10 posts tagged “yoga”
First of all, I totally need to get an umbrella. This is ridiculous. I'm sitting here at work this morning and I'm almost thirty (I'm not sure what that has to do with this, but just putting it out there) and my Pumas are soaking wet at work because I don't actually own an umbrella or a decent pair of rain boots and it's pouring out. I figured, somehow, that since the subway is a half block from my house and then a half block from work, I wouldn't get that wet. Um... I have clearly overestimated my rain dodging skills. I am not good at that. Seeing as how slushy snow season is coming upon us in New York as well, I think I better get me some boots (and not the fancy cute kind that can't get wet... I already have those...).
This is something my bikram yoga teacher said this morning in class. It's her philosophy regarding yoga practice - that she tries to be as disciplined as she can about the postures, but if she falls or whatever, she doesn't beat herself up. Discipline Lite. I like it. I feel like this applies to how I feel about my writing and exercise and things I want to do in general. Oh and also my overall attitude toward cookies...
So I've been sort of avoiding, dancing around starting the revision of my novel. Partly it's because I know there are some major problems with two major points in the novel, and I know that until I figure this out the thing is not going to make sense to me or anyone else. Well I finally figured out what needed to happen this morning as I was waiting for the subway. I've been reading Stephen King's book, "On Writing" which is just a fantastic book.
So I've been sort of avoiding, dancing around starting the revision of my novel. Partly it's because I know there are some major problems with two major points in the novel, and I know that until I figure this out the thing is not going to make sense to me or anyone else. Well I finally figured out what needed to happen this morning as I was waiting for the subway. I've been reading Stephen King's book, "On Writing" which is just a fantastic book.
So I broke down and bought a pair of yoga shorts for my bikram class, I figure I go enough that I can justify the $30, and they really do make it much easier to do some of the standing poses becuase the fabric doesn't bunch up or get snag anywhere like the looser shorts do...
What a strange week it's been already, I kind of feel like I'm sleepwalking through it a bit. The only down time I've had is when I'm sleeping.
I've decided what I need to do to get out of the finished project blues:
I can't remember the last time I started cursing at my T.V. Especially since I got cable and have actually been able to see instead of just hear the T.V. things have been pretty good between us. And then Mitt Romney got on stage last night and I turned into one of those crazy people who yell at their T.V.s when no one is around. I think it was the part where he said this, "Is a Supreme Court liberal or conservative that awards Guantanamo terrorists with constitution rights? It's liberal!" Um, holy shit, he just called the Geneva convention liberal and something that he wanted to throw out of Washington. He may look like Ted Danson, but this is the scariest dude out there.
I ordered an Obama t-shirt today online. Ok, fine, I ordered two... and yes, I am supposed to be on a budget, but I just can't help myself. I've got Obama fever. I'm entranced. And partly I'm entranced with being entranced. I can't remember the last time I felt this way about a political candidate and damn it feels good. I mean, can you imagine going around with a t-shirt with John Kerry's face on it? I can't hardly. But Obama makes me want to get a tatoo. He makes me want to read the papers every day for the first time in a long time, he makes me care.
I had a GREAT meeting with a friend who runs her own PR company last night to talk about the dog tees. She's amazing. Obviously really really good at what she does. Right off the bat, as soon as I told her about the conept and the look she had a million great ideas about how to promote and the tees and me : ) This is exactly what I need, someone who can think along these lines for me. One of the scariest things about trying to start my own business is feeling like I have to wear all these different hats - designer, writer, business person, accountant, marketing and PR person. It's nice to know that I can tap into the knowledge of someone else. It's also nice to know that there are all these people out there who are willing to help me, friends offering their dogs for models, my boyfriend taking the time to design my site, and now this friend offering to help me with the PR side of things.