A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ME – SPRING EDITION.

I always, always sleep without the curtains drawn, so that I can wake up naturally as the sun rise. It feels so much better to wake up slowly, than being hit with a horrible alarm. As I’m still ‘coming out of Winter’, I’m waking up around 6.15am at the moment.
The first thing I do when I wake up is get out of bed, brush my teeth and spray my face with an Antioxidant Glow Water from Fresh to wake up properly, I brush my teeth so I’m ready for ‘The Universe’ & then I jump back in bed to do my 20-minute morning meditation.

Before I head out for my morning training, I mix up a little concoction that helps heal my gut, clear my skin and regulate my hormones. Here’s a few of the ones I’m currently using.

Then I head to training. I normally I train around 7am, 6 days a week. It helps me get into a right mindset for the day, and as I suffer with anxiety and have suffered from depression in the past, I really need that boost of adrenalin to get my ‘happy hormones’ flowing.

At the moment, I’m really loving my mornings with Lean Bean in Bondi. I do a mix of Power Barre, Boxing, Weight Circuits and more. It means I both get the toning of my muscles, but also the cardio-bit in there. I love it because it’s a female-only studio, and the girls and trainers there are just the absolute best. If you’re looking to make new friends & get a great workout, I suggest you try this out.

Mid-Morning:

I’ll be home from training around 8am most mornings. My days vary a lot, but I usually open up my laptop around 8.15am to start working. Events are very often planned a few weeks ahead and will be in my diary. But otherwise it depends on what I have on that week. Some weeks I need to shoot a lot of content – some for clients, some for personal – other weeks are just full of laptop time.

Especially in Spring & Summer, it’s a very incorrect assumption from some who follow me to think that I don’t ‘work’ because I very often post about a swim in the middle of the day or yoga in the afternoon. But my days actually start at 6am and very often I don’t sit down to have dinner until 8pm most nights. I also don’t really take weekends off, I often work through them as well (I don’t recommend this though!).

But, around 10am it’s time for breakfast. My favourite meal of the day!

At the moment, I’m loving my plate of goodness which consists of: 1 piece of low-GI multigrain toast with avocado, 2 fried eggs, steamed broccoli, asparagus, red cabbage & green beans, sauerkraut, 3 cherry tomatoes, a scoop of hummus and hemp parmesan & seeds. I also love something very simple like avocado & feta smash on a freshly baked breadstick with fresh tomato, hardboiled eggs,& pepita seeds. I definitely have my biggest meal for breakfast. But it keeps me full to around 1-2pm most days.

Lunch:

At the moment, I’m really trying to save my money, so I eat lunch most days at home. I get a big delivery of vegetables & fruits from Community Organics on Mondays, so I’ll whip up something quick and easy like a butter-lettuce salad with steamed broccoli, asparagus, zucchini & green beans, cherry tomatoes, brown & black rice, feta, tin of salmon or tuna, sunflower seeds and a dressing of sesame oil, apple cider vinegar, salt & pepper & fennel-seeds.

I’ve cut back a lot on attending media events. I used to be the one who went to everything, otherwise I would have severe FOMO! I think it comes with age, and also having worked within digital media and marketing for over 12 years. I don’t feel the need to be at everything, all the time. I pick those who resonate with me, and what I think would be interesting for you to see and hear about.

Afternoon:

In the afternoon, around 4pm, I always find time for my Vedic meditation practice. I meditate twice a day, morning and afternoon. Then I’m back to my laptop to write, or get back to emails. At the moment, I’m extremely tired and lacking energy, however I’m having trouble sleeping and staying calm, so I’ll continue to stay active for most of the day to get stuff done. I’ve always been a high achiever, and I’m learning to be softer with myself. Some days I succeed, some days I don’t – it’s a work in progress.

Night

I absolutely love cooking, it’s like a moving meditation for me, so on the nights where I’m home, I’ll cook for my boyfriend (Pash) and myself. We’ll always have something simple & quite healthy like steamed greens (broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, etc), spinach, lentils, herbs, fish or eggs and a healthy oil or fat like avocado or hemp seed oil. Simplicity always gets me. A big green salad with some protein, good fats, seeds and the love that has gone into preparing it fills me up on all levels.

If we need a treat after dinner – which we do most nights! – we’re currently in a good habit of cutting up some fruit like apples, kiwi’s, mangoes, pears, watermelon, grapes, & berries along with some nuts & dark chocolate to satisfy our sweet tooth. I normally also have a cup of tea with some hot milk & honey. I drink cow’s milk as my body doesn’t have a problem with it, but I also enjoy soy & nut-milks.

Before bed, I have a shower, cleanse and treat my skin as I still deal with a lot of acne and acne-scarring. At the moment my skincare is mainly consisting of products from from Ole Henriksenwhich my skin is really loving. But I also incorporate a few from Arcona, Mario Badescu & Lixir.

Around 9.30 or 10pm we’ll head to bed, and I’ll say my evening prayer to God and The Universe and give thanks to all beings. It’s something I always do, and always have done since I was a very little girl.

Final words:

A little outtake of what my days normally look like currently, but I do feel like most of my days are ever-changing. Some core-routines like my food and training are very persistent, which I like to keep that way, in order for me to function at my best.