My little piece of heaven

Happy Beautiful Saturday Everyone!!

I felt so good waking up this morning knowing that if I wanted to be lazy and stayed wrapped up in my sheets I could.  I slept in later than usual because I got sucked into watching a Korean soap opera until 4 in the morning. I haven't watched a cheesy Korean drama in so long that I got so wrapped up in it and completely lost track of time. I must admit, I am the biggest sucker for sappy romantic movies or shows that make me want to reach for a box of tissues and a big piece of dark chocolate.

Needless to say, I was a bit groggy but that didn't stop me from getting my hiking shoes on, lather up some sunscreen and pack up for another beautiful afternoon hike.  I went up to Sunrise Peak again today since I knew it wasn't going to look like an ant trail of people trying to climb up the mountain.  It was the most perfect day; 70 degrees, clear sky with a few clouds to get me out of the sun bits at a time.  I usually find a hiking buddy to go up with me but I wanted a peaceful quiet hike where I can do some thinking and enjoy my own company so that's what I did and loved every minute of it.

It's hard to push yourself sometimes and the temptation of giving up and slack off is constantly present when you're by yourself but it's a nice challenge for me and my own battle to win against myself and man oh man, does it feel good when you win and resist that temptation to give up on yourself.

One of the main things I'm learning from my trainer is to embrace the pain and not letting the body control my mind but rather, let the mind have the total control over my body and not letting myself give up until I say it's over even when my body wants to give up.
Time is passing by whether you give it your best or not, so might as well endure the pain and make it count so when you're finished, you know that last minute you pushed yourself so hard amounted to a positive change in yourself.

Oh, by the way, I had to post pictures of my dinner from last night because it was so simple and amazing.  My friend made baked chicken with sweet marinade which consisted of sriracha, minced garlic, shallots, a dash of balsamic vinegar and about a table spoon of lemon juice and baked it for about 40 minutes.  I made steamed broccoli and blanched then sauteed green beans with olive oil, minced garlic, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper, a sprinkle of ground ginger and a dash of balsamic vinegar and let me tell you, it was so good.  The chicken was cooked so perfectly and the green beans were still crisp and the broccoli wasn't over cooked at all.  We put a few slices of avocado on top of chicken and it was so good!

I'll spare you guys and stop rambling now.  I hope you guys did something today that your future will be thankful for!  Have a fantastic rest of the weekend and don't forget to stay active and be grateful!

Thank you for stopping by, I'll catch you guys later! :)

Cheers,
J Bae