{life} catching up + a healthy lifestyle

Um. How is it already Thursday again?! I completely did not blog for over a week. Bad blogger award.

I have valid excuses, I promise! 

I had 3 midterms, a million assignments, and a paper proposal due last week.

DEATH OF ME.

Just when I didn't think I could survive another minute at school, I rode home to Tampa with my old roomie, Morgan! It was the perfect weekend escape from Tallahassee (even though I had to watch my Noles and my dad's Gators get murdered on the football field one game after another). We ate lots of yummy food - pork chops with wild rice, warm cinnamon apples, and roasted squash w/ an amaretto sauce one night and homemade pizza on the grill stone topped with goat cheese, prosciutto, and fresh sage the next night. I hadn't been home all semester so it was nice to just sit around with my parents and lounge all day! We watched a movie called Mao's Last Dancer Saturday night. There were a few slightly cheesy scenes, but for the most part it was a great movie. I definitely recommend it! The dancing was beautiful and I loved having a glimpse into Chinese history.

When I got back to Tallahassee on Sunday, I went straight to my chapter meeting at Phi Mu. The next day was rainy and dreary so I completely reorganized my closet. It is looking beeeyoootiful right now. (FINALLY) Long story short, I have been blog slacking. But I'm back (again). :)

Oh by the way, Tuesday night my boyfriend booked my plane ticket to go to NY in November. SO EXCITED. I cannnnot wait to see him and to finally experience a Northeastern Autumn. My roommate is traveling to her old stomping grounds in Milwaukee the same weekend I am going to New York. Needless to say, we both looked at each other and said ONE MONTH. We did some kickboxing on-demand later that night.

Have you ever heard of Exercise TV On-Demand?
I am newly obsessed.
I despise running and anything involving me having to go to an actual gym to workout. I don't know of any workout circuits off the top of my head and on top of everything else, I have to be very careful while exercising because of the herniated disc in my lower back. When my roommate suggested we workout in our living room I was completely on board. Exercise TV has a million great workout videos to choose from. In the past two days I have done kickboxing, two abs videos, and a stretch/strengthening video. LOVE IT.

I'm so glad that I have found a more enjoyable exercise option that will work with my love of healthy food.
Here are two of my favorite breakfast options -

(photo is my own)

Non-fat Greek yogurt topped with mixed berries (save money and buy a frozen berries bag in the freezer section! Run them under water to defrost slightly before putting them in your yogurt), sliced almonds, agave, and cinnamon.

{photo credit}

Whole-wheat toast topped with almond butter and sliced bananas.
I like to drizzle some agave and sprinkle some cinnamon on this as well!

Do you have a favorite exercise video or circuit that has worked for you?
Leave some ideas in the comment section. :)
Happy Thursday friends!