Day 1

Summer came rolling along very quickly, and feels like its been here forever! But it will pass just as quickly as it came, so we want to make the most out of it this year. Although no the title isn't referring to the first day of summer, it will be the first day of summer blogging! I've decided to do a day-to day blogging schedule, keeping my fellow bloggers posted with things to do, make, see,read, or create.
So here it is... Day1: Zumba

This funny, and fun activity is a really good way to start off your summer. I took this class this very morning, after my sister dragged me in, we came into a small room with three other old ladies, in their sixties. I was kind of thrown off, and lost hope of this being a fun class. The ladies probably thought we were weird coming into an adult class, and wearing our matching little booty shorts, but we were about to show them up! Basically Zumba is a kind of exercise dance, where the students follow the teacher, as she makes up the moves. The women was a belly-dancing gypsy women, with a curly blond bob, probably around her late 40's, but with the energy of a 16 year old! She loved hip movements, and occasionally would shout "Work it girls!" to pump us up...or make us feel uncomfortable shaking our hips. Latino dancing, Salsa, Belly-dancing, Indian, and African dancing all were made to look very simple...The movements themselves were fairly easy, but it went quick, and made you sweat quickly as well. Without any rhythm in your body this may be hard to do, but it still suits all women who love to do crazy exercises, and it DEFINITELY beats spin classes any day! So anyways, if you have a local gym, try out a Zumba class, but make sure you go with friends or family, so you can share a good laugh about it's ridiculous dance moves;)

"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental state"

Drink of the Day: Almond Milk-Shake

-1 cup freshly squeezed almond milk   
-1/2 tsp. coffee
-tsp.cinnamon
-1 tsp. cocoa powder
-vanilla extract
-1tsp. honey
-1 tbsp. coconut

Mix all ingredients in blender, and enjoy! I'm not one to follow recipes, so you can mix and match by putting more or less of each product in!
-CharMar:)