you lately that i'm so freaking grateful for our friendship?

and that's an update on my exciting [and very hectic] life!  peace and blessings, my sweet angels.

xoxo ALi