I just finished reading Clean by Alejandro Junger and I now I am all fired up to do a detox. I want to see what will happen. I wonder how I will feel after 21 days of eating nothing but liquified kale? (That is a complete misrepresentation of the cleanse diet, but kale IS a … Continue reading Clean
Author: Kath Thompson
Writer, yoga teacher, lover of sunny days, long walks, good coffee, and stimulating conversations.
Puzzle 2010
You know how when you take down the tree, there is this void, this emptiness? Well, to mitigate this emptiness, to fill it with something amusing (if not piney and sparkly) I do a big jigsaw puzzle every year. Here's this year's puzzle: And here is the progress of 2 days: As I'm working I … Continue reading Puzzle 2010
Excitements
This is the juicy time, the time of the blank calendar, the time of endless possibilities, the time to state, in no uncertain terms, what I want. I'm a resolution maker, but this year I am changing the word "resolution" to "excitement." I am not asking, "What do I want in the coming year?" but … Continue reading Excitements
The First Day
Ah, what a day. The first of this new year, this new decade. I spent the morning cross-country skiing and the afternoon making a turkey-noodle soup out of the turkey carcass from Christmas dinner. I also cleaned out the refrigerator in preparation for all the good, fresh food and veggies that will go into it … Continue reading The First Day
Year-End Summary
I thought this would be a neater and more organized year-end summary, but this is just the way it seemed to come out. And before we get to this, let me just say that Yoga Nidra and the writing of the "letter to yourself" on New Year's Eve is just the best. I love this … Continue reading Year-End Summary
Being Home
Just home from 5 days away visiting relatives. Is anyone NOT happy when they return home after being away? As great as any vacation is, coming home is always soooo sweeeeeet. I am sitting on the couch, in my jammies, a glass of Pinot at my elbow, and a little dish of those little chocolate … Continue reading Being Home
Fight at Starbucks
I am in the same Starbucks as yesterday. There is no wifi where I'm staying so this is where I come to check email. This morning I set up in a little corner table where 2 women were sitting having a conversation one table over from me in the opposite corner. It didn't take me … Continue reading Fight at Starbucks
The Year of Warrior 1
I am sitting in a Starbucks in North Carolina, Nora Jones is playing "Come Away With Me" on the sound system. I have just written my January newletter to all my yoga peeps telling them about the New Year's offerings. When I am away from home it is really hard to keep up my rituals. … Continue reading The Year of Warrior 1
A Box of Time
So, it's over. (Xmas, that is.) It was sweet --and certainly buttery! I got some techy gifts (a new internet router and a new version of Wanda, my GPS) some clothes and of course, books. But what I really wanted was not under the tree. What I really wanted, and ask for every year and … Continue reading A Box of Time
Cookie Porn
I have come to the sad conclusion that Christmas is made of butter. This is unfortunate. I wish Christmas was made of kale and tofu and mineral water, but it isn't. It's made of butter cookies, and candied yams and fudge and Royal gin fizzes. And champagne. And "You have to have one of these, … Continue reading Cookie Porn
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