On the first day, at the first break, of yoga teacher training I realized I just lost a baby I didn’t even know I had. Three weeks later, I lost mom. That’s a hell of a way to start a new challenge – any challenge, but specifically one where the homework is “sit quietly and […]
Healthy Living
How To Get Out of Bed
No, this is not a post about how to fill your day with glorious things that makes you want to bound out of the sheets and tackle the challenges head on. This is a post about how hard it is to get out of bed when you’re carrying a 12 pound bowling ball on your […]
Let It Go – How Yoga Keeps Me From Being A Grumpy Old Lady
I woke up this morning when Randy’s alarm went off and was immediately fired up. Why the rage and not the normal roll-over-and-go-back-to-sleep? Oh, that’s right. I was still pissy about the kids that wrecked my trick or treating. Let me explain. Trick-or-treating was from 2 – 4 pm Sunday in our neck of the […]
Yoga and Pilates Schedule Now Available
Happy Saturday, friends! I’m excited to share a new page here on the site. “Classes” is where you can find all the details about rubber harvesting in the Congo… (Sorry, just had to check how awake you are today…) I plan on teaching a full schedule up through the end of the year, so continue […]
An Honest Discussion on Styling Bookshelves & Being Real
A couple of weeks ago, this article about styling bookshelves stumbled into my Bloglovin’ newsfeed. This weekend, I saw this from A Beautiful Mess about Candy Vanilla Milkshakes. Really? Vanilla milkshakes aren’t good enough? A bookshelf stuffed to the gills with family photos and good books just doesn’t cut the mustard? Nope, not when you’ve been a […]