Archive | August, 2009

I love mangos!

28 Aug

I do.  I’ve always liked their tropical and refreshing flavor but I really fell in love with them when I was in Haiti in the summer of 2003.  I was on a service trip with a group from college, Rice University, and we had fresh mangos every morning for breakfast. It was an intense and at times depressing trip, but we all brought away with us incredible memories of the amazing spirit and positivity of the Haitian people and some of us, a love for mangos! :)

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A friend passed along this recipe that sounds delish!  Here’s the recipe. I might just make it this weekend!

Fiesta Salad (more…)

Do you Twitter?

18 Aug

While I was skeptical at first, I have become a huge fan of Twitter.  It’s convenient and easy to use (especially if you have an iPhone!) and there are some great tweets out there!  By choosing who you follow, you can instantly connect to a community.  From friends to celebrities to complete randoms, I follow over 200 people and have many favorites.

Here’s my recommendation list for wellness-related tweets.

@FitnessMagazine – Great workout and motivation tips

@SELFMagazine – I love the recipes and quizzes!

@EatThisNotThat – Learn about easy ways to add in healthier foods

@lunchboxbunch – I totally dig their vegan recipes and wellness tips

@Deepak_Chopra – Don’t forget to feed your spirit!

@tinybuddha – Amazing how a wise quote can help me refocus and remotivate

@TRX_fitness – More on working out with a TRX to come

@WholeFoods and @TraderJoes – Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, enough said

I’m sure there are tons of other great ones out there!  Who do you recommend? Follow me! @Helicopt

not so lazy Saturday

18 Aug

I’ve let way too much time slide between posts…again, but I’ve been busy living and it’s been great.  This Saturday was particularly great.  We had plans to spend the weekend with friends and when they pushed it back a week, we were bummed to have to wait for their visit, but also eager to take advantage of a completely unplanned Saturday.

After a refreshing and perfectly balanced yoga class at The Yoga Project, we made brunch, took the pups for a walk and soaked up the perfect weather.  We’re lucky enough to live in an area with lots of green space and trails and try and spend as much time as possible outside, both for dogs’ sake as much as our own.  Here’s Winston, looking happy to be outside! photo

We picked up some boogie boards earlier in the week and decided to check out Black’s Beach for some ocean action.  The heliport was packed with people and gliders; it was impressive to watch them fly so close to each other and to the houses and cliffs. My dad was obsessed with the heliport last time he went and I know he would’ve loved seeing all the action.  I think we need to try it!

The hike down to Black’s Beach was fun and the hike up gave us a bit of a workout! Unexpected opportunities to lean and tone = awesome!  We had a blast on the boogie boards; I caught a couple of good waves and had a blast splashing around.  We played like kids in the water and chilled out on the beach before heading home for a relaxing evening.  Quite the perfect day!

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