YOGAGIRL: As a mantra of fact.......

October 2007



from the camera..

Sunday, 28 October 2007 5:16 P GMT-08
recent forest hike, trees just starting to turn. came across one of these caterpillars at the beach last weekend. Haven't seen one since growing up on the Oregon Coast hike to the beach....through the seawallmr. yogagirl is done with buildin

currently on...yogagirl.

Saturday, 27 October 2007 3:18 P GMT-08
paragraphs seem too complicated this afternoon. So? We'll sum up. The wrist is soooo much better.  I'm in a quandry. Go take the 9am yoga tomorrow at the studio (taught by the other instructor I rotate Sundays with) before I ha

dreaming of white..

Wednesday, 24 October 2007 3:08 P GMT-08
after last winter, where I basically sat around, ate everything in sight, slept all day, felt sorry for myself, and was homesick for Texas,  I've vowed to not that that happen this year. The pacific northwest can be very dark and dreary

taste Oregon..

Monday, 22 October 2007 2:39 P GMT-08
We had a wonderful fall weekend. Went wine tasting at local vineyards on Saturday, hit one of our favorites, found one we NEVER want to return to again (being ignored at the wine bar by Snobby McSnobberson while the grape processing&nb

ouch..

Tuesday, 16 October 2007 10:04 P GMT-08
I'm injured. And leave it to me to do it while doing something as mundane as yardwork. Okay so maybe planting 200+ daffodil bulbs in one stint on Sunday was a bit ambitious. All that rotating through the wrist with the manual bulb planter? T

I love fall..

Sunday, 14 October 2007 8:46 P GMT-08
Ever since I was a child growing up on the Oregon coast, I've always loved fall. The cool crisp air, the leaves changing colors, pumpkins, fuzzy catapilars, apple cider, the whole deal. I missed it living in Texas for 14 years where the tree leav

A FITNESS INSTRUCTOR'S MANTRA

Wednesday, 10 October 2007 2:18 P GMT-08
It's common for instructors to fall into a trap. Do not abandon your own fitness routine thinking that the classes you teach will do the job for you. Take time for yourself. Avoid boredom. LIFT HEAVY!! Challenge yourself. If you're inj

do what you love..

Tuesday, 9 October 2007 8:57 P GMT-08
love what you do. Sure it's the moto of the "Life is Good" brand but it's words to live by if you think about it. And I've had the chance to to think about it A LOT lately.  You see dear readers, I ventured to the dark

progress...

Friday, 5 October 2007 12:15 P GMT-08
the scale says I've lost 5 pounds this week. However, the weight room says I've lost all my dignity as far has heavy lifting goes. I suppose that is what over 3 years of endurance high rep/low weight lifting will do to a girl. I'm su

transform version 3.0

Wednesday, 3 October 2007 2:33 P GMT-08
I've decided to finally take hold of my eating plan. Okay to say I've even *had* an eating plan over the last year isn't true. Well unless you think drinking beer for dinner and eating massive quanitities of food just 2 times a day q

star pupil ....

Monday, 1 October 2007 7:57 P GMT-08
I've got a girl at the gym who's working with me and learning how to teach the barbell pump class. She's an employee and works in the kid's club and in the tanning salon.   She's actually quite the little natur