YOGA IN A TINY SPACE

On the last day of February (my true love gave to me), I was the most productive I’ve been on a Sunday in months. I woke up and made myself some cream eggs, which I ate while watching CBS Sunday Morning. Then I cleaned the kitchen, watched an episode of Alias Grace while I made up the calendar for March and then I cleaned the chicken coop. I came in from cleaning the coop and boiled eggs for the week while stripping the sheets off my bed and replacing them with clean bedding. Then I made two dozen mini egg cups for morning snacks, cleaned up the mess I made in the kitchen and started a load of laundry. I had the egg cups cooling on wire racks by 12:30 in the afternoon. I even took a shower and brushed my teeth, two activities that may not happen on a Sunday.

Who is this person?!?!

The Cabbage sat on the couch playing MineCraft while Michael snored on the other end and I created an event page on Facebook for my next virtual yoga class. Despite my poor video/lighting setup, my first Zoom yoga class appears to have been a hit. People enjoyed it and asked for more. I learned a lot about technology and how not to setup for virtual yoga. As a result, I purchased a ring light and played around with a setup in my bedroom that is not perfect, but feels more comfortable. This also means that Michael will not have to leave the house while I’m teaching a class. He was very helpful in setting me up for the first class and it was his idea to move me out to the living room where he pointed every spare lamp at my face. It worked, but I felt distant like I was on a stage. Josephine was crazy and spent the first five minutes of class hitting me with her toys or flopping against me. I had to put her in time out so I could teach. It did not help that it has been a year since I’ve taught an actual yoga class. I was rusty, but I think of last Thursday as my first pancake. It wasn’t pretty, but it was edible.

So if you are interested in doing some gentle, beginning yoga with me on Thursday evenings at 6 central time, shoot me an email. I’ll send you the Zoom link and ways to make a donation for class. This Thursday we will focus on our feet and building strong foundations for standing poses.

THANKFUL FRIDAY

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This is one of those weeks where I am actually really grateful that it is Friday. I don't like to admit this. I used to work with a guy who did not like his job. Every morning, he would come into the office and say "Is it Friday yet?" or he'd count down the week until Friday. "Just two more days until Friday!" I always tried to nod my head along in agreement to show solidarity, but mostly I just felt bad that he was so obviously unhappy and he was just suffering through to make it to the weekend. I know what it is like to not like your job. I understand completely the toll it takes on the mind and spirit. Eventually he left to start his own business. The business is going well and he's super happy. I am really happy for him, but I can't help but think of him when I have a week where at the end of it, I think "TGIF!"

This has not been a bad week. Actually, it's been a fairly productive week. I got all of the camper blankets washed and dried. Images from the DSLR got uploaded to my computer for future editing. I made some changes to the blog and my 'About Me' page. I've had some really satisfying moments on my yoga mat. This week has been good and that is partly why I am grateful that today is Friday. Friday is the cherry on top of this week's sundae. This is the day I get to sit back and take a breath and a moment to appreciate the things I have accomplished. I can sigh with relief that nothing blew up or died or got taken away by tornadoes. Sometimes it is just good practice to be thankful you not only had a successful week, but a successful week, free of disasters. So yeah...TGIF! 

Now I get to reap the rewards of the weekend with sleeping in and meeting my massage therapist. I'm also going to dig in the dirt and plant some thing to make the house look pretty. I'm going to put Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae on repeat and swing in a hammock. I might even have a margarita in celebration of Cinco De Mayo. Except I don't care for tequila. A Ginarita? Is that a thing?