Yep, that’s an “oops” face.
Why? Because it’s been MONTHS since I’ve updated my blog, and I am pretty embarrassed to call myself a yoga blogger at this point. The reality: I’ve been blissfully stuck in “honeymoon mode” with my new(ish) relationship and have barely even spent time in a yoga studio (for a number of reasons), so imagine how much time I’ve dedicated to thinking about blogging about yoga. That’s right – nada.
Which got me to thinking about my New Year’s resolutions that I had made months ago. I spend a great deal of time thinking about the things I want to do: rock climbing, horseback riding, yoga teacher training, running, sailing, skydiving (big maybe!?), stand-up paddleboarding, revamping my diet and wardrobe, planting an herb garden, making preserves, visit friends in NYC and Chicago, go for a bike ride (or two), and hit a few California coastal towns (Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Diego). It gets a little overwhelming. I make lists of things I want to do, and get sidetracked by…doing other things.
So instead of beating myself up about not blogging, not going to yoga, not eating a salad today, or not going out enough, I decided to catalog what exactly I’ve been spending my time doing, particularly things that made me miss out on my yoga practice:
- Going to dinner with people I haven’t seen in ages (including my friend Ellen, who I haven’t seen in years, and my best friend Syd, a flight attendant who I get to see once every blue moon when she isn’t traveling)
- Weekend trip to Tahoe (my first time in snow in years)
- Mani-pedis and Indian dinner with my good friend Mols (sometimes you just NEED this)
- Working at a wine bar (temporarily, partially to get my mind off the fact that my boyfriend was out of the country for a while)
- Getting dental work (much needed, my molar thanks me)
- Working at the Zinfandel festival (once a year)
- Chinese New Year celebration (my first Chinese New Year’s dinner ever)
- Visiting a trampoline park (boyfriend’s birthday celebration)
- Bloomingdale’s shopping party (some QT with my friend Kat who I don’t see often, and running into two friends I haven’t seen in a while)
- Visiting a dairy goat farm in Pescadero, CA (a really fun day)
- Watching a friend race a car in the “24 Hours of Lemons” race in Sonoma (14 hours at the racetrack, totally awesome)
- Spending some time at Home Depot and Berkeley Horticultural picking out gardening items (YESSSSSS!)
- Dinner with a friend visiting from Chicago at one of my favorite French restos
- A little retail therapy at H&M after a very, very bad day
- Saturday BBQ with some very good friends
I can’t say that I regret skipping yoga for any of this. I mean, isn’t this what “living” is all about? Relationships, experiences, and enjoying your time? I think yes. So, I made the promise of updating my blog regularly with the best of intentions, but you see…life really did get in the way. In a good way!
In all seriousness…my next few posts will be coming shortly. Yoga has found it’s way back into my life as I renewed my Passport to Prana card (and got a few friends to do it with me), and signed up for a 2-week special at a studio next to my office (lunchtime yoga!). Back on track, I say! See you in my next post 
