Sunlight Is My Alarm

I would call this a productive day. It began my favorite way: waking up without an alarm. Yes. That is the one thing I really love- beginning each day with the amount of sleep your body wants. Sometimes it?s 9 hours, sometimes 6, sometimes 8, but the key is that no alarm is blaring music at me at 5:00 AM. Just gentle sunlight and the smell of coffee brewing. Sigh.

I ate breakfast with my mom on the deck before getting to work.

Today?s smoothie in a tahini-jar:

Toppings:

Let?s talk about Powerade for a minute. It comes in these big 32 oz bottles and contains (for the entire bottle) 40% DV B vitamins, as well as potassium and other electrolytes. It tastes really good so it?s easy to drink.

With that being said, none of the ingredients are natural, it?s made with chemical sweeteners and is not  a health food. But if you were to do (or drink) something that dehydrates you and depletes your energy the next day, but you chugged this bottle right before going to bed the next morning goes so. much. better. If your into dehydrating activities, try this!

I hate to say I?m sort?ve addicted to Powerade zero.

So I cleaned and cleaned and then totally ruined one of my favorite shirts. So it looks like my new ?cleaning shirt? is Express? sexy basic vee. Roar.

The yard and house are starting to shape up, but I think there will be a few all-nighters between now and Saturday (grad party day.) We have so much to cook, clean and unfortunately plant and tile. I hope the party is fun though!

After a quick lunch of chips (times this by 10, because I ate 3/4ths of a bag.) and salsa, I took off to peanut butter to pack up internet orders and ship them.

Dropped off the packages, then had to drive 25 miles in the opposite direction to teach a private swim lesson. I fit in a 20 minute bike ride, 1/2 mile run and some lunges afterward.

My friend and I are about to watch some movies, later this week as cooking begins I have some recipes planned. Can?t wait! (Tomorrow is the food shopping day for 150 people? eek!)