When I Am Suffocating, I Do Two Things
Last night before the kids went to bed, the Expert made a bargain with our daughter–age almost-nine. She had a math assignment to complete–which by the way, she totally fibbed about completing–and he bargained that she could do it in the morning. As the Expert left the house this morning (after making lunches–I will give […]
Setting an Intention
I dabble in yoga. [I mean really dabble.] I go to yoga when my internal head scramble is so much jumble that I can’t see straight. When in reality, I should be going to yoga on a regular basis to prevent the internal head scrabble from happening in the first place. Nevertheless, I get to yoga […]
On Mastering Emotion
“Emotions will either serve or master, depending on who is in charge.” — Jim Rohn One of the ladies in our December Swim Bike Food group posted the above quote yesterday, and I thought, “Yes. This is really good.” I experienced a wide roller coaster of emotions when I received a notice from a debt collector about a […]
Contentment
Yoga this morning. Unlike my usual days at yoga, I was restless. Couldn’t stop fidgeting. Was struggling with being in the moment, with meeting myself where I am. I had a long chat with Coach T-Bone yesterday about my laundry list of real issues coupled with a smattering of first-world problems. Regardless, I’m working through […]
Meet Yourself Where You Are
I have been dabbling in the world of Swim Bike Yoga for a while now (no, that’s not a real type of yoga… it’s just I tend to put “Swim Bike” before everything. I go to my Swim Bike Job. I drive the Swim Bike Car. It’s pretty Swim Bike Silly, but whatever.) So anyway, […]
On Sitting in a Stupidly Ungrateful Place…
I’m not sure why I’m on a roll, entitling posts this way. Right now, it just feels right. Because I am on the brink of some kind of breakthrough. [Or breakdown. Could be one in the same…] [So as an initial matter, it appears that I may be leaning on the Army for therapy…. you have been warned.] […]
Stalking and Stuffing my Face
Remember way back when I used to stalk an Iron(wo)man at my old law firm? If not, here’s the short: I saw a car in the parking lot with the M-dot on the hitch. This was right after my first Olympic distance race in 2011, and naturally, I was hooked. So I decided that I […]
Beauty & the Yoga Beast
I have dabbled in yoga in the past, but really only the P90x version. (“Do your best! Forget the rest!” Yeah, Tony Horton. You da man.) The one other yoga experience I had was at the local YMCA, and it must have been more like a stretch class, because I didn’t get much out of it. […]
YIP-PIE
YIP (yoga in public) was a joke. The Expert and I are accustomed to getting our baby yogi-buns kicked by Tony Horton and the P90x yoga routine. The YMCA class was a hilarious walk in the park. We walk into the studio, which is dimly lit. About five minutes until class starts. The instructor is up front, […]