Now I'm getting really behind. But, if memory serves me correctly...
Day 8 (was... Thursday?)
Thursday, Thursday, what did we do on Thursday? OH YEAH. Today we went to the zoo with my nephew, Eli & my brother in law, Joe. These two guys, I am SO grateful for the both of them. Eli is just the light of my life, he is like a brother to Jude, and he is really helping to shape Jude with a world view that is full of JOY, laughter, and funny funny funny stuff. Joe is just such a good guy, he is one of my favorite people to talk to, he's a really good dad, and he loves my sister. A LOT. What more could I ask for???
Day 9 (Friday)
Tonight Miles and I actually went on a date. AT night time, in the DARK. This was our first date, that wasn't an early evening or afternoon date, in TWO years. Prior to this, we always had the bedtime & breastfeeding issues to deal with. I'd left Jude with Miles to go out on less than a handful of special occasions, but tonight we went out TOGETHER! And it was SO fun. We met up with some other friends to go out to celebrate my bf's birthday - had dinner at a fancy restaurant, saw a drag show, had drinks and came home IN THE DARK. I'm grateful for a lot of things: 1. My sister, Rachel for babysitting and having a date with Jude, 2. Good people to go out for, and 3. Drag queens who put on an AMAZING show. I guess I'm just grateful for the opportunity to go out, have fun, and laugh!
Day 10 (Saturday)
Today was my best friend, Emily's, 30th birthday party! I want to express my gratitude to not only her, but also her husband, Pat. They are both such good friends to me & Miles... and also Jude. I love spending time with them. They are such a unique couple, very generous individuals, and although we differ on some aspects of our lives, they are always accepting, open minded, and just a hell of a lot of fun to be around. I'm extremely grateful they are in my life.
Day 11 (Sunday)
Today I am most definitely grateful for Yoga. I have tried to focus a lot of my attention on my yoga practice during this year (2012). I started off January 1st by participating in a practice of "108 Sun Salutations" that a studio offered for free. (Love the free part!) I had my mind set on taking a teacher's training to become certified this year, but events happened and I went a different way. In June I did take the "Yoga Calm" intensive training. Yoga Calm is a program developed at PSU that is designed to teach yoga to kids in public schools, by teachers, specialists, or counselors - mostly. It focuses not only on a physical practice, but also social-emotional intelligence and building community. That was AMAZING, and I'm so glad I did it. Since June though, my practice has not been a high priority in my life. I think I've attended 3 or 4 classes since then.
But, today I returned to one of my very favorite instructors for a Yin practice. Aaaaahhhh I'm so glad I did. For me, yoga is therapy more than a physical workout. I'm drawn to the more restorative classes that focus on de-stressing and loving on the spine. (and hips, shoulders, and all those emotions that come up.)
I guess I could try to be "better" and blog daily..,. but I actually feel pretty good about how this project is going. Friday I woke up in THE BEST mood. Like, I just hopped out of bed feeling happy with where I'm at, who I am, and looking forward to the day. I aspire to wake up in this mood EVERY day! Wouldn't that be nice??? I'm going to attribute at least part of this to my Gratitude Project, because my goal is to shift my perspective to a more positive one.
Happy Birthday, Emily! Me & Jude at the zoo with Em,
Wats, & Audrey last week. (We go there a lot.) :)
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