Day 3: Woo hoo!

I have to say that I am REALLY excited about the cinnamon/ honey tea benefits. I read the original article with healthy skepticism (as I do with everything), but I have proven to my satisfaction that it gives the immune system a giant boost. Monday night I was sick. Knocked out, every joint aching, head throbbing, throat in agony. The kind where you're 99% sure you'll be phoning in sick the next morning. I don't get hit that hard very often, but when I do I'm generally out of commission for a couple of days and dealing with the symptoms for up to 2 weeks. Not this time! (I hope I'm not jinxing myself.) Tuesday when I woke up I was still feeling rather blah, and my throat was very sore and dry. I had my "tea" followed by a green smoothie and almost immediately felt better. I got to work expecting to feel fatigued and achey again within a couple hours but it never happened! I sailed through the day as normal and still had energy left at 5:00. By the time I got home at 6:00 I was feeling good enough to work an hour long yoga session into my evening (making up for the lack of it the night before.) Mind you my joints DID still complain a bit, and my stamina was at a low point, but I got through it and felt awesome afterwards. Of course I had my tea again this morning and am feeling even better today.

I treated myself to a new pair of snowshoes yesterday. My old Tubbs were coming apart at the bindings and basically non salvageable, so it was time. I let the salesman talk me into a pair of MSR beauties in purple (well okay, I was pretty much sold as soon as I saw them so he didn't really have to try).

They have so many features that make them stand out, but the bindings in particular are what sold me. They are non water absorbent, and they won't loosen as I'm walking. Plus I have to admit they just look awesome. I am SUPER psyched to try them out in a moonlight hike through the woods behind my house. So in lieu of yoga tonight, I will be giving these a test-drive.