monday's back......again:)

Hi! 

i do still blog, just on rare occasion lately! i've been busy living and loving summer. what little bit we are getting of summer anyway. it seems like the gorgeous hot days all fall during the week, when i'm stuck inside. it's just not fair! sometimes I really hate being an adult! why do i have to work every day?! dang, it's a real drag sometimes. anyway i am very excited that it's only a four day week this week! AND we have our annual fourth of july party!!!:) some people are going to be missing this year though:( it will still be a blast though, just different!

here's to getting more posts out this week! i've done a lot lately so i have lots of pictures and fun events to share!

ciao,

Rachel

The drinks of summer

I don't know about you but there are certain icy drinks that I love to sip on in the hot summer sun.

Number 1 this year is Iced Tea

Number 2 Iced coffee

Number 3 Sangria 

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Iced Tea

Last summer my Mom pretty much always had sun tea in her fridge and I always loved it when I went home! This year I finally got my own stock of tea's from Teavana. They have some of the best teas for making iced tea! My favorites are Seven berry sangria (being discontinued), Sangria punch and pineapple kona pop. They have so many flavors of loose leaf tea's to choose from and it is so fun to mix them! I fill up their awesome tea tumbler with the iced tea put in some ice cubes and bring it to work with me, it is ice cold and the ice cubes are hardly melted by the afternoon.

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Iced Coffee

I just recently learned how to froth my milk cold! It made a world of difference in the flavor of my iced coffee! I use a Nespresso machine and their frother for my coffee. If you hold the froth button down to start it the light will glow blue and froth your milk without heat! Amazing! Why have I never done this before?! 

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Sangria

 This is pretty much delicious year round! In the summer though I usually have a quick version of it so I can make a glass at a time or fill up a pitcher. And it's cheaper:) Arbor Mist Pinot Noir Mixed Berry, a cheap strong red wine, a splash of each; triple sec, OJ and club Soda over lots of ice. Boom delicious in a glass on a hot summer day! You just have to go by taste, obviously you want most of it to be the two wines. 

And of course an ice cold Summer Shandy is always good on a hot day!

What are some of your favorite drinks to have in the summer?

Ciao,

Rachel

As time goes on

I know I'm not actually "old" per say but life is changing, sadly my youthful feeling body is changing, slowly. It's hard for me to take it, to say the least.

- I no longer force myself to workout in the mornings. It hurts too bad. I basically can't bend my back without it feeling like it's going to snap in two. So, I wait until later in the day when I'm more loosened up. Instead of my morning workout I avoid reality as long as possible by reading! I love it!

- I am thinking I shouldn't jump anymore with my figure skating:( My hips just can't take it anymore! I might actually cry the next time I skate when this becomes reality. It's going to be hard, I'll probably do my easy jumps.....? I will I know myself, I won't be able to stop myself haha! Oh my gosh I just talked myself into still jumping! I'm terrible! Ice Dancing here I come!  

- I no longer wash my hair every day. I have too much of it, it takes too long to dry and uses way too much product. It goes in a ponytail at work anyway. Don't worry I still shower because I sweat like a crazy person!

- I drink coffee now. My Mother hates this. I only have it two to three times a week though. 

- I use a calendar now too. I can no longer keep all my schedules in my head. And I still mess up my schedule sometimes.

- I love going to bed early. Yeah who am I trying to kid? I've always liked that:) I never went through a "party phase".

Happy Thursday, I wish it were Friday:) I'm off to visit my best friend in Chicago on Saturday!!!! I'm really excited;)

What are some things that have changed in your life as you've aged?

Ciao,
Rachel

Blender lifestyle?

I should be doing dishes, studying for coaching, or re-certifying for coaching......so I decided to blog. It seemed like a good idea! Sometimes I have to cut myself a little slack to sit and do "nothing". For some people that's TV watching, for me I guess it's blogging or reading a book.

My coworker has a great analogy for what it feels like when she walks into work.

"My life is calm and then I come to work and it's like I get put into a blender for the day, then I go home."

That is how I am starting to feel some days, from the time that I get up until the time that I go to bed. I literally can't keep my schedule straight in my head some days! I think I am adjusting to a new schedule, and a new normal now that I have started coaching figure skating. It's kicking my butt a little bit right now though! When I leave in the morning I have my work bag and my skate bag and my schedule of students has to be in my head! At the same time I am thinking I only added one thing to my schedule....handle it! haha I absolutely LOVE it though!

I think I am going to have to start bringing my big calendar book with me on my full days!

How do you keep up with your schedule? 

Ciao,

Rachel