Don’t you just love those mornings when you wake up feeling refreshed and strong and overall pretty badass? I totally had one of those mornings today.
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve finally totally kicked that cold, or maybe the company of so many awesome friends all weekend, but when I hopped out of bed this morning I was ready to do something.
I had a brunch date at 12:30 with a big bunch of friends in the east village so I didn’t have a ton of time. It’s also still super cold outside which for me rules out running – at least until it’s over 35 degrees so I took a quick peek at my gym’s class schedule and saw that there was a “boot camp” at 10am. If I hustled, the hour long class would be a perfect fit. As it turned out the class was ideal for me today. We were squatting, lunging and jumping with weights, all while balancing on a Bosu ball. There were also push ups and crunches and sit ups. Lots and lots of sit ups. Intense, but awesome. I walked out of the class sore, but feeling accomplished.
Brunch at the Sunburnt Cow was so much fun! Tons of new friends and a really chill Australian atmosphere. The meal wasn’t exactly a healthy one but I think a burger from time to time is alright with me.
I did some shopping in Soho and picked up an incredibly cute pair of pants. Before I really started this healthy training/eating path I don’t think I would have been brave enough to wear them. Even so, it was by encouragement of a good friend that I went for it. I should pair them with the new haircut and glasses on Wednesday. It feels like I’m having a veritable makeover this winter! 
When I got home I was hungry, but in the mood for something somewhat healthy after the meat fest earlier so I put together a quick sandwich inspired by some blog reading I’ve done lately.
I started with some artichoke hearts and roasted red peppers
I rinsed and drained a few chunks of each and tossed them in a pan on medium heat, I figured the artichokes would be more sandwich ready if they were a little less soggy then the way they emerge from a jar.
While they were browning I toasted a deli flat:
these guys are pretty tasty and not bad for store bought bread!
Then I grabbed some hummus and made everything into a fast and easy sandwich:
With some roasted veggies from the other night on the side it became the perfect Jill sized meal.
Tonight I may put off the usual cooking fest and check out some live jazz here in Brooklyn, still deciding on that one… The weekend flew by once again. Have a great evening!
