christmas cleansing

Did anyone else wake up this morning feeling exhausted and to your tongue swelling from the amount of sugar you consumed on Christmas? Perhaps your house was in such a disarray with the amount of presents overtaking every inch of table space and your entire guest room? You could also have still had some dishes in the sink from yesterday’s cooking, yet when you got home you were just. too. tired. to. do. one. more. thing.

Just me? You all must be super heroes or something.

Between the new dog, our first Christmas, cooking, and 4 Christmas parties (with another one tomorrow by the way), this morning I woke up ready to do some serious mind, body, and soul cleansing.

Really, that’s just a fancy way for me to say “I’m going on a run, I’m eating lots of veggies, and I’m going to sit around and do nothing all day”.

But everything sounds better when said fancy-shcmancy right?

Body Cleansing: Breakfast.

What do you mean you thought I got a new camera so my pictures shouldn’t be fuzzy anymore? Can’t a girl get her artsy side on?

Pumpkin oatmeal topped with grilled bananas, leftover cinnamon rolls (shhhh… I know, cleansing, right?), coconut, and peanut butter.

I could not let leftover cinnamon rolls go to waste. You just don’t understand.

Or maybe you do…

  

I’m pretty sure I was still stuffed to the brim from yesterday as I wasn’t really that hungry AND I was super stuffed after breakfast, but it was just so good cleansing for my body.

Mind Cleansing: Running

Can you believe I have not run outside in a long time? Probably since before Thanksgiving. I’m a baby when it comes to the cold and well, it’s dark outside by the time I get home at night. Running before school just makes my life easier, so my running tights and earmuffs have been stowed away in our front hall closet for a while.

Today though, I was ready to get bronchitis feel the cold air whipping through my face and into my lungs.

My new shoes from Mommasita and Dad (why doesn’t he have a fun nickname?) came in handy.

 
My old Asics were really hurting me, inserts and all. They made it through TWO half marathons and for the past 3 months. That’s really bad. I got my old ones in April – 8 months for a pair of running shoes? Who am I?

Below is a test to see if I could take a picture of myself with the Rebel. It turned out well… minus the fresh faced’ness and headband circa 1984 from Mommasita (that I’m pretty sure I stole from her. I’ll be getting a phone call later).

A 4.5 mile run through neighborhood streets so I wouldn’t get run over by skittish winter drivers? Very cleansing for the mind.

Body Cleansing: Lunch

After my run all I wanted was veggies. veggies. and well, more veggies. I have not wanted veggies so badly since the day all I wanted was roasted veggies for dinner. After being sick this past week, vegetables were not on my front burner. I am so glad that changed.

 

A giant green salad topped with hummus was on the menu.

 

I also ate the very last bowl ::tear:: of butternut squash and carrot soup. That was hands down the best soup I’ve ever made.

Soul Cleansing: photography lessons

I sat down on the couch after lunch to read up on Ashley’s photography posts to learn a little about my new camera. I’m determined NOT to use automatic settings with my new baby (I feel like I should name her something – Roxy the Rebel?).

 

It’s true – and if I were in real photography school, I’d be in kindergarten right now.

I started playing around in manual.

Too dark….

 

Woah! Too bright…

 

Meh.. we’re getting there!

Subject #2 – my phone.

Too dark…

 

So much better!

I obviously have so much to learn about the different terms and how they all work, but my goal is to work through it. The good thing about a DSLR is that the pictures you screw up can be sent to the trash with one little click. However, I haven’t been throwing anything away quite yet because I have been studying the different settings and how they affect the pictures.

You can say it – I’m such a scholar.

Mind Cleansing: Reading

I got through about 5 pages before Charlie tried to jump on me and give me a hug. Seriously, this pup needs to learn he is not a lap dog.

The cleansing is just beginning – I’m off to look for more wholesome food and will be enjoying my evening in the company of my in laws playing some games.

Let’s hope my laughing tonight doesn’t end in any more bodily cleansing. Tears are welcome, pee is not….

Question: Have you done any post Christmas cleansing?

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