Welcome back :)

Having returned from surfing in March, the past two months have been quite the revelation.

Been training dirty, eating clean and really loving life!

As I write this I am cookin' up some pancakes. A recipe I made up, and find quite delish.
  
Spelt Blueberry Pancakes

1 cup of ground spelt flakes
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup lactose free 1% milk
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 banana (to sweeten)
1 tsp honey - for topping
1 tsp coconut oil for pan

Instead of syrup, drizzle honey over your pancake!
Makes 2 more than enough for one, and a lovely light brekkie for two :)
Frozen blueberries distribute more evenly throughout and don't sink to the bottom!

Yum.


Eating clean has made a huge difference. When training dirty and hard, and eating clean, you can actually see the muscle cutting through your flesh a lot quicker. Super cool. I'm down to a size 6, can run up stairs without getting winded, and my quads are looking stellar. Wearing shorts, is so much more fun this summer!


Ok ok, I know you want a guy update!!

I was seeing one for a couple months, but he was quite the liar. The same old story, really. He was bald, 39, worked in finance and had an ego the size of the Taj Mahal.

What is new is how I recently reconnected with a longtime pal Saturday night and ...sparks flew. I have known him for nearly 10 years. And our little date was so lovely. We were both so nervous and I couldn't understand why until we met up. There's always been chemistry there, yet we never explored it. I wonder why...

It was so lovely in fact that a week ago, I had a date planned for Sunday night and I was relieved when he bailed!

Saturday was one of those nights when you have a perma-smile for the following days. And it was so awesome, nothing could spoil it.


And more developments include learning how to SUP, my Spanish courses, and having fun. :)

More developments will be posted more frequently. Promise!

;)

Aurora....

Even though I have yet to leave on my next surf adventure, I have already been researching my next!

I am determined to see the Aurora Borealis.

I'm not quite sure if I will go to Alaska or Yukon, perhaps even Alberta or Northern Ontario. It really depends on timing and what other adventures I will work around it. But I am already excited to go adventure touring up there! Yes, in the frigid cold!

My goal would be to tie the adventure in around experiencing Native culture, as well as hunting and living as the locals do, no fancy spa's or hotel.

Let the planning begin!

Gym Rat - Showing off abs in coffee shops.

I hadn't seen my gal pal in a week, so we met up for coffee. I lifted my peach shirt to show her my new tattoo (it's on my left rib) and BLAMO! She nearly fell backwards from my baby ab muscles poking out.

"Where did those come from?!"

My dreams. Haha! I guess dreams can come true!

I've been practicing my pop-up's and I'm so much better at it now than I was this time last year. Surfing is gonna be so much easier this time around. Half of the battle is popping up properly. Don't get me wrong, it's gonna be challenging. EXTREMELY challenging. But at least I will be able to get up more frequently. Knee boarding is fun, but the feeling you get when you stand up on that board and the wave pushes you at an accelerated speed... Nothing compares.

So looking forward to being here...

Slushy weather bring's out the gentlemen...

I was bounding home after work, my usual bouncy self when he approached me. Perhaps it was because I had my sights set on going to the LCBO to pick up my favourite wine by the Cupcake Vineyard so I was extra happy.

He surprised me when he came up behind me and commented on my boots. I was wearing my DC snowboard boots since it was so slushy out. They are losing their waterproof factor, but they still prove to be the warmest pair I have. But I sure had a giggle when said handsome stranger remarked that I was not in the Tundra and needn't wear those. Ah ... the backhanded compliment. Why does it work?

I was oddly charmed. Especially when he offered to carry me across a huge puddle of slush. I declined with a big smile and a giggle. Though I was amused, I was happy he didn't follow me into the LCBO. It was a fun silly moment and needn't be anything more.

Unfortunately, You Gotta Just Deal With 'Em

Yup, more haters after me coz they can't deal with my gymning.

And yet another person at work tells me that I am too skinny. What's with all the haters? Some facts:

I eat 1600 - 2000 cals a day depending on my activity.
I regularly eat a big breakfast. (Like 400-500 cals worth)
I weight train and weave come cardio in there.
I eat dark chocolate. I love my red wine. I also indulge in pasta from time to time.

And the most important thing - I am happy!!

Don't rain on my parade with your own insecurities!

Said jealous person should try the following:

Eat - Starving yourself doesn't work.
Work out - Looking good takes effort and pain and suffering. It's hard. You gotta have the mindset for it.
Keep a positive mindset - You need it to plow through the workouts. Plus, smiling will instantly make you look prettier
Drink gallons of water. Clears the skin and your system. No bloating!
Don't eat garbage - this includes Pop, anything with Fructose/Sucrose and HFCS (high fructose corn syrup), MSG, anything enriched, anything fried, any fast food, and 'fake' food (like margarine).

MzRawkqueen revolutionizes into a Soul Surfette

       It's about the time, n'est ce pa?

When I first started out at 21, with the blogging and such, my moniker was Rawkgrrl. I had the music news site for over a year and was quite successful in drafting a small population of  writers from across Canada. It helped us all build our portfolios, so really it was a win/win. I also got some awesome merch and was able to meet some wicked bad ass bands (Anti-Flag, Bad Religion + local stars which no longer exist)

After I closed the site down (it grew beyond my control and I don't have a business background, so I decided to end it while on top), I continued the blogging under MzRawkqueen. Brought the cutting edge attitude and style to work; listening to techno while composing insurance presentations - something not everyone can pull off efficiently like moi.

The past two years have enraptured my spiritual side. I delved into Spiritualism and and taught myself how to use the Rider-Waite deck. I also started to meditate more frequently and am teaching myself how to do water scrying.

Aside from my divinatory development, I've also been directly focused on my physical strength and endurance. I started surfing last year and fell in love with it. I also fell in love with dead lifts and the like. And so the hard work continues well into the New Year. Today was legs day. And man, I felt it. Just call me Noodles.

In point, my evolution continues and as such I am now Soul Surfette. As such, the blog domain has changed as well.

Perhaps this is yet another notion of how I can't be pinned down by a man either. I am looking for one willing to grow with me. :)

mz rawkqueen