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I wake up slowly with the sun outside. It’s a beautiful warm and sunny morning but not too hot. I take a warm cup of tea with me outside and I feel the earth with my bare feet and let the sun bathe my skin. I just breathe feeling spacious and happy to be alive. There is nothing on my agenda today. There is nobody who needs me. It’s just me and Mother Earth and maybe some of my favorite books. I spent the day frolicking outside. Running my hand in the cooling water of a flowing river. I smell the dampness of the moist earth. I wrap my hands around the beautiful bark of the dancing trees. I feel so happy to be home. I read my books, meditate, and indulge in a picnic I have brought for myself. Savoring every bite slowly and sensually. My heart is so full of love and beauty and gratitude, I need to do something to contain myself. I take out my journal and just start writing away. Words from God just flow through my being and onto the paper. I feel so loved. With a wide smile on my face I continue skipping through the forest. The day is ended with a beautiful home cooked meal enjoyed by candle light and probably a bath and lots of cozy and comfy blankets. Maybe a hot spring soak. Perhaps snuggled up to someone I love or maybe just snuggled up with myself. 🙂

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It is way harder to come up with an ideal day because I would rather think of an ideal week that allows me to do everything I enjoy rather than one particularly jam-packed day! But here it goes…

My ideal day is in Colorado with my family and dog. I would wake up around 6:30am and join my sister for a short but intense HIIT session. I love to workout, but sometimes I do push myself a little too hard and feel more sluggish than energized. On this perfect day, I would challenge myself but not be drained for the rest of the day’s activities. Around 7:30, we would make breakfast while everyone else was waking up. We would sit on the couches in the big family room and watch as the sun moved over the mountains, or catch up on some news in the TV room.

After about an hour of lounging, we would pack some lunch and tons of water before heading out for a hike. My favorite things about Colorado are the accessibility of the outdoors, making it easy to exercise for hours a day, and the altitude makes me burn a few extra calories, so I feel like I can eat a little more too! After hiking for a couple of hours, we would stop for a picnic lunch, then either make our way back down the mountain or continue up. We would hike until mid-afternoon and then head home for a well deserved rest. Some of us would sit on the couches and read, while the rest would be downstairs in front of the big TV binge-watching Breaking Bad or The Affair! Mom and I would be in the kitchen filling the tagine with yummy vegetables and meat so that dinner is an easy one-pot experience.

After a glass of wine or a yummy margarita made by my brother, we would all sit down and share the delicious tagine. We always think we’ll have days of leftovers, but once we start eating, we always manage to finish it all! After dinner, we quickly clean then end up on the cozy couch to either continue our binge-watching from earlier or watch a movie.

Overall, my day is a complete balance of family, sun, good food, exercise and relaxation. Even though I can’t be in Colorado every day right now, I can incorporate these other five aspects into my routine to make every day more perfect 🙂 xo

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