September 2019 - Page 7 of 9

Easy ways to move your body when you feel lazy

Sep 16, 2019 | Moments

Do leg lifts while lying in bed staring at your phone
Suck your tummy in and take deep breaths
Sway your hips side to side while sitting at your desk at work
While seated, stretch your calves by raising your toes as high as possible
Roll your shoulders back and sit up straight
Do squats while waiting for your coffee or when you’re dispensing water at the cooler
Bend forward, sideways left, backward, then sideways right several times, pumping your body as you move
While laying on your back, cross your entire left leg (knee pointing out perpendicular to your body) over your right side for a few moments, and do the other side to stretch your lower back
Raise yourself on your tiptoes for a second and then back down, and repeat for as long as you want killer calves
Just be lazy and work out properly later 😂

Deep cleaning

Sep 15, 2019 | Moments

Tiny apartment living has it’s perks. Namely, it’s easier to clean. Or so you’d think…

On Friday I felt the urge to deep clean my entire house, and made a list of areas I wanted to really get spotless. It was actually really… I don’t know what the word is… fun???? Just writing down my cleaning list was getting me giddy. It’s like Monica Gellar took over my mind and body and I wanted nothing more than a natural all-purpose cleaning spray and some pop music playing on the speakers to get me going. So when I got home from work, I moved all the big furniture in the living room to sweep under and around them, then dusted and rearranged my bookshelf by color. That’s all I could manage before dinner with my parents later that night. On Saturday I woke up, moved my body, journaled, ate brunch that Ian made, then got to deep cleaning the kitchen. It was a mission. I cleared everything off the counters, wiped and scrubbed the tiles, and emptied the dish drawers and orange guarded the heck out of all the corners. Ian had gone to Ace to grab supplies for a shelf we wanted to build in our spare room, then had paddling practice. So I sang out loud karaoke style to music blasting from my spotify playlists. Ian came home with a lot more than just supplies, he got himself a really nice jig saw and a bunch of other ‘manly men’ tools. Then cleaned out the fridge and our kitchen island. It’s been a lot of time on my feet so they hurt now, but I’m so happy and feel inspired to keep my house this clean all the time! I have yet to start on my bedroom and the spare room (we have guests tonight staying in there) so very very soon, I hope!