Happy Hour Chatter

Hello blogstalkers!!!  Hope this finds you all doing well and good.  Personally, I’m doing good also.  It’s been a little while since my last post to this blog, so thought I’d better check in and let you all know what is going on in my life.  In one word…. Nothing!  (hahahaha).   Well, not entirely true.  Nothing HUGE has been going on; I haven’t won the lottery, I haven’t gone anywhere exotic or exciting, and I haven’t gotten to buy anything extravagant or decadent lately.  But, there have been a few little things that have gone on that are just as gratifying, if not more so. I’ve gotten to spend some time with good friends lately.  I love it when that happens.   It seems that life is always so busy for everyone that it takes an act of congress to get together and enjoy each other’s company.  We vow to not let it “go so long”….but sometimes good...

Hubster:  “I need a new phone.” Me:  “Ok, why do you need a new phone?” Hubster:  “Cuz a tree fell on me and smashed my phone.” Me:  “Never mind the stupid phone!  How are you? Are you hurt?” Hubster: “Branch poked in to my leg….not bad.  I need a new phone.”   (rolls eyes….)  This coming from the man who 15 years was going to divorce me cuz he didn’t want a cell phone.   A freakin tree falls on the man and he’s more concerned with his phone than his body.   (hahahahahaha)  J  

“I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free.”   - Thich Nhat Hanh   Those words are really resonating within me today.   I’ve been experiencing some health issues lately (nothing big, so no need to worry).  I do not know why, but it seems to be human nature to freak out when something isn’t quite right on the health front.  My immediate thoughts are “Oh no!!!  That twinge in my knee means that I’m going to have knee surgery!  Then I’ll be laid up on sick leave and I won’t be able to teach yoga.!”   Like how sad is that?! Geeez!   The next morning I did not even know that I had a knee -no pain.   I basically wasted an entire day thinking of doom and gloom when I should have been enjoying the sunshine and being “light and free.” It’s one of those things that I teach in yoga class…..”let go, live i...

I'm only going to be gone for six days/five nights and already need a steamer trunk for everything that I'm taking.  Sheeesh !  ~L~  I used to have this packing thing down pat when I traveled during my crop insurance days.   N ot so much anymore.   I mean really!  I have my yoga clothes, my non-yoga clothes, my workout clothes (not to be confused with the yoga clothes), my unmentionables ( ummm ...guess they are mentioned here, so does that still make them " unmetionables "?), my toiletries, hair goop, vitamins (so I have lots of energy for four days of yoga!), my yoga bag, my yoga mats, my snacks (to keep up energy during yoga!), two water bottles, my yoga books (continuing education you know!), etc.   I'm going to have to tone it down a little bit I think as poor niece Joan and nephew Matt will not let me come again next year.  On second thought - if I bring a cooler of Schutt Grade-A Choice beef......???...