11/23 Fitness for the Week & Green Morning Smoothie

Guten morning friends! 

I hope you all had a fibbity fab weekend :) 

Mine was a tad boring - it's coming up on the end of term when alllllllll of my final papers are due...so I locked myself inside with my laptop (and the Mindy Project, obvi) to try and get a head-start! 

I did manage to get out for a cloudy run. 

A bit of brunch - veggie omelette, hashbrowns and toast! 

And a nice walk through Strathcona park. 

Fitness for the Week

Here's my fitness plans for the week - HIIT-heavy since I have a busy week ahead of me! I'll have to save my running for the weekend *sniff*

Monday - HIIT 

Tuesday - Bodyweight Circuit

Wednesday - HIIT

Thursday - Bodyweight Circuit

Friday - Yoga

Saturday - RUN! 

Sunday - Active Restday :) 

Green Morning Smoothie 

Ermagerd. 

You guys - this was THE most delicious smoothie I've had in a while.

Actually, come to think of it, the ONLY smoothie I've had in a while, but never mind that. 

It's packed full of vitamins and was the perfect start to the day!

I did a bit of an intense HIIT this morning (I'm testing some routines out for a workout surprise I'm planning for you guys to follow over the holidays!!) so I also made a wrap with some peanut butter and honey as a side :) 

Green Morning Smoothie

Ingredients

1 kiwi

1 banana

1 stalk celery

1 handful greens (lettuce, kale, spinach)

1 cup almond milk 

1 tbsp chia seeds

1/2 tsp coconut flakes (optional) 

Instructions 

1. Put all ingredients (except the coconut flakes) in a blender. 

2. Mix until fully blended. 

3. Garnish with coconut flakes. 

4. Enjoy!

• What is YOUR go-to smoothie recipe to start the morning right?? 

30/10 Friday Faves

Herro!!!

Me again :) 

I went all-out and had not one, but TWO breakfasts this morning! 

I attended the 30th annual LEAF's Persons Day Breakfast bright-n-early, which is held in commemoration of the Person case that acknowledged women as people in Canada.

Real talk. 

Afterwards, I bused over to Flapjacks for a brunch date with a friend I hadn't seen in foreverrr - aka before I was in India.  

Crazy cray! 

I've been there before, and love everything about it - the decor, the plaid uniform for all of the servers, the fact that almost everything on the menu involves pancakes and maple syrup, AND their mimosas come in mason jars. 

Need I say more? 

Also, fun fact: my friend's older bro is the owner! I know, I've got connections ;)

Anywho, we had a great time catching-up, there's nothing like seeing a good friend after a (much too) long time apart!!

Friday Faves

I'ma keep it short'n'sweet this week:

#1 - 'Hello' by Adele 

All of the feels. 

#2 - Colourful Wigs 

Yep, this is happening. Because...why the heck not?!?

#3 - Homemade Nightlight

Okay, so obvi I don't condone reckless candle-leaving habits, but we've been keeping this bad boy (*ahem* Peter the pumpkin) in our room, and I lurrrve seeing it all lit-up and spooky-like! 

I know, I'm a huge wimp. 

Anywho, that's all for me for now - hope you all have an amazing night, a wunderbar Halloween day, and I'll be back at the end of the weekend with some pics & my fitness for the week! 

• What are YOUR faves these days??

Sister Spa Date

Morning friends!

It wasn't nearly as freezing cold outside or treacherous to walk down the sidewalk this morning compared to yesterday, it seems like the city of Ottawa has finally busted out the sand and salt. It's about time, really. I was starting to think that I would have to wear skates to work. Which would be kind of cool, I guess.

Breakfast

I actually managed to do groceries this weekend, so I have finally broken my oatmeal breakfast marathon - I think it ended up being over a week in a row - and had a yummy egg breakfast wrap.

Egg, lettuce and spicy salsa in a whole wheat wrap. Easy and delicious!

Sister Spa Date

So, my Mom is pretty much the cutest thing ever. If you've been following this blog for a while, you will know that she has been in Egypt with my youngest sister since August.

Lovin' life.

Anyway, it is slightly embarrassing and makes me seem like a two year old, but I have a confession: I have rarely gone for a haircut without my mother. Seriously, I can count the amount of times that I have booked myself an appointment on one hand. The same goes for my little sisters (who are also old enough to have their shtuff in order to be able to book their own hair appointments). Every once in a while, my Momster will break down and say 'I've had it! We're all going to get our hair done!'

Which is convenient since I would probs go for about a year before remembering to do so. Anyway, when my Step-dad went to go visit my Mom and little sister in Egypt over Thanksgiving, she sent him back with money for me and my little sister to go for a haircut. For serious. Her only demand was that we went together. She is amazing :)

Anyway, we thought about it for about five seconds and decided that the money would be much better spent towards a spa date for the two of us. So off we went on Saturday for a relaxing afternoon at Spa le Nordik in Chelsea.

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 A good friend of mine and her little sister, who is on the same rugby team as my sister, ended up coming with me. It was like a sister double date. Which is pretty much the best thing ever!

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 It was one of the first snowy days in the area (I missed the first snow storm while I was in Toronto - it all melted that time anyway) so it was absolutely beautiful with the steamy air coming off of the baths and the snow coming down - spectacular!

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I think that my favourite time of the year to go to le Nordik is during the winter. Flip-flops are DEFINITELY necessary (my sister and I forgot to bring them - I will never go without my flippy-floppies ever again) but the ambiance is ridiculously amazing. Definitely worth it!

The employees are a bit stickler about the 'no talking' rule, which is a bit tricky to follow when you are a group of ladies, but there are areas that have been designated as 'talking acceptable' so we hung around those areas quite a bit ;)

After spending about 5 hours at the spa, we made some dinner at my parents place and then went to go see Catching Fire. For the record, I have a total crush on Peeta. I guess Gayle is pretty cute too ;)


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Pretty much the best day a girl could ask for!

Question of the Day:

• Have you been to le Nordik? Love it? 

I have been quite a few times, and I keep on going back for more :)

[Disclaimer - I paid for my experience at le Nordik myself (well, with my Momster's funds...but, you know) and all opinions are my own]