Crazy coco~~~ ^_^

Hey people!!! Here I present the crazy Coco, who woke up with the idea of a getaway to somewhere ALONE and booked the ticket and hotel couple of hours later!!! Yeah~~~ I’m going to NYC this weekend!
This kind of really last minute trip isn’t normal for me (I’ve never done it). I just feel like needing a break from the planned life, to get out of the main course of life and let life to surprise me. Of course, nothing happens without a reason. The inspiration is actually from my childhood friend Mara, who I talked last Sunday by phone for almost 3 hours. She has always been inspiration to me. Many important decisions of my life were influenced by her somehow. We haven’t seen each other for more than 3 years and haven’t talked for more than a year, but when there’s true friendship, no matter how distance, how long we don’t talk each other, we still speak the same language and share the same sense of humor. And that feels AMAZING!!! If everyone has a soul mate in life, she’s definitely mine. Mara, I love you so much!!!
Anyway, she told me about her last trip to India and I was amazed that they didn’t have any plan before they went there, no hotel booking, no tour, not even knowing what they’ll do there for 2 months. But they just went there with a guide and adventurist spirit. I was happy for her being able to do that and I thought I would never do that because I need a plan, a schedule, a routine, otherwise I feel lost. But the next day, I began to wonder: do I really need a plan to function? What if I try to get lost for once? What if I just follow my instincts? Once the idea got into my mind, I couldn’t get away from it. As I think about it more, I got more excited about the idea. Well…. Then, here I am, ready to get LOST!!! Although not for 2 months and not in an exotic place like India. But 3 days in NYC by myself is a good enough for the first experience.
Oh…. Man! I’m soooo excited!!! Can you feel my excitement already? I bet you do! So, now I need to ask you, where should I go/do/eat in NYC? Not the conventional touristic places because I’ve been there four times already. Or what would you do if you had the chance to get lost in NYC?

Okay. Now back to some exciting food!!! Yeah~~~ I'm being more creative with food since my last groceries trip.
Monday: Swim + yoga
I didn't have time to have breakfast at home after swimming, so extra packing for the day.
Beautiful salad made with greens, tomatoes, celery, beets, chickpeas, mushrooms and half avocado (I found this convenient frozen avocado in Tj's) with Annie's dressing.
Strawberries, apricots, yogurt, pineapple muffin, banana oatmeal squares that I made on Sunday, kamut (they're as chewy as wheat berries) as yogurt topping, low fat plain yogurt.
Dinner was yummy: tenderloin with some veggies and kale chips.Dessert was even better: dairy free chocolate pudding (recipe here) with raspberries.
Tuesday: gym + work
Breakfast: I was craving green monster but still concerned about eating raw spinach So i first steamed it with some water in the microwave, discharge the water and used it in the smoothie. So I used: 2-3 big handful of spinach, 1 handful of celery, a frozen banana and 1 cup almond milk.IT was soooooooo good together with a banana oatmeal square topped with AB.
Can you see the walnuts in there? These are so good!!!
Lunch/snack: another beautiful salad, some ingredients except instead of avocado as topping, a boiled egg and walnuts. Apricots, yogurt, blueberries, kamut and more banana oatmeal square.
Dinner: ginger sesame marinated fish, sauteed veggies and porridge.
Beautiful dessert:
Question: How's your week so far? What's your plan for the long weekend?