I still hate cardio. But a couple of weeks ago, Robin spoke to me during a hellish tabata ride. Sometimes we dream big, but don’t give ourselves permission to win. I mean, damn. OK, self, we gotta give ourselves permission to WIN.
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As we wait in suspended animation, let’s check out this week’s checklist… Workout We’re retiring this category because now that I have a garage gym and BFree is open for socially-distanced in-person classes AND there’s a Peleton that’s plenty of workout for me. Still gotta get that hip hop dance in though!! Daydream Wednesday 845,000…
Scoria’s Cork Yoga Mat is Awesome
Apparently, whenever someone compliments me on how “good” I am at yoga, I always respond, “I do a lot of yoga.” Which is true, and why I needed to upgrade my mat. My almost-three-year-old extra-long Jade had been good to me, but it was shedding blue peelies on me and not as non-slip as it…
The Friendos Are Here! | Feel Good Friday 103020
I am so grateful for my life. And also: The apocaprop! We love that land! A coffee, a wander, a beer A rescue by my brother A hilarious drop-off of onions, mascara, and photos My cowgirl pool Nali The friendos are here! It’s an away-game Bird Gang weekend in Austin, and it kicked off in…
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Better late than never! Workout Need a 30-minute yoga class? Aditi Shah’s Peloton classes are great—creative flows, fun postures, quick and dirty. I took this one on a hectic morning and loved how it reset my day. Work It In the land of Zoom fatigue and back-to-back-to-back meetings, we’re missing out on Cognitive Transitions—walking from…
Baby’s First Art Show: The Austin Studio Tour! (Virtual)
Check out the announcement here, but the works of your favorite pandemic painter are going to be in a real-life coffee table book and virtual art show! Join me November 14 – 22 for (a new) Austin Studio Tour featuring Virtual Exhibitions, Online Programs, and city-wide Art Outdoors that can be safely viewed by self-guided…
A Good Lil’ Week | Feel Good Friday 102320
Friday Girls Night Out. Lazy Saturday. Family lunch Sunday. Football Sunday afternoon. Pod record Monday. Bachelorette girls night Tuesday. Yoga with mama Wednesday. Stress bake and watch debates Thursday. It’s a good lil week. Work is good. Work is really, really good. I love my team, I love the work. How cool is that?! Tomorrow…
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Flu #s are down—way down. Explore the charts in this twitter thread. “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” Wayne Gretzky Workouts Yaaaaas Top 10 Hardest CrossFit Football workouts! I know y’all are tired of hearing about it but I just friggin’ LOVE lifting. I love my barbell. I love…
Not-Fall Fall | Feel Good Friday 101620
It’s that ridiculous time of year in Austin where you WANT it to be fall and it’s just not … you might get some cool mornings, but then we’re back up in the high 90s in the middle of the day. Nonetheless, I’m making pumpkin centerpieces to keep it fall in my house, while updating…
(Yoga) Therapy Thursday: The Thing You’re Afraid Of
That thing you’re afraid of? ALREADY HAPPENED. It’s in the past, or you wouldn’t be scared of it. I pondered this for an entire yoga class. Think about it for a sec. Imagining the thing you fear makes it so. It already happened in your mind. And you survived it. You can survive anything. Really.…