sanskrit studies.

manorama rocks my socks off. she's extremely intelligent. funny. very good teacher. looking forward to tomorrow. more to learn! :) always more to learn.

banana bread results.

boy toy eating thin mint in dirty kitchen.
first banana bread of 2009.
sage hanging out in the bedroom, inching her way into the kitchen.
the tiniest stove ever.
"they haven't changed this box in like 50 years, this girl is probably in a walker by now!"
the banana bread. didn't turn out as good as it normally does... i think it's because i was kind of in a rush while doing my measuring and it's a little too floury. oh well! it's still delicious! 

banana bread baking...

i like to bake. i do not like to cook. cooking is stressful for me. too many things to watch out for all at the same time...

when i bake, i lay out all the ingredients. i normally put away all the ingredients before i even mix, (it helps with the clean up process). i can do it slow and steady. it's scientific in a way. i just follow my directions. and normally all goes well. 

tonight i am baking my banana bread. no sugar, just agave and little unsweetened applesauce. it's basically vegan... but i use two eggs, fake butter. it's delicious. 

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i'm going to wakeup yoga's sanskrit workshop with manorma this weekend. i was contemplating going to it a while back. but thought it was too pricey... but then i was like, what the f? it's my money. i should just spend it and have fun. 

also babysitting julian tomorrow night. so i'll make a little extra dough and get to do my laundry.

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i practiced sunday. monday. tuesday. thursday. this week. (ladie's holiday on wed. friday off)

we'll see about practicing maybe some sun salutations tomorrow. i'm cooking the boytoy breakfast in bed for ditching him on our day off together... when yoga (or anything related) calls.. that's where i be!!! 

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also...

also... also....

baddha konasana is hard. and i was doing it wrong. 

what would you do if you were 25 again?

convo between me and adam this morning:

ad: how was practice?

me: ehhh. bad.

ad: that's good. a bad practice is good for you.

true that. we can't always have good practices. sometimes the hard ones teach us the most.

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on another note, not having a great day. baby vomit and poop galore.

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on another note, what would you do if you were 25 again?

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am i happy being a nanny? sometimes. 

do i want to do it for forever? no.

what would i be doing if i wasn't a nanny? who knows. but i do know that i would be doing yoga 6 days a week. no rushing to work. no skipping led classes on fridays. 

what do i want to do in august when my lease is up? stay in philly? most likely. stay in the apartment alone, sounds good. job wise? ehhhh. i don't know.

i'm having a quarter life crisis almost everyday. i need guidance.

baddha konasana.

today i got baddha konasana. is this a hard pose? (i don't think so? maybe i'm doing it wrong...) i like this pose. i need to learn more about it. 

foundations first photos.

jill-ji and harmonium, laying out the foundations, 

learning the lingo.
29 devoted students. first day. 99%practice, 1% theory. 
2nd day. "ashtanga yoga is mind control yoga" kpj
the beautiful yoga squared!

i'm too tired to write more about this fantastic weekend. if you want to learn about astanga yoga, jill-ji is the lady to go to. i learned so much and now it's practice, practice, practice.

xoxo