6 more days to shop!

If I'm going to get my shopping done by Thanksgiving I'd better get it together. Luckily I have a chance to shop on Sunday. So, I'll get uber organized and bang it out. The house cleaning project hasn't been going so well. I've gotten very busy at work in the last couple of weeks and have neglected the house. It's not dirty or messy, just not scrubbed and perfect how I wanted it to be. Oh well, I'll get the family involved in cleaning this weekend and we'll get it good enough for the Thanksgiving crowd.

Shopping started, kind of

I made a list of things I'd like to buy for people or stores to go to for ideas. Today I drove around and went to a couple of stores. When I got there I either didn't find anything that I wanted or they were out of stock. I've decided to buy some things from REI and have them shipped to the store. That way I don't have to pay shipping charges. And, I'll get a big ole dividend at the end of the year!
I also found a few things to decorate my Thanksgiving table. Some fake pumpkins, ribbon, etc. I'm going with a natural theme with ivory, shades of brown and some lavender. Should be different. I'll take a picture of the table when it's done.
On the house cleaning goal...I did clean a real trouble area...my craft room. It tends to be a catch all area. So I purged and got a nice pile for Goodwill. And, now I can paint!

New challenge for November

OK, this might sound like a weird challenge, but it's what I need to do. I want to get all of my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving and also clean my house (what we call "big cleaning") by then too.
So, the plan is this. Write a list of people to buy for and ideas. Write a list of chores to do. Chip away at both lists. Set a time goal for cleaning for each day.

End of Yoga challenge...

The 30 day hot yoga challenge is over. I completed 29 classes...and got sick at the end of the month! But, I've decided that 29 is a success. I feel much stronger and more flexible. My skin is softer and my excema is gone (from all the sweating!)
I think I'll come up with a new challenge for November. Then, maybe I'll continue with a new challenge each month...I'm not committing to that, but maybe. I don't like to say "I'm going to do ___ every month" because I like to change my mind and don't want to beat myself up about that. It's healthy to change your mind, keeps it interesting.

Namaste.

Sick today

I was pretty excited to be on track to finish the 30 day challenge tomorrow. I did a double yesterday and only needed to do 2 more...today and tommorrow at noon was the plan. This morning I woke up sick...I'll leave out the gorey details. I tried to rally and "feel better" to make it to noon class, but it just ain't happening. I'm bummed. I know I can still finish the challenge, but errgh.

Catch up!

Ok, so I took Sunday off too. I'm just not a morning yoga gal. So, this week I have some making up to do. Yesterday, Monday, I did a double, going to noon and 8:15pm classes. It went fine. I was pretty exhausted last night but it was hard to sleep because my muscles were sore. We did 300! crunches in the 8:15 class...a bit excessive if you ask me! "Hate me now, love me later." That's what the teacher said about it...we'll see about that love.
Only 5 classes to go to make it to 30!

Birthday Yoga Break!

It's my birthday..woohoo! I'm taking the day off of yoga. Was gonna attempt the 8am class but, as usual, my stomach is bothering me. So, now I'm on schedule to do whatever I want. I think I'll get dressed and go shopping. Dave (my husband) comes home from a trip out of town today!