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

May 2004



how to spend a day off...

Monday, 31 May 2004 3:54 P GMT-08
lots of:  sleeping in, snack eating, pool floating, martini making, puppy playing, movie watching, couch laying, shade worshiping, wind chime listening, cat napping, dog walking, crystal light drinking, newspaper reading, bird feeding, internet shop

it's suddenly all so clear....

Saturday, 29 May 2004 8:03 A GMT-08
           caddyshack gopher.....             caddyshack kipper...........

wigs for kids...

Friday, 28 May 2004 3:48 P GMT-08
that Jen......she's such a girl of conviction and principle. It's taken 3 years of growing her hair, getting it trimmed faithfully every 6 weeks and not coloring or chemically treating it..and all for the WIGS FOR KIDS PROGRAM. I didn't even have to

I could get used to this..

Friday, 28 May 2004 8:08 A GMT-08
being off work that is, i'm taking the day. it's been hell week ..moving heavy equipment at work,  teaching 2 or 3 classes a day, lifting upper body on tuesday with jennifer before yoga, eating brownies and light beer for dinner (okay the last two i

mon kippitan...

Thursday, 27 May 2004 6:13 A GMT-08
It was inevitable. You see, a dog simply cannot haul ass out the back door, leap onto the 10" raised hot tub, and skid *right* to the water's edge... over and over and over and over ( sigh ) without falling in one day. Such was the case this m

somethins' gotta give

Wednesday, 26 May 2004 6:59 A GMT-08
I feel like a herd of buffalo has run over me this morning. This week has been insane. We've almost completed the move of our lab into the virtual closet down the hall. Can you say "clausterphobic"? I knew you could. Our home for the next 3

sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't..

Monday, 24 May 2004 7:45 P GMT-08
I'm definitely an almond joy today. Pretty much all nuts. Some days my yoga classes just churn out like butter. Cues roll effortlessly off my tongue, the language is new and fresh, novel even. I often surprise myself coming up with new ways to say t

just relax..this won't hurt a bit.

Friday, 21 May 2004 9:39 A GMT-08
I'm sure the lot of you are sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear how the new class gig went last night right? RIGHT. I rode the elevator up with this absolutely gorgeous and I mean RIPPED young woman. I asked, "So do you compete?"

of course!

Thursday, 20 May 2004 8:04 P GMT-08
mom's day BBQsouthern california3 Heinikensnew "cow jumped over the moon pajamas" for a birthday giftprison issue orange colored caprisround house kick!!! (complete with tongue)

moving day..

Thursday, 20 May 2004 10:26 A GMT-08
can't blog much.  we have to move out of our lab for 30 days while they install a sprinkler system and an entirely new air duct system in the ceiling. We must be out by next Friday. We're packing up 2 huge labs with 5 people and smooshing them into

this could get interesting..

Wednesday, 19 May 2004 11:46 A GMT-08
This one is long folks. Grab a beverage. For some background, I am starting a new class on Thursdays at 5:30pm. I was told by the coordinator at this facility to go on Tuesday nights at 5:30pm to see what "Mar-lay" does with her pilates

I axe you..

Wednesday, 19 May 2004 9:56 A GMT-08
how is yogagirl supposed to get ANY work done today when her out of work husband keeps sending her kipper pictures all day long? Huh? Huh?? How is she supposed to do that? ps-his new company called today. His background check is finished and he start

35th Birthday Review..

Wednesday, 19 May 2004 9:03 A GMT-08
My Tuesday was much better than my Monday that is for sure. For one, I took the day off and got Jen to sub my evening yoga class. Got up with Kipper at 5:30am, we played, I had coffee, he had breakfast then I went back to bed at 7am. Got up at 9, an

at the end of my rope..

Monday, 17 May 2004 10:54 A GMT-08
I feel so beaten down today ...I'm taking off that diatribe I wrote earlier. I plucked my eyebrows before bed to wake up this morning with my left eye swollen shut with hives. I had to suffer thru yoga and everyone saying "what's wrong with your

felt like I took a crazy pill..

Sunday, 16 May 2004 7:31 P GMT-08
so Saturday morning I hauled my ass up to the club at 9am to help out with Water Aerobics. The pool is still WAY too cold (around 78 degrees) but we had 11 people show up who were willing to brave the freezing water. While helping the instructor set

keep doing your yoga practice people....

Friday, 14 May 2004 2:02 P GMT-08
this just in: a picture of Beth Shaw from the YOGABUTT website. Jumping up and down great balls of freakin' fire!!! I'm pretty sure Beth doesn't lift weights either.

M.

Friday, 14 May 2004 10:31 A GMT-08
warning...I'm feeling rather un-yogic today. Perhaps it was waking up to Mr. Yogagirl moaning in the bathroom this morning (nice stomach virus soundtrack honey)..or perhaps it was Kipper letting me sleep until 6:30am (thanks Kippy but because you wai

isn't it time?

Thursday, 13 May 2004 7:06 A GMT-08
For another Kipper pic? And hey, my eyes match my outfit. eeeek. And just to pay homage to my old girl, here's a pic of us from last summer. He fills that empty space, but whew I sure do miss her..

trip to OZ

Wednesday, 12 May 2004 7:00 A GMT-08
the weirdest thing happened in Yoga class last night. About half way through class, we're in the middle of tree pose, I'm facing my class ..talking about focusing on the breath, balancing mind with muscles, tuning out the external distractions..when

playing catch-up

Tuesday, 11 May 2004 7:05 A GMT-08
gees louise. I've been gone a total of 4 days. You wouldn't believe how much can happen in that short amount of time. First of all, leaving the fitness program I coordinate to run on autopilot is a huge problem. I made emails galore Friday morning a

things I love about southern california

Monday, 10 May 2004 9:59 P GMT-08
you can eat outdoorswine is served with lunch *and* dinnersaladsthe floral aromas outdoors are divinebleu cheese goes with everythingopen windowsfresh fruitI get to reconnect with all my familyeveryone is weight and health consciousdid I mention ea

cuz i'm leavin' on a jet plane..

Thursday, 6 May 2004 12:37 P GMT-08
don't know when I'll be back again. Nah I know exactly when ....I'll be back Monday. Just a quick weekend trip out to LA to see the family. I dread leaving Kipper alone with the petsitter coming by 3x a day...but it's that or let the neighbor keep h

ya hired....

Wednesday, 5 May 2004 1:48 P GMT-08
ahhhhh. we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief. Mr. Yogagirl got a job offer today and with a company he was really wanting to work with. I now return you to your regular blog programming. ps-thank GOD. the incessant phone calls from my unemp

Turbochicken..

Tuesday, 4 May 2004 12:02 P GMT-08
So we're on our way out to southern California this weekend. We're talking the mecca of Turbokick here people. I belong to this yahoo discussion group for Turbokick instructors and most of them are So. Cal teachers. I posted a few weeks ago about the

what am i? chopped liver?

Monday, 3 May 2004 10:07 A GMT-08
I've talked about my morning yoga class before...it's mainly stay at home mom's that drop their kids off at the nearby elementary school and then come over for yoga at the club house at 8:15am Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. They're an odd bunch..if t