amym's blog

Yoga yoga yoga

After taking a few weeks off for traveling and adjusting to my new work schedule, I'm back on the yoga horse, having been to two classes in the past week and planning another one on Wednesday (if I get out of my morning meeting on time). Yes, yogic breathing now allows me to type ridiculously long sentences.

The classes I've been taking have been pretty tough, with poses I've always shied away from, but it's a nice feeling to rise, sometimes feet first, to the challenge. It's definitely good for my peace of mind as I'm juggling two jobs until the end of the year and trying to quit smoking later this week. So we'll see.

Wednesday I will post a picture of something I've always wanted and finally got. Maybe two things.

Now I get to juggle a homicidal kitten in the shower. Yoga rules!

Currently reading:

Voice Of The Fire

Oct 29, 2007 11:56:11 AM

Aspens

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Oct 24, 2007 11:43:58 AM

Vox Hunt: Arts & Crafts - Raw Materials

Show us something that looks like junk to everyone else, but looks like raw materials to you.

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Just kidding, Iggy. You know you're the cutest of the cutes.

Sep 22, 2007 3:59:47 PM

QotD: World's Best Beer

What is the best beer on planet Earth?
Submitted by Remmy Van Hornie.

That's like asking a parent which child is their favorite.
I love them all equally, except the ones that suck and never should have been born to begin with.

Sep 20, 2007 4:28:13 PM

a day late

My pirate name is:

Bloody Anne Flint

Every pirate lives for something different. For some, it's the open sea. For others (the masochists), it's the food. For you, it's definitely the fighting. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
part of the fidius.org network

Sep 20, 2007 3:58:39 PM

QotD: Once More, With Feeling

What one year of your life would you like to re-live, if you were given the chance?
Submitted by Ross.

There are two possibilities:

1. the last year I was in Albuquerque. I spent way too much time and energy on a soul-sucking relationship, rather than enjoying the life I had and celebrating milestones like my MLS. Buuuttttt....if that year hadn't been that year I might not have moved to the Four Corners and met Sin, so I think I'll keep that year the way it was. Even though it was mostly sucky.

2. the first year in the Caribbean. we met some wonderful people down there, but kept most of them at arm's length for the first year, while we struggled with boredom and alienation and a weird second adolescence. spending more time with those wonderful people would not have dissuaded us from getting off-island as soon as we could, but it could have made the first year less damaging, painful, solipsistic, scary, etc etc etc. Buuuttttt....without that year we might still be that anti-social couple, walling ourselves away from the world behind seasons of Buffy and mistaken assumptions, instead of bravely seeking out different people and activities to pass the time with. So I think I'll keep that year the way it was, even though it was probably the worst year of my life and a hard foot to start a marriage on.

Sep 7, 2007 1:01:28 PM

Money matters

Inspired by bookishbiker and uncagedbird, i've been checking into how much $ we pay for groceries and dining out each month. i'm somewhat horrified to realize that it's more than our rent. now, some rationalizations are that things like cat supplies are often included in the grocery bill, or entertainment/clothing/gas money tacked on as cash back at the check-out counter, and a portion of our grocery bill consists of things like pots n' pans, mops n' brooms, spices and condiments because we're building a kitchen from scratch for the second time in two years. i didn't go through all our receipts, just a quick analysis of our banking transactions. we almost never eat out for breakfast or lunch, we don't buy morning lattes. but, all this money we're spending on food and restaurants could be put to better use by finally taking those dance classes we really want, or finally joining a yoga studio again. we're both good cooks and should cook more, and probably cut down on the wine consumption, and when we bitch and moan about not having any money, we should probably take a long hard look at why we need to spend about twenty bucks on cheese each week.

i also read an article this week about how food staples are increasing exponentially in cost. so is this inflation, laziness and poor planning, a little of both?

i'm hungry. off to the kitchen and the near-bare fridge. comments welcome.

Aug 16, 2007 11:07:02 AM