Mt Charleston, Pickleball, Besties…

Last weekend Angel and I went to Mt Charleston for cooler temperatures and a hike. It’s about a 45 min drive and we did the North Loop. You pretty much climb uphill half the way and then back down. Or you can do it the other way around. Great views from the top and it took about 2h in total. Food and coffee after for a job well done 🙂

On Monday it was playoff’s in our summer league. Our team won and tomorrow it’s the finals! Keep your fingers crossed! Love our team!

Been playing a lot and did a clinic yesterday. I wish I could say I’m just getting better, but it’s a rollercoaster. Some shots are great and the next second I make stupid mistakes ugh! Guess that’s how it goes in sports and and life in general, just have to keep grinding and the hardest part… be a bit patient hahahaa…

Sandy rolled into town last week so I made sure to maximize my time with her when she wasn’t working. An impromptu photo sesh with Angel happened. We enjoyed the Euro pool (topless) at the Wynn. Dinner, more content, and crashing Sandy’s bath time 🙂 Privacy is overrated 😉

A little work from home too. I think I found the perfect top. Do you agree?

Even hit the gym more than once. The heat here is no joke and sweat melting off my spray tan faster than you can say Puma…

My favorite store in the US is probably Costco! For some reason I love going there. Even better when your besties need to go too and you can go together. Rodolfo is from LA and he used to shoot us for companies like 15 years ago. Fun to catch up. We joked that we used to go to clubs, now we got memberships at Costco 🙂

My neighbor ladies took me to a new area I haven’t been to before, even though it’s only 15 min from me. It’s called Desert Lakes and I joked it was the Temu version of the manmade islands in Dubai. We took a walk in the neighborhood defying the heat and then had lunch. I’m very lucky to have such cool and friendly neighbors!

Hunter also had a visit to the vet for a check up. All was in order, but probably have to remove one more tooth 🙁 Poor guy will only have 3 teeth left! On the way to the vet and other random pics of my son 🙂

Some random selfies of me too 🙂

Found this – anyone interested in joining? LOL… I think I’d like that 🙂

Finished reading this series – ‘Mindf*ck Series’ by S.T. Abby. What AI described it like this –

‘The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby is a five-book dark romance and psychological thriller that follows Lana Myers, a vigilante serial killer seeking revenge against the men who abused her in the past, and Logan Bennet, the FBI profiler tracking her who unknowingly falls in love with her.

Very easy read, fast past and exciting. Maybe not totally believable, but it didn’t really matter. Enjoyed the series a lot and read all books in like 2 weeks.

Just finished ‘A Violent Masterpiece’ by Jordan Harper. By AI –

‘Set in a chaotic, volatile Los Angeles, the story follows three distinct protagonists whose lives collide as they unravel an expansive, dark conspiracy involving a high-profile Hollywood sex scandal, a missing person, and an active serial killer known as the LA Ripper.

I really liked the writing and not a dull moment. Can highly recommend this!

That’s about it. I need to buy groceries for the week, edit some videos, and a pickleball lesson with our group tonight 🙂

Leaving you with this great quote by James Clear that I think is very good and accurate:

“The measure of a life is not what you consume, but what you contribute.

Spend less time owning, consuming, taking. Spend more time giving, creating, making.”

Until next week. Do everything I would do and more 😉

XXX Puma

Money, health or relationships?

I subscribe to a newsletter by James Clear who wrote the bestselling book ‘Atomic Habits’. No, I haven’t read the book, but I love his weekly newsletters. In this week’s letter the first item read:

“If you want a recipe for unhappiness, spend your time accumulating a lot of money and let your health and relationships deteriorate.”

That made me think about how I prioritize and value these things. How would you rank/prioritize these – money, health and relationships? Are you happy at the moment?

For me it goes health, relationships, and then money. I believe that if you have your health, nothing is impossible. I do value my relationships highly too since I’m pretty damn social and love surrounding myself with smart, funny, and a bit loco people 🙂 But I guess if I didn’t have an income and needed to eat and have a roof over my head, I’d prioritize money.

Some other things I value highly are travel, experiences that challenges me, and learning new skills. And tripping 😉 How about you?

XXX Puma

Salt Lake City, Utah

Been in Salt Lake City in Utah for exactly a week now. I spent a month and a half here last year around the same time and I love it. There’s a crazy heatwave here right now and it’s so hot.

One of my favorite places here is the gym. It’s huge and they have any piece of equipment you’re looking for. Or not looking for… I think this is the gym with the fittest people I’ve ever seen. Very motivating working out being surrounded by massive muscles and 6-packs hahahaaaa… Checking my gains!

My hair needed maintenance badly. Luckily while trying out a new coffee shop, I saw there was a hair salon upstairs in the building. What are the odds that it would be a great salon I thought. Well, after some Googling and reading reviews, I found out it’s rated as one of the best salons in SLC. And even more amazing was that they had a cancellation the next day and I got it! My plan was to just fix the roots, but as usual I got carried away…

What do you think? I love it! If you’re in SLC and need to fix your mane – Tallulah East Collective is the place!

Obviously I needed to capture some pics and video the next day. Nothing better than when the professionals fix your hair and it’s maintenance free for a couple of days. Better take advantage of that…

Also about 25min outside of town, there is this great farm where you can buy great meats, eggs, and raw milk. It’s called Utah Natural Meat & Milk. I like my meat grass-fed and hormone free! Best part was to say hi to the horses on the farm!

What I love the most here is the nature. There’s hikes everywhere and you don’t have to drive far to find a trailhead. Yesterday we hiked to Blood Lake and continued to Lake Lackawaxen. Pretty cool that there’s still snow up in the mountains. It’s a nice and easy trail but some annoying mosquitos around the lakes 🙂

There are so many great coffee shops here. Right now I’m sitting writing to you at The Honeysuckle Coffee Co. Their coffee is the bomb and they bake their own pastries which I can’t resist!

Oh, and if there’s any daddies out there – Happy Fathers Day to you! I’ll keep working for a bit more and I’m thinking about going to buy a Kindle. I love physical books, but with all the moving around, I hate leaving them behind.

I hope you are enjoying your weekend and I’m going to leave you with the link to one of the best newsletters I subscribe to – https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1. His name is James Clear and he’s written the popular book ‘Atomic Habits’. I haven’t read his book yet, but I love his newsletters.

All the best, Puma