I'm not entirely sure the direction of this blog, but you can be certain it'll be a schmozz of many different topics. Yoga, my baby girl, my experiences as a parent/wife, random thoughts or quibbles I have throughout any given day, things that inspire me, and things that I hope might inspire others. For the bulk of my adult years, I've been a very go-go kind of person. Never sitting still, rarely home, never doing nothing... buzz, buzz, buzzzzzz!! And since becoming a parent, I've turned into somewhat of a hermit. It's tough enough sometimes, just to get through a day of breakfast, nap, lunch, playtime, nap, dinner, bath, bed time (with a few diaper changes, breastfeeding and running errands in the mix). And then there's this thing I call my job... so, add payroll, updating websites, promoting events, writing newsletters, returning phone calls, keeping the business current on social media, and teaching my weekly classes. I'm lucky to have a husband who helps with the baby and does most of the cooking, and still... I don't know where the extra hours would come from to create any sort of bubble for myself. So very often, I don't. Being a hermit has relieved me of the added pressure of trying to maintain yet another aspect of my life, and to be honest, low-key living seems to suit me so much more than my busy, younger self would have thought. I enjoy it a lot. My baby girl is almost a year old, and I've had the oportunity to watch her life and mine change so much. Nothing is constant, everything changes, and if I hadn't let myself slow down, I'd be missing all these little details that are my LIFE... right now. Life itself, really IS a full time job. Choosing to hunker down at home has caused me to lose a large sense of community, friendship, and comradarie. I run a Yoga studio, and I'm surrounded by like-minded people all day, but I'm realizing that I must MAKE TIME for things I want to do. We only get 24 hours each day, and unless I plan for community, I won't have it. This brings me to the reason I've created this particular blog. Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in an inspiring brainstorming session with friends/fellow Yoginis and we agreed that vulnerability brings us all closer. When we share an element of ourselves, others can see themselves refelcted back, and that is comforting, nurturing, and contributes to our overall health and well-being!! Our goal is to (more often) share a part of ourselves, in hopes of establishing a bond with people we interact with in our everyday lives. We want to be participants, not just by-standers, and posting to a blog is just one way to expose ourselves and get 'out there'. I don't know how cosistently I can commit to writing here, and I'm laughing right now, at the thought of adding something else to my already very full plate. But I really do like to write, and I'm happy to provide for myself, a place I can come to when I'm able and when my heart needs to... and I'll do my best to MAKE time. If not for anyone else, but for me.
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Who am i?I'm a busy gal with lots of things on the go. I'm a new mom, I'm a business owner, I'm a Canadian living in the Pacific NorthWest. I'm a wife, I'm a creative, free-thinking, wear-my-heart-on-my-sleeve Yogini who likes to write about whatever's on my mind. I carve my own path, and strive to live my life without permission or validation from others. I'm moved to tears when I get to witness those bold enough to step out of their comfort zones, and I'll passionately stand for anyone willing to be own their unique, authentic, genuine, vibrant self. Archives
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