Friday Favorites: NYC Bound!

Hey lovelies! It's Friday and I'm heading to NYC! So excited and ready to take on the city! Not to keen that it's still "Florida Winter" there. Meaning it'll be in the 50s and 60s. I was hoping for some nice 70 degree weather but I digress. Better then those 20 degree windy freezing temps!!

My friday favorites:

1. Going to NYC! Of course this is top of the list! I'm really ready to get in some shopping, spend time with my girls and because it's Cinco de Mayo weekend, also drink up some magaritassssss!
2. Passing my classes! Yayyy! I'm happy about that. I always have my moments because of my procrastination issues but I always manage to pull through! Take that grad school :)
3. New Blog Layout coming soon! Super excited about this because I don't know about yall but I'm so over my current layout *yawn*.
4. Off for the summer! Another thing that ties in with school. I'm taking off this summer because I will be traveling more but yeah so glad for the break!

So those are my favorites for today! Anyway about to board the plane. Before you leave check out my video about what I'm bring with me on my trip. Talk to you all soon!!

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What's on your agenda for the weekend?! Tell me!

xoxo, Preshii


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Hiking on the West Coast!

I went hiking for the first time ever!! 

This past weekend I went to Los Angelos - for the first time ever as well and I had such a blast. 

In 48 hours I swear I did a week worth of stuff. 

We went sightseeing, shopping, clubbing, hiking, to the beach, and even road tripped to VEGAS! & of course out to eat a few times!

So here's a quick photo recap of my extended weekend.

Best pancake EVER!!

The griddle

Sightseeing.

Marilyn Monroe stayed at this hotel <3

This is the hotel from Pretty Woman :))

A little clubbing

Hiking

 Santa Monica Pier!

LOVE this pic!

Hands down my best jump photo to date!

VEGAS!

Now back to the hiking. We went to Runyon Canyon park Sunday morning. Our intentions was to hiking by the Hollywood sign but our GPS led up to the other side opposite the sign. But we didn't complain because it was gorgeous and we had such an amazing time.

The mountains, the view -- ahhh I loved it all.

Hiking was so much fun and SCARY at times. 

There were areas that I was too chicken to try.

I really wasn't in the mood to fall to my death.

But yes it was so much fun and it was such a beautiful morning.

A little cloudy but beautiful nonetheless.

This is when I truly fell in love with LA and then I fell deeper in love when we went to the Santa Monica Pier. Anyone who knows me knows my happy place is the beach so to be surrounded by the beach and mountains… that is true love in my heart.

So that's about it. I went legit hiking for the first time and had a blast.

I am so in love with SoCal and want to move there now.

I always said I wanted to move to Cali but now it's confirmed that it's a great fit for me!

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Ever been hiking?

Are you a mountain lover or beach lover?

xoxo, Preshii


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Trust in yourself.

Saturday I went to sleep with the intentions of doing 8 miles. Sunday morning I headed out with the intentions of doing 8 miles. I returned home after 10 miles. I believed in myself. I trusted myself to be able to get through 10 miles having not done more then 5 miles since my half in November. And also not running much all together. But I did it. Yeah it sucked especially after mile 7 but I made it back home. The point of this is this I think a lot of time we (myself included of course) forget to trust ourselves. Trust our bodies. A lot of the times we are capable of more then we actually think but fear stops us. We have to stop letting fear get in the way of being great. And this applies to every aspect of our lives. Physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually.   

I went to the Circus on Sunday afternoon - with my 10 mile legs - and me and one of my friends kept talking about the amount of trust these people have to have in the people they work with, the animals and especially themselves. Like it's insane. Mind you I had never been to a circus before so it was all so amazing to me but seriously hanging upside down by your hair or just your ankle -- crazy right?! RIGHT! Requires lots and lots of trust inside yourself. And let's not talk about being in a cage surrounded by Simba cousins…

So take sometime today, this week and think about where in your life you're lacking trust. I know some people will think:  "What is she talking about? I trust myself." And I believe you, but what if you don't trust yourself as much as you THINK you do? So think about it some more.  It can be one area, it can be more than one area. Then figure out how you can change this. Take baby steps to trusting yourself more.

On a scale of 1 to 10…. where would you say your trust in yourself lies?

xoxo, Preshii


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Would you rather run in a…..??

Snatched this from Cori at Olive to Run blog. 

Read on to see my quirky responses and then chime in!!

#1. Would you rather run in a thunderstorm or a snowstorm? See I already want to choose neither. But in good spirit I will make a choose. I say thunderstorm. I almost said snowstorm but I don't want to freeze to death. Though with a thunderstorm there's a possibility I would get struck by lightening. Oh no. I think I'm changing my answer to snowstorm. Long as I have on thermal clothing. But let's be honest, I'm a floridian. I have no clue what's it like to run in snow but CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

#2. Would you rather breathe through your nose or breathe through your mouth? My nose. I hate when I have to breathe through my mouth when I am sick and I feel like I'm just sitting with my mouth open waiting for a fly to fly inside!

#3. Would you rather do 100 squats or 100 crunches? [Now take a break and go do them. ;)] Squats! I actually hate ab work. I really do. I need to get better at it. So I probably should do 100 crunches this very instance. Ahhhh but I won't. 

#4. Would you rather have a baked good for dessert or an extra serving of your favorite entree? Baked good for sure. I love sweets. It's my downfall. Mmmm this made me think of apple pie. That's such a lovely baked good. 

#5. Would you rather run on a treadmill for an hour or run around the same street block for an hour? I would happily run around that same street block for an hour like a hamster! Ugh I hate running on the treadmill. At least I would have some scenery. Even if it's repetitive. And I hate running in circles as well but I hate the dreadmill even more!

#6. Would you rather have a headache during a run or a side stitch? Oh this is a toughie. I've never had a headache during a run but I have had side stitches and they suck monkey balls. If I had a bad headache I wouldn't even go running. So I guess I'd rather have a side stitch. I can usually push through them or walk a little and do deep breathing if I have too!

#7. Would you rather have a rest day on a work day or a day off? On a work day! My rest day is actually Monday! I really like having it on a work day because then I know after work I can just relax. On a day off I have enough free time to get in a good workout and still relax so it's kind of like a rest day in a way if that makes since. So definitely prefer resting on a work day!

#8. Would you rather be a race director or a race volunteer? I would love to be a race director one day. I think it will be amazing stressful but fun and a great experience. I have volunteered at a race before and that was fun as well but I would love to see what all goes into planning and executing a race.

#9. Would you rather spend your money on running gadgets [HRM, GPS watch, Headphones] or running shoes?  Another toughie!! Gosh I really don't know. I love gadgets though. So I guess I'll go with gadgets. Gotta have my good music and love my awesome GPS watch. But don't get me wrong, I love good shoes too just starting to get more into them but gadgets…. yes.

#10. Would you rather run in a relay or do the run portion of a distance triathlon? I have no clue how long the distance portion is in a triathlon and I'm too lazy to look it up so therefore by default I'm going with running a relay. I did one recently and it was fun and I look forward to doing another one in march!

your turn.

       Would you rather…. run with a running group or run solo?

Want to join in on the fun?

Cori's doing a link up for this Would You Rather! 

Head over to her blog. Grab the questions. & Link up!

xoxo, Preshii


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Lacing up my sneakers.

Hello weekend! 

I have a busy weekend ahead. Starting with this morning. I'm about to hit the pavement. 9 miles for breakfast. This training is getting serious. Then I'll be back home and spending my morning doing homework. After that I have a late lunch / early dinner date with mi  amigas and I plan on stopping by a shoe store and getting some new running shoes. Then after what I'm sure will be a lovely afternoon I'll be spending my evening doing some more homework as well as revamping my resume. Any of you resume writers by chance? I think mines suck! It needs some serious UMPH! 

I'm also making a tutu this weekend for my Susan G Komen Race for the Cure run next Sunday! The theme is "Do You Tutu?" and my answer is why yes I do! So I hope it comes out as cute as it looks in my head. I'll be rocking my Tutu with some black running pants or shorts and my RUN BCA tank! I also want to put my hair in two little puffs and be all cutsy girly. But probably won't happen. 

If you haven't heard, I'm on the prowl for Fall inspired recipes!

From very healthy to not healthy at all!

Think pumpkin, sweet potato, apple, cinnamon, etc.

If you have one and want to Guest Post it on my blog please email me at thecoilybombshell@gmail.com

I'll be starting to post them next week and even considering making this into Fall link up.

Thoughts??!

Well this post was just me stalling. My sneakers are all laced up.

Now I must hit the pavement.

9 miles for breakfast.

I can. I will. 

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How will you be spending your weekend?

Any races, long runs, or hard workouts?

P.S. If you want your own RUN BCA shirt, all TCB readers receive free shipping by using the promo code BOMBSHELL 

xoxo, Preshii


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Dear August...

I hope that you will treat me well. I look forward to reading & finishing at least three books. As you may know, August, I'm currently reading that one book by Robert Galbraith JK Rowling "The Cuckoo's Calling". 

Started Thursday and so far so good. My first real mystery / crime type novel I believe. Also I plan to read Insurgent by Veronica Roth and finish my Audio Book - Spoiled. So yes I have some reading to do. No to mention I have this other stack of books just waiting for me on my night stand. O_O.

Delayed. Boredom. Tired.

Hey lovelies. Just a quick post while I'm sitting here on the plane.  Was suppose to leave at 9:30 but we were delayed until 9:45 than delayed until the pilot arrived.  Which he has so I don't know the hold up now. I am already not feeling spirit airlines not to mention I have nooooo leg room. Anyway just wanted to say hello and that I hope you all have a lovely weekend.  Smooches from me & my boo L!

I got a new toy!

This just in: I love technology and gadgets and all that expensive ish. So I was so happy when I saw this on Groupon a couple weeks back. I get so frustrated with my current headphones. So I was so happy when this little gadget was in my mailbox on Saturday that I can't wait to use, especially on my next run. It's mp3 headphones. NO MORE WIRESSSS!!!

In other news of the weekend, I had sushi twice.

I hope my wish comes true :)

I had a really good birthday! If I can ever help it I will never work on my birthday. It's a holiday. So I woke up and went to the gym. My birthday doesn't excuse me from a workout, besides working out doesn't stress me out it helps me start my day off better!

Then I came home and got cleaned up and put on a new maxi dress that was just waiting around in my closet to be worn. Completely had forgot about it. 

My smile says that my day was going in the right direction and I love my new lip color. It's Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable balm stain in Sweetheart Valentine. 

My Birthday [just the pics version] + FrogFuel Giveaway WINNER!!!