day in the life of...

LONG STORY SHORT, I woke up to a promising day.

I had a quick breakfast of a banana and a ' Two Mom's in the Raw' raw bar, and then headed out the door. I went for a blazing hot run down West side Highway, followed by a spin class taught by my good friend, Parker, in Union Square! After that, I headed to the the Farmers Market a couple blocks away and perused a little, before heading to One Lucky Duck (my favorite raw vegan lunch spot) where I ordered a blue sunset smoothie, which is a whirl of blueberries, pineapple, vanilla, coconut water, with my addition: hemp protein, and a Mediterranean salad with arugula, kale, avocado, cherry tomatoes, and macadamia nut crackers to top it all off. I decided to eat in today, because the cafe was fairly empty, and I was simply in no rush. I ended up having a communal lunch with a handful of random strangers that included yogis, a personal trainer, and a fellow soul cyclist. Rarely do you ever meet five friendly New Yorkers willing to sit together, nonetheless share a meal and good conversation, but this is One Lucky Duck, and I suppose I should hold it to higher esteem! I even exchanged numbers with one of the girls,who too just bought a road bike, and was excited to go out riding together!

After cleaning my plate and bidding my spontaneous lunch dates farewell, I headed back to the market to pick up some vegetables. The man who sold me the blueberry tree last month was appalled that I had let his 6 years of hard work die after a mere 3 weeks in my apartment. I was rather embarrassed, but he quickly interjected that it can be revived if I continue to water it. I find it hard to believe with the state that it is in, but I will heed his advice.
 I went to another stand to buy a basil plant, some juicy red tomatoes, and cucumbers for a salad that I am going to make (and post later this week). They also had a Purpleaf Flowering Plum tree that I had been eyeing since last time, and although the man helping me didn't think it the best idea to grow it indoors, he happily loaded it into a cab for me and threw in a few sprigs of fresh rosemary for good measure.
I dropped off the goods before heading to Bikram to sweat out whatever I had left, and to properly free my hips... my mind did indeed follow.

    

Run on West Side highway: free
SoulCycle class: free
Union Square Farmers market: $86
Refuel at Pure Food & Wine: $28.31
Man who carried my plum tree to the cab: $5
Cab ride home: $13
Bikram yoga class: free
Establishing the perfect day: PRICELESS

sweet greens,
L