the humidity today? ick. New York City, I demand better May weather. This grimy rain is depressing!
this morning I was back to waking up early for yoga, although that meant I had to brave the 6:45AM rainshower that occurred.
day 9 was brought to you by: Sunrise Salutations AND Buff Yoga at Crunch. Two yoga (well the second was yoga-ish) classes in one day? YIKES
The first class was the usual sweaty mess that is Sunrise Salutations courtesy of Amrit’s humor and cruelty. I’m a bit sad I won’t get to see him for a full week now since I won’t be in the city Monday morning. One negative about yoga at the gym is the music that sometimes creeps into the sorta sound proof room. Towards the end of shavasana there was some funky techno going on in the room next to us. Less than relaxing, but what can ya do!
Later in the day I decided to try out Buff Yoga. My schedule all week is craziness with meetings, friends in town and lack of school to add structure, so I am basically trying out any group fitness classes nearby that fit into the craziness. Today I happen to finish a meeting on the same block as Crunch Lafayette just in time to take Buff Yoga.
the teacher was very laid back, california surfer attitude — but don’t let that fool you this class was INTENSE. Adding weights to already challenging yoga poses is not easy. For the majority of the class I was an unbalanced mess, but working hard so that’s what really matters. This class was more so yoga inspired than a true yoga class, I felt my brain was not in the “yoga” state, but more so in the “tough girl strength training” state of mind. I enjoyed the class, although my legs are currently rebelling because of it.
After mass amounts of yoga it was definitely time for a well deserved shower and lunch
during the summer my mother often makes me chicken salad to bring to day camp, since the camp I work at is nut free and I can’t bring my go-to peanut butter on whole wheat. This weekend I decided to make a few batches of my own chicken salad to eat for lunch throughout the week. My simple chicken salad includes pre-made grilled chicken from Whole Foods, some grapes and a bit of mayo to mix it all together. Add a little salt and pepper and serve on a cracker with mozzarella and you’ve got a tasty lunch.
While it’s not exactly warm out today, the humidity sure makes it feel like it
for the first time all year I was wearing a dress without leggings or tights… and it felt oh so liberating to let my pasty white legs breathe! Can it please be summer now so I can wear pretty dresses sans tights all the time? my legs need to see the sunshine!
I had a lovely afternoon meeting up with a high school friend who was in the city on her way home from college. While it feels like so much is currently changing with graduation and the big scary question of “what’s next”, it is nice to know that some people will never truly change. It is wonderful to catch up with a friend from home over starbucks in the middle of grand central.
For dinner I did something very simple, but very daring for me since I am terrified of cooking
instead of my usual turkey wrap or chicken quesadilla, I decided to fuse the two. I made deli turkey + mozzarella cheese quesadillas with hummus on the side. I was a bit worried if the deli meat would work in quesadilla form, but was pleasantly surprised with the warm melty dinner. Definitely a keeper to make again in the future. It definitely beats trying to microwave and melt the cheese in a turkey wrap. two homemade meals in one day? big deal for kayla.
Although this is finals week and I have no finals or homework left for college I feel like I am busier than during the school year. So much for relaxing before graduation
one week til graduabirthday!!!!
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