This is going to jump all over the place, just how you like
it right?
First thing’s first. My sister got back from a week-long
trip to Peru this past weekend, and I think it might be official that she’s
cooler than me.
Bri, in her Bulls jersey, with a baby llama, before hiking Huayna
Picchu.
While I haven’t traveled internationally recently (and
probably won’t this year) we did go up to New York City this past weekend for
my first ever visit! We just stayed the day on Saturday, saw all the touristy
sites, and met up with my friend Leslie who was in town for work.
My favorite part of the day was probably seeing the 9/11
Memorial, which was incredibly impactful and so tastefully done. Runner up was
our New York-style pizza and some beers. HOWEVER, let me make it clear that
Chicago-style pizza will always be my favorite. Always.
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| the 9/11 Memorial |
It’s a busy week over here – on Thursday most of my
coworkers and I ship out to Dallas for a work event. I tried my best to get some
solid food prep in yesterday for the days that I am here, including this delicious spaghetti squash recipe and then this (paleo) brownie recipe…
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| I doubled the recipe to make a full pan |
Being a compulsive Type A-er, traveling sometimes stresses
me out. Seeing that traveling is happening four of the next eight weekends, I’m
trying hard to plan ways to set myself up for success – from packing healthy
food, to saving all of those obnoxious (yet helpful) no-gym workouts we
constantly see all over Pinterest.
Last but not least, I promised an update on oil pulling if I
had anything to report. Really… I don’t. I haven’t noticed much, outside of that I
kind of enjoyed the process itself (I found it relaxing) and liked the way the
coconut oil felt on my lips. Maybe my teeth got whiter? Outside of that, I
remained unimpressed. The price of coconut oil probably isn’t worth continuing
to oil pull religiously… but I may still do it on occasion, assuming it’s a
good oral health ritual. All in all, it was a fun experiment.
That’s all I’ve got. Stay tuned for some Hump Day confessions on Wednesday.
Anyone else have an oil pulling opinion? Got a great travel
workout to share? I could use it.
Cheers –
K
i want to go back to NYC now! it's been too long
ReplyDeleteYour NYC trip looked like so much fun! I'd love to be able to spontaneously take a day trip! Also, you say Paleo - I say heck yes! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous of all your traveling! &&& I want to try those brownies real bad.
ReplyDeletesooo.... oil pulling. just another 'fad' for companies to generate income. damn companies!!
ReplyDeletei love that you're linking up on wednesday! read that gave me a boner. and i want to go back to NYC. i'm due for another trip there.
-kathy
Vodka and Soda
I love NYC!! For no gym workouts, check out the Tone It Up videos on YouTube. They are free and you can do a lot of the full body workouts as plyometrics! I've recently started doing some of their videos and really enjoy them :)
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