Hey peeps! Where has the week gone??
Before Christmas I bought some little tea flowers from Ikea. I finally got around to trying them out this week!
I used some of the posh tea I bought at the Cake and Bake show- anyway the flower floated about a bit an infused really well, plus it was very easy to snap open to clean the tea leaves out after. Plus it is so pretty!
On Sunday I was up early doing work- I had a mint tea but was so busy that about 3 hours passed before I realised I had not had breakfast. I fancied pumpkin pancakes but couldn’t be bothered to wait for each one to cook, so I cooked all the batter in one for a super pancake. The problem was it was so thick it took ages to cook- I am sure it would have been quicker to just cook in batches!
On Monday I was planning on going for a run, but I left work later than I had planned, and it the rain was torrential (plus I had a big pile of marking)- I don’t mind running in the rain but had so much to do, so I did some of the yoga DVD again, did some marking while dinner cooked and felt much less stressed.
We had some sweet potato chilli in the freezer, so we heated it back up and I had mine with a gorgeous avocado. So tasty.
Yesterday the weather was much better so when I got home I headed out on a run. I have a 3.5 mile route so went for that. I didn’t want to go out too fast (although I was tempted) but I was pleased I managed to keep it steady, and ended up being just over 10 min miles for the average (including stopping to cross roads)- much better.
I am not going to Sweatshop tonight, but think I will go next week if I have another week of feeling fine.
We are making the most of a run-free evening by heading to the cinema later.
How do you relax/ de-stress? I found the yoga DVD good partly because it is not too long- the section I did was around 20/25 minutes- any longer and my mind would start thinking about what else I need to do once it finishes.
I NEED one of those tea flowers! From Ikea? I will have to go and get one! At the moment the meditation app I’ve been using has been great for helping me de stress, I also did a bit of yoga yesterday and felt so much better after it.
Yes they are in the kitchen bit- in a pack of 2 🙂
I really like yoga for relaxing or destressing. I also like to read or craft – it depends on my mood and concentration levels (especially as I am reading A Storm of Swords and I am finding it tough going at the moment).
Great pace for your run! 🙂
I love to read but I only really read right before bed.
Thanks 🙂
Ahhh I have those tea flowers, love them for Turkish apple tea! I love watching a film and getting into my jammies to relax, or maybe just reading one of my favourite magazines.
Yes they are so cool are’t they?
Ah yes PJ’s on in the evening is a good sign!
tea flowers? intriguing!
I relax when I get home from work with either my book (game of thrones!) or blogs, a coffee and a snack 🙂 apple and pb preferably! well done with all your running!
Sounds like a great snack to me!
Those tea flowers are gorgeous Maria, will keep my eyes peeled for them. Super short workout videos are best for me 🙂
I know I used to do the 30 day shred a bit but after a while I would start looking around the living room thinking about what needed to be tidied up and things.
Those tea flowers are very cute!
Running tends to be my de-stress. I used to love my Friday after work runs after a stressful week. However, they needed to be short, snappy runs otherwise I would be like you and running through to-do lists in my head!
I used to have a run on Friday after work and I loved it! I am going tomorrow I hope 🙂
Reading is the way I relax. Just getting lost in someone else’s life is perfect. I’ve started Pilates again and that’s brilliant. I did it Friday morning at the gym before work and I was so chilled. Perfect way to start the day.
I have heard good things about pilates too. 🙂 Although I think before work I would just be thinking about what I had to do during the day so not sure I would relax much!
I love the post yoga bliss- it makes me feel so calm. I’ve started meditating again lately and that helps a lot too.
There is something so good about all the stretching in yoga that is really relaxing 🙂
I want a tea flower, so cool!
I need some of those tea flowers – what a great idea, and so cute! I also second the meditation app that Laura mentions, it’s a great help to me. Also taking some time for myself in terms of doing little things that I love – going to bed earlier to read a few pages of a book, doing some stretching/yoga, even drinking a yummy cup of tea in silence!