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Sometimes you have to count on someone else to help out with the meals. Like Joe the Trader.

curry and dosa

Something about swimming –or bopping around holding a heavy baby- makes me so hungry. The Pilot was also starving when we got back home, so he did the bedtime routine with Liv while I whipped up a quick dinner.

chicken and zuc

Cooked zucchini, 3 cloves of minced garlic, 2 local chicken breasts, olive oil, sea salt and pepper in a large pot (med-high heat)

added a can of drained and rinsed chickpeas

and in my dreams, used my newly-acquired Indian food expertise to create a beautiful curry sauce.

In reality, I added a jar of this:

simmer sauce

Mmmmm.

While that simmered away, I cooked up some frozen dosas from TJs (vegan and gluten-free)

dosa2

After a bad dosa experience (it was sour. Thinking about it makes me cringe) I was finally ready to give them another try. I wasn’t sure if these were going to be faves, but they were incredible, especially with the coconut chutney. The dosas were full of potatoes, mustard seeds (a new fave) and spices. They’re calorie-dense (200 cals per tiny dosa) but rich and lovely- I’ll definitely buy them again.

dosa

We had our curry chicken and veg atop quinoa (I put it in the rice cooker before we went swimming)– not bad for a 15 minute meal

curry and dosa

This morning was the return of an old fave:

cookie dough cereal

Bfast cookie dough cereal with Brewer’s yeast, strawberries and coconut milk

I’m going to try and choreograph for Zumba. Still on the prowl for a nasty reggaeton, but no luck yet ;)

Hope you all have a wonderful day <3

See ya later!

xoxo

Gina

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Ahhhh, so good to be back home with my favorite people and fur child.

with bell2

Such a lady.

Work was good today- no Zumba, but I assisted DJ Dance Cardio, taught a cardio/strength class, got a new suit for pool classes (Baywatch outfit no more!)

swimsuit3 

and it was my first time teaching drums of death.

I taught new-to-me classes yesterday and today, and even though it freaks me out, I think it’s been good to step out of my comfort zone. It’s funny because today my friends were like “you’re so calm- you’re not even acting nervous!” but I was having an internal panic attack. Even though I was definitely nervous, since having Livi, I’m not as afraid of doing little things anymore. It’s given me a new bit of confidence and while I still have a hard time with some classes –there are some I’ll never be great at, and that’s ok- I feel more willing to put myself out there. Usually the hardest part is getting the first class over with, and after that you know what to expect and do better next time.

So I taught the drum class and I think it went pretty well! I used more Latin-style and Zumba music (like Pitbull and Shakira), which I could get into because I knew the songs, and did the drum thang. After coming home, I was messing around in the kitchen, showing the Pilot my combo and Livi was cracking up the entire time. We filmed it with the Flip- she thought my goofiness was hilarious.

At work, I also ate a lot of frosting today. Costco cake is very nice.

Dinner is going to be slow cooker shrimp curry:

shrimp curry

Very similar to this recipe, but I used a different mix of veggies (bell pepper, mushrooms, baby corn, broccoli and bell pepper), lots of garlic

veggies

and just stirred in the curry paste, fish sauce, shrimp and coconut milk.

Hope you’re all enjoying your night! <3

See ya in the morning with a workout post.

xoxo

Gina

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Something to talk about: The last time you did something you were nervous/anxious about. How did it go? What are your tricks to overcome nerves or anxiety?

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