Are you there sleep? It's me, Heather

I left the sunny skies of Palm Desert yesterday and I'm now in Lake Arrowhead with my mom, three very happy-to-see-me Goldens, and one very antisocial cat. And it's snowing. A lot. I'm kind of wishing my step-dad wasn't in Sacramento doing conferences so he could help with this snow stuff. Shoveling snow isn't really my cup of tea :) I made my mom and I breakfast cookies last night ala Fitnessista




It was delicious and Mom's a new convert! I used:

1/2 cup of oats
1/2 scoop of chocolate soy protein powder
1 tablespoon of almond butter
A splash of coconut milk
Raisins
Chia seeds
Carob chips
Lil Cinnamon
Lil Nutmeg
Lil chocolate agave

Sooooooooooooo good! And it will keep me full for a good long while! I also had some Green Tea in a cute little Polar Express cup.

Today's schedule includes shoveling most likely and then a 45 minute cardio routine: 30 minutes on the tread and 15 minutes on the ellip. I'm hoping I get the energy to finish the full 45 minutes...I couldn't sleep at all last night. I hardly sleep at all any night. I wake up tired and I'm starting to get circles under my eyes. Not.pretty.

Does anyone have any suggestions on natural remedies that might help me get some shut eye?