Treat Yourself Tuesday

Treat Yourself Tuesday #15

March 31, 2015 by Alicia Leave a Comment

Happy Tuesday!! I am linking up with Becky today for some treats!!

I have a lot to share with you. Firstly I am moving today so that is the treat, not the actual packing and unpacking of boxes, but I am excited for this new apartment even though it is smaller, we have a river view and we will have an outdoor pool from Memorial day to Labor day and we are on the first floor with a patio 🙂 I am looking forward to the trees budding and the grass turning green again for some good yoga photos outdoors this spring and summer.

So besides moving, I bought my ticket for Glow Retreat in August with Katie, Heather and Kasey. I am so excited for this! I was sad I couldn’t make it last year but after being unemployed and just starting a new job, it didn’t happen so I made sure to fit it in my vacation time for this year. What is even better is now that I am on the east coast I am going to drive to the cape. I haven’t been there before either, so it should be a fun trip.

Last Thursday I treated myself to a restorative yoga class. They only have it once a month at the yoga studio so it was nice to finally make it to the class before moving. The hour and 15 minutes flew by. It was like napping in different positions, perfect for an evening class.

Then on Saturday I treated myself to a massage. It felt amazing! I also added in a hot towel foot wash.

Saturday afternoon I headed to the Philadelphia outlet mall with Brian. First on my list was sneakers.

After getting sneakers, there wasn’t anything too particular I was searching for. I ended up buying two sweatshirts from Columbia. A purple one perfect for a yoga class or a spring day and a teal one that is a little heavier. I had to take advantage of the buy one get one 50% off.

Then we went into a jewelry store and Brian decided to get me some earrings for my birthday (which is in 9 days in case you were wondering). My ears are sensitive so I stick with gold or nickel free earrings. I prefer studs and we settled on these beautiful diamond earrings. Diamonds are perfect since they are my birth stone!

I also got a shirt from Ann Taylor outlet (yay for double points weekend on my Ann Taylor card).

After the outlets, we stopped at King of Prussia mall (because apparently the outlets were not big enough for us), we headed to Nordstrom where I got a couple new bras and learned how a bra is supposed to fit.

I love how we went to the mall and got more stuff just 3 days before we moved, but it was a great trip and fun to spend the day out.

The cookies in the evening where also a treat Saturday night and just spending the night cuddled up and watching a movie, since we had been apart for 6 weeks.

So there you have my fun shopping and relaxing weekend of treats. Time to unpack and settle into the new apartment. Maybe if we actually get some furniture or something in this one I will share some more photos, but I do know there will be lots of outdoor photos once it is warmer.

Hope everyone has a great day!!

Treat Yourself Tuesday #14

March 3, 2015 by Alicia Leave a Comment

Yoga, yoga, yoga…that is all I can think about these days as my teaching day is Saturday!! However there have been many treats lately. I think these treats help to keep me going some days. Joining in with Becky today!!

First treat, I pre-ordered Kelly Clarkson’s new CD. I don’t even know if I have heard any of the songs on this new CD, but I needed a new CD for my car and I love Kelly Clarkson so hopefully it will not disappoint. The CD is released today so maybe there will be a package at my door later this week 🙂

Piece By Piece (Deluxe Edition) — source

Thursday I went to Trader Joes because my office is next door to it. I think this has caused me to go there more frequently…anyway I picked up a chocolate bar filled with cookie butter. I always see these near the check out and usually resist, but Thursday I was like, why not?!? It was delicious by the way.

For Valentine’s Day, Brian got me a gift certificate for a manicure and pedicure, which was nice. I don’t usually spend money on manicures and pedicures, because I bite my nails and my feet aren’t pretty, but I guess the pedicure helps that. Friday night after work I walked over to this nail and spa place and was happy they were able to take me. This was pedicure #2 and manicure #3 in my life! Yep I can still count them together on one hand. It did feel nice to have my cuticles cleaned up though and now that they are all nice and done, I am not biting them (for now). I especially enjoyed the hot stone massage on my legs during the pedicure and the wax on my hands during the manicure. The woman who did my nails even gave me a neck and shoulder massage while my nails were drying. This place is awesome!! Too bad I will be moving this month….

On Saturday I headed to Target and couldn’t resist that Easter section. I know it is early but I only buy peanut butter m & m’s in egg form. They just taste better that way, even though the bag is only like half full…they were on sale too. I may have already dug into them, but I am portioning them out. I will probably buy one more bag before Easter since that is still a month away. A few years ago, I made Easter eggs out of homemade rice krispies with these m & m’s inside. It was a ton of work and not as pretty as it looked on Pinterest, go figure. Need to find a new fun recipe for this year. I will have time to bake over Easter since I have an Easter break for yoga and things won’t be as crazy.

On Sunday I treated myself to seeing the Philadelphia Flower Show, which I already talked about yesterday in more detail. It was cool to see. Pricey but for a one time thing but a good theme, so it was enjoyable.

After all the walking I did in the morning, I was exhausted by the time I got home and it was only 3pm. I blame the fact that it was cloudy and snowing/hailing outside. So I needed an energy boost. I don’t drink coffee or things with caffeine so I made a deep dish cookie and had some tea to warm up. My deep dish cookie turned out better than my last one and I cut out half of the sugar so I could feel like it was slightly better for me 😉 Good sugar boost though to keep me going as I had lots of yoga work to do.

Do you prefer sugar or caffeine?

Do you enjoy getting manicures and pedicures?

Treat Yourself Tuesday #13

December 30, 2014 by Alicia Leave a Comment

I thought I was done buying things once Christmas came, but there were some things I still needed or “needed.” So I thought I’d link up with Becky today for treat yourself Tuesday.

Since I got my first set of essential oils for Christmas, I have been treating myself to some lavender oil diffusing in my bedroom at night. I can’t tell if it is making me sleep better yet, but my room definitely smells amazing.

Then I decided I wanted another pair of jeans. I only have 2 jeans that I wear, both purchased from Ann Taylor in the last 2 years. I guess I buy one pair a year to grow my collection lol. Of course I only buy them when on sale. That is not too hard for Ann Taylor considering the number of sales. 60% off after Christmas sale was too hard to pass up. Hopefully they arrive soon. My older pair seems to have shrunk and I know it’s not my body because both of my jeans are the same size, brand and everything from Ann Taylor and one fits better than the other. The bad thing about the jeans I buy is the ink they use to make the jeans dark. When I rest my hands in my lap, my palms get a bit sweaty and the ink rubs off and my hands become blue. I freaked out a bit the first time I got the jeans, because I really thought my hand was blue, but it wasn’t cold and then I realized it washed off and knew it was from the jeans. They even dyed the inside of my boots a bit last year with my new pair and they dye my hands for months and many washes after. I just love the material and how comfy they are. So soon I may have smurf hands or be washing my hands a ton to not freak people out lol.

I also treated myself to more protein powder. Yay for Amazon and a gift card I got for Christmas!! I need my protein.

Did I mention I went a little crazy and ordered some stuff online? There was also this after Christmas sale with holiday Philosophy products. A couple years ago, Brian’s aunt gave me a travel size Have a Cherry Christmas shower gel and I loved it. The little bottle stays in my gym bag for when I shower at the gym. Of course eventually the little bottle gets empty and needs to be replenished and it is only available around Christmas. So I have started to get a big bottle each Christmas to use throughout the year. I also get the Peppermint after trying it last year. I love mint scents!!

Christmas time also meant lots of sweets and so I am trying to get back to eating better now that the holidays are over. I loved that I was able to do so much food prep this weekend allowing me to throw together meals quickly after work. Last night I enjoyed this hamburger topped with homemade salsa and half an avocado and enjoyed roasted veggies and rice on the side. Home cooked, healthy, delicious meals make me so excited to eat!!

I treated myself to a night in last night too. I was supposed to go to a yoga class, but I was so tired all day at work (which I think partly was due to the fact that work was a ghost town with at least 50% of the office on vacation still) and I was feeling the beginnings of a cold with a bit of a sore throat and a running nose. I am going to make sure I get tons of vitamin C this week and going to try be to good about getting to bed on time to get better quickly.

That’s all the treats I have for now. Be sure to check out my reflection posts. Part 1 will go up today and part 2 tomorrow. Perfect way to end the year!!

Do you shop any after Christmas sales?

Treat Yourself Tuesday #12

December 2, 2014 by Alicia 4 Comments

It’s December and that means it’s time to get out the Christmas decorations. Oh wait…mine are still back in Illinois…waiting on my dad to ship them 🙁

Since I was at Target over the weekend though, I may have left with much more than was on my list…I guess the good thing about yoga teacher training is it takes up my weekend every other weekend leaving me no time to shop, saving me some money. However these next two weeks are going to be crazy busy since I have yoga teacher training back to back before getting a little break for the holidays and I have to learn anatomy in 7 days…so if I disappear you will know why.

Anyway let’s get to the treats and linking up with Becky.

I bought a lot of Christmas lights, but I still need a tree. I attempted to hang up one string on the wall, but they fell down overnight, guess I need some better tape. I kind of like how these look around my yoga mat though.

Treats that make me happy are the sweet treats like Christmas tree peanut butter cups. I ate one so far in the pack of 6. Trying to spread them out.

I also decided to try some holiday tea this year. I love mint teas!

I got my order from Advocare! I haven’t tried the Gingerbread bars yet, but I am sure they will be amazing. Saving them for yoga weekends. I also got some fruit punch rehydrate which I like better than the mango one. I need the rehydrate on yoga weekends as well.

These were on sale and I wanted to try them. Definitely delicious!!

Well it’s December and my gym membership is canceled until yoga teacher training is over. I only made it four times in November so I am definitely glad I canceled it, but I did get one last weight lifting session in the day after Thanksgiving. It was the best treat and left my legs super sore. I will miss the squat cage and heavy weights. I have realized lately with all the yoga that my body really does like/need cross training with weights and other activities, so I decided to get some 10lb dumbbells for at home workouts (I only had 8lbs which were getting too light for my shoulder exercises). Now I will be searching through some of my favorite bloggers pages to find some good workouts. I might even be motivated to wake up at 5am to workout as long as no jumping is required in the workout because my downstairs neighbors may not appreciate that.

Another treat that I don’t have a picture for was tons and tons of foam rolling. My legs needed that after all the yoga and the weight lifting from Friday.

I hope your week if off to a great start. Only 23 days till Christmas!!

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