Cling Wrapped Rita: May 2013

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hot Yoga

Hot Yoga is pretty hot right now (ding!) and it seems like every other Groupon or LivingSocial deal that comes to my inbox has some outrageous deal for Hot Yoga. So last week I cashed in on this steamy form of exercise and bought one month of unlimited yoga classes.

I've done Hot Yoga a couple times in the past however I never been able to fit it in. Here's round two of the Hot Yoga experience!

Disclaimer: If you don't like sweating in a room with a bunch of minimally clothed people, Hot Yoga is probably not for you.

I promise that you will sweat more than you have ever sweat before! Your shins will have rivers flowing down them, your elbows will be dripping, you will be wishing you wore a sexy forehead sweatband and you will probably develop a puddle of sweat on your yoga mat. It's amazing!

For those of you who think that you're 'not flexible', trust me, you will be a little bit more flexible during a hot yoga session. Your skin will feel amazing, your body feels less tense and you'll be nice and relaxed. Everyone should try Hot Yoga at least once in their life!

My advice for first timers: 1. Relax, 2. Bring a full water bottle! If you want to learn about the different types of Hot Yoga click here.

Namaste!

Monday, May 20, 2013

Herb Garden

I have attempted container gardening for two years now, and I have been unsuccessful to say the least. This year I'm giving it one last solid effort and if I'm unsuccessful again I guess the only other option is buying an acreage and having a 'real' garden. (I'll do what I have to do).

My container garden! (Check out that view! I love it!)

In the past I have tried carrots (not the smartest choice considering the container depth is limited, therefore I ended up with tall leafy bits, and scrawny yellowy-orange roots). I've also tried lettuce, onions, and flowers, all with no luck. But this is the year it will be different!! (I hope).

I'm scaling back a bit from vegetables and trying to grow a Herb Garden!

I've planted Stevia, Basil, Parsley, Rosemary, and Broccoli sprouts.

Side note: I decided to use these little 'plant trainers' (seen at the top of the picture). They are pretty neat little things...

You buy them as these little discs of dirt and the instructions say to just add water...

I added the water and left them for 5 minutes...

BOOM! Miniature planters, ready to be seeded.

Let the germination begin!

I also planted lettuce and chives directly in the planters.

One week later...

Hello Lettuce!

The basil is growing strong!

May 28: Basil's all grown up and Transplanted!!

June 2, Chives are looking Chivey!!!

June 2, Parsley and Stevia are making an appearance...Where the heck is the rosemary?

June 2, I'll be having lettuce in no time!!

I'll update the post as more things grow! Happy spring!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Homemade Fruit & Nut Bars

Happy May Long Weekend Everyone!

In preparation for the many fun filled weekends this summer, I thought that I would make a healthy treat that is 'camp trip' friendly. I found this super easy recipe on Pinterest and I wanted to see if it really was 'that' easy. (Spoiler alert... it really is super easy)

The ingredient list... (highly modifiable!)

1 cup Raisins
1 cup Dates
1 cup Almonds
1/2 cup Ground Pecans
1/4 tsp Almond extract
As much cinnamon as you would like :)

Long Live the Food Processor! It has been a while since I've used this little mulcher and when I started it up, that concerning 'hot motor smell' filled my kitchen. If you're familiar with this particular kitchen appliance smell you know that it has to get pretty bad before bakers, like you and I, actually do something about it. But...I had high expectations of the processor so I just let the 'smell' work it's way out. Luckily the smell went away and the motor didn't explode!