And let the fund raising begin!

Okay, so I thought that doing a little mini bottle drive every week would be a good way to make some extra dough! I also thought that calling the pubs would be a good idea. Out of the 7 local pubs I got 2 no's, 1 yes and 4 call us backs. Not to bad.. Although by the end of the whole process I got the feeling as if I was may be barking up the wrong tree; I have worked in restaurants for.. well.. ever.. and I don't think I've ever worked at one that returned there bottles. I am sensing that all pubs returns theirs, this actually makes a ton of sense. Conclusion? Call all the little local restaurants, they actually can't give them away fast enough!

Although I do feel bad about all the local bottle collectors.. I hope I don't impede on them too much!

A new day

Check out this great site, it has the best step by step photo collection I have found! Bikram Yoga TriCities.

I had a wonderful practice today, which more or less always translates into a wonderful day. I had a little anticipation about my practice this morning (something I always try to avoid). I have been dealing with some fatigue and my doctor believes its a sleep issue. Seeing as I work on my feet, practice and eat well we ultimately decided that 10 days of sleeping pills may be the best answer, in order to create some positive patterns. I took my first pill last night and ended up sleeping in this morning. Surprise, surprise! The pills leave an absolutely awful taste in your mouth  and because I woke up late I didn't get to eat anything before my 9:30 class. The combination of the two had me feeling a little uneasy. Turns out..   Class was filled with wonderful, focused and regular practitioners all of which were women (Rah!) The first half  was challenging in that my mind kept trying to 'steal my peace' as Bikram says. Telling me that the pill had made me unsteady, had left my stomach upset and that I didn't have the strength to practice because I hadn't eaten in all of 12 hours. Its absolutely wonderful what your mind is capable of when you are in control. I managed to overcome those feels and had one of the most accelerating classes yet. Five and a half hours later I am still completely overjoyed.  I can't wait to get back in there tomorrow morning.  Today my willpower and determination won over the little white lies of the mind.. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.

Gardening!

I was going to get all gussied up today and get some picture taken, but alas, the weather was beautiful and we needed to get the garden beds built and plants and seeds sown. So I took some pictures of that instead..

Mostly finished!

Lush and beautiful!

~A little backbend in the garden~

If the ball wasn't square it'd be much easier to roll..

Ok..

      Today is the day that I get the ball rolling. My focus for this blog is to seek help and support; emotional and otherwise! My intention is to keep the world at large up to date on my practice and my fundraising. As of right now I have raised exactly $0, I do hope to change this in the immediate future! I will also be posting some rad pictures of me in some great postures, ones I am good at and ones I am not so good at. This way you all can see how my physical practice progresses. I haven't decided yet quite how to translate the emotional / spiritual side of my practice into words, hopefully that will happen 'organically' throughout this process.

I'll get my butt in gear and post some pictures asap.