My body hurts. My arms are jello and my legs are on fire. Yoga and pilates within two days of each other was pretty ambitious for me.
Tomorrow I plan on eating some meat. Like, a lot of it. I haven't had a lot of meat lately and the carnivore in me is screaming out for something delicious and beefy.
But I'm proud of myself. I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time. Meditation really is incredible. If I were going to prescribe one thing to anyone reading my blog, take some time to yourself for just 15 minutes and your day is incredibly more stress-free.
Ahh. Now it's time to go to bed.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
day 3
Sorry I missed yesterday. I guess it didn't turn out how I expected in a lot of ways. Even if I still was on facebook, I wouldn't have had time to get on it. I was so busy yesterday. I was busy all day at work and couldn't be more relieved when it was finally over. We were busy today too. We have been busy a lot lately. I thought that maybe everyone decided to come on Tuesday for their Thai fix but I guess I was wrong. I can't blame everyone though. You should all stop by for some delicious curry or coconut ice cream. Homemade coconut ice cream. We make it at the restaurant now. Although mangos aren't in season, it still sounds so delicious to me. I have to go a few months without it. It always makes it that much more delectable.
So I've been talking about my excruciatingly painful canker sores. I'd take a picture of them but that would be absolutely disgusting! Gray and I have been doing research online. It could be a number of things: food allergies, poor immune system, stress, or even my toothpaste. We decided to go with the toothpaste. I guess SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) is found in most toothpastes and may be the cause of irritation for some unlucky people as myself. We found some lists of natural SLS free toothpastes. We came up with Tom's of Maine.
It's looking good so far. It's definitely a good sign when it doesn't sting your mouth when you brush. It's also a good sign when you don't feel like your gums have been wrecked by chemicals. We'll see how it goes. I'm feeling all right so far.
In other news, Graydon and I are waiting for our brand new tv to arrive. It's a 47" (can't believe I let Gray talk me into it!) and it's an LG. That's all that I really know about it. I just know that we've had a hard time trying to find some nice furniture to put it on. Ikea has some stuff but a lot of it needs to be drilled into the wall, which we can't exactly do. We might just settle for a black-brown long table for the tv. I just need some storage space. I think I've been so picky about finding the right tv stand because I don't want it to age too fast. Sometimes those big and bulky entertainment centers look dated unless you have the right space (which we are very limited on). I hope we can find something soon.
Tonight Gray is going to hang out with his dad. I have a free yoga class coupon for Breathe yoga at Daybreak and I might use it tonight. I've never taken an actual class so I think I might head over in a couple hours to see what it's all about. If I'm lucky I might be able to make the Yoga Fundamentals class which would be perfect for me. I really need to try my hand at meditation. I am too stressed out and anxious all of the time. There isn't anything particularly irksome right now in my life or terribly stressful, but I always manage to find something to think about right before I fall asleep. It's frustrating. I think my irritable bowel and my reoccurrence of canker sores as well as headaches (sometimes random painful interruptions when I'm about to sleep) are all a result of stress. I think that things are still as stressful/stress-free as they were a year ago but somehow I am starting to notice how much more it is affecting me. Perhaps it's just how growing up goes. You get more and more responsibilities which may bring awesome blessings but if not handled right, may come off as just another stress to life.
This Sunday our lesson for Primary is going to be about talents. I've been trying to come up with activities for the class. I might make each child a simple gift for them to take home to remind them of their talents. I hope we can talk to them about not hiding talents but rather sharing them and developing them. I was thinking of teaching them a new skill like a craft of some sort. I just need to organize all these thoughts and ideas before Sunday comes around. I promised all the kids a surprise last week so I must get the simple gift for them. It's always so much fun to open wrapped presents, even when you're an adult. Handing out candy is awesome but what about unwrapping a present to get to it? I just hope Gray and I will be able to get the lesson across to our class.
Well, I talked about facebook earlier in this blog. I can't say that I miss it too much. The one nice thing about it though is that it consolidates my pictures. I don't have to search through my computer because they are already available online in a labelled album. Also one thing I miss about facebook is being able to communicate with someone semi-instantly. I guess I mean that you can contact someone when it is convenient for you, and then wait for them to respond at their convenience. This is different than texts and phone calls because those need to be returned immediately. facebook, however, despite apps on our phones is always allowed more time. Not too much, but just enough to let the receiver mull things over. Should we double? Should we go to that party? What do I say to that?
I miss that. Now I have to answer people almost instantly. Which I suppose isn't as big as a problem as it appears. Does anyone ever remember waiting around for a phone call rather than a notification or text message? I have to admit I can't remember how patient I used to be.
I think I liked how this blog turned out. I would like to see what happens tomorrow.
So I've been talking about my excruciatingly painful canker sores. I'd take a picture of them but that would be absolutely disgusting! Gray and I have been doing research online. It could be a number of things: food allergies, poor immune system, stress, or even my toothpaste. We decided to go with the toothpaste. I guess SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) is found in most toothpastes and may be the cause of irritation for some unlucky people as myself. We found some lists of natural SLS free toothpastes. We came up with Tom's of Maine.
It's looking good so far. It's definitely a good sign when it doesn't sting your mouth when you brush. It's also a good sign when you don't feel like your gums have been wrecked by chemicals. We'll see how it goes. I'm feeling all right so far.
In other news, Graydon and I are waiting for our brand new tv to arrive. It's a 47" (can't believe I let Gray talk me into it!) and it's an LG. That's all that I really know about it. I just know that we've had a hard time trying to find some nice furniture to put it on. Ikea has some stuff but a lot of it needs to be drilled into the wall, which we can't exactly do. We might just settle for a black-brown long table for the tv. I just need some storage space. I think I've been so picky about finding the right tv stand because I don't want it to age too fast. Sometimes those big and bulky entertainment centers look dated unless you have the right space (which we are very limited on). I hope we can find something soon.
Tonight Gray is going to hang out with his dad. I have a free yoga class coupon for Breathe yoga at Daybreak and I might use it tonight. I've never taken an actual class so I think I might head over in a couple hours to see what it's all about. If I'm lucky I might be able to make the Yoga Fundamentals class which would be perfect for me. I really need to try my hand at meditation. I am too stressed out and anxious all of the time. There isn't anything particularly irksome right now in my life or terribly stressful, but I always manage to find something to think about right before I fall asleep. It's frustrating. I think my irritable bowel and my reoccurrence of canker sores as well as headaches (sometimes random painful interruptions when I'm about to sleep) are all a result of stress. I think that things are still as stressful/stress-free as they were a year ago but somehow I am starting to notice how much more it is affecting me. Perhaps it's just how growing up goes. You get more and more responsibilities which may bring awesome blessings but if not handled right, may come off as just another stress to life.
This Sunday our lesson for Primary is going to be about talents. I've been trying to come up with activities for the class. I might make each child a simple gift for them to take home to remind them of their talents. I hope we can talk to them about not hiding talents but rather sharing them and developing them. I was thinking of teaching them a new skill like a craft of some sort. I just need to organize all these thoughts and ideas before Sunday comes around. I promised all the kids a surprise last week so I must get the simple gift for them. It's always so much fun to open wrapped presents, even when you're an adult. Handing out candy is awesome but what about unwrapping a present to get to it? I just hope Gray and I will be able to get the lesson across to our class.
Well, I talked about facebook earlier in this blog. I can't say that I miss it too much. The one nice thing about it though is that it consolidates my pictures. I don't have to search through my computer because they are already available online in a labelled album. Also one thing I miss about facebook is being able to communicate with someone semi-instantly. I guess I mean that you can contact someone when it is convenient for you, and then wait for them to respond at their convenience. This is different than texts and phone calls because those need to be returned immediately. facebook, however, despite apps on our phones is always allowed more time. Not too much, but just enough to let the receiver mull things over. Should we double? Should we go to that party? What do I say to that?
I miss that. Now I have to answer people almost instantly. Which I suppose isn't as big as a problem as it appears. Does anyone ever remember waiting around for a phone call rather than a notification or text message? I have to admit I can't remember how patient I used to be.
I think I liked how this blog turned out. I would like to see what happens tomorrow.
Monday, September 20, 2010
day one
Here goes day one without facebook. It wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be. I guess I wasn't as dependent on it as I thought. But I also realized that I didn't get much done regardless of not being on facebook. I guess I did read the newspaper which I haven't done in awhile. I discovered that I could take voice-over workshops to become a commercial voice. I wonder how much that costs. It can't be cheap. I always thought it would be fun to have that as a job. Sit in a studio and talk talk talk. I'm not much of a big talker, but talking to myself in a sound booth doesn't sound too bad.
Right now I have two large canker sores in my mouth. It's been difficult to feel confident smiling or talking to people. I have chronic canker sores, I truly do. They come every 2-3 weeks. Sometimes more often. Sometimes a new one comes immediately following a healed one. This has been frustrating and I'm not sure if a visit to the doctor will reveal an allergy or something. I've been slathering on canker sore medicine but it doesn't seem to be working yet.
Well, back to my day without facebook and with canker sores...it went pretty well. I am kind of feeling like my mind is a little bit emptier. Not that I'm feeling dumber, but rather, my head isn't full of useless information about what other people have been doing. Usually I check facebook right before bed. Then I find strange people in my dreams (sometimes just faces) because I simply passed over a status update of theirs. There is also no second-guessing or misinterpreting when you avoid facebook. Instead of trying to decipher what people are saying in their status updates, I just have to wait to talk to someone face to face about it or I text them immediately without publicly showing curiosity about something.
So day one went well. I could have done a lot more, but maybe this is how I need to ease myself out of it. I am enjoying the small steps away from social networking, like slowly dipping into a warm bath. It's refreshing to have my head to myself for once. I like being able to think outside of the conversation, and for once I get to talk to myself without being distracted. I feel a lot more excited about preparing a lesson for primary this week. I think with this clear mind I might be able to find some better lesson ideas.
Tomorrow I am going to see how day two differs from day one. I am going to do a pilates reformer session with Missy Seawright. I met with her last week and she is offering free sessions. It was awesome. She is a great teacher and I felt wonderful afterwards. It's amazing how much you can do when you breathe just right. I spent an hour on that reformer and it didn't even seem long enough. I will tell you how it goes tomorrow.
Thus, ends day one without facebook. I would say it went quite well.
Right now I have two large canker sores in my mouth. It's been difficult to feel confident smiling or talking to people. I have chronic canker sores, I truly do. They come every 2-3 weeks. Sometimes more often. Sometimes a new one comes immediately following a healed one. This has been frustrating and I'm not sure if a visit to the doctor will reveal an allergy or something. I've been slathering on canker sore medicine but it doesn't seem to be working yet.
Well, back to my day without facebook and with canker sores...it went pretty well. I am kind of feeling like my mind is a little bit emptier. Not that I'm feeling dumber, but rather, my head isn't full of useless information about what other people have been doing. Usually I check facebook right before bed. Then I find strange people in my dreams (sometimes just faces) because I simply passed over a status update of theirs. There is also no second-guessing or misinterpreting when you avoid facebook. Instead of trying to decipher what people are saying in their status updates, I just have to wait to talk to someone face to face about it or I text them immediately without publicly showing curiosity about something.
So day one went well. I could have done a lot more, but maybe this is how I need to ease myself out of it. I am enjoying the small steps away from social networking, like slowly dipping into a warm bath. It's refreshing to have my head to myself for once. I like being able to think outside of the conversation, and for once I get to talk to myself without being distracted. I feel a lot more excited about preparing a lesson for primary this week. I think with this clear mind I might be able to find some better lesson ideas.
Tomorrow I am going to see how day two differs from day one. I am going to do a pilates reformer session with Missy Seawright. I met with her last week and she is offering free sessions. It was awesome. She is a great teacher and I felt wonderful afterwards. It's amazing how much you can do when you breathe just right. I spent an hour on that reformer and it didn't even seem long enough. I will tell you how it goes tomorrow.
Thus, ends day one without facebook. I would say it went quite well.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
facebookness
I don't know if I would be able to but I've been thinking about taking time off from my facebook account. It's fun being able to stay in touch with people, but I'm wondering what I might be able to fill those two minutes with instead of looking to see if I have any new notifications on my phone? Maybe I could learn how to write a new word in Thai or learn the definition of a word that I never use or perhaps I could text a friend I haven't talked to in awhile? The possibilities are endless. I am thinking that I won't delete my facebook, but rather see how long I can go without checking in. I've been social networking since high school and have spent most of that time trying to keep up on others' peoples' lives without actually speaking to them. Instead of poring over random peoples pictures, maybe I could learn a new hobby. Maybe I could actually make that dress I talked about months ago. Perhaps I could read a book and actually finish it. Maybe I could make my lessons in primary better.
What if I did something new everyday? Just one small thing. Instead of driving down 9000 S to I-15 to work, maybe I'll drive down Redwood Rd. to 10600 S. Maybe I could make Graydon dinner and eat it on the porch outside. I could walk to church. I could write in my journal (not blog). I could write stories. I could try Indian food...I still haven't had any in years. Rearrange furniture.
This week I am going to minimize my time on facebook. This sounds near to impossible but it's doable...
From here on out, I am going to attempt to avoid facebook. Please text me or call me in the meantime...I may report on this to tell you how it's going. Here we go!
What if I did something new everyday? Just one small thing. Instead of driving down 9000 S to I-15 to work, maybe I'll drive down Redwood Rd. to 10600 S. Maybe I could make Graydon dinner and eat it on the porch outside. I could walk to church. I could write in my journal (not blog). I could write stories. I could try Indian food...I still haven't had any in years. Rearrange furniture.
This week I am going to minimize my time on facebook. This sounds near to impossible but it's doable...
From here on out, I am going to attempt to avoid facebook. Please text me or call me in the meantime...I may report on this to tell you how it's going. Here we go!
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