happy friday. gloomy friday.

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It's monsoon season!
The skies are dark and rainy, which I love, but its still Hot, and Humid (ick)!

So happy to have made it through another week. It has been a difficult one, lemme tell ya. I'm happy to have woken up this morning with a calmness inside me. I give credit to my pilates class last night.

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Can I just tell you how much I absolutely Loved taking the Mat Pilates class last night!! Wow. It's gonna take alot of practice to get used to the balancing and core work, but the stretching and relaxation of it all... the breathing in tune and the warmth of the room. Sigh... I loved it! It was the most relaxing workout I've ever experienced. Our instructor, Brooke, I've known for a few years and she's incredible! I've decided to take her Gentle Yoga class tonight as well... so excited!!


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I hope to be doing this during the weekend...
reading this book and relaxing (preferably in a hot bubble bath, perhaps with a glass of wine).
Of course I'll be catching up on laundry, and cleaning around the house a little bit.

Maybe I'll check in, and bust out a blog post.
Maybe I'll get crafty (it's been a looooong time).

What are YOU doing this weekend??

i used to LOVE Thursdays...

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I started writing again. Not on actual paper, but I started a (secret) blog. And it helps, I think.
I am a firm believer that getting things out (especially in writing) is healthy. That is where I am trying to be. The only problem with writing on the computer is that I am in the habit of burning my pages after time has healed the words. Hmmm, can't really burn my computer (I think the boss would be angry. lol)


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On a brighter note...
Got back into the gym this week. My shoulders are blazing sore today from Zumba last night. Switched up our training session (I love it when my trainer does that) so low weight high reps. I've only gone one month left of training, so I gotta 'get' it! lol. Tonight I am totally stepping out of my box and taking a Mat Pilates class with some friends from Zumba class. The good news is that I actually already know the teacher, so that makes it a little more comforting. I don't really know what to expect, but I know that whatever it is I've promised myself to give it 110%.


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I've been reading alot lately as well. (I've had some time on my hands, it seems. NEED to keep busy! lol) The daily reads are quotes, of course. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a semi-secret addiction to reading quotes. I collect them like bees collect pollen, hoping to have that sweet honey make sense in this world. lol. Aside from that, I've been reading The Time Traveler's Wife (again), and getting ready to (finally) start Eat Pray Love. Timing on this is perfect, I think. I actually got this book last year for my birthday. It sat next to my bed forever, because I wanted to be able to give it all my time and attention. From what I know, its a life-changing book. I am excited and reluctant to read it. Right now in my life I feel like BIG decisions are about to be made. Funny how life comes together that way. Hmmm.


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Lastly.... I'm asking (once again) for prayers. My dad was diagnosed with double walking pneumonia. Which would be half okay if he was a normal, healthy 60+ year old man. But he isn't. They won't let him go through chemotherapy. Without that, bad things could happen. Bad things could happen just with his immune system being so low and him being so sick. I just ask that you pray for strength and healing in my father. I'm doing the best I can to keep my smile on. But tears weight a ton when you feel so much pain in your heart, it's difficult to hold them in (no matter how much I can lift at the gym, lol.)

Thank You BlogLand!

I love you all to pieces.

Yes, you ALL!

i will indeed...

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did you see this last night...

it made me cry...
so incredibly beautiful!

let the countdown begin...

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ONE MONTH!
One month from today... I will officially be 30 years old.
It's the last leg of the race.. the final lap.. the give-it-your-all period.
The Ultimate Goal I believe is attainable. To be physically, emotionally and spiritually content. I feel like I've been working so hard toward this 'goal' for so long. I've rearranged my life, put myself first, and began feeling comfortable with who I am. I was beginning to accept 30 quite easily. Then someone sunk my battleship and I struggle to stay afloat. Almost minute by minute I vacillate from being motivated to survive, or letting the tide take me under. I'm so close to this 'new' life. And that is what 30 now feels like to me... a new life. No longer just the next step, but a time to 're-invent myself'. My preconceived notion that being 30 means you have your $#!% together is buried, but I think that's a good thing.
Here's to one more month of being 'in my 20s'. I'm going to take it day-by-day and step-by-step to gracefully enter my new decade.