It was a very busy day and yet not.
Exercise:
I got out once again for a run before school. I figured this may help calm my after school time. My left leg is definitely a little stiff and I hope it eases up. I got another 3.5km so am chipping away at that yearly goal slowly.
After school we had our bootcamp. It was quite the workout, but I think I need more cardio in between as I’m not sweating much:( we did 30 seconds of cross cross jumps and then a burpee between the first four rounds and then forgot the second four so we did two minutes of running at the end.
We did:
High rows/ superwoman
Reverse lunge with tricep extension/ hamstring curls
Lateral lunge to step up
Bench plank flies
Banded hammer curl/ banded static crunch with scissors
Plank with arms in and out/ band front raise
Bench lunges
Bench sit-up to jump squat/ uppercuts
It felt like there were a lot of arm exercises today, but that’s probably a good thing!
This evening I managed to be slightly active again by doing 100 front kicks, 50 squats, 50 plié squats, 100 roundhouse kicks, and 100 standing crunches.
Teaching:
There was absolutely no teaching today!🤣. This morning I gave the students their year end gifts- a Canadian beach ball. I had signed Happy summer on them and then the children got to go around and sign each other’s. I think I like this gift a lot more than the others I’ve done over the years.
We also cleaned out all our extra supplies and our desks.
This afternoon we watched a movie and played outside as I had two classes on my own. My co teacher had to be at the rehearsal for tomorrow’s leaving ceremony. It went really well, but it probably helped that two of the biggest issues were away.
Baking:
This evening I wanted to tackle Sally’s Baking Addiction monthly challenge which was an angel food cake. I figured this was the perfect time to make it as I’m meeting up with the girls tomorrow so I can take the cake and not eat it all myself. I had to use this recipe instead of Sally’s as I figured there would need to be changes for gluten free. It was super easy and looks like it turned out well.
I hope it tastes good tomorrow with strawberries and coco whip!
Movies:
I watched Summer In The City tonight. I have to admit the leading man wasn’t particularly to my taste, but it was an interesting movie.
Eating:
Breakfast- peanut butter and cheddar sandwich
Recess- larabar
Lunch- assorted sashimi
Snack- tuna snack kit
Dinner- cucumber and cheese, grapes
Well I need sleep as I have to run before work again.
Have fun!
AJ
It did turn out well! Well done!
Thank you!
The cake looks good so I bet it’ll taste good too! The beach ball is a really cute idea for an end of year gift. It’s something they can use and I bet they had a blast signing everyone’s. Just because you don’t sweat a ton during a workout, doesn’t mean you aren’t working hard! In winter, I feel like I barely sweat during half my runs but I know I’m working so that’s what matters.
Fingers crossed it tastes good!
The kids were already playing with them at daycare so I think it was a hit:)
You’re right about the sweating- I hadn’t equated it to winter, but I do sweat less.
The dynamic stretching helped this morning so thank you!
I’m so glad that helped! Sometimes the muscles just need a good stretch to wake up in the morning.
I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of it
ok first of all…. peanut butter and cheddar? That does not work in my mind.
Glad you had a good day at work. Those quiet yet busy days at work are a fun way to wrap up the year. Beach balls signed by friends sounds like a perfect end of the year gift.
I hope your cake tastes good… it looks really good.
I didn’t believe it at first either- but it’s super yummy and keeps me full:)
The beach balls are less work for me, less stuff for parents and more fun for kids so I think I will stick with them!
I’m hoping it tastes good too!
Gorgeous angel food cake, those can be a hit of a challenge!
It tasted really good too- wasn’t chewy:)
That cake looks great!! Good work, girl!
Thank you! It tastes good too:)
I remember those end of school days! Glad it all went well. Your angel food cake looks delicious!
Yup just got home and I survived:) Now I can knit:)
The cake turned out really good!
Love angel bake and have not had it in years – my mom used to make it with the Angel Lush puddng frosting to layer in between and on top – it was nice and cool tasting for Summer.
http://www.kraftcanada.com/recipes/angel-lush-82998
Oh yes that would be super yummy. My friend loves it with whip and strawberries so that’s what I did
Yes that is very refreshing if you can eat that you would like it – I used to just like it plain. My mom was not a fan of it plain but my neighbor was, so we’d take turns buying it and whack it in half and share. 🙂