Full Moon Trouble

Wow, it was a little crazy on the interwebs yesterday with all the blood moon photos, wasn't it? Almost every posted a photo. Okay, maybe it was just my friends.  I didn't really get too see much of it - the way our house is situated and all the trees in the neighbourhood, it's hard to keep running outside to see if it has turned red. Still it was a lovely sight to see.

I don't know about you, but I'm having a terrible time at work. I can't tell if it's just a blip in my life, or our company's seasonal schedule, or if I can blame the full moon. It would be nice to blame the poor moon, who just sits up there and brightens up the dark sky because it's only full for a couple of days.

In the mean time, I'm trying to take it easy on myself since I'm having such a struggle getting through my daily 8 hours. Let me know if you think the full moon is affecting you too.

- by for now, D

My Thinking Place

For some reason I come up with the craziest George Carlin type of questions in the bathroom. Perhaps because I am the least distracted in there without TV or music or even a window. I'm just standing there flossing my teeth or putting on make up when things occur to me.

Sometimes I've gone over recent events and the come out of the bathroom to ask him about something someone said, or an inconsistency to their story but other times I have questions and I really should write them down. Like this one, why is that as people get older they lose pigment in their hair turning it white, but then they'll have hair growing out of strange places that's black? That's a really weird question isn't it?

My husband's begun to fear when I suddenly come out of the bathroom, often still with a toothbrush or floss in my hands and ask him a "how come" question. Sometimes I have to remember the question all the way through my shower - that can be a tough one too. Here's an article about why we have our best ideas in the shower. And here's another one on creativity.

I wonder where old Sherlock Holmes best place to think was?  Probably everywhere!

Off Kilter

Lately I've been feeling out of sorts. I don't feel like myself. I don't know what I want. I am doubting most of my being. And as each day goes on, I search my brain for answers - what should I do? what can I change? how should I make each day better?

And one of the other things I have been battle is a very achy body - particularly sore shoulders which I suspect are mostly caused by tug-of-war with my 60 pound dog. I'm sure you're slapping your head wondering why it doesn't occur to me to just stop playing tug-of-war, right? Well that's because it's very hard to be the only one exercising and entertaining a young labrador retriever - especially when it's been raining for several months and you have a full time job. Sometimes the only game she wants to play is tug!

Anyway, tonight I decided that after almost 5 months I'd return to yoga, so off I went to the Recreation Centre for a class last night. I had never managed to get into this class previously as you have to arrive at least 1/2 hour before to get a spot, which I did last night. As well there was a hockey game on (which keeps most people glued to a TV screen of some sort) and it's possible that had something to do with it. The other nice thing is that the class was taught by my previous instructor, Andrea, who I spent almost a year with and feel very comfortable with her. Returning to her class last night, felt like returning home. The familiarity was comforting.

In fact, I believe I am ready to return to classes on a regular basis and also contacted another studio that I had joined in the fall and asked for an update on my pass-card - turns out I have 8 classes left and they don't expire for a while, so I think I'll be returning to yoga again. This feels like a very good thing.

I'm making some other changes for my day-to-day life and have even booked an appointment with my doctor, just to see if some of my symptoms are physical or psychological or stress related or nutritional or other..

I'll let you know how I'm feeling and if I'm improving at all. Any suggestions, please let me know.