Drinks and Tweeks

My diet may just be in trouble. I found an awesome recipe for homemade iced coffee, and it's so good, I may not drink anything else ever again. I can't drink my iced coffee black though, it has to have some flavored syrup and creamer in it as well. After all, that's what makes it taste so good.

I'm going to try to keep my indulgence down to one glass a day. I told myself I could only have a serving if I wrote on my blog and/or worked on my novel. It's going to be my special treat for staying consistent with my writing. Go, me!

Here's the recipe I found if you're interested...

http://thehousewifeintrainingfiles.com/iced-coffee/

I may never go to Starbucks again.

Oh, who am I kidding? Yes, I will. But I will never again order iced coffee when I can make it so much cheaper at home. I wonder if I can use it to make my own Frappuccino...then I truly may never step into a Starbucks again...at least until winter and my favorite hot drink, Salted Caramel Mocha, comes back. Oh, yum!

Today, I made some tweaks to my amazing summer schedule. I'm sure you're sick of hearing about my awesome ability to plan, but it's my blog, so suck it up.

For the past 2 days, I took the two-year-old mini munchkin with me on my morning walk. At first, all went well. Then the Cheerios were consumed and all hell broke loose. She was no longer happy to be strolled around in circles without the companionship of her Cheerios. It was not fun for either of us.

So, today I decided to try something new. Instead of getting up early to write, I got up early to exercise. I'm going to just let that sink in for a minute, because I still can't believe it myself.

First of all, I don't get up early. I am not an early-to-bed-early-to-rise-sing-with-the-birdies-and-get-my-day-started-with-flowers-and-sunshine kind of person. I'm a hit-the-alarm-clock-snooze-button-as-many-times-as-possible- before-it-is-absoutely-necessary-to-get-out-of-bed-because-if-I-sleep-one-second-more-I-will-be-very-late type of person.

Second of all, I sure as heck don't get up to exercise. Uggh! The thought is nearly naseating. And yet, if I'm going to get some exercise in, and keep the mini munchkin from going ballistic on me, then I have to make the effort, or just give up entirely.

Oooh, give up....that's tempting.

But no, no, not yet. I gave it a try this morning. And...it worked.

I got my 2 miles in, and was home ready to take the world's fastest shower by 7:30. I amaze myself sometimes.

So now, the alarm is set. My walking clothes are laid out. I even flossed this evening, because I'm usually a morning flosser, and even those few precious minutes are needed to make a quick start in the morning.

Now, if only I can turn this new-found motivation into a habit that continues throughout the summer and into the school year. I may be on to something here.