What sort of kicked off this summer's bucket list is when I went out of my comfort zone and bought blue nail polish. I think I may have talked about the experience in an earlier blog, but as I look at my nails today - after my horseback riding lesson and before my kayak lesson tomorrow - I realized really and truly what a big thing it is for me not to be wearing pink (or shades of pink/red) polish. I also didn't realize that switching to the blue polish would kick off an entire summer of adventures - I didn't know then that I would be riding a horse or a kayak!
At the beginning of the summer I had a doctor's appointment and was telling him that I really wanted to make some changes this summer - not just the "usual" like drinking more water, exercising, etc. - but personality changes. He said - "I see you have already started." I asked what he meant, and he pointed to my nail polish (both on toes and fingers). I had to laugh then and I had to laugh now. The blue polish was really a harbinger of coming out of my comfort zone, wasn't it? I am getting a mani-pedi before the weekend and I am so worried I won't get the exact blue/greens (both of them Essie summer colors ) that I want that I am bringing my own polish!
Meanwhile - on the eating front - I have migrated back to mostly a South Beach way of eating. I find that I feel best and do best when I stay away from processed carbs and sugar - which I have known forever, but it's so easy to eat this way during the summer with the bounty of fruits and vegetables and simple grilled proteins. I don't feel like I am dieting at all, and it really does go hand-in-hand with the intuitive eating program that I was immersed in last summer.
Anyway - I will check in after my kayak lesson tomorrow - I am so pumped!
Miriam
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