Run to the beat

Phew finally I am back home after a week of dog sitting in North West London.

It has been a very intense week and I cannot begin to describe how nice it is to be

back home sitting in my own bed :-)

Today's I did Nike's half marathon Run to the Beat - 13,000 people running around Greenwich

park - a gorgeous day and so much fun. Vita Coco had a yummy rehydration station and

Jessie J and lots of great DJ's were playing. I am so doing it again next year. 

My time was decent for the 13 miles and I put it down to the lovely dinner

I had with lovely girlfriend KV at XO the night before. Chicken har gau (like a spring roll with

salad and peanuts, aubergine and lychee curry and a trio for desserts). 

I am so tired although it isnt even ten o'clock - running is the best sleeping pill.

Sweet dreams my dear ones :)  

Chicken har gau 

Aubergine and lychee curry

the little pup

Me and my city :-)

Icelandic liquorice - salty can't even begin to describe it - I am in love

Amazing liquorice shop in Stockholm 

What color do you feel like swinging today?

Buns, bread, breakfast

Frozen yoghurt, coffee, almond milk, protein and ice - all squeezed up and ready to train 

Smoothie bar

THE gym in Stockholm - a converted tramshed

Morning training with the gorgeous C - it's becoming a tradition and one of my favourite features of visiting Stockholm!!!

No

Icelandic yogurt - yum yum yum

Feeling wild 

Halibut at gorgeous restaurant Tranan

London life

Being exhausted I am going to let the pictures so most of the talking tonight. But in short - life is amazing and so exciting and London continues to amaze - crazy days, amazing nights and exciting things ahead :) And to get a three course meal for 25 pounds with a virgin apple mojito and coffee in the best of companies is just the perfect ending to a very interesting day!!!! Sweet dreams! 

New cool Kiehls boutique in the hood

Gaspacho at the Almeida

Alemida Street 

Poached salmon

Cherry and yoghurt sorbet

Love this picture - smile and dive into life

Today's treat

After a party hard week it is important to get your hydration levels back.
So this morning's smoothie:

Watermelon (frozen in cubes)
Sunwarrior vegan protein
Raspberries
Maca
Raw Loveberry superfood bites from Inspiral
Lemon

Blend and enjoy!!!!!!!

Crazy times

It is a beautiful Sunday morning. You know when you wake up and everything is
so quiet and peaceful and you feel you have an eternity ahead of you.
This week has been full on but lovely and full of so much fun and new doors
opening.

On Thursday it was the leaving drinks for dear, dear friend, colleague, partner in crime
and French darling L - we ended up having breakfast just the two of us in the Heron tower
on the 40th floor taking in the view of London before crawling back home at 4.30 am :)
I will miss seeing him every day but I know that although I might have lost a colleague
I still have a friend for life.

Friday was surprisingly productive at work and just a cozy nice evening at home. Saturday
meeting my friend adorable little puppy Lily who I will dog sit for ten days in September.

Afterwards I headed to the beautiful Lululemon people for some grounding,
soothing ISHTA yoga - one thing I will make sure to check out when I am in
Sweden next weekend. I love the community at the Lulu centres - they are full
of hugging, smiling and sweet people and it always gives me such a buzz to go
there.

Saturday evening we went to gorgeous Swedish restaurant Lisa's in Notting Hill for
a crayfish party and delicious summer drinks. There was singing, funny hats, flowers
and live music. Lisa's opened three months ago and are already a huge success in the Swedish
community.

Nope time to get some work done.

What are you?

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On my plate this week

Chicken salad at Kipferl  

Quorn

Quorn stats

Gelupo - 72% dark chocolate sorbet - yum yum yum

Raw food chocolate coconut cake with almond and vanilla  -100% home made
100 % love 

Today's treat

Almond chia pudding and frozen pomegranate seeds (instead of ice lollie).

Who you gonna call - Moth busters

What a great start to the week! Good leg workout at lunchtime and an all clear from my doctor to go back to running - the leg is healing according to plan and the tingling and little pins I can feel in my shins and thigh are nerves growing back. The human body is so amazing!!! 

Afterwards I had dinner at Indian vegetarian restaurant Sagar by Tottenham court road with sweetheart C who always gives me such a great boost. There was no end to the food and I have a delicious lunch bag to brighten my day at work tomorrow. 

When I came home a gorgeous package awaited me from dear friend M - little lavender bags to fight of the moths in the house. I am deeply touched! I do have the most amazing people in my life!

Time to sleep - although there will not be too many hours of sleep pure bliss will suffice to get me out of bed tomorrow morning. Lots of love and sweet dreams! 

Paleo-ish

I love playing with food and trying new things.
I believe in eating what your body says it needs - and I
am not talking about the Snickers at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
I also believe in picking parts of "diets" or as I prefer to call them lifestyles
and adapting them to what you like and what goes well in your life.
So here is what I have been up to lately.

Raspberry chia puding and lemon water in my
new Citrus Zinger - 100% raw and paleo

Strawberry, mint, amino crush and vanilla, almond, raspberry
chia pudding - 100% raw and paleo

Rawfood snacks - yummmm - 100% raw and paleo

My fist paleo bread - no dairy, flour, gluten - 100% paleo

Berry, coconut cream, flaxseed snack
100% yummmm

Swinging London

Being a bit of a crazy head I do love extremes - like Tarzan swinging from

one world to another. Which is exactly what me and fabulous S did on Sunday.

From barefoot, sweaty flying acro yoga at Indaba to a yummy organic meal at 

Natural Kitchen in Marylebone and on to the glamour of boutique hotel Blakes.

Keep on swinging!

blakes

blakes

bar at blames

bathroom

bar at blakes

organic lunch at natural kitchen - yuuummm

pavilion at Blakes