January felt busy… in more ways than one. It also felt strained and hectic, but that’s a post in itself. Just breathe, I tell myself. I am a pessimist at the best of times, I just need to breathe.
Anyhow, looking back, I accomplished a lot of things, and that’s something to celebrate after all the badness that threatened to bring me down.
- I celebrated my ninth anniversary and took a mini-break to join in my friend’s wedding.
- There were dates, and lots of them. Just time to get away from the daily grind.
- I cut my hair.
- Finished 25 of the 31 days of Yoga Revolution (will make up the missing days this week, and complete day 31 tonight).
- Balanced festive eating with paleo-ish eating, which was good.
- Read a few books:
- Air & Light & Time & Space by Helen Sword (on academic writing, pre-pub)
- Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal (Regency fantasy goodness)
- Polish your Poise with Madame Chic by Jennifer L. Scott (for the inspo)
- Demon’s Curse by Alexa Egan (for the mystery, fantasy, sexiness)
- And rewrote/revised/edited a total of 14,770 words as of this morning.
Here’s hoping for better days.
How was your January?
Yoga Revolution was amazing, wasn’t it? I missed a few days but managed to double up some days to end right on time yesterday. I saw such an improvement in strength and flexibility this month! I’m going to try circuit training alternating with yoga in Feb, but if that doesn’t work out – I don’t know how my fractured foot will react to weight lifting – I’ll just go back to daily yoga. It has been one of the best exercise experiences of my life!
I felt really strong after this one. Yoga Camp and 30 Days gave me a workout feel, but this one made me feel like my body was changing. I’m finishing up the days I missed and thinking of following the planner that Adriene includes in her monthly letters. I haven’t walked much this winter because it’s so dark out and I just don’t feel that safe, but I’m looking forward to mixing it up when the evenings get shorter. I tried running a couple of months ago and my knees just weren’t having it, so walking it is.
Good luck with your foot! Better keep it light than risk it, I say.