green smoothies, writing and some personal time (-off)

This morning I woke up tired exhausted.  And since I've been falling asleep much earlier than my usual bedtime (I actually passed out on the couch the other night), I knew that something was off.  So, I made the decision to take a personal day (one of the perks of working on my own), and forced myself out of bed.  Then, I dragged my feet to the kitchen, and made myself a green smoothie.

In the last year, the green smoothie has been the best armor in my times of need.  Or those times I just needed a pick-me-up.  Or just whenever.

I remember reading about it from different blogs, but decided to finally try it out after watching a documentary on Kris Carr almost a year ago.  After that, I went to the market, bought a bag of spinach, bananas, blueberries and flax seed.  Every day for four months, I made myself a green smoothie for breakfast.  And it changed my life.  I didn't get any asthma attacks during the winter season and I actually stopped drinking coffee.  Now the latter was not even a conscious decision I made.  Weeks after drinking the green smoothie every day, I realized I had not had a cup of coffee.  And my body didn't crave for it.  I actually had energy.  And my eating habits changed.  I seemed to eat a lot more but my body was pickier about what I ate - I craved for veggies and fruits and more veggies.  I felt like a changed woman.

But, after four months of daily commitment to the green smoothie, I began to stray.  Or just got lazy.  So, I'd have it a couple of times a week rather than everyday.  And lately, I've been having it only once a week, if that.  So, when I felt exhausted this morning, I knew my body needed the green smoothie.  And I was right.  I feel much better.  

Anyhow, just in case you're interested, here's the green smoothie recipe (and I'm not a health expert by any means, but not only did the green smoothie give me energy and immunized me from any asthma related symptoms last winter, but also improved the texture of my skin and my uncle keeps telling me that it has brightened my eyes, which makes me look much younger than I already do):

2 cups (or handful) of spinach (sometimes, I use kale to mix it up)
1 banana (can also add blueberries, mangoes, pineapple, or whatever fruit you want to add)
1 tablespoon of flax seed
1 cup of water (or milk, soy, or Almond)
ice  

... and just blend away.

Okay, I know it doesn't look as good, but it really is delish and refreshing!

And because the title of this blog calls for it: I've been writing a lot more this week.  On Sunday, I had a writing class with this amazing author and after speaking to him, I realized that I had become very regimented in my writing - (what can I say, I think it's the lawyer in me).  I mean this author didn't tell me my writing was regimented, but listening to him and the way his mind just created scenes and characters awed me, and I thought, I think I used to be able to do that.  So, when I got home, I pulled out all of my writing notebooks from college, and read through them.  I was right.  I wasn't as regimented. So, afterwards, I looked around the room, and just started scribbling words that sparked something in me, and then, scenes began to develop, and characters were born.  Before I knew it, I had pages filled of ideas and stories that I wanted to write.  It felt amazing.  My little joys in life.

Here's how my evenings have been looking like lately:

Happy Friday, everyone!