Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
aging
i am 46...turning 47.
one of the topics that seems to come up on a regular basis with my girlfriends is the impacts of aging...weight gain, wrinkles, grey hair, loss of eye sight, aches and pains. the list can go on and on. geesh, exhausting.
what is high on my list? vision. not being able to tell the difference between conditioner and shampoo sucks. i tried for a while to keep my eyeglasses in the bathroom but with the steam and the water that just doesn't work. i moved on to contacts. not a perfect solution...better, but not perfect. recently i was wearing my contact lenses in the shower and the water hit my eye and the contact fled behind my eye lid. seriously? yes. i'm done. so thanks to my husband's health plan i'm going to pursue the lasic surgery before the end of the year. it is a costly endeavor and the pre healthy savings account will only pay for part of it and i will have to fork up the rest of the cash but it will be worth it.
now the second battle is the fight against grey hair. i have lost and thrown in the white towel. as a person born with dark hair, i never had to fuss coloring which also meant i am an amateur to this entire industry. i detest it. i have done everything from coloring myself, having my friends color it to a variety of salons from the cheap walk in to the high end costly establishment. no more (at least that is what i am telling myself when i look in the mirror. recently i saw the acress/comedian roseann barr who has let her hair go grey. now you may have different opinions of her and most likely beauty icon is not one of them. but those highlights of grey have a glamorous feel and that is what this gal is going for. right now i do have a streak down my center part like a skunk so i am seem to be wearing hats on a a more frequent basis but i am optimistic to the final outcome.
take that aging. i am doing it on my turns and in my unique way.
one of the topics that seems to come up on a regular basis with my girlfriends is the impacts of aging...weight gain, wrinkles, grey hair, loss of eye sight, aches and pains. the list can go on and on. geesh, exhausting.
what is high on my list? vision. not being able to tell the difference between conditioner and shampoo sucks. i tried for a while to keep my eyeglasses in the bathroom but with the steam and the water that just doesn't work. i moved on to contacts. not a perfect solution...better, but not perfect. recently i was wearing my contact lenses in the shower and the water hit my eye and the contact fled behind my eye lid. seriously? yes. i'm done. so thanks to my husband's health plan i'm going to pursue the lasic surgery before the end of the year. it is a costly endeavor and the pre healthy savings account will only pay for part of it and i will have to fork up the rest of the cash but it will be worth it.
now the second battle is the fight against grey hair. i have lost and thrown in the white towel. as a person born with dark hair, i never had to fuss coloring which also meant i am an amateur to this entire industry. i detest it. i have done everything from coloring myself, having my friends color it to a variety of salons from the cheap walk in to the high end costly establishment. no more (at least that is what i am telling myself when i look in the mirror. recently i saw the acress/comedian roseann barr who has let her hair go grey. now you may have different opinions of her and most likely beauty icon is not one of them. but those highlights of grey have a glamorous feel and that is what this gal is going for. right now i do have a streak down my center part like a skunk so i am seem to be wearing hats on a a more frequent basis but i am optimistic to the final outcome.
take that aging. i am doing it on my turns and in my unique way.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
sunday morning...life is awesome. lying in bed, watching Dan In Real Life (great movie), drinking my home brewed cafe au lait eating yogurt and apples. it is early morning. sun is shining. life is awesome.
i am grateful.
i am grateful.
Friday, January 27, 2012
friday
i am hoping that today and the upcoming weekend bring me to the end of this miserable chest cold. i was so on task at the end of december to have my plans set for 2012. january first i was ready to go. unfortunately that wasnot what happended. there were a variety of events that threw of the start of the year and then i got sick. i am feeling a bit behind with all of my great plans. i have been barely up to even following the morning talk shows much less start achieving my goals. i am now at the end of my rope. this sickness needs to hit the road. i have things i want to do...business, health, life. body are you listening?????
happy friday people. have a great weekend.
happy friday people. have a great weekend.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
closets
i am really beginning to figure out the variety of organizing projects that i like and those that i am just going to say "no"....won't do that.
it all came from a question by a client? do you really like doing this (i was organizing she and her partner's closet....woemn's closet... super fun and easy)...my answer...YES. they had pretty clothes and i had so much fun turning it into a pretty closet. the end result was so satisfying. to them and more importantly...to me!
ok, number one on that list...closets.
it all came from a question by a client? do you really like doing this (i was organizing she and her partner's closet....woemn's closet... super fun and easy)...my answer...YES. they had pretty clothes and i had so much fun turning it into a pretty closet. the end result was so satisfying. to them and more importantly...to me!
ok, number one on that list...closets.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
last night teaching
hmmm. tonight is my last night teaching yoga for a while. i have been teaching on a part-time basis. one day a week, two classes. part of my resolutions is to focus on my business and i felt that one day a week of teaching was taking me a way from that goal. of course as i have shared with my friends, how will i feel not identifying myself as a yoga teacher. i have a new course of thought. focus on what i am. i am a business owner and a professional organizer. i think it is common to spend our time thinking about what we are not, what we don't have, etc. instead i think it is more powerful and more productive to be in the here and now. who we are. what we want. what we are working on. yep, i am ready. so tonight i will share what i can with my students and i will keep this train moving forward. i feel excited. optimistic. empowered by this decision. ok let's do this thing.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
cancer
cancer is such a scary word.
had my yearly mammogram, which led to an ultrasound test. i will give you my results first...cancer free. i know. phew. right?
but waiting in the waiting room with the other ladies in hospital gowns...it feels surreal. they have a little locker system where you pick your code for the lock. i knew that by the end of my appointment, i wouldn't be able to work the locks. i was right of course.
cancer is a scary trip. even just the thought of having it. i went down that road. i met a lady who had cancer in 2010. while i sat in the waiting room for my results the technician came out and literally gave her two thumbs up and said "I'll see you in six months".
cancer
cancer free
the difference of one word. amazing.
i then told her "wow, i bet many people are waiting to get this call from you". one word answer...YES. she walked out of that office with a lightness to her step.
then it was my turn. i had to have an extra step of an ultra sound. i of course tried to make the whole thing lighter by joking with the doctor. somehow i think if i keep the mood light that the answer will be good. so far, i am right. just a cyst. i could have it taken out but as one of my friends told me her doctor/father said...if something doesn't have to be done, well then don't do it. this is one thing that doesn't have to be done.
i walked out with a lightness in my step.
had my yearly mammogram, which led to an ultrasound test. i will give you my results first...cancer free. i know. phew. right?
but waiting in the waiting room with the other ladies in hospital gowns...it feels surreal. they have a little locker system where you pick your code for the lock. i knew that by the end of my appointment, i wouldn't be able to work the locks. i was right of course.
cancer is a scary trip. even just the thought of having it. i went down that road. i met a lady who had cancer in 2010. while i sat in the waiting room for my results the technician came out and literally gave her two thumbs up and said "I'll see you in six months".
cancer
cancer free
the difference of one word. amazing.
i then told her "wow, i bet many people are waiting to get this call from you". one word answer...YES. she walked out of that office with a lightness to her step.
then it was my turn. i had to have an extra step of an ultra sound. i of course tried to make the whole thing lighter by joking with the doctor. somehow i think if i keep the mood light that the answer will be good. so far, i am right. just a cyst. i could have it taken out but as one of my friends told me her doctor/father said...if something doesn't have to be done, well then don't do it. this is one thing that doesn't have to be done.
i walked out with a lightness in my step.
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