Prep for success:

Maybe you have seen the deliverable smoothies, all prepared for you just to pop out of the freezer and get blended. Time saving, no fuss and no mess seems ideal right? Then you discover it amounts to a minimum of $240/month for this service and you could use that money for so many more time saving, or better yet, enjoyable self care things.

Unfortunately, after a couple weeks of the messy prep work and grocery shopping the time between smoothies gets greater and greater. That’s where I (hopefully) come in to inspire you. The above account is a non-fiction tale of my actual last 6 months, until I decided to PREP MYSELF FOR SUCCESS. In this case; make it easier to consistently create and enjoy more homemade smoothies.

Ball Jar Freezer Cups

Enter the Ball Mason Jar freezer cups. I use the 8oz and 10oz sizes, filled with my greens and fruit of choice. In the summer you could visit local farmer’s markets to stock up on fresh produce, but I love the convenience of frozen organic goods. Of course you still need to add your liquid of choice (oat or cashew milk for me), fresh banana or avocado, cacao nibs, flax seeds or maybe collagen protein.

A large bag of frozen spinach, two small bags of berries and a small bag of kale produced 12 servings for my freezer. If you add in the cost of your milk choice and extras, they are still coming in under $3.00 a smoothie! The cost is not the only incentive, but also the convenience of it being in your freezer ready to go. I know it may not seem like it would be such a big game changer, but it has been for me. One Sunday of prep work gives me two weeks of ‘at the ready’ smoothies, insuring I don’t skip meals or snack on awful empty filler food.

Give it a try and let me know if it helped you, too…

Bee

Setting your intentions

I don’t know about you, but my Sundays always include prepping for the week ahead. It’s the only day of the week I do not teach, so I try to fit in family time and self care. Sometimes this is as simple as preparing my smoothie packs for the freezer, walking the dogs with hubby and the inevitable load of laundry that is 99% leggings. Now, hopefully, I am sore from all of the workouts I completed during the week and finish Sunday with a nice deep soak in magnesium and essential oil.

Speaking of workouts brings me to the title of this post. Do you plan your workouts for the week like you do your meals? Scheduling the sessions for the week will greatly increase your chances of staying on track. As the week goes on and things pop up, as they always do, you will be more inclined to schedule other things AROUND your workouts and not the other way around.

After I started this practice of signing up my workouts for the week on Sundays, my meal planning and personal time actually became more consistent and of quality. Setting the intention to be organized and honor all aspects of my well being truly spilled over into other facets of my life, and I am forever grateful. Give it a try and let me know how you find this idea works in your life… #yesyoucan - Bee