by Jen
on October 25, 2013
Happy Friday!
Just a few updates for you before I go brave Ikea. If you don’t hear from me tomorrow send out the search teams. 😛
The first noteworthy item to share is that I am wearing regular people clothes to work today!!! This might be the second time ever. I took a 6:30 a.m. yoga class and then taught at 8:30 a.m. and it was my only class/client of the day. Since I was done teaching and with my own workout, I decided to get dressed in casual clothes instead of gym clothes. I had an appointment at 11 and a lunch with a friend at 12:30 so it was a great day for it.
Speaking of that lunch date…I met with one of my yoga friends who recently completed teacher training and is working with me to shadow/assist/teach to talk about yoga, life and career in general. I had a salad with all kinds of fun toppings and a cup of really yummy soup that hit the spot on a very brisk day. It was a chicken, rice, apple mix and so good.
In other food news, I made a killer dinner last night. I had chicken breasts and eggplant left in the fridge from my weekly shopping trip so I made a little tower of sauteed chicken breast, roasted eggplant, mozzarella and marinara sauce. I sauteed some spinach on the side. This dish was so easy to prepare and tasted amazing! I love playing the “what is the best thing I can do with these ingredients?” game.
And lunch yesterday was leftover quinoa mix on top of spinach with plain greek yogurt and hummus.
I’m going to send you into the weekend with three songs I’m loving right now!I also included iTunes affiliate links so you can click straight through to iTunes to buy the song if you so choose.
Avicii’s new single, Hey Brother.
Hang with it for the first minute, it starts out pretty country-ish but picks up big time. Super catchy and fun.
Time by Chase & Status.
I can’t stop listening to this song and every remix of it.
And finally, let’s slow it down with Trampled by Turtles.
This is one of those songs that pulls at my heart. I love the folky sound, the singer’s voice and the slow build to a big ending.
Enjoy the weekend!
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