Whew.

I have been so busy today.

We had the usual rush, rush out of the house this morning. I took Michael & stayed to watch O5 news. I left there about 8:20, went to Target. I was looking for a pair of yoga pants and also any capris that would fit me....I also needed a couple other things. I did not find any suitable yoga pants, and only found one pair of khaki capris that fit me - they are nothing special, but I bought them in case I don't find anything better. I also went to Kroger to do my grocery shopping. I didn't have a real breakfast - I ate a microwaved tortilla & cheese and drank my coffee on the way to Oakhurst. By the time I got done at Kroger, I was starving. I ate a Luna bar - 24 grams of carb - ack! I got home, put away most of the groceries, loaded and started the dishwasher, ate a piece of string cheese, then went back over to Oakhurst to be there for reading workshop. I was there until 11:15, then I went to make copies of the spiritwear order form. The damned copy machine kept jamming and it took almost 45 minutes to get them done & in the teacher mailboxes.

I went home and finished putting away the groceries, then I tackled cleaning out the freezers. Well, it was more of an inventory and reorganization thing, but it desparately needed doing. I made myself some lunch - three bunless turkey dogs - and unloaded the dishwasher. Lee came home for lunch, and I packaged up two things to mail, uploaded the photo of the tie-dye tees to Auctiva, assigned it a "tinyurl" then uploaded it to Yahoo, started on the email blast, and talked to Robin about PTA stuff. I also made her a copy of the new Indigo Girls cd.

I wanted to vacuum out my car, but the vacuum at the citgo was broken. I went to the PO and dropped off my packages, then went to Oakhurst to get Michael. I stayed on the playground until about 3:30, then brought the boys home and made them smoothies for snack (I found some freezer-burned smoothie ingredients). I wiped Will's butt after he pooped, then I sent Michael up to do his homework, then I started working on photos for Will's "getting to know me" box. We chose & printed a couple Harry Potter photos, some photos I had saved, and he picked out a bionicle photo from a magazine. I was feeling pretty frazzled by then, what with Will's interruptions and Michael's too, so I told Will we would finish tomorrow and I turned on PBS for him. I went up and checked Michael's homework, signed his reading log, and sent him to watch PBS. While they watched I mixed and formed turkey burgers, folded most of the laundry, did some online banking, heated up the baked beans, paid a few bills, online and paper, washed the dishes, tried to get both t-shirt logos into the same photo (didn't work), and called home & left a message.

PBS is done and now I am going to turn on some music and make tomorrow's lunches. I have not been to Bikram since LAST FRIDAY - arrrgh! I am going into withdrawal. I went to a Vinyasa class on Monday and it was just okay....I liked it better than fusion flow, but it was very slow paced. We did get into some very deep stretches, however. I would do it again if I had the time to go to yoga every day...but I am really missing the hot classes. I am planning to go Friday morning. I wish I could go tomorrow at 6 am, but Lee will probably grumble about it. Next week I am changing my volunteer day to Thursday so I can make the hot 75 on Wednesday morning. Michael looked kind of bummed because he is in Links on Thursday mornings, but I never read with him anyway. I will switch back and forth between Wednesdays & Thursdays to keep him happy.

Tomorrow I am going to go to Dick's Sporting Goods and get me some yoga pants, by god. I am also going to try to hit the Goodwill for inventory and also some pants for me. If I have time, I will go to DSW shoe warehouse, and the Toco Giant package store - I want some gruner veltliner wine which got such a rave review in the paper recently.

Friday night Michael is going to his first sleepover, at Brogan's house, in celebration of Brogan's birthday. Lee & I are planning to take Will to get ice cream, then we will go watch the football game from the field next to the stadium. It will be nice to spend some time with him alone.

I keep searching....

for astanga classes nearby, but it looks like the closest ones are on 9th street in midtown, and I have enough going on that it's hard enough to squeeze in my hot classes at a studio five minutes away, without trekking to Midtown and getting hooked on another form of yoga.

I think I am a wee bit burned out on E....she is a great teacher, but her dialogue varies very little and I have taken a ton of her classes. I think I need to maybe try a silent class...or maybe do a couple of drop-in's at the Bikram studio. I tried to look at their schedule, but the website is down.

I have a lot of work to do where I am....my focus, my poses, my balance...but I have always liked variety.

Tomorrow I am going to try vinyasa, but Robin D. told me that it was a slower paced class, so it may not be what I am looking for.

I went to REI to try & find some yoga pants today....I have two pairs and both are two big though I can still wear one though (the other is just too big to wear). I found a cute Prana yoga top for $14, but I could not find any pants. There were some Prana yoga pants for $55....I just can't justify that. I am going to try to get to Dick's Sporting Goods and find some less expensive yoga capris.

I also got a toe ring. ;-) I think with 40 approaching I am trying to branch out a little. I am toying with the idea of a 3rd piercing in my left ear too.

What I Did This Weekend.

Well, I DIDN'T do yoga.

I hadn't planned to go on Saturday, since R. teaches on Saturday am and she's not my favorite. I looked forward all yesterday to today's hot 90, though. Last night we walked over to the village for Mexican at the Matador and I had two Texas margaritas. I had two fish tacos and a bunch of chips, but Will ate my beans & rice. Adam and Jim came over to watch football with Lee and I surfed while I drank a ton of water in anticipation of yoga today. I read some yoga blogs and ordered a yoga book from Amazon.

Well, I didn't get to sleep until after 11:30 and I was the first one to wake up this morning. I glanced at my watch and thought it said 7:30, but when I looked at it again just a bit later, it said 8:45. So I had slept until 8:30, which I haven't done in ages. I decided right away that I would skip yoga today, since that was not enough time to get as hydrated as I needed to, and besides I had wanted to walk to the studio this morning and I really didn't have enough time for that. Plus, I had already told Lee that I wanted him to work with Michael on his 05 News interview questions, and if he was going to do that then I needed to keep Will out of their way. Sooo, I put on my mp3 player and went for a fast 40 minute walk instead. I also picked up trash on the path, which I hadn't done in several weeks (and it showed).

I took Michael to see "Bunnicula" at 7 Stages this afternoon...he is just the best kid, so curious and open, friendly, yet polite and respectful, and so handsome. And I love that he still lets me hold his hand and hug him in public. We watched the play, then afterward we got some coffee (me) and a brownie (him) at the coffeeshop and watched the foot traffic on Euclid Ave. We left there and went to Barnes & Noble, where we spent about an hour looking at kids books. I bought him two Bunnicula books, bought Will "Froggy Plays Soccer" and bought them a halloween book; I bought myself a Yoga Journal magazine. After the bookstore, we went to Target and picked up a few things, then we went next door to Petco for hermit crab supplies. Michael loves that store and always wants to take his time and look at the fish, reptiles, birds and small animals. We bought a hermie heater, some crab sand and some crab food. We also waited out a violent t-storm and in fact the lights went out while we were there. When they came back on, all the birds squawked at once.

When we got home, the boys watched a movie while I gave the hermies a bath and cleaned out the crabitat, then I poured myself a glass of wine and started dinner (whole wheat tagliatelle with a tomato, anchovy and cream sauce). I already feel bloated from the pasta....but it was so yummy.

Yoga tomorrow - hot 90. Then Tuesday I am going to go out on a limb and try a vinyasa class. I love the Bikram workout but I would like to branch out a little, and at the studio, vinyasa is the only other option, so far as I can tell, for a good yoga workout. I would love, love, LOVE to try ashtanga but there is not a studio close by - most of them are on the westside or in Buckhead...I feel like I have enough going on without driving a half hour to another yoga studio, especially when there's one I like that's a ten minute walk from home.

Anyway, Vinyasa apparently involves sun salutations and I am running the risk of feeling or looking foolish, doing something for the first time....but I am telling myself, I am finding my "edge".

I'm soooooo tired....

I barely slept a wink.

Will got in bed with us and kicked, thrashed, flailed and kicked the covers off. I got in his bed, which isn't very comfortable, and lay there forever.

Everyone was grumpy this morning and Lee knocked a nearly full bottle of olive oil onto the floor. It shattered, sending glass and olive oil everywhere.

I was so tired I had planned to skip the hot 90 this morning.....but I thought it might make me feel better, so I went. I took it easy through the class....I didn't give it my all today, since my goal was to make it through without flaking out. I just paced myself, and though I don't have that great feeling I usually have after a good class, it wasn't terrible.

I am going a little further back in ardha chandrasana these days, and that used to be one of my least favorite poses....and in padahastasana, I am getting myself closer to my legs....in dandayamana bibhaktapada, the top of my head touches the floor now. When I did a hot 90 the other night (me and one other person, plus three brand newbies) Elena gave me an adjustment in that pose that had my head flat on the floor. Aahhhhh.

Since the side to side in ardha chandrasana has really whittled down my waist, I am hoping that the backbends will do the same for my still wrinkly post-twelve-pound-baby tummy.

I am drinking a glass of wine but because I am so tired I am fading fast.....

Awesomely beautiful day!!

It's absolutely perfect. Gosh, it's nice out. Really feels like early fall.

Anyway...I was a carbohydrate pig yesterday. I ran errands in the morning and went to the Hot 60 at noon. Hmmm, I don't know if I'll go back to that one unless I am just dying to fit in a class and otherwise can't. I didn't feel like I got that good of a workout though I did work up a good sweat. My balance was for shit yesterday. I wobbled like crazy in utkatasana and in regular old tree pose (we only did one set, no toe stand). When I am very relaxed, my balance is much better....but I can't be both relaxed AND have my muscles fully engaged.

When I came home I ate a turkey and cheese rollup and............
that entire big chunk of chocolate cake that the boys brought home from the lake. Ugh! I can't believe I sat there justifying it and then ate that entire thing.

I ate some almonds for a snack in the afternoon, then when we got home from Will's first soccer practice (too cute) I made the boys leftover pasta. My blood sugar was crashing, so I ate several bites of pasta. Brandyn came to stay with the boys and we went to Wahoo for spirit night. I had a glass of wine, a lemontini (YUM!) fried calamari and then parmesan crusted chicken with broccolini and mashed potatoes. All the entrees were served with mashed potatoes. I would have gotten the salad but no one is serving spinach right now and it would have been romaine instead....I can have a romaine salad anytime.

Anyway, I miraculously did not wake up with a headache this morning, though I am having a "fat" day. For breakfast I had two fried eggs, two pieces of turkey sausage and one piece of cheese, plus coffee w/half & half. For lunch I had one low carb tortilla, one piece turkey, one naked hotdog plus some blue cheese dressing to dip it in instead of ketchup (we're kind of low on lunch stuff). Then I had six squares of sugarless chocolate. I'm drinking a bunch of water now because I am going to a hot 90 tonight.....I had been planning to go tomorrow morning at 6 to a hot 75, but Lee begged me not to leave him to get the boys up, dressed & fed. So I said I wouldn't go if I could go tonight, which he said was fine.

I spent about 50 minutes in Michael's classroom today reading with a couple kids, just like I did last year. It's so fun, and Michael is always glad to see me. I hope he always wants to kiss and hug me in front of his friends.

I went to Finders Keepers to shop today....they have a ton of inventory right now so I thought surely I'd find something. When I was trying to find something to wear last night I realized how little I have that fits me well for this transitional season - everything is too big ("fat day" notwithstanding). I was hoping to find some cool long sleeve tees and capri pants or jeans, but all I found was a Misook duster which I debated about then decided to spring for at $14.99....I hope I get my money back for it.

SO, I tried the new class today,

"fusion flow". I liked it well enough, though next time I don't want to be in the front of the room because I need to see what is going on.

It was a slower paced, more meditative class but the parts I liked the best were when she picked up the pace a little bit and we flowed more quickly between poses. It had some vinyasa flow with some poses I recognized as being ashtanga-based. I really liked the groovy music she played at low volume.

I am sure I am going to be sore tomorrow but I don't feel like I got the thorough workout that I do with Bikram.

This class is only taught twice a week and one class is at night, so if I hit it every other Monday or so, that would be okay....it would be a change. What I really need to do is work my core, so I need to try to fit in a Pilates mat class once a week or so.

There just aren't enough hours in the day to do all the things I want to do, especially WRT yoga classes.

I am noticing that my waist is much tighter and smaller; I am guessing that is because of ardha chandrasana. Woot!

Irresponsible dad.

He took them to Lake Sinclair for the weekend and they did not have a bath, did not brush their teeth even once, and they watched "Sponge Bob" which I thoroughly disapprove of. Also, when I talked to Lee last night he told me that Michael was watching "O Brother Where Art Though" with David. Lee is terrible about drinking too much and then letting Michael watch an inappropriate movie. Lee has also been grumbling about being very tired which means he stayed up too late, no doubt.

They all sound like they had a great time though, and Lee said they behaved well.

I feel like all I do or want to do is eat.

Breakfast - one fried egg, one piece deli turkey, canteloupe, coffee w/half & half.
Then hot 90 - I walked to the studio.

Lunch - leftover whole wheat penne w/turkey sauce & parmesan cheese, plus one and a half sweet potato muffins with cream cheese.

Snack - I sampled a couple meatballs from tonight's supper, plus I had a peach (mostly overripe) and a big handful of almonds. I also sampled the creamed cauliflower I made for myself instead of pasta. I also made a chocolate protein drink for the boys and I had some myself.

Supper - big helping meatballs & sauce over cauliflower, plus arugula salad w/oil & vinegar, and a taste of cake that they brought home from the lake. Now I am having six squares of sugarless chocolate.

Other than the pasta & muffins, I guess it's not that bad....

I had a good class today - my focus was good though I nearly fell over coming up from the third part of utkatasana, and I wobbled badly in toe stand on my left. I felt strong.

There's a class called "fusion focus" which is supposed to be a mix of iyengar and ashtanga...it's new to the schedule and it's tomorrow morning at 10. I wasn't going to go tomorrow...I was going to half price day at the Last Chance but now I can't decide. I am eager to try this new class....but at the rate I am going I am going to blow through my fifty class card by the end of the year.

Seriously lacking in motivation here.

Lee & the boys have gone to the lake and I swore I was going to get a lot of house cleaning done, but I am not motivated. I did tidy Will's room, make our bed & his, and strip Michael's bed. I also went to an Intro to Pilates class this morning and got started on the order form for the school tee shirts. However, I really really need to vacuum and mop and I just don't feel like it. I also ate almost two sweet potato muffins with cream cheese. DAMN those things are so good!

Last night Beth, Robin & Cindy came over and we stuffed all one thousand of Beth's "A Season of Giving" envelopes together. I had two glasses of wine and I thought plenty of water but apparently not as I woke up with a headache this morning. I took two ibuprofen and had water, coffee & breakfast and now it's mostly gone though I know I need to drink more water.

Beth just called - she mentioned last night that she had two tickets to the Garden of Eatin' or whatever it's called festival...downtown today. She was going to give them to me & Robin to go. I had decided I didn't want to go, would rather stay here, but she said that her plans for this afternoon fell through and that we should all go. It would be pretty fun, the three of us going, and plus it would motivate me to get moving on the floors. So off I go to start sweeping up the ant powder and and mop the kitchen.

Got to Bikram this morning and...

was disappointed to see that R. was subbing for E. R. is not a morning person, so I'm not wild about her classes in the am. However...there were a few new folks in there today so she taught a good class; I worked hard and felt like I benefitted from the instruction. I am just not into the silent classes...when a class is taught with lots of pointers, THAT is my focus...all I hear is the words and I focus on doing what they say. My attention wanders way too much in a silent class.

Anyway....I felt like in ardha chandrasana I went farther back than ever before....the head to knee poses, I am getting lower and lower.....the drop back in camel is easier (though this morning R. was exhorting us to keep our hips over our knees and I felt like my chest was being squeezed very hard). I also held toe stand on both sides pretty well. I had too much coffee this morning so I was jittery, but I had a good bit of energy. Oh, and in salabasana, I got both legs up, albeit briefly, farther than ever. That's my least favorite pose, but I suppose I can't help but improve, as often as I go.

Tomorrow I am trying something new - Intro to Pilates. Chelsea is teaching. I hope I am not completely crippled on Sunday after working my core.

Lee is taking the boys to Lake Sinclair tomorrow, so I'm going to my class, then cleaning house and watching a movie. Sunday I will do the hot class. Beth may be coming over tonight with a bunch of xmas Decatur envelopes that need stuffing, and if she does, we will surely drink. So I'm off to hydrate.

Geez, I've done nothing but eat today.

Or so it seems.

Breakfast - coffee w/half & half, low carb tortilla with two fried eggs, one piece cheese, one hotdog, about a half cup cottage cheese with a spoonful of low sugar jam.

Lunch - and I wasn't that hungry but I wanted to eat - low carb tortilla, piece of cheese, two pieces deli ham, water, six squares no sugar chocolate.

Playground - two cheddar rice cakes. I didn't even really want them, but my mouth did.

Snack - about six tablespoons of peanut butter and a spoonful low sugar jam.

Supper - a little bit of pasta - turkey & spaghetti sauce over whole wheat penne with parmesan. I was pretty full from the peanut butter, so I didn't have much.

Well, I guess it's not that much, but I feel like all I wanted to do was eat.

Yoga tomorrow morning after (I think) coffee w/the girls.

Something in the fridge smells dead.

Ewwww. I need to go find the corpse and dispose of it.

Ummm...what else. Went to hot 75 today. Would have gone to the hot 60 at noon yesterday but I went to the Buckhead GW and went and got my hair cut. I have been so tired lately that everything has been difficult. By evening I just cannot wait to get in bed.

I won't make it to yoga tomorrow...I checked out a couple power yoga videos from the library; I will probably watch them while I fold laundry tomorrow. HA!

Woot!...

I dragged myself to yoga with the thought that I just wanted to make it through without flaking out, and that at the very least, the stretching and sweating would make me feel better. I wound up having a great class with a steady feeling of energy. In dandayamana bibhaktapada paschimo....(why can't I remember the regular name of that pose - standing leg stretching something) my head is getting closer and closer to the floor. In standing bow pulling I got pretty high on the second set. In tree I was the only person in the room to go into toe stand (eek!) and I held it on the right (which I did first, in the wrong order, duh) for the longest ever. I was a little quivery, because I was darn tired by the end of the standing series, but I did it! I also got higher in cobra than ever and camel felt easier than it ever had.

Oh and I liked my yogitoes skidless too. Of course as I was laying it out I looked at the tag and it said "wash twice before using". I prayed that it would not bleed blue dye all over me. Supposedly it gets better with use, but it worked pretty well today. I'm glad I got it. I didn't futz around with my towel and mat nearly as much as I usually do.

Headache....

I realized I have had this headache since Wednesday afternoon. My head hurt all night and kept hurting even after I got up and drank two cups of coffee this morning. After I worked my shift at the sale (which made my headache worse) I stopped by CVS and checked my blood pressure in the machine. It was 121/69, a little bit high for me, but normal, I guess.

I registered Will for little kickers soccer, stopped by the grocery, stopped by the post office, then came home and ate a bit of lunch - some swiss cheese wedges and grapes, and a big handful of granola and nuts. I have also drunk about 48 ounces of water today, not including the little bit I drank at the water fountain during the sale. I am working on another 15 ounces of water now. My headache is still here, but it's definitely better than it was - I think the water is helping.

I was feeling so bad earlier that I thought I might want to skip yoga, but I think I will go. Hopefully it will make my still stiff and achy lower back feel better.

I am so....freaking.....tired.

I worked three hours at the consigment sale, standing on that hard gym floor, running back and forth between the "big ticket items" and the cashiers...and my lower back is killing me. I also have a very low grade headache that I can't get rid of...am I having a mild caffeine withdrawal...is my neck out of whack....or am I dehydrated? I am going to drink a ton of water tonight and go to bed early.

I have to work again tomorrow morning from 8-11, so I have to get up early to shower and eat a decent breakfast. After I leave the sale, I'm going to register Will for lil kickers soccer. I'll probably go to the library too. Then home for a few hours (or not - Lee will be out with the boys hiking) and then I am going to yoga at 4:30. After I leave yoga I have to go pick up any sale leftovers.

I went and got a pedicure today with Beth...it was very nice....but I used a pink polish and I'm just kind of "ehhhhh" about pink. It's pretty girly....I prefer darker red-browns. Oh well. Next time.

I bought myself a Yogitoes towel today...

I bought it on eBay. I priced them elsewhere, and even with paying $10.95 shipping, it was still cheaper than other places. So I held my nose and bought it anyway. I hope it will help....I need all the help I can get with the wide-stance poses. It sounds like if I sweat all over the towel, I will be able to stand it on for those poses. I also hope it's really absorbent...regular towels are just sodden by the time I get to the final savasana.

No yoga today or tomorrow...tomorrow morning I have to work a shift at the consignment sale. I also have to work Saturday morning. With any luck I'll get to yoga on Saturday afternoon.

Tonight is the back to school picnic - we're headed there in about half an hour.

Will is driving me crazy!!! Mommy.....mommy....mommy....mommy.... He is awfully cute when he's singing "I'm stuck in Folsom Prison...."

There's a hint of fall today.....

it's beautiful. Warm and sunny, but with low humidity and a gentle breeze. We're definitely over the summer hump, even though I know we'll have more hot days between now and Halloween. Lee and I had lunch at the U-Joint today, and despite the flies (and the smokers), it was nice eating outside on the patio.

Went to a hot 75 this morning....R. was the teacher and was in a better mood than she usually is. She taught a pretty decent class and I sweated profusely. My balance, as usual in the mornings, was not great, though I did hold toe stand on the right for about ten seconds. In the second set of dandayamana bibhaktipada...whatever...I held my arms in prayer position during the second set....normally I have to put my hands down for balance. I also feel like I am going more deeply into camel each time...I wish I could see myself in the mirror to know whether I am doing it correctly.

I dropped my stuff off at the sale this morning...that woman that runs the sale is one wierd unit. The lights are on, but no one's home.

I told Lee he ought to take the boys somewhere for the weekend since I am working a shift at the sale Saturday morning, have to pick up my clothes on Saturday night and would also like to go to the Saturday afternoon hot 90. He might take them to the lake...we'll see.

No yoga today...

or yesterday...I am in Bikram withdrawal. I am going in the morning, then I have to rush to the church to drop off my consignment clothes for the sale.

PTA board meeting tonight...Lee is feeding the boys for me.

Groaners and fidgeters.

This woman in front of me at yoga today drove me nuts. Not very yogini-like of me, is it? I have seen her before.....she gets right up front close to the mirror. She goes deep into a pose, bounces there, then comes up. She goes into it again, and stays there after the teacher has given the prompt to come up. She is also a grunter and a groaner. She fidgets, messes with her hair, and moves around. I guess she isn't really interested in finding her place of stillness, is she?

I had a decent practice today though when we reached dandyamana janushirasana I felt my heart rate going up too high and I really tried to bring it back down with my breath. During dandyamana dhanurasana I kept my opposite arm down during the first set and raised it during the second. My muscles felt pretty maxed out by the time we reached padangustasana so I wobbled pretty much on my left and only held the toe stand for a few seconds on my right...and we only did one set because we were running late.

Today was Michael's birthday....very low key with Brenda & Grandma here for lunch - turkey BBQ, slaw, guacamole, salsa & chips, pickles, fruit, veggie & dip, then birthday cake & ice cream. Will was generally difficult all day long and tonight after a big flame-out when the downtown fireworks were over, he sobbed that he was sad because Michael was 8 and he was only 4, and he wanted to have his birthday too! No amount of trying to reason with him worked, since he was so tired, so I'm not sure why I bothered. He's asleep, with a matchbox car clutched in one hand and a glow stick in the other.

This afternoon I put in "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets" for Will, so Michael could build his "striking venom" lego in peace....I got down on the floor to do some poses while I watched. When I hold onto something, I can really take my leg high in standing bow....after I did a couple of those I got on the floor to sit in fixed firm, which is one of the toughest ones for me...who knew your knees were supposed to stretch that much. I also tried toe stand a few times....my left ankle cannot support me unless I'm warmed up, so that was a bust. I dropped back into camel a few times....the drop back is a cinch, now, but I wish I was a lot more flexible in my back so I could get my hands lower. I hope I am not paying for those poses in the morning.

I made a pig of myself with the cake, which was excellent if I do say so. There is really nothing like a totally made from scratch cake. I ate a big salad for dinner so I don't feel too bad.

No yoga tomorrow...I'm going to walk. I'm behind on my episodes of Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me.

No practice today.

I had planned to go this morning, but 9am classes are always tough for me, and I had a ton to do here. I thought I might get to go tomorrow morning, but Lee grumbled when I mentioned it, and after all, it is Michael's birthday. So instead today I vacuumed the entire upstairs (after cleaning the boys' rooms), washed the bathroom rugs along with two other loads of laundry, folded and put away a load, vacuumed the entire downstairs except for the kitchen (which I will sweep, if not mop, which I really need to do), cleaned the boys' bathroom, and made Michael's birthday cake.

I got a good start on my consignment pricing, but I have a bunch more to do. I also need to make guacamole, put the turkey breast in the crockpot, and make pancake batter for Michael's breakfast. Plus gather & wrap presents. AND I need to go to Target and the grocery store. I really ought to pull an all nighter, shouldn't I?

In yoga news, a Hot 60 has been added for Tuesdays at noon....that will help me get to class more often. They are also having a class card sale...at the very least I am going to buy a 50 class card, but I would love to be able to spring for a year unlimited. Not sure I can justify that expense, though.

Got to go start the chicken nuggets for the boys.

All I have done today is EAT.

I'm just disgusted with myself!

Breakfast - two pieces turkey sausage and two big spoonfuls peanut butter. Coffe w/half & half. (I was going to yoga at 9:30).

Lunch - a large serving pork carnitas with two small low carb tortillas & sour cream. Then two peaches. Lots of water.

Snack - who needed a snack after that lunch?? Yet I ate a couple ginger cookies at the playground - Michael and Will did not like them, but lots of other kids did.

Snack II - the leftover half burger from last night, without bun, and the rest of the strawberries from Michael's lunch

Snack III - two glasses of wine with Rachel, plus some multigrain ranch flavored crackers, a few kalamata olives, a couple pieces of deli ham, and cheese.

Dinner - 1-1/2 turkey dogs, three squares sugarless chocolate, and a couple pieces of canteloupe.

Okay.....so I guess it is not that bad. It's the continuous eating that makes me feel like a pig. When I restrict my eating to one time period as opposed to grazing, I feel much better.

I had an AWESOME yoga practice today. I wanted to get there early and hang out in the hot room beforehand, hoping that would help me overcome whatever it is about the morning that hinders my practice, but I only got there about ten minutes before class. It was pretty crowded for a morning - I guess a lot of people were getting in a class before the long weekend. I put myself on the very far right, next to the side mirror. Grumpy R. the instructor came in to do the class and put herself front and center, then grumbled about how she hates the series in the morning.

My practice was GREAT. Along about garurasana I started feeling like my heart rate needed to come down, so I tried to take it easy....during dandayamana dhanurasana I kept my other arm by my side most of the pose so I could carry on through the whole standing set. During the second set of that pose I felt like I was more in the 'bow' than I ever had been...wish I could turn my head and see in the mirror. During trikanasana, where I struggle with endurance, I tilted into warrior and got the 'triangle' formed by my arm, side and thigh...couldn't hold it the whole time, though. HOWEVER!! My balance in tree was fine - my last practice, I wobbled like crazy - and I went down into toe stand and held it! I held it longer on my right foot, but I held it fine on my left, too. WOOHOO! I am making progress. What an accomplishment!

Elena usually teaches ardha matseyendrasana flat on the floor, turning your upper body one way and your opposite leg the other way...but I much prefer it sitting...I get a better stretch. So I did it like that today, and I tried binding...no problem! That stretch is the bomb.

The sweat was like rain falling off me...even during the first set of pranayama breathing. I knew my towel was going to be drenched by the time I got to the end, and it was, as was my hand towel. That is an ongoing problem...soggy towels and slippery mats. During the wide stance poses I have to keep constantly adjusting myself and wiping off the sweat to keep myself from slipping.

I'm beginning to feel a tad panicky about this consignment sale....I have not priced anything yet. I guess I can start with the clothes and if I don't get all the toys priced, I can save them for the next sale. However, I just want them out of here!

Namaste.