resolutions

Home practice today...picked up a nasty little cold on the last day of vacation and I don't want to give it to anybody at the shala. Just as soon as my little one goes down for her morning nap, I'll hit the practice room in our house, which is really our back room, Florida room, kids play room...many names, many functions. Space heaters have been firing since 830 so it should be good and toasty by now! 

My practice room at home

Yes, at times my drishti wanders to the Fisher Price Jungle toy by the window...

It's a new year, and so that means time for some new resolutions...mostly they are just continuations of what I've already been doing, for example, continue a daily ashtanga vinyasa practice. That's my biggest one and the inspiration behind starting this blog. 

Two new resolutions I'm taking on this year are 1. give up processed sugar 2. start a formal sitting meditation practice. Add one thing, take one thing away. 

The sugar thing is something I've struggled with for a long time. I'm totally addicted, and being pregnant can be a license to eat whatever I want. Ethan will be here soon and I want to lose the baby weight quickly, and sugar is a source of empty calories I can do without. Better to be in the swing of it before he gets here rather than starting when he's already here and I'm sleep deprived and desperate. So here goes, starting today, my first full day without it. I'm not going to tell my family or make a big deal out of it, and before I hear the "moderation is best" comments, know that I am an abstainer by nature--it's just easier for me to make a hard and fast rule about not eating it, ever. It's how I've managed to quit smoking, drinking and drugs (11 years this April, God willing) and for me I know it works. That is, once my mind is made up. And because I want to feel good and look good more than I want to eat sweets, I think I'm truly ready. One day at a time.

Starting a sitting practice is also something I've wanted to do for some time. In my former life this was never possible due to time constraints, but these days I am free to make my own schedule. I'm thinking of starting slow, say 15 minutes at night before bed and 15 minutes in the morning. I suppose it can always grow from there...

As for living in today, my sweet baby is about ready for her mid-morning snack and her nap, so off I go!