Princess.

Yesterday Sweden got a new little princess. Today she is just a baby, a little over 24h old, but one day she will be our Queen. I am a true royalist and I was so happy when they announced her name today; Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary. I doubt that anyone bet any money on the name Estelle, and a lot of the experts seem to dislike it, but I LOVE it! It has a soft yet charismatic ring to it, everything a future Queen need :)

Salmon

I love salmon, I really do. Today I mixed chopped salmon with carrots, broccoli and tomato. And what is tastier than boiled eggs and salmon? Eggs is a must when you eat salmon, really.

Breaking.

I took an unplanned blog-break last week. I all honestly I forgot the blog existed while I was busy finishing most of my assignments so I can have next week off. Most of my family have Spring break next week and I want to be able to spend as much time with them as I want to before I *drum roll* leave for Boston next Sunday!

I still have a few assignments to do this week, and I'll get them done. After I take a long nap ;-)

Perfect! Today's yoga sequence was exactly what I needed! :)

Back on track.

I'm back on track after a little stomach bug.

I got a lot of work done yesterday, had a time scheduled quiz at 9am and after that I just kept going. Very productive! So I'm giving myself a little breather today, having my first cup of coffee in over four days and just doing some reading. Going to try to take a slow, short walk later on, just to get some fresh air!

I need to put together a short but effective neck/upper back/shoulder program, something I can do while I take a break form my work. Lately I've been having a lot of problems wit my neck, which makes sense since I'm in front of the computer most of the day, but it really bothers me and sometimes gives me headaches. So I should really do some exercises that both stretches and strengthen that area. I should provably Google it, there's most likely a program just like that out there on the world wide web. Yes. Most likely.

Today.

Not as cold as yesterday, but cold enough. Started the day with 30 minutes of yoga with focus on core and then a nice 30 minute power walk. Ready for lunch :)

Ice cold.

20 minute walk in a brisk pace. I love it!

It's Friday, Friday...

... gotta get down on Friday! I'm thinking "get down" as in downward dog, but maybe that's just me! :) Today is my fourth day of my twenty one day challenge, and I haven't done my sequence yet. I'm getting some work done and babysitting, and focusing on exercise later on today. But I'm really liking my power-walk/yoga focus right now :)It's refreshing for the body and the soul!

Runkeeper!

I tried the app RunKeeper today for my afternoon walk. I like that there's a lady telling you how far/fast you've walked every five minutes :) and especially nice to finally know for sure that the distance I use for my intervals is exactly 4km :)

Cold

There is no such thing as bad weather! :)

The naked truth.

Today, after a power-walk and 15 minutes of yoga, I took a long hot shower and realized my legs felt kind of stiff, so I started stretching. This is something I sometimes do in the shower since it feels good to stretch under the hot water. But today I realized something. Holy shit, I look amazing naked! There are no six pack, no perfect muscle definition, but I'm relatively fit, I have enough definition and I'm soft where I'm supposed to be. I look like a healthy woman, ready to work out, dance, be loved, carry children, lift weights, relax on the couch.. I've found a balance of healthy life choices, exercise and I know how to re-charge my batteries. And to be at this point after being sick for almost a month, without any high pulse exercise in weeks - it feels amazing!

Today's realization; I love myself naked!

Great walk! Cold but refreshing. And then 15min yoga. It's a good day :)