I woke up at 5am and decided to start the day early cleaning. I was eager get to things back to the normal we had prior to getting new carpets. Monika's room is still in an upheaval but today I worried about the garage, which had become a dumping ground. At 8am Balt and I took a break to go to the nearby dog walking fields. As we were setting out to leave a old man drove up with two hounds with electronic collars. He yelled at Balt to leave his dogs alone. He said, "them are working dogs!" Balt seemed quite confused. They didn't seem to be doing anything different than he usually does and he doesn't get paid. ;)
By noon, the garage was nearly clean. I took a car load of stuff at noon to school, St. Vincent's and Half Price Books. I picked up vegetables and met up with Jill for a working lunch to talk about student government.
At 4pm I made it to my first hot yoga class after a 3 month hiatus. I took the time off for several reasons; to mix things up, to save money and justify paying for my membership at the pool, and to give my feet a break. My podiatrist seemed to think yoga exacerbated my plantar fasciitis, but I'm not so sure. After 3 months off, my feet feel no better and at time worse. I've been told one of the most sure ways to cure plantar fasciitis is to lose weight, which I didn't seem to be able to do this summer. I am hoping going back to hot yoga may assist. I also noticed after 3 months that my back began to feel achy at times, my skin has be extremely dry, and my mind not as calm. I expected my first day back to be painful, but I was able to go through all 26 poses without pain but not easily-- still, it's never easy. I left feeling lubricated, eager to get back to my practice on regular basis.
I came home, showered and went out to dinner with the family-- Mexican food, of course. I went grocery shopping after while my husband watched Contagion (2011) with Jessi. I brought back Marie Calendar's pie and ended the evening with a just a bit of whipped cream.
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