In Sickness & In Health

Last week Lauren came down with something awful which came with a cough and stuffy nose. Basically the worlds most brutal cold.. pah. Well long story short, I managed to catch it too :( I've been taking vitamins like they're going out of style. Still working out every day, I have to be certain that I am still getting enough sleep while my bod tries to fight this off. In lew of my feelings of le poopyness, I made homemade chicken soup. It turned out great! And I made enough that it would last throughout the week to take for lunches and such.

The recipe is super simple and super delish.

8 cups chicken broth
4 celery stalks, chopped
1/2 head cabbage, chopped
3 large carrots, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 cloves garlic, minced
rosemary, sage, italian seasoning and salt & pepper to taste

Throw everything into a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to low heat and allow to simmer for an hour. Viola.

I personally think the recipe tastes better day old. As a matter of fact, I think all homemade soups are that way. The extra time to let the flavors join together makes all the difference.

Today I omitted my usual run and did back, bi's and tri's. Tomorrow I am going for a run with a friend so I didn't want to completely exhaust myself today. After the lifting, I did 30 minutes on the adaptive motion trainer and then made my way to the treadmill. I brought my school textbook to the gym so I could walk and read/study at the same time. I've never done this before but I have heard that some people have positive results with retaining information when they are moving while working. Final verdict; I liked it and I will do it again! I absorbed the information that I read and as a bonus I got an extra hour of walking on an incline as opposed to sitting potato-like on the couch. :)

The rest of my evening will consist of vegging out on the couch and recharging with a cup of frozen yogurt at hand.

Ladies, I will leave you with this little gem. I stumbled upon it on Instagram and absolutely loved it;

Lastly, I caved. You can now find me on Facebook.

Have a great week!