Sarah Dairiki

Going along with the article I posted last week, "My Workout Routine," I wanted to continue that health topic by sharing the recipe I use for making salads. I try to eat salad at least every other day, as it makes me feel healthy and I feel good knowing that what I am consuming is good for me. So, here is the salad that I make and consume weekly. Ingredients: 1. Spinach, mixed greens, or kale 2. White mushrooms 3. Grape tomatoes 4. Baby carrots 5. One cucumber 6. One avocado 7. Pre-cooked chicken 8. One or two kiwis 9. Balsamic vinaigrette and olive oil (you can use a different dressing or no dressing as well) Procedure: 1. Wash the amount of greens that you are going to consume, dry them, and place them in your salad bowl. 2. Wash your mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, avocado, and kiwis. Using a cutting board and knife, slice the mushrooms, halve the tomatoes, slice the carrots, and slice your cucumber to a size you are satisfied with and add them to yo...

I started working out consistently in order to build up stamina and get that daily exercise I was deprived of for 17 years of my life. Because I recently solidified what my workout routine is, I wanted to share it with you just in case you wanted to pick up some new workout exercises, or get inspiration for creating your own workout routine! 1. Stretching - Stretching is always step #1 for me. Stretching helps loosen up your muscles and prepare your body for a workout, which helps prevent possible injuries that could occur. Not stretching before exercising could possibly have a greater effect on your muscles since they have not been stretched out and loosened before performing whatever exercise you had in mind. 2. Running - I run a few times a week to switch up my workout routine. Running helps me build up stamina and provides me with exercise, and I run for 30 minutes. Running for 30 minutes ensures that I got the correct amount of exercise I needed that day and allows me to get b...

Because I will be graduating high school this year in June (yay!), I wanted to share some tips that I wished I knew when I went into high school for the first time four years ago. Whether you are in high school currently, went through high school already, or are about to enter your freshman year, here are some tips that I will give to you in order to live a successful life your four years through high school. 1. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE - this may seem very tempting, especially as you become a junior and senior (maybe even as a sophomore as well), since senioritis will start creeping up on you and trying to take over your life. Trust me though, DO NOT let senioritis take over and lead you to procrastinate on anything! Procrastinating, although it may be "in" right now is inevitable, and trust me, when you find yourself sitting at your computer bs'ing that 10 page research paper due the next day, you will not be in a good mood. So, try to not procrastinate for as long as pos...

I have been known to not drink enough water, whether at school, at home, or when out with family and friends. I have been this way for as long as I remember, and lately I have been constantly reminding myself to continuously drink water to refrain from becoming dehydrated. Because water alone isn't that appealing to me I turned to fruit-infused water, and that completely redefined my view on water. Now, I find myself drinking glasses and glasses of water! Fruit-infused water might be popular as of right now, but it just came onto my radar. Since I literally have to force myself to drink water and stay hydrated, having fruit-infused water makes the whole process so much easier for me. What I like to put in my water are a variety of fruits, whether it's strawberries, kiwis, lemons, limes, and even apples! I find that slicing up these fruits and plopping them into a glass of water provides a subtle flavor that makes the water taste amazing, and some fruits even contain detoxifyi...