First off, I think I need to play around with my schedule a bit because going to yoga in the evening then writing a blog post (and publishing) right before bed isn’t doing me any favors. I’m tired and eager to get my thoughts out of my mind and on the screen. The silver lining …
Day 9: Mind and body practices
This morning I picked up a Philz Ecstatic coffee before I drove to an Apple store for a free, one-hour Procreate class. The instructor was kind, but unfortunately, the class ended up being too basic, so I didn’t walk away with any Procreate learnings today (other than creating stacks, which my friend told me about …
Day 8: What matters in the end?
In between a parent-teacher conference and dental appointments for everyone in the family, I started going through some old photos, Marie Kondo style. We’re talking old school, like requesting double prints at Costco from my film canisters over twenty years ago. It was sad to see people I went to high school with (or with …
Day 7: Soul Sunday
Soul Sunday. (Did Oprah trademark that?) For me, feeding my soul today consisted of a full-on family day. We went to the park with family, went to lunch with family, and had family photos taken by the talented Meghan MacAskill of The Wild Bloom Studio. My little family capped off the evening with dinner at …
Day 6: Yoga on yoga
To take advantage of my free week of classes at CorePower Yoga, I took a C1 class at 3:30 and a C2 class at 6:15 today. Both are 60 minutes; C1 is unheated and has no added humidity while C2 is heated to 93–100 degrees and has added humidity. (Class descriptions here) The class I …
Day 5: Soul food
Today fed my soul. I played hide and seek with my (still-at-home-sick) daughter. I had lunch with a colleague and met her cousin who runs a side business kind-of/sort-of similar to what I’ve been dreaming of starting. I went to yoga with a friend I met a few weeks ago, and afterward we talked, listened …
Day 4: Slow down
With messages like, “No time like the present.” “Early bird gets the worm.” “If not now, when?” “Seize the day. Carpe diem.” constantly in my feed, it’s important to remind myself to pay attention to my energy and realize the message just might be, “No time like the present to prioritize your health and family.”
Day 3: Therapy, podcasts and tea
I don’t have a lot of experience with therapists. There were the two I saw over fifteen years ago for a handful of sessions each for a specific, emotional, end of a relationship; there was one I saw two or three times regarding job stress three years ago, and there was one I saw a …
Day 2: And we’re off
Yesterday I had lunch with a former manager-turned-mentor-and-dear-friend, Nadine. She made the leap 51 weeks ago to leave corporate America and pursue one of her passions, cookie baking and decorating! You can find her fabulous work on Instagram: FlourPowerbyNadine. We talked about how important it is to surround yourself with positive, empowering people, and I’m …
Day 1: Let the adventure begin
I’m on a journey to build a healthier mind, body and soul…let the adventure begin.