I finished my first seven days of P90X. Two days last week I didn’t participate in P90X. Super Bowl Sunday was a day off and my poor little man had a terrible sinus infection and earache. I spent Monday at the doctor’s office and pharmacy getting his prescription. But I did complete all seven days.

Let me start off by saying I take a yoga class once to twice a week. The P90X yoga day was torture for me. It wasn’t because it was difficult, I found Yoga X to be so slow and boring.

Yoga X is about ninety minutes long and I kept watching the time on the bottom half of the screen. It felt like three hours of unnecessary description of each and every move of the other people in the video. My husband said I could skip it, but I’m not a quitter.

I caught myself sitting down a few times blankly staring at the screen. Tony starts by saying people think yoga is weird and boring. With Yoga X  I would have to agree with that analysis.

I really like Ab Ripper X, you do it every other day and you can feel the burn. For the most part I enjoy the routines, but I still find it very difficult to workout at home and not become easily distracted or slack off.

So today starts my second week of P90X. I will try to stay on track and pray my family stays healthy. Maybe the second time around I won’t be so repelled by Yoga X.

Namaste.

P.S.  In case you were wondering why I spelled seven out and wrote 93 numerically, I write my headlines and blog in AP style.

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On New Year’s Day everyone makes New Year’s Resolutions. I’m going to loose weight. I’m going to start a business. I’m going to take my dream vacation. You can’t wait to share resolutions. Derek Siver’s says it’s better to keep your goals a secret.

So, maybe I’m not taking Mr. Siver’s advice. I didn’t make it my New Year’s resolution to loose weight but hey, who couldn’t loose a few pounds? My brother-in-law has been praising P90x since Thanksgiving and at the beginning of the year he gave us and his parents P90X. (So you know, I’m not trying to become your coach or sell any Beach Body Fitness products.)

Anyway, I completed the majority of my business taxes (that’s another story) so I am officially giving P90X a try. I do workout on a regular basis and go to the gym three to five days a week. My husband and I have talked about having a third child, so I’ve decided to try and firm-up my tummy from my two previous pregnancies. I’m not overweight, but I do have post baby sags.

Yesterday was my first day of P90X. The workout consisted of the back and shoulder routine along with abs. I actually found both routines easy to follow and each routine went by quickly. The back and shoulder routine requires a lot of push-ups, but all of the Pilates and yoga classes I’ve been taking are paying off. I was surprised at how many real push-ups I could do.

After I completed the P90X workout I thought I would be miserable today. Yesterday I went to Pilates in the morning and did P90X in the afternoon, but I felt great today. I was a little sore, but nothing unbearable.

Today I completed the plyometric routine. I found my self getting bored with it at times. Weird I know. Boredom and distractions are my biggest obstacle with at home workouts. But, I pushed trough and completed the task at hand. Hopefully I can stay focused tomorrow.

I’ve been starving the last two days, so I guess that would be my biggest complaint. It must be from all the extra calories I’ve burned.

I don’t know if I broke Mr. Siver’s rule, but I will try to give you weekly updates on my P90X experience and let you know if it works for me.

Have a fabulous week!

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Wow! What a heavy, bright jar I thought as I opened my package from Future Face. The black and green jars are very eye-catching and the smell is enticing once opened. The scent reminded me of an Aveda or Origins store; very botanical and clean smelling.

I began using my Milk Cleanser that night. I was impressed. My eyeliner, mascara, foundation and blush magically disappeared. I didn’t have to scrub or reapply the cleanser to remove any residue or leftover make-up. We all know the difficulty in removing mascara and eyeliner. It either doesn’t come off and the next day you awake with raccoon eyes, which is super sexy, or you have to rub your eyelids off, loose a few eyelashes and you end-up with soap your eyes. Can you feel the burn?

Once I was finished cleansing my face and patted it dry, I decided to look in the mirror. My mascara was gone and my eyelashes were intact. I was impressed. My skin was super soft and clean too!

The next day, I noticed shine in my t-zone but didn’t think anything of it. I used my Milk Cleanser to wash my face and went about my day.  When I made it home at the end of the day, I checked the mirror and noticed the shine again. My face was still clean and soft, but it looked a little oily. I used the Milk Cleanser again that night and viola! My make-up came off easily and my skin was radiant.

I’ve been using my Milk Cleanser for a week now. Every morning I awake with clean, soft skin and every night, my day easily washes away. I love that the Milk Cleanser is a part of Future Face’s Green Collection.

Future Face’s Green Collection includes five products offering a healthy, natural alternative to other skincare products on the market. These products are organic and biologically clean. This is important to me and my journey into a clean, natural, healthy lifestyle.

I feel good and so does my skin when I use natural products. The only negative I have concerning the Milk Cleanser, is its ability to control shine throughout the day. I live in Florida with high humidity and I have combination skin. Not the best mix when it comes to combating oily, t-zone shine.

I do enjoy and plan to continue using the Milk Cleanser as my nighttime facial cleanser. It really does a magnificent job of removing make-up and the toxins your face has built-up throughout the day. Your skin is velvety soft and glowing after using the Milk Cleanser.

For more information, visit Future Face’s website. I’m sure you’ll love your beautiful skin.

Disclaimer – My Rays of Sunshine was asked to review products in the Future Face Green Collection. We were given the Milk Cleanser and Hydrating Body Milk and asked to give our honest opinion regarding these products. We were not compensated monetarily but we were given these products to review. Thanks.

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Holidays are always stressful. Whether it’s trying to find the perfect gift, fighting the crowds and rude people, or unfortunately the lack of spending money, you are sure to find a moment of frustration.

Here are a few things you can do to help ease your way through any stressful situation.

 Be cheerful. It deflates other stress and anxiety.

 Be flexible. Don’t stress when expectations are not met.

 Push away negativity of any kind. Think happy thoughts and count your blessings.

Silence your phone at night. Sing Christmas carols with your kids. Have a date night with your honey instead of checking your BlackBerry.

Give yourself "me" time. Eat right and exercise, it will do wonders for your mood. Drink healthy White Teas from Teavana and cuddle up in your favorite blanket.

 Laugh and smile more often. Remember you can only change yourself.

 Kiss someone. Smooching unleashes chemicals that reduce anxiety and increase feelings of euphoria. Go ahead, find some mistletoe.

Squeeze a lemon. The scented oils in lemon peel may be an effective mood-boosting tool. Or, dab essential oils on your wrist reminding yourself to relax.

Read something. Even six minutes of reading a book or magazine can lower stress levels by 68 percent, according to research.

Stop and smell the roses. Hospital patients who have flowers in their rooms are believed to feel less pain and are more relaxed than those with no greenery around.

5 relaxing tips

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