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

September 2008



swamped....

Tuesday, 30 September 2008 11:23 A GMT-08
I can't seem to get anything done right now. So busy with the fitness coaching hours at work, teaching classes, trying to get my own workouts in, studying for the PT exam, plus all the usual stuff I have to do around the house. Yardwork? Ha. I ha
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Redwoods Day 2....

Wednesday, 24 September 2008 12:44 P GMT-08
Our 16 mile hike really wore us out over the weekend so Monday morning we took a much less taxing and scenic drive in the car on "Howland Hills Road" to make our way out of the state park.  After a quick greasy spoon breakfas
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The Big Trees...

Monday, 22 September 2008 1:37 P GMT-08
Truly, a life isn't as rich without a walk through the "titans" of the Redwood forest in northern California.  At least once. You've got to. And it's really hard to capture their enormous size in photographs because wi
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coastal splendor....

Sunday, 21 September 2008 12:30 P GMT-08
We started our journey a little over a week ago and we're already home. In some respects, like all vacations, it feels like we've been gone a month. In other moments? It feels like we were gone only for a day. We managed to pack in so mu

vacation bound...

Friday, 12 September 2008 6:27 A GMT-08
We're scrambling around this morning getting ready for our 10 days of camping through northern California (Redwoods and Napa Valley). We're celebrating 15 years of marriage this coming Thursday. For our other big 5 year markers (5 and 10 year
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Be safe my Texas friends....

Thursday, 11 September 2008 9:29 P GMT-08
Ugh. It's times like these that mother nature can *really* make me angry. Hurricane Ike (category 2 storm right now but expected to strengthen) is headed towards the Texas gulf coast. Ironically almost the same week that Rita came in when we were

The dog days of summer.....

Sunday, 7 September 2008 5:16 P GMT-08
Kipper got a *very* short haircut last week, in preparation for our upcoming 10 day camping trip through Northern California. Having  never been "professionally" groomed in his entire 4 years of life, he did very well.  
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no habla espanol...

Friday, 5 September 2008 10:44 A GMT-08
One of my fit appointments last night was with this really sweet, young hispanic woman. She is joining a gym for the first time in her LIFE and wants to get fit after having a baby this last year. She speaks no english. Her husband helped t
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Yogagirl can't dance.....

Thursday, 4 September 2008 1:22 P GMT-08
Although seriously (((( sigh )))) I sure wish I could. We interviewed and hired another fitness coach at the gym yesterday. She's going to work Monday and Wednesday evenings doing fit appointments because I am busy those nights teaching my two cl
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Anticipation...

Monday, 1 September 2008 2:58 P GMT-08
I'm like a kid before their first day of school tomorrow. Except that I'm not going to school..I'm starting my new position as "Fitness Coach".  And I've already got my first fit appointment. It's at 5 o'clock,
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