Peace

Do your duty to the best of your ability, O Arjuna,

With your mind attached to the Lord,

Abandoning (worry and) attachment to the results,

And remaining calm in both success and failure.

The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2.

Where the Wild Things Are...

Handstand

I did handstand for the first time yesterday!  I had the wall behind me... but I've never done a handstand before.  Yeah for me!

Lost 5.10

Few thoughts...

What did Kate want to tell Sawyer when he asked "why she had come back?"....

Where is Aaron?  Can't wait for that episode!

I don't believe Ben is dead.  Faraday said you can't change the future.  It's not like "back to the future" when things they do in the past affect the future.  We've seen things that prove without a doubt that the past is "explaining" the future not "changing" it.  For instance, Ethan would have died without the c-section that Juliet performed.   Also, Hawkings told Desmond that you can't control destiny... that you can try and change it.. but it will keep happening (as we saw with man with red shoes).  

Also, if Ben was dead and came back to life (as with Christian and Locke) then he would have stopped aging... which could explain why Richard doesn't age.  Just a theory of mine.  So Ben is NOT dead!

Another thought... Ben couldn't go back to the 70's because he was already there.. so how would that explain Sun?  Was she born on the island?  

Crow

This has been an amazing week for me!  I did Crow today!  Now on Friday I'm going to attempt the "jump back".  That's where you land in this pose.  However, I've been doing more of a belly flop the last few times.  But now that I can get up in Crow I should be able to do it!  

Makeup

I've never been one to wear makeup unless its "date night"... but I was taking a good look at the old face recently (after the dimple in thigh episode last week) and I'm beginning to want to avoid looking my age.  

My MIL died a few years ago from complications from a major face lift... and that has stuck in my head.  Even though I would love to have a boob job!  I really don't want to touch my face much (well, maybe a chin implant).. but not really.  I would be happy with a boob job being the only plastic surgery I'll ever need.  But I'm scared to death of dying on the table and my kids will grow up without a mom because I wanted some nice boobies.. kwim?

Anyway, back to my point.... makeup!  Sorry I've been getting distracted lately in my thoughts.  My makeup consists of a few pieces from Clinique.  And I would say some of them are "vintage" Clinique.  Which we all know... you shouldn't keep "old" makeup.   

So I went over to Target and checked out the makeup aisle.  I found a fantastic line of products from L'Oreal called Bare Naturale.  And you've probably already know what I'm talking about.. but I felt like a first time teenager looking at everything.  It has been that long!  

So last night for my husband's birthday party.. I thought I would spice up the ol'wife face.  I put on my new makeup and was pleased with results... but I couldn't put my finger on what made me look better... was it my new mascara or the yummy smooth face powder or the glimmery eyeshadow that took me a few minutes to figure out how to get it out of the container or the new shiny lip gloss!  

So I went and asked my husband how I looked... of course, there is only one right answer (kinda like the "does my ass look big in this" question).. and he said my skin looked really smooth.  SO that was it!  My skin took on the youthful appearance it use to have! And I think the mascara and shadow made my eyes pop!  And the lip stick didn't hurt much!  So I'm sold! I'm going back for a few more things that they were out of... and I'm going to get me some more of that "fountain of youth" they call "makeup".

Half Moon

I admit that I don't have the best balance.  I did Half Moon for the first time last week with the help of the wall... But today I did a very awesome Half Moon (as shown above) without the wall! I did have a block to rest my hand on and it was more like a "T" but I did it all the same!  

I just love doing something you never thought you could do...  Hope you have a HALF MOON DAY!

Taxes

After my uplifting post yeserday... today is tax day for me.  The dreaded day that I put off all year.. until the final moments.  Well, not really the final moments.. but as long as possible.

I can't believe how many people wait until April 15th and 11:59pm and rush to the post office.  I'm not that bad! Honestly!

But we are both self employed and one of my many titles (besides wife, mommy, housekeeper, shopper, etc...) is accountant.  So I do our taxes every year.. and every year I tell my husband we need to hire someone.  But we don't.  Most of the work is keeping track of everything and putting it in the spreadsheet.  The easy part is putting it all in the tax program.  Why should I pay someone hundreds to do the easy part?  So that is why I hold the title of accountant for yet another year.

Which brings me back to this year.. I actually had most of it done early this year... but I'm dreading the numbers at the top of the program.  Will they be RED or GREEN?  Red means we owe uncle sam.. and green means I'll be having a party doing some on-line shopping!  Just kidding!  Unfortunately I KNOW that there will be a red number up there... but what has me dreading it so badly... is how big will that red number be this year?  

Now you know why I dread tax time.  :(  So if I don't post tomorrow you know I'll be under a pile of tissues.. or eating the BIG box of brownies I just got at Costco.  

Ashtanga

This weekend was my first "true" Ashtanga class in eight plus years... and all I can say is.. I don't think that old class was Ashtanga.  This class kicked my butt!  Truly the hardest class I've ever been in.

I did something to my arms this past week and I suddenly had little strength to drop down from plank into this pose above.  What should be done slowly.. was far to quickly because of my lack of strength.. which hasn't been the case in many months.   So I don't know what was up with that.. all I can say is my body was telling me that it just wasn't going to do it the past few days.

And so when I was in the Ashtanga class... we had to have done about a million Chataronga's. We held the pose above for a very long time but with one foot off the ground!  Hello, there is only so much I can take!  Most of the time I kinda skipped the Chataronga and just went into face plant (however, that's not a yoga pose).

After class I bent to retrieve my shoes and my legs and arms were shaking so badly I could barely move.  

Today my arms, shoulders and rib cage is sore.  But the old legs are working fine.. considering I couldn't even hold a simple warrior two without shaking like I was 80 years old.

Because my ego.. I'll be back.. and my new goal is to be able to do 80% of the class with ease.  Darn ego is at it again!

Spring has sprung...

Well, okay... maybe not that kind of spring has sprung.  I love spring time!  I love fall more.. but I'll take spring time after winter any day!

In honor of spring, we went shopping all last week and I spent way too much money on clothes for me and the kids.

I then spent a few hours cleaning out our closets and clearing the old and hanging up the new.  LOVE that!  Doesn't it just make you happy to hang up your new clothes!

I also got together a huge pile of books to donate at the local library.  I just feel so good passing on something that I enjoyed to someone else.  

AND I went for a run this morning and I ran for 10 minutes straight (well, really 9 1/2 minutes) but who's counting.  Such an accomplishment for me.. and I felt so alive afterward.  I just hope I don't eat half the house this afternoon because of the run.  Does that happen to you? I get hungrier after exercise then if I didn't exercise.  I probably won't become a "runner" any time soon because I get nasty shin splits... but I'll give it some time.

Yoga Ego

Sometimes I tend to have a "yoga ego"... I know I'm not suppose to.. but it's true.  Watch this short movie to see what I'm talking about.

Favorite Book

Cloudy with a Chance of Meat Balls! One of my all time favorite books! Now a movie this fall!

5K

Me and my little "mini-me" ran a Charity 5K (3.1 miles) race on Sunday.  It was rainy.. and I don't run.. so I was a bit scared in the beginning but I had the time of my life.  

My daughter jogged with me the first 1.5 miles and I was so proud.  After that we jogged off and on.. and finished around 46 minutes.  Little "mini-me" got 14th place in her age division and I placed 41st.  

I'm beyond proud of my little girl!  And now she wants to do more!  I'm still not walking normal after Sunday...  But I can't wait to do another!

An apple a day...

So I was feeling better about the way my jeans fit this last week... they were a tiny bit baggy in places.  I don't get on the scale every day because it's not good for me... so I was sure I would see that I lost a pound or two.  I hopped on and it said I GAINED A POUND!!! What?  I know weight doesn't matter as much as how clothes fit.. but give me a break here! 

I eat an apple a day! I eat mostly organic... don't eat junk food.. only drink water... do yoga almost every day.. just did a 5K... what the heck?????

I use to eat crap all the time and never exercised and I was a size two!!  Given I wasn't a mother of two and I was in my twenties...

I know.. I shouldn't complain because I'm a size 8.  I know that is a normal weight.. but I've work so hard to be a size 6.  I started to think Old Navy changed their jeans sizes this year!

So whats the motivation for me to eat right and exercise when I can't lose a single pound?  In fact I only have gained weight....  I'm about this close to having a cheeseburger, fries and a vanilla shake!

My husband says muscle weighs more then fat.. you should see my guns.. my arms have never looked like this.. but my ass and thighs have never been fatter (except when I was pregnant).. it must be an age thing.

I think I need a personal trainer... I obviously can't do this on my own.  Any personal trainers out there?

To top it all off today... It was warm so I put on some shorts... and I have this really nice "dimple" right in the middle of one of my thighs.. it's never been there before! Come on!!  So I bought some skirts to cover my thighs.. and I'm thinking... is this the beginning of being an old woman weighing jeans when it's 100 degrees outside because I'm to embarrassed to show my legs.  My mom does that! Sorry mom!  So goodbye short shorts!  And hello skirts.

Should I still eat that apple?  Or chuck it at someone who is a size two!

GQ

Wheat Grass

Wheatgrass! YUM.  Um, NO.  Not yum.  This stuff is gross... I drink a 1 0z shot very quickly and then down my juice.  But that's not the worst part... it's 20 minutes later when I start getting these great "wheatgrass burps"... and let me tell you... It does NOT taste better the second time.

BUT, there are many benefits to wheatgrass juice.

Claims are that the juice "cleanses" the body, neutralizes toxins, slows the aging process, and prevents cancer.

Also, these healthy claims:

• A physical and mental sense of well-being

• More energy and better sleep

• Stronger immune system

• Detoxification on a cellular level

• Reduced inflammation in the entire body

• Strong bones and smooth joint function

• It produces results you can see in live blood cell analysis such as the unclumping of oxygen-carrying red blood cells

New Moon

Yum Yum Yum.... I know what I'll be thankful for at Thanksgiving this year....

Blog Design Contest

I just entered this awesome contest with Pink & Polka Dot for a new blog design!  Check out her fantastic designs!

Deleted Twilight Scene

A deleted Twilight scene... Yum Yum!

Jelly Rolls...

These are different kind of Jelly Rolls... these are the kinds you make a quilt out of (NOT EAT).  Visit HERE to get the details on the contest!  YEAH.

Happiness

This is me today.. well, not really me but you get the picture.  I took the most amazing Kundalini workshop yesterday.  It was on bringing prosperity and abundance into your life.   I can't put into words the way I feel... 

I WILL believe that my life will prosper and there will be an abundance of happiness!  I begin a 40 day meditation today.  It WILL change my life.

"The key to happiness is not getting what you want, but wanting what you get"

Resolution Update

Okay, It's March... How am I doing on my goals:

Blogging... Well, I've been slacking a bit.  But life is busy!

Lose 7 pounds... NOTHING!  Not a single pound.  I'm beyond frustrated.  Tonight I was crying at dinner because I wanted a cookie.. and no matter what I do I can't lose any weight.  I might as well eat the cookie!  But I didn't.

Bake more with kids... Yesterday we made Peanut Butter Cup Cookies.

Eat healthier and cook more dinners... We haven't eaten out regularly in about two months.  We did eat out on Sunday but it had been over a week...

Spend more time as a family... My daughter and I will be doing a charity 5K run (or walk) in about two weeks.  Wish us luck!  I've started doing more one on one time with the kids.

Take family vacation... I spent many many hours trying to book a trip with some tickets that we had to cancel (non-refundable) and are about to expire.  But after we finally decided on a destination we were informed that to book the next tickets would be charged $130 per ticket (beyond the cost of the air fair) for the change.  WHAT?  And so its sad to say we've decided to just let the tickets expire.  But we have planned another trip to Las Vegas with the kids.. but because we will be moving soon.. we decided to wait on that trip until later this year.

Successfully re-establish "home"... still waiting for the house to sell.  Might be waiting awhile on this one.

Read more books... I read a few more books.  Reading one right now that's not so bad.  I picked up two new one's in Costco the other day also.  Also, I'm reading a book on dyslexia because my daughter has this.

Continue my Yoga practice... Not a problem.  I've gone consistently 4-5 times a week for awhile now.  AND this weekend I'm taking a Kundalini Workshop.  The goal is "prosperity"... can't we all use a little prosperity!

Learn to shot my camera in "manual" mode... Not yet, this summer.

Do a quilt... Almost bought some fabric but decided to wait.  I've had a bunch of work lately and time is limited.