Feast Fail...But Also, BIKES!! :D

Hey there! How's everyone doing? Today's going to be awesome.

My juice feast lasted Saturday and Sunday up until dinner time. I had been noshing on some berries, zucchini salad, and fruit, as well, but I still felt like I could do with some of the dinner my husband made (his spicy tomato soup over pasta and fake chik'n bits). Saturday, I felt awesome. Sunday, not so much (but that was probably part of detox symptoms). I'll give it a go later this spring, but I'm feeling pretty great right now.

So, my employer brings in a health consultation group once a year (who would have thought, right?). Last year was our first health and wellness exam, and besides my HDL (low because I was not physically active), I earned pretty great scores! Today is the annual wellness exam, and I couldn't be more psyched! The coolest part, though? Being able to compare my scores from last year to scores from this year. I think I may be one of the healthiest people here :D

This weekend my husband and I bought a pair of bikes. Springtime is eminent, and we've been wanting to take leisurely rides in the neighborhood parks for the longest time. We finally got around to it, and our choice to buy bikes on Saturday turned out to be at a lucky time!

BEHOLD!!

Can you believe it??? We found a MATCHING PAIR :D

Seriously! These were the FIRST bikes we saw, the CHEAPEST, and a MATCHING set. It must be destiny. The bike store salesman told me that he knew those bikes would sell fast (they must have acquired them recently).

The Hubs and I felt like we wanted to know the provenance of these bikes (who they belonged to, why they were sold together). If we ever end up selling them, we've decided to keep them together if possible. It seems only right.

We've already been on two lovely bike rides :)

Have a spectacular Wednesday!

Jes

Friday, Where Have You Been?!?

It's Friday, and while I should probably be bummed that half the staff at work decided to call in sick, I'm strangely in high spirits (this is probably helped by the fact that I'm leaving work early, but hey!).

The weekend is shaping up nicely. I always seem to have big plans--some usually happen, but a lot get missed. Here's what I ideally want to do this weekend:

--Formally measure garden space and (maybe) buy the wood for the raised beds.

--Yoga Sat morning, get groceries Sat/Sun.

--Clean up front flower bed, clear out remaining leaves from winter.

--Clean house. (Yay for Spring Cleaning!!) Gotta get this done while I'm still excited about it, haha!

--Start painting the new Nick-Unicorn painting. You guys, this one's gonna totes rock.

--Work on my thesis.

--Finish a disc of "Upstairs, Downstairs" and return it.

--Buy bikes for The Hubs and I, woohoo!

and, last but certainly not least--

--Start a 10-day juice feast. I've been wanting to try one for several months now, and right now seems like a good time. Not too much going on socially (our weekends really start picking up here in a couple of weeks), and I'm actually craving juice, so it's time. Maybe I'll quit after 3 days; maybe I'll keep going with it. We shall see! I'm pretty interested to see how it affects my wellness exam results on Wednesday.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone :)

Jes