swim with the tide

reading...  sort of reading Where'd You Go Bernadette

watching...  a documentary show about wildlife in Australia and also  "Outlander"

trying...  to get organized.  I've been purging my closet, organizing the pantry, sorting through paperwork.  It seems that once I get some headway in one thing, 5 more tasks pop up.  But I'm really motivated so hopefully I gain some ground.

baking...  I made the best pear/zucchini bread.  I tweaked the recipe by substituting some of the oil with a banana and also using a 1:3 ratio of coconut flour and white flour.  It came together perfectly.

eating...  tonight we are having baked chicken and wild rice and some sort of vegetable.  We are at the point in life where I have to be careful the amount of food I make because sometimes it is just the 2 of us.

drinking...  all the tea, hot and usually unsweetened unless I'm feeling froggy

doing...  today I taught a yoga class of 1 student, ran errands all over town, grocery shopped, and took my Charlie pup to the park and the beach (he is currently comatose in his bed)

going...  tomorrow I'm going to my favorite woods.  It's supposed to rain so it ought to be awesome!

loving...  being HOME.   Spending a month in a foreign country made me realize without a doubt that I love my life here at home.  I love driving my truck around with the music up too loud and the windows down and my dog in my lap, usually heading to the woods or the beach.  I love my little house and my little family and my 3 old hens that aren't laying eggs currently

dreading...  in one month my youngest son is packing up to head to college.  Ugh.  That's a kick in the gut.

enjoying...  painting my nails.  As a longtime nail-biter I rarely have nice nails but I've let them grow for three months and they look pretty dang good.  Today's polish is called "ravishing gown"...it's an iridescent purple.  

thinking...  yesterday I came across some of my private journal entries from 2 years ago.  I was in such a stuck place and it made me sad for that time where I felt helpless, unable or afraid to change. And I'm thankful for the transformational journey I've had since then and the freedom I've found.

feeling...  hopeful for autumn, a new season that will bring some sure changes but also great opportunities

hoping for...  my mom to have a successful surgery on her broken wrist.  Success and quick recovery.

listening to...  at this very moment Calvin Arsenia is singing "Back To You"

smelling...  lavender, lemon, and ylang ylang

thankful...  I'm thankful that I'll be adding a couple more yoga classes to my weekly schedule next month

considering...  the release of expectation.  Placing expectations on anything is a way we try to hold control, control we were never meant to have.  Release expectations and allow things to be as they are.  Save your strength to swim with the tide rather than fight against the current.