Leaf Tales

The recent weather escapades left my half acre with about four inches of leaves covering a big part of it. Today was going to be Leaves Day. That's the day every fall my husband and I team up, rake the leaves into piles all over the yard, then rake each pile onto a huge tarp . . . → Read More: Leaf Tales

Simply…Happy Friday!

Long week. I’m sure some of you can relate. Closing out the season at Seafood Sam’s tonight with the love of my life. Baked seafood platter for two, a Pino Grigio to start and a chocolate martini for dessert…..the BEST way to end a rough and tumble week!

Sometimes we need to kick back, relax, . . . → Read More: Simply…Happy Friday!

Flawless Performance…I Think

Today I didn’t have have a single scary thought about going to yoga. I was rested, hydrated, and felt much better than I had all week. My class was awesome. The room was perfect and I performed and executed each pose to the best of my ability without even a stray breath or a thought . . . → Read More: Flawless Performance…I Think

I Was Scared!

Last night's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad yoga class put the fear of Halloween in my head for tonight's class. I started at two o'clock with maybe I'm eating too much for lunch. I know I didn't drink enough water. I shouldn't attempt this. I had coffee at 4 pm. That definitely means this . . . → Read More: I Was Scared!

Snap!

Did you ever try to break a pencil in half? You know – where you grab each end with a fist and ever so slowly start to bend it until – SNAP! In Bikram yoga camel pose does that to your body. You lean back half way. Put your right hand on your right heel . . . → Read More: Snap!

Hurrycanes

Today I had to drive home from NY to Cape Cod. I had been watching hurricane Sandy creep closer to my beach home all weekend, trying to determine the best time to make my getaway. According to the Boston news things weren't supposed to get rough until late afternoon. My best bet was to leave . . . → Read More: Hurrycanes

That’s Me! That’s Me!

Today a great concept smacked me in the brain bright and early this morning. That probably meant that I shouldn’t dismiss it’s message so easily. I was reading Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions by Lysa TerKeurst. This was an interesting little book I picked up on Amazon this week for . . . → Read More: That’s Me! That’s Me!

October Night

Today I drove to NY to spend the weekend with family. A certain little one is having a first birthday. Some are having a difficult time right now. I hadn’t seen my dad since Father’s Day – June 17 – and here it was October. My sister just got two tiny lab puppies. Shopping centers . . . → Read More: October Night

Where Do You Look?

Today in bible study we focused on Psalm 123. Verse one says:

"I lift my eyes to you, the One enthroned in heaven."

In the lesson book it said:

"I'd like to suggest that an entire chain reaction begins with our eyes and ultimately affects our hearts, souls, and minds. Where we LOOK – where . . . → Read More: Where Do You Look?

I Feel Compelled

Being such a Bikram yoga enthusiast and being that a lot of my posts revolve around my practice, I feel compelled to share the best answer I have ever come across to answer the question: What is Bikram yoga? A blog that I follow regularly by Lisa Jones, entitled "The Here and Now", answered that . . . → Read More: I Feel Compelled