Early morning wake up

 

I have a busy weekend ahead of me...

 

 

...so I got up early to get a head start on my homework. Aside from my usual green smoothie and yoga practice, I've started beginning my day with a mug of warm water with lemon.

At first I found it extremely pungent, I've grown to find it extremely refreshing...(dare I say, even more so than my morning cup of coffee).

The digestive benefits have been incredible! Bye-bye heartburn and bloating. My skin has been amazing. I can't complain. It's almost like it glows.

Some people go the whole nine-yards with juice straight from a lemon, but going to university, I don't always feel like making a big mess in my room cutting stuff up. I just use bottled lemon juice. I still see incredible benefits. Just make sure it's 100% lemon.

 

 

You will need:

1 cup boiling water

1 cap of lemon juice or juice of half a lemon

 

 

Good luck! Try it as part of your morning routine and see how amazing you feel!





Afternoon Walk and Veg Session

After classes the weather was just too perfect not to go for a walk...

 

 

I have been sooo tired lately. Early semester readings have had me bogged down, but I couldn't help but take advantage of this beautiful day. This time of year I feel like my exercise regime kind of plateaus...or drops. School becomes all consuming.

We had to take a trip to the post office, so we decided to detour down through a small community and then took a short walk down a nature trail (I forgot my phone so I didn't get any pictures).

It was sooo hot by the time we got back to campus so I stopped at Second Cup for a sugar-free sparkling green tea lemonade and came back home to veg with some mindbodygreen.com

Sounds like a pretty good afternoon to me. :)



Hiking on the perfect Fall...ahem...Summer Day

Today seemed like the perfect day for an outdoor adventure! It started out as a walk that turned into a small hike. It really was the perfect day!

 I could not believe when I saw that the leaves were starting to change! It was a little scary, but I am so excited for Fall! It is my favorite season!

The weather was beautiful and it doesn't get much more peaceful than here!

 I decided to get a final taste of summer before they were all gone! So delicious! #wildblueberries

There is nothing like traipsing cross-country on such a beautiful day! I can honestly say I feel the healthiest, happiest, and most fit that I have ever felt in my life. I was one happy girl!

Snowshoeing in a blizzard...

I love snowshoeing, and this was my first outing of the season (of course I would choose to go in the middle of a blizzard)