If I Was a Rich (Wo)man....

Howdy Y'all! (God that isn't even cool when you type it, I have been in hanging about with too many Americans)

So I haven't been able to blog as much as I would like but I expected that from being at camp last year. Even though working at a Summer camp is fun, it actually is quite similar to a full time job. The days are long and jam packed and you kind of lose interest in the world outside your 'camp bubble'. Between looking after the kids, working in your department and chasing the chipmunks out the bunk with a broom, (one got into my cubby and ate all my M&Ms, devastated doesn't cover it) usually the spare hour you have is used for sleeping or talking yourself into showering because at camp not shaving your legs for the whole summer is acceptable (listen, it gets cold at night and you could light a match on them for a camp fire, so really I am just thinking about the kids here). I have also had a bit of writers block over the past few weeks. I am putting this down to the fact that I am currently living up a f**king mountain in upstate New York where you would probably be better off making your own satellite with a potato and tin foil in order to get a signal. 

Another thing that I love about camp life apart from my legs always being snug as a bug is that nobody really cares about what you look like and how you dress and if you are wearing the latest fashion trend. Like I have mentioned in previous posts I am pretty baws at being a woman. I have never had my nails done and I don't wear make up unless I am going to the dancing because I am constantly a big sweaty disaster from the gym. Honestly, I would rather spend my dosh on food and lager shandys... I don't even have an issue with pulling wedgies out in public, even front ones. To add to these desirable qualities, I am not really interested in clothes. I am lucky to have a sister and friends who let me pinch their outfits that they wore the weekend before so I have never been one to spend ridiculous amounts of money on fashion and I find shopping absolutely horrific. Instead of looking for clothes I just end up looking for a mannequin that I can lean against and have a chat with. However, in order to overcome my writer's block I decided to try the idea of creating a sports fashion wish list and once I started looking - I couldn't stop. I then compared all the beautiful (albeit ridiculously overpriced) clothing with my own 4 year old sports bras and I had a bit of a cry. I explored the likes of Adidas, Nike and LuLu Lemon and each item cost more than what I make in a week at camp. So yeah, it was a swift kick to the goonies when I discovered that I will never be a fashionista, instead I will just need to wear my holey leggings (which I didn't realized had a hole in the arse cheek until somebody pointed it out to me mid squat) and walmart dollar bras (tits are tiny anyway). 

When you throw in the jammie top that I wore to bed the night before, all together this get up   makes a bonnie sight in the gym!

Anyway, time to stop feeling sorry for myself and show you all my wish list and what I would have in my shopping basket if I was rich and if I could be arsed actually going shopping....

Adidas

I am absolutely in love with Adidas's shorts and leggings. The pair I am wearing with the hole in them in the picture are Adidas and I wore them until the death, my plan is to just try and put a patch on them with the words 'sexy bum' printed on it in big sparkly letters. That would be cool, nah? 

Nike

Ah Nike. What an absolute prick. over priced but just so god damn alluring. I am desperate for a pair of Nike Free 4.0 Flyknits but can't find a spare $140 lying around. Searched all the bus stops and under ever couch and only managed to find a dime and a few sour patch kids. 

Lululemon

Oh my god why. Why did somebody tell me about this Canadian brand? Believe it or not those are workout t-shirts. You could go to the gym then walk straight in to the local night club without even going home to change. Talk about killing two birds with one stone. All these tank tops are stunning and think you should all buy me one for my Christmas. I help you get fit, you make me look pretty. Perfect deal. 

These are only a few items I saw and I had to narrow it down. As we are in the middle of no where at camp and I can't drive (I can but I tell people that because I am worse than a blind granny with a club foot) my only way of buying any of this is ordering it online. Really hoping that chipmunk comes back and steals my bank card or soon I will actually will have to busk for money in Asia with my ukelele (which I still can't play, it's its a working progress, stop asking me about it). 

Not sure what or when my next post will be, it will probably come to me when I am finally shaving my legs however please keep following my instagram (@globesquatterblog) for daily fitness tips and videos!

The Return of The Quadzilla....

Hey folks! 

I have arrived and finally started my 4 month summer at camp and it feels like I have never left. For many people who are experiencing their first summer as a camp counsellor it can be pretty daunting. You realise you have no wifi to upload your tenth selfie of the day, there is no where that you can shave you legs in private, there is a weird smell coming from under your bed and you are pretty sure that the squeeking sound you can here isn't the floor boards but probably the mouse in the corner eating your stash of dairy milk. You will lie in bed the first night on a mattress that makes you feel like the princess and the pea and wonder why the hell you decided to do this in the first place  but honestly, it gets better. In fact it gets great. Yes it is daunting and yes the ten kids climbing on you, braiding your hair and giving you a make over that ends in you resembling Pete Burns can be a bit over whelming but my advice is just go with it, relax and embrace the camp bubble. You will find yourself losing touch with the outside world and forgetting about 'real life' and that is why I love it. The people you will meet and the kids you will look after will become like family and soon you will be dreading the thought of leaving that bed that has your feet sticking out the bottom. So yeah just chill. Don't take your self to seriously and work the walk to breakfast like a catwalk when your kids dare you to wear your knickers over your trousers whilst walking backwards (it happens). 

Summer Goals 

I am back working as one of the camps fitness instructors in the gym and will be taking spin, bootcamp, running club & circuits so will have no problem keeping fit. However I do have a summer goal and that goal is to be 'Quadzilla' (I have been told to inform you all that Rustin Davitt came up with this name and he is infact the genius behind the creativity, happy?)

So what do I mean by the term 'Quadzilla'? Basically I want to beef up my legs and gain muscle and strength. I want the ground to shake, people's Gatorade to tremor  and everyone to yell 'oh no here comes Natalie with her massive muscley legs that could crack walnuts, lets all hide our legs because hers are so big and muscley and amazing'. Okay maybe not that far but you get the picture. My main fitness goal is to gain strength and along with my fitness classes I will be doing a lot of weight training to reach my goal and trying to eat as healthy as I can at camp. Apart from on off days when eating any form of vegetable is banned and if the rule is broken you are allowed to karate chop the rule breaker in the nose and force feed them a litre of Ben and Jerrys.

DAY OFF TREATS Y'ALL! 

(So far all the food I have posted has been cheat meals, I will start eating healthy tomorrow....or Monday, yeah Monday I promise, until then would somebody stick the waffle iorn on please?) 

I will be posting all of my workouts that I will be doing to reach my fitness goals on my Instagram account (@globesquatterblog) along with demo videos but here is a quick body weight workout you can do at camp, traveling or at home that requires no equipment. 

Give it a go and record your time! 

Also I realise that this post is pretty random and a bit pointless but I just write whatever is on my mind, (currently thinking about getting more Ben and Jerrys and m&ms and what colour I should paint my toe nails) and most of the time what's on my mind doesn't make much sense, however I usually have a background theme song on the go, at the moment it's Sweet Home Alabama. 

Yeah I will shut up now, until next time! 

Natalie Morgan Eats The World......

Hey everyone!

So I have come to the end of my first week of travelling (my first two stops of the trip being Washington DC and New York) and I have all ready experienced so much culture, saw so many wonderful sites and pretty much ate the cities out of food. Seriously, I may as well of went to each individual Washington DC and New York citizens house and ate their fridge. This post will be all about the meals I have had and sites I have seen this far and how I have tried to work off all the junk!

 After spending our first night in New York we travelled to Washington DC by bus (4.5 hour trip and the toilet wasn't working, absolute nightmare, people pissing in bottles and everything, yeah seriously). We stayed with a lovely family in West Virginia and commuted from their to the capital. The weather was pretty poor but it didn't stop us seeing all the monuments and museums (air and space was amazing!) and I even found out that big Abe Lincoln also loves a squat, what a lad....

I am aware I look like a drowned rat, that is because I was. 

Seeing all the monuments and history was incredible and I had to pinch myself a few times and punch Sam in the eye (sorry about that) to make sure I was actually not dreaming. Looking out on to the water at the memorial statue is definitely one to add to the bucket list!

Washington, DC

Okay, so now for the best bit. The food. On our first night we were taken out for a traditional Korean feast and it was absolutely fantastic. We had fresh rib eye meat that was cooked right in front of us on our very own personal grill and numerous sides of fruits and vegetables all downed with barley tea.....

The following night I had the most buzzard dinning experience of my life. We went in to the state of Maryland which is famous for its blue crabs so we were treated to yet another meal, the ultimate crab feast. Being taught how to open the crabs and eat them was like a workout in itself. They were so so unbelievably tasty, and I even made a friend with one. His name is Bob and he is the third one to the right in the picture...

For our last meal in DC we were taken to Teds Bullentine Diner located on 1818 t14th Street in Maryland. It is a modernised version of a classic 30s diner. It does dishes from peanut butter and bacon burgers, pancake stacks with hash browns and....wait for it...homemade pop tarts! Yeah, homemade and they weren't even burnt like they usually go when you put them in the toaster at home. The diner is also known for its famous grilled cheese and tomato soup and this was my meal of choice and it did not disappoint. It definitely topped a tin if Heinz and it really was the best grilled cheese I have ever had, perfect for heating you up when the weather isn't so great...... 

New York 

As I have been to New York before and have seen most of the tourist attractions, we spent our time just walking about the city, taking in the sites and practicing our New Jersey accents, ('HEY I'M WALKINH HEA!') The fact that we had already experienced the main attractions meant that there was more time to eat which made me one happy lassie! Our first stop was for sushi, my absolute favourite! I love sushi,  like if somebody proposed to me by placing a California hand roll on my finger I would say yes in a heart beat, heck I would wear sushi rolls on my fingers like hula hoops everyday if I could (if you don't put hula hoops on your fingers and eat them off you are a boring bugger). We were taken to an amazing sushi joint in NY. The restaurant was called 15th East and it is owned by one of our campers parents. It was AMAZING! Expensive but the quality of the fish was excellent, if you are wanting to splash out on something special I would definitely recommend it!  The restaurant can be found on 15 East 15 street, New York, 10003. 

After our healthy-ish sushi lunch we then went to Max Brenners, a restaurant that specialises in chocolate. Yes you read that right, chocolate! The even do chocolate syringes! 

  

Yeah, I know. I contemplated passing out just so they could use one to help me come around. 

Three of us shared a seasonal chocolate fondue and I also had a salted caramel hot chocolate, I mean if your going to eat chocolate you need to go all out and we walked a lot, so yeah, it didn't even count anyway so it was fine...

Max Brenners is located on  841 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, a must for all chocoholics! 

And after all that I had the bloody cheek to get a healthy juice, at least I had health in mind? At some point? I think it was after I caught myself with a chocolate moustache in the mirror...