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Sleeping Yoga
It was just this past weekend that I signed-up for a free trial membership with Yoga Glo and gave it a whirl on Sunday night. I waited until the mice where slumbering and my husband had adjourned to the basement to embrace his lazy boy chair. I set-up my yoga matt, flipped on the fireplace, and then selected the best yoga option which seemed suitable for me.
As I moved into the poses I began to relax and by the time I had moved to the floor poses I began to feel very sleepy. It was in the middle of a body twist in which I let out a very loud yawn and decided to move into goddess pose for just one moment.
An hour later my husband reappeared from his man cave, “Honey?”
He gave me another shake “Honey!?”
“I’m sleeping. Leave me alone.”
“Honey? I thought you were doing yoga?”
“Huh?”
I sat-up dazed, confused, and covered in drool.
“I must have fallen asleep in the middle of it. Can you help me up?”
And it is with that I found the miracle cure for insomnia ” Yin Tension” Yoga just before bed. But a word of warning you might just want to do it in bed. It will save you a very long sleepy crawl to your bedroom after your workout.
Have you ever fallen asleep while you were in the middle of an activity?
Run! Gingerbread Man! Run!
Do you devour your gingerbread man in one gulp? Or do you savor every bite?
The Story of My Life: A Box Office Fail
{Simply Charming brings a little Sunshine to the world each day with some of her very bright posts! Her one question is “What actor/actress would you pick to play you in the movie of your life?” Good grief! A movie about my life now that would be a box office fail!}
What movie genre would be the perfect fit for your life story?
NaBloPoMo Failure
I tried to be good, punctual, and post once a day! But I failed! I even did a post on surviving NaBloPoMo! I got cocky! I have many good reasons for failing the month of November’s NaBloPoMo and decided I share would share them with you.
I think that about sums it up! I might try it again in January when I am feeling invigorated by the New Year and ready to take on anything for about a week!
Have you ever completed a NaBloPoMo challenge? Or did your dog eat your notepad?
A Glimpse of the Cosmos in Musical Heaven
It was last night I got to live my dream of seeing Leonard Cohen for the first time in my life. My heart raced when he took to the stage and a small tear trickled down my face as he began with Dance Me to the End of Love. It was at that moment I knew I had discovered musical heaven for one glorious night.
I have always been cynical of the rock shows were the girl is sobbing or others are screaming into fits of hysteria as their favorite boy band takes the stage.
As Leonard Cohen was in the middle of singing Who by Fire something stirred within me a combination of happiness, excitement, and the realization that I was finally at a Leonard Cohen concert.
I felt it building! I tried to stop it! I placed my hand over my mouth and out came a loud, horrible, uncontrollable sobbing!
My husband looked on in horror, the woman sitting next to me looked concerned, and the man in front of me turned to see what made that ungodly noise.
It was me!
I was horrified that I couldn’t control this wave of emotion that shook through my whole body. I was that sobbing woman!
Leonard Cohen has been with me through every heartache, bad day, and sings to me when I need that special push of inspiration. Something awoke within me that I was on the floor only thirty-four seats from the one mans voice that has been a constant in my life.
He has always had a way of stirring my soul and last night I was in the church of Leonard Cohen. It was beautiful, amazing, transcendent, and glorious! It was the best night of my life as I was lifted to musical heaven and caught a glimpse of the cosmos.
Is there a musician or musical band that you have dreamed of seeing in your lifetime?
Leonard Cohen and Me
Do you have a musical true love?
My Reading Chair
I have always dreamed of having a big comfy chair by the fire and curling up in it with a good book. In almost every house we have owned we could not afford a big comfy chair or it lacked a fire-place. All of that changed with the move to our new house.
We moved in over two weeks ago and the corner by the fireplace looked lonely. It was that moment I knew what was needed to make it better! It would be my reading chair!
Over the weekend I dragged my family to furniture clearance sales until I found the perfect one for me.
My husband looked at it, “Are you sure?”
“Yes!”
“But it’s cream?”
“So!?”
“The dog. The Kids. You. Need I say more?”
“We can scotch guard it?”
“Does scotch guard protect from red wine?”
I gulped and told a little white lie, “Yes! And it will be my chair so no one is allowed on it!”
We have had my reading chair for a full three days. In that time the children have jumped on it to play their DS games, the dog has taken many gaseous naps, and my husband lounges on it with his trusted Blackberry. I have decided to place a reserve sign on it to ensure many late evenings of silence with a glass of scotch and a good book to get through the cold winter nights.
Do you have a favorite chair in your home?
Questions I Will Say Yes To
I suspect I may have come off harsh in my last Post and may have sounded like Mrs. No! But I want everyone to know that I am prone to saying yes too! It is the simple act of saying Yes that can bring joy or sadness to my children depending on their question of the moment.
So I have compiled my simple list of Yes Questions to prove that I don’t always say No!
Do you ever seize the opportunity and say Yes?
Questions I Will Say No To
The joy of the long weekend is that it brings the whole family together. However, my husband opted to plan a play date for my children and then left to run errands for the rest of day. I have now become the voice of “No” to my children as the day has slowly lingered on and I attempt to tackle my to-do list.
The one thing that has irked me the most is my children insist on asking the same questions that they already know the answer to…
So as a gentle reminder to my little family I will be placing this notice on the fridge to spare them they agony of hope and me the pain of sounding like a broken record.
Do you ever get tired of sounding like a broken record?
