I’ve been messing with my planner. Messing with, as in decorating it. I’m into washi tape at the moment. I’m creating little borders around my To-do lists, and ornamenting my Goals. I’m really not this person. I don’t have the patience for decorative crafts. So what’s going on here? I think it might be procrastination. … Continue reading What I Learned When I Started Decorating My Planner
Month: January 2019
3 Things That Sparked Joy This Week
I like that phrase “sparked joy.” It comes from Marie Kondo. She’s the phenomenal Japanese woman convincing people to de-clutter. And apparently she’s so successful that landfills are starting to overflow, and even shut down, because people are getting rid of their stuff in such a big way. So here are my 3 joy sparkers … Continue reading 3 Things That Sparked Joy This Week
The Yoga Of Shoveling
We just got a big dump of snow. Everyone’s buzzing. People here like snow. Especially since it’s only snowed once, back in November. Snow days, when the snow is actually falling, are slow days: soup, hot chocolate, movies, naps, games. But that’s only when the snow is actually falling. When the snow stops falling, and … Continue reading The Yoga Of Shoveling
Being a Yoga Teacher Is A Great Gig
On Monday I had an amazing yoga class. Here’s what happened. I started them in Mountain pose. There were about a dozen of them, a mix of men and women,— mostly people who’ve been practicing together for years. They know each other. They like each other. They’re yoga friends. I started them in Mountain … Continue reading Being a Yoga Teacher Is A Great Gig
Struggling With Consistency
I can’t seem to get any traction going. I can’t seem to get consistency on my big rocks. My scorecard this week: Writing 7/7, Meditation 5/7, Yoga 3/7. I blogged last week, so Blog 1/1 The writing is the easiest. The blogging is the hardest, but since the blogging is only once a week, I … Continue reading Struggling With Consistency
Mantras For The New Year
I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to think about what my word for this year would be. People like me who don’t make resolutions sometimes pick a word or a theme to guide them through the year as a kind of north star. I was having trouble this year. I shuffled through my … Continue reading Mantras For The New Year
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