spontaneous yoga

I broke out into around a 1-hour yoga session in my back yard yesterday afternoon. It was a beautiful day, I was feeling a little stiff, started doing some light stretching and then dragged a yoga mat outside to properly give myself and my body the attention it deserves.

Tea glorious tea

Every day after lunch, I enjoy a cup of tea. It brings warmth and sunshine to my afternoon.

Stretching and eating right and connecting with family and friends. Listening to my body, taking breaks when I need them. Trying to figure out simple goals and achieve them without a lot of mental static.

Rad plantings from the weekend

I find it soothing to plant, and to be in the yard, making something.

Earthy

I spent some time this weekend digging in the dirt, and getting dirty. It really helps soothe and clean the soul sometimes to get in there like that. I'm talking about volunteering at a local farm, helping clean up and maintain things, repotting 59(!) tomato seedlings, plus planting and repotting some of my plants at home.
Sounds a little groovy, but spending time getting dirty and connecting a bit more with the physical world around me really grounds me.

stretchies

I've realized something since starting this blog. It is hard to come up with new and different ways to give yourself a little piece of mind, carve out some time for you and check in. But even if it's a repeat, and boring, I still want to do it. Because it's the effort of thinking about it, and being mindful of your own life and how it's going for you that needs to be brought to the forefront.
On that note - I've been doing 15-20 minutes of hip/thigh/hamstring stretches every night, because I want to take care of myself, relieve tension, release stress and feel better. And it makes me feel better.

TV!

I spent two hours watching what I wanted on tv, in the middle of the day, and I wasn't even sick. It was relaxing, and I deserved it.