Month: April 2019

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The New Mr & Mrs Schinker

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Yesterday was one of my most favorite days. Ever. I got to watch my best friend marry her best friend and spend so much time feeling like a beauty queen surrounded by people I love.

The day started at 7:30a, bustling around the apartment gathering my last minute necessities before leaving for my 8:30a hair appointment, peach green tea with kombucha in hand. Afterward, I drove out to the Bowery Barn where the reception would be held to meet the other bridesmaids and have my (airbrushed 💁) makeup done at 10:35a. We listened to music, ate Cousins subs and touched up each other’s hair and/or makeup before a few bridal party photos, then carpooled in a caravan to church for the ceremony. Everything went so so smoothy, the music, the procession, the worship-filled ceremony, the photos after, the reception, the dj and dancing. AMAZING. A few photos were during the hour long snowstorm which were a sacrifice but I know will turn out so gorgeous. It was such a well planned, beautifully decorated, fun wedding that ended with a grand exit to dainty wands with pink and white streamers and bells as Sadie and Michael drove to their hotel before heading off to Costa Rica for a week early this morning.

Nutrition

3-Day Juice Cleanse

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With few plans during the beginning of our week and warmer weather fast approaching, I figured this coming week would be the perfect time for a juice cleanse. I keep telling Daniel how much I’ve wanted to try one but I’ve never gotten around to it – either I haven’t had, or made, time to sit down and figure out the exact juices to make (which is necessary for me so I don’t cheat or completely fall off) or my schedule hasn’t been open enough to allow a 3-day uninterrupted cleanse. But here we are now and I have no excuses.

I’ll be rotating through these four juices during the three days so I (hopefully) don’t get too burnt out by the same-old-same-old. All of these detox drinks bring vital nutrients that I’m sure my body has been lacking, especially just coming out of a cold Wisconsin winter. I will say, though, Daniel and I juiced about fives times within the last six-months – we use this juicer and it is a-ma-zing. I’m sure we’ll juice a lot more this summer when it’s warmer and the fruit is riper. Hello, Famers Markets!

Green Detox

  • 1 whole cucumber
  • 1 bunch of kale
  • 2 green apples
  • 4 stalks of celery
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 1″ piece of ginger

Red Detox

  • 2 beets
  • 2 Honey Crisp apples
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 lemon
  • 1″ piece of ginger

Orange Detox

  • 2 large carrots
  • 1 Honey Crisp apple
  • 15 oz pineapple
  • 2 pears
  • 1″ piece of ginger

Ginger Detox

  • 1″ piece of ginger
  • 3 green apples
  • 2 stalks of celery
  • 1 cup of kale
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 lemon (peeled)

Beginning: My body feels tired, even before my (almost daily) two-mile runs. I feel like I regularly need to take mental health breaks on the weekend to decompress and rejuvenate. I feel bloated almost constantly, and not just around my cycle. My food cravings are constant and if snacks are sitting out, I’ll pick one out even if I’m not hungry. I’m not the best with self control when it comes to food so hopefully this little reset helps!T

During: I feel crabby. Maybe it’s withdrawls from food or sugar? I am hungry almost constantly and honestly look forward to going to sleep so I can wake up and have another glass of juice. My favorite juices hands down are the Orange and the Red Detox. I use the Orange as an afternoon pick-me-up (the Ginger for breakfast and Green for mid-morning snack). The Red Detox is my favorite so I have that for dinner. I look forward to 2PM-8PM the most so I can have my favorite juices. Is that a sad way to look at this? I’ve ran 2-miles the last two days and still had the energy to do that so I’m not feeling too lethargic from not having food.

After: So. I did it. It was a CHALLENGE. I was moody, I was hungry. I read a few reviews and people said they felt their mind was clearer after and to be honest, I’m not sure I really felt that. Maybe I wasn’t giving myself enough juice at a time – I had 16oz glasses at a time – but all in all, I dropped 9lbs (just in time for Sadie’s wedding) and definitely felt less bloated and tummy troubles associated with food. I don’t know if I would ever implement another 3-day cleanse into my life but I am looking forward to doing a 1-day cleanse probably every month, just for a detox and reset.

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House Update

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Today is sunny which is such a nice change from the snow and rain we had to endure earlier this week. We’re currently sitting by the window in Caribou, I’m sipping a warm chai tea while Daniel’s enjoying his favorite, an iced mocha. We’re waiting for our apartment showing to finish with nervous anticipation. Having these showings means we are forced to clean the apartment, which we love to reap the benefits of. The downside is having to set an alarm on Saturday mornings in order to clean the apartment and get out by the time the landlord shows up.

Everything for the house has been going smoother than we thought it would. Or at least than I thought it would. The inspection was Wednesday and the inspector had nothing but good things to say – we were forwarded the results that night and our realtor said it was the cleanest review he’s gotten on a house this old. (Bless 🙌 .) The inspector recommended we replace the kitchen-to-garage door with a fire door, fix the leaky bathroom sinks and put up hinged-drywall over the exposed attic entrance in the garage. We’re requesting a credit from the seller for the higher radon levels the basement tested at and will do the work ourselves to mitigate the basement (or however that works).

I am hopeful everything goes smoothly with this little transaction of ours and we can close May 6. That would be the best twenty-fifth birthday present I could ask for. I have been so so excited to just make this house our home – to settle. Since I moved out of my parents’ house in 2014 at the age of twenty, I have moved five times and my spirit feels a sense of unrest. As soon as I’ve gotten settled into one home, a roommate’s gotten married, or I’ve gotten married and our lease has been broken and I’ve had to pack up, move and readjust to a new normal. Now I know 95% of this moving was self-induced, but I cannot wait to have a home and the reassurance that I will be there for years and years to come.

At Home

Our Next Steps…

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The rain is falling lightly beyond the open patio door and Nova is curled in her usual spot beside me on the couch. Indie-folk melodies swirl around the apartment. The flowers we were given with our grocery pick-up are a nice spring-touch on our dining room table. Fake or not, I think they’ll stay for a while. Everything is calm; like the calm before a storm. But a very, very good storm.

Nothing about mine and Daniel’s relationship has gone slow, let alone at a normal pace. He popped the question in June 2018 and we were married in October of that same year. We have been in our cozy little white apartment from then until now, in April, when we already have an accepted offer on a house. When Daniel gets an idea in his head, he has a hard time sitting still until the idea becomes a reality. And I love that about him. I might dream and make goals but I struggle with the follow through, especially if it seems “hard”. I don’t like typing that out but it’s the truth. With Daniel, he thrives off the “hard” stuff – he needs to push himself in order to not become bored or idle in life.

I am equally as excited as I am nervous about our house journey. I already have vision boards of how we are going to make this new house our home. Repaint the 70’s pastel pink and blue tile in the bathroom, IKEA light fixtures in the dining room… I have nervous butterflies even putting words together for this post. The inspection is scheduled for Wednesday at 3PM and I am praying everything goes smoothly and my anxious nerves can all transition into pure excitement. If everything goes as we hope, we’ll close on May 6 – the best twenty-fifth birthday present I could ask for. I’ll admit, I will miss this cozy white apartment and the memories we’ve made here the last six months as husband and wife but I am so. ecstatic. for what is to come; the people that we’ll love on in our home, the meals we’ll cook in our kitchen and serve around our table, the bonfires in our huge backyard and the babies that we will bring through the door, into our home.

More butterflies.