Reasons To Rest

April 23, 2013 by

Things have been unusual around here. My days are very regimented usually.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are strength training and pilates days, Tuesday and Thursday are my spinning days, and Saturday and Sunday are either yoga, rest, or spin. Every week I abide by this schedule without fail. Sometimes I exercise everyday and don’t allow a rest day at all.

My relationship with exercise has always been rocky. Have you ever felt guilty for taking rest days? Does the thought make you anxious? For me it does, and it’s important for me to escape the mindset that more exercise is better. I need to find things outside of fitness that will allow me to recover and recharge my mental and physical batteries.

chia granola

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Simple Stuff

April 11, 2013 by

Happy Thursday all!

One of my favorite things about the Spring time would have to be that it’s still cool enough to quietely enjoy my tea first thing in the morning without dying of heat stroke and the fact it’s not too cold to eat my overnight baked oats without the need of a heating blanket and 2 pairs of socks. It’s the simple stuff.

baked pumpkin oats

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Lovely Things and Strawberry Ice Cream

April 8, 2013 by

Good morning and happy Monday!

Our Spring weather decided to pull a disappearing act this weekend, too bad since sun is more fun. Even so, it was still a delightful weekend.

strawberry ice cream

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Currently I’m {Feeling Honest}

March 28, 2013 by

Good morning all! Hope your week has gone splendid so far!

As you all know, I’m a fan of living in the moment. There’s a point in life where you just come to realize that life is better spent being yourself. Embracing your quirks, and behaviors that maybe other people don’t quite understand.

Even though I’ve been through a lot in the past, through that whole process I’ve become much more confident and comfortable in my own skin. With that, I need to be honest with a few things that I’m currently doing and feeling.

Eating…

Squash.

roasted squash

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At The Moment

March 14, 2013 by

Good morning friends!

Sometimes I find myself putting too much power and thought over things I’m “supposed” to be doing or putting too much focus on the future, when really the only thing that matters right now is the present – right now – in the moment…

Here are my list of things happening at the moment…

Eating…

vegan baked banana oats
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Things I Love…Right Now

March 3, 2013 by

Happy Sunday!

Good morning beautiful people, I hope your weekend is turning into a fabulous one!

What better way to cap off a Sunday than making a little love list. You can never have a bad attitude when you’re listing things you love, no matter how small those things may be.

Clearly, I’m super behind on posting this, since you know Valentine’s was basically a month ago. It’s never too late though…

1. Valentines Candy I Love: Shockingly enough, I’m not in love with Valentine’s related candies, since I feel like most of them are in the form of those candy heart messages and gummies and I really, really dislike both those things. I hate when things are overly chewy, ick. It’s a teeth phobia thing I have.

dark chocolate

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February Favorites

February 28, 2013 by

Hello friends, can you even believe the end of February is here! Finally.

February feels like one of those months that drags along forever, even though it’s the shortest. Not sure how that works, my guess is because it lies right in the middle of Spring and Winter. So by this time we’re kind of sick of the cold, just waiting for that Spring air! Ah, I just love Spring time.

Speaking of loves, it’s time for another edition of February favorites, well, monthly favorites to be exact. This month was a short and sweet one, but that didn’t stop me from finding tons of new favorite things. Okay, some aren’t new, but they’re my favorite things in any case.

Favorite Foods

Coconut Milk.

coconut milk

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What I Ate Wednesday

February 27, 2013 by

Happy Wednesday! We’re back in action with everyones favorite day of the week! What I Ate Wednesday.

Where the heck has the week gone?! It’s passed by in a blink of the eye already. Let’s not waste time and get straight to the party.

Tuesdays are my cardio days. Spin is obviously my favorite form of cardio, but I decided to forego my usual spin class, sleep in a few extra minutes, and did my own spin class right at home. My workout left me famished, phew. I’m surprised I was able to kick my own butt so well. I definitely love doing my own thing in the morning. It’s a nice mixup to go to classes and then do something at home as well.

Breakfast -

baked oats

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Workouts & Recipes & Miracles, Oh My

February 4, 2013 by

Good Morning! I hope everyone has recovered from their weekends and are welcoming this Monday with open arms. Or maybe just with some Breakfast and a big cup of coffee will do.

This morning I couldn’t believe my eyes when I woke up and saw that it was 7:30. That means I got 9 hours of sleep!!! Honestly, it’s been a few months since that has happened! Splendid.

Obviously, I shared a photo of my morning Breakfast on Saturday, now let’s get to that wonderful recipe, yes.

vegan banana pancake

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Comfort Breakfast

February 2, 2013 by

Ah, I woke up this morning in a rather delightful mood. I have some fun plans happening tonight, so that helped to put a smile on my face.

Even though it was rather early to be awake, hi 4:45! It still didn’t stop me from having a good morning.

I immediately stumbled out of bed and made my way to the kitchen for some tea and thoughts for Breakfast. Ever have those mornings where you just have no idea what you want? Everything sounds good. Such a huge life problem.

Eventually, I decided to spice things up a bit and make pancakes! Pancakes are always more fun on the weekends anyways.

banana pancakes

I made a batch of vegan pancakes, with some blog reading on the side. Just perfect for a quiet and cold morning.

I’ll just be teasing you with this recipe until Monday, so stay patient.

Topped with blueberries and almond butter. Makes me feel a little warm and fuzzy inside.

My go to flavors for pancakes are always bananas and cinnamon. I love that the cinnamon and banana heat up together and create a delicious combo. Plus, pancakes are one of the ultimate comfort Breakfast foods for me.

Post Breakfast, I got my workout gear on and pilate-d it out. I did this little number x 3. It’s a keeper.

Pop Pilates

Also, I wanted to jump back to my post yesterday where I said I wanted to make some changes. Some people were wondering what I meant by “just do it”.

Firstly, I want to just commit and sign up to take that pilates teachers training. I always worry about things that could happen instead of just going for it. I’ve also been looking into maybe returning to school or finding another job I like more (since my last one was just….not good, to say the least). It’s a tough decision because I have absolutely no idea in the world what I want to do, and it freaks me out. Such is life.

best of life

I’ll figure it out eventually, sometimes I just wish someone could chose what I’ll do for the rest of my life for me. Wouldn’t that be peachy?

Well, thanks for listening to this random rambling for today. Didn’t mean to really spill those thoughts, but I guess I needed to!

Now, I need to plan the rest of my day. I’m pretty sure I’ll end up baking, running a few errands, cleaning (ick), making a coffee stop, and possibly a nice walk with a friend if the weather permits.

What is your favorite pancake flavor?

What are your comfort foods?

Was it hard for you to choose what you wanted to do for work or in school? 

Have a wonderful Saturday friends!

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