Today I had the day off. That meant what it usually does: Waking up around 10am, making breakfast and a big ole mug of coffee, catching up on the news and my favorite blogs, then hitting the gym. Today was no different. Is that weird? Do you have a "routine" on your days off?
Breakfast was Raspberry Vanilla Oats
1/3 cup oats
1 cup almond milk
1 t chia seeds
1/2 t flax seeds
stevia, cinnamon, nutmeg
1/4 cup raspberries
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (added after cooking)
pecans to garnish
We have SNOW in DC!
Now onto the R&R of the day...
Confession #1: My sister and I recently reached a milestone. We successfully re-watched all 10 seasons of [the old-school] 90210:
Now let's do some math:
10 seasons x 30 episodes/season = 300 episodes
300 episodes x 45 mins = 225 hours or 9.33 days of 90210!
Why am I admitting this again??
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For lunch I was in the veggie mood..
Veggies and hummus
And then snacked on yogurt and fruit...
1 cup fat-free Greek yogurt, frozen raspberries, frozen pineapple, stevia
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When my eyes were ready to bleed from watching too much Donna Martin, I ventured to the gym for a 30 min spinning class followed by BodyPump. I seriously can't get enough BodyPump. I love feeling STRONG!
After a muscle-pumping sesh, I refueled with an easy peasy big bowl of thai curry veggies & chickpeas:
Step #1: Boil veggies
Butternut squash, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans
Step #2: Drain. Add spices (curry, turmeric, coriander, S&P)
Step #3: Dress in Thai Curry sauce
This stuff is amazing
Step #4: Savor
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Ok, and now for Confession #2: I've been reading a lot of other blogger's winter skincare routines. It got me thinking: What's my skin care secret? And then I immediately thought, do I want to share this secret? Not because I want to keep the magic to myself, but because it's a little embarrassing. If you happen to watch Real Housewives of NJ, you know that Caroline shaves her face because she claims it keeps her face super soft and is the best exfoliant that she's ever tried. Well I have a problem, I have the worlds most dry nose. No matter what I do, it's always flaky in the winter months. So I figured, why not shave my nose? I tried it, and viola! I've been doing this once per month all winter and no more flaky dry skin on my nose! TMI?? Perhaps!
Well there you have it!
Do you have any embarrassing beauty secrets?
Do you have a "routine" even on your days off?
Whoa, extra points for the Real Housewives reference!
ReplyDeleteI've never tried this, but I do have dry skin and I have to exfoliate a lot in the winter. I think taking a razor to my face though with my propensity for clumsiness may be a little intimidating.
I miss the old 90210!
haha, I loved the old 90210! Lori and I go through periods of watching old episodes of our favorite shows, currently we hooked on our fav soap opera, GH!
ReplyDeletei definitely have routines even on my "days off"... although i feel like i should be more flexible, for sure.
ReplyDeleteshaving your nose?! ive neve rheard such thing, but smooth skin is definitely a great pay off.
happy friday!
Wow, you're a brave one! I don't think I could any shave any facial area... whatever works though I suppose!! Sounds like you had a great day off. My 'day-off' routine usually involves "sleeping in) - which means till about 8am, going to the gym, eating a nice big breakfast, catching up on blog reading, and chilling out with some magazines. Shopping is also a good day off activity, but not one I enjoy at this time of year! have a great day girlie! :)
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of the shaving thing! Interesting! I might try that....
ReplyDeleteI put vaseline on my nose at night in the winter when the skin gets super painful. Gross but it helps.
oh my I can't believe you shaved your nose! haha and that it worked! I am the absolute worst with sticking with taking care of my skin! But I also only wear makeup about once a week because I don't like how it makes my skin feel (I think I'm the only girl in the universe who can say that) so my skin is actually in pretty good shape, as far as I can tell. I wash it daily and if I put makeup on, I usually take it off 2-3 hours later.
ReplyDeleteI used to love the old 90210! Summer of '09 my husband and I caught up on the first 4 seasons of Grey's Anatomy. We were addicted. We'd start off with one episode after the kids went to sleep then we'd wind up saying things like "Ok, just one more episode!". Before we knew it, it's 2 am and we'd still be watching! Crazy!!
ReplyDeleteGotta love days off!
ReplyDeleteAnd having time to "catch up" on series...
I wanted to watch season 1 of Gossip Girl, but I've only seen the first episode so far... Oh, well :P
Delicious eats, as always!
I don't get very dry skin (dove moisturizer is enough for me) but that is really interesting that it works!!
ReplyDelete90210 watching is nothing to be ashamed of. One of my favorite Sunday routines is waking up before my husband and watching a few hours of re-runs on Soapnet :)
p.s. I'm probably doing boot camp Tues & Thurs this week, but more days next week so let me know if you want to join
Keep posting stuff like this i really like it
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