The balls are strangely okay this time around. I can't figure out what is making this session of Yoga on the Ball different from the last time I taught it, when I vowed never to teach it again. Yoga on the Ball never felt like "yoga" to me; it felt gimmicky, more "yogic" than "yoga." … Continue reading Yoga on the Ball
Category: Happiness
Home Yoga Practice
When it comes to yoga, I'm a cranker, a churner, a go-hard-or-go-home-er. When I am led by my teacher, especially, I will hold onto my edges in a pose with my teeth and my toenails until I feel myself practically ripped apart. When I practice alone, I can't drive myself to quite that level of … Continue reading Home Yoga Practice
Ice Skating
On Saturday we went ice skating. It didn't seem like ice skating weather at all--in the 40s, and sunny, but hell, it was January, afterall. January: The Ice Skating Month, am I right? We called the rink to make sure there was...ice, and there was, so we went. The rink was filled with kids, lots … Continue reading Ice Skating
17 Things I Need To Be Happy
I've been obsessed with Pinterest lately. It's making me aware of things I like, things that make me happy, and places I would love to visit. But mostly, Pinterest has been making me think of things. Except that it's not things that make me happy. Mostly what makes me happy are when "conditions" are right. … Continue reading 17 Things I Need To Be Happy
One Year of 750 Words
Warning: Horn-Tooting to follow Yesterday I got my Pegasus Badge on 750 Words. This badge marks 365 days of posting without a miss. Here's a screenshot of my page as it looked this morning when I logged in: I was never a Girl Scout so I never had the satisfaction of earning Merit Badges, but … Continue reading One Year of 750 Words
The Colonoscopy Song
I took a friend to get a colonoscopy today and made several observations: #1. The "knock-out" drug for this "same day surgery" procedure appears to be pretty darned awesome. My friend woke up singing the theme song to You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown which forever more will be known to me as "The Colonoscopy Song." … Continue reading The Colonoscopy Song
Sunday Dinner
Much to my delight, G has been bitten by the trail running bug. Last weekend we participated in the Ives Run Trail Challenge and we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves,-- which is saying something, because neither of us like to run. But for some reason, running in the woods feels better, less like work, and more … Continue reading Sunday Dinner
Ives Run Trail Challenge
Oh man, I am so tired tonight. It might have something to do with this glass of champagne I am sipping on , or the long soak in the hot tub that happened before the champagne. Or maybe it was the super-stim of a houseful of people all weekend and all the non-stop barking of … Continue reading Ives Run Trail Challenge
A New Kind of Snarky Optimism (with spittle)
I am giddy with the prospect of September even though I thoroughly HATE September and everything September stands for-- except for (maybe) the prospect of "new beginnings" which, to be honest, every month has the potential for, on the first day of its bad self. But after that first day is over, September is especially … Continue reading A New Kind of Snarky Optimism (with spittle)
A Whimsical Vacation
I woke up in my own bed this morning after a week at the beach, wondering: What is a vacation, really? Is it breaking the habitual patterns, and living pattern-less for a while? (I almost wrote: Living a more "natural" pattern.) Maybe. Let me just explore it here for a bit. I consider myself very … Continue reading A Whimsical Vacation
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