I suck...

Work has been INSANE, my stress has been through the roof! Things have slowed down a bit now though and I am still here.

I will definitely continue to blog, but I may not post everyday. My goal is to post every other day instead.

I got this great book, Clean Food, A Seasonal Guide to Eating Close to the Source. I will start to implement one day a week of clean eating... baby steps Jade, baby steps... (although the book so far seems to be meat free, most of the recipes could easily be tweaked a bit to include some)

The funny thing is I really enjoy eating clean, it's just that breaking the habit of buying the same old groceries and stopping at the same fast food places cuz you forgot to make your lunch, is really hard to break. It seems so overwhelming to change my eating habits all at once. So once a week of completely clean eating, while we continue our usually (halfway clean-eating lifestyle) will slowly become two days, then three and so on...

I love the way my body looks and feels since doing yoga regularly, but I must be careful that I get enough calories, because I have a tendency to forget to eat and can start to wither away... Not good.

So, I'm still here... still chugging along through my busy little life... till next time!

Hump day, the day of least effort

I was SUPER sick most of last week. No work, no Yoga.

Started back on track today, feeling great! Really enjoyed class, my body felt great, my attidude was great!

A friend of ours, Mani, moved in recently. He'll be staying till summer. He's an accupuncturist and deals in Chinese herbal remedies. Basically, he is a wealth of knowledge and we're excited to have him with us. We will all learn so much from each other.

Last night Mani and I decided we would go through "Healing with Whole Foods" together so I can figure out the correct way that I should be eating with my physical and daily activities in mind.

This season of my life has become so exciting and I feel refreshed and ready to move forward and get happy and healthy.

I may have some big news soon, but just in case "certain people" read this, I will wait until I know more... PS, I'm not preggo... since I know that's the first thing everyone thinks of when I say I have news.

My handsome hubby and me on NYE, obviously.

Catch up, Days 8-12

SO like I said, the past two weeks has been my busiest at work, so not a lot of action on the ole blog. I decided that nstead of going through each day I'm just gonna update on how I felt over the last week and start again with my day-by-days next week :).

I felt AMAZING!

lol nice update huh?, Ok I'll break it down a little bit more...

Last week I missed a day but made it up on Sunday. We had a company meeting at our studio that included a class taught by our awesome regional manager Heather.

Actually something really interesting and exciting happened in class; we were in horse(only pic I can find) while holding one heel lifted. It kills the quads and I usually have to release out and give my legs a break. This time, just before I was about to give up... heat (literally thats what it felt like) filled my quad and I was able to hold till the end. It was THE coolest thing I've ever felt (yoga-wise). Then when I got to the next side I waited past the point I would normally release from the posture and it happened AGAIN! So exciting!

Anyway, this past week I went to class every day except Wednesday because I needed to give my hips a break. I will try to take a class this weekend to make it up.

I felt really strong all week, and it's definately been easier to get to bed early.

Looking foward to a great weekend!

Day Seven

Thursday, January 14th.

Couldn't take class today, will make up on Saturday so I can still get my 5 a week.
It was nice to sleep in a bit, I think I needed the rest. I need to make more of an effort to get to bed earlier. It is hard when there are two people though cuz the hubby may want to stay up, so then I want to stay up with him...

Taught class tonight, my ipod died (literally, it ceased to exist). Had a great class, lots of brand new people so I did a bit more of the postures than usual. Lots of chaturangas, felt solid and aligned.


Friday, January 15th.

HPF, David taught

Felt really good, strong. Felt like I came to a new peace about my practice. I could focus and wasn't worried about anything or anyone around me. Really cool...

TGIF, so happy for the weekend.

Day Six - Feeling stronger

*For Wednesday, January 13th.

- HPF this morning, Jeri taught

Starting to feel stronger in class, able to focus on breath more. In balancing we switch from posture to posture on one foot while never placing the other foot down. I have been able to stay on the one foot almost the entire time, and not too much cramping in the left foot today. Core is getting stonger, more stable in balancing.

Day Five

*This is a little late, but this is the post for Tuesday, January 12.

- Took C2 today, Monica taught.

I felt really nauseous halfway through and had to rest and catch my breath. Also, in runners lunge, my right hip felt like it was popping out. All in all is was humbling and I felt great all day.

Short posts for the rest of the week as it is "year end" at work and I have been SWAMPED.

I can't wait for the weekend...

Day four - a new week

- Out of bed at 5:40 (almost didn't make it!), slept 6 hours.

- HPF, David taught

Felt great, still cramping in my feet! UGH! Becoming frustrated, I think it is just my feet getting re accustomed. I will ask my acupuncturist friend, see what he thinks and if he can help. Not too comfortable with standing back bends, I will gladly take my time with this, I don't want to cause injury trying to push it.


- Major cramps today! Can barely even focus at work because of them. They're really bad every other cycle.

- Hubby and Italian friends brought delicious pasta to my office today, so sweet. Too many starches the past few days though, ugh.

- Feeling pretty good after a weekend break, was SO tired all weekend.

*Side note - the earl gray tea latte from Peet's is SO good, I got it with steamed half and half and vanilla, treated myself after not having any coffee or tea at work for a few days.