weekly retro #45: stress is free and yet expensive
this week i worked on being intentional with my routine and fitting in movement and rest in healthy doses, while also managing consequences of the last few months of chaos.
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weekly retro #40: the week i saw canbubu
this week was so weird. i got a lot done and experienced and felt a lot, but i also did not melt a single ounce of wax. it's almost like life is more than work, ok, i guess!
read more »weekly retro #38: the heat is on
yesterday i finally caved and turned the heat on, _started_ this retro, and then abandoned it as i suddenly had the urge and momentum (the edible hit) to design some candles for the holiday season. it's just crossed over from monday morning into monday afternoon, time for some retro closure.
read more »what someone (i) who has done aerial yoga (over) 150 times brings to class
huge news, jenn nation: i just hit 150 aerial yoga classes attended.
read more »weekly retro #34: clawing myself back into a routine-hole
happy monday. i come to you all $23.46 richer, one click away from spending it all entirely on shipping for a 10-lb bag of wax - better than spending it on some dumb shit, right? here's the weekly retro.
read more »weekly retro #33: being bad at new things is good
today my body and brain seemed to go on strike, it's been such a hectic week with my dad's health taking a bad turn. he's in the best possible position for what he's going through, and my brother and i have been in a good rhythm of being helpful in the situation. honestly, my brother is doing most of the work!
read more »weekly retro #32: hospitals, trucks, and a little coke
i've been in a perpetual state of being 48 hours behind the rest of the world, and so is nearly the case with this retro. my week started out with me being really stressed about how i was going to do a good job at the 5 events i was responsible for being some sort of host at. but then that all kind of went out the window when my brother called to tell me our dad had a heart attack.
read more »weekly retro #31: big pharma deez nuts
it's pretty late into the night as i type this. after 3 trips to the laundry room there was finally a machine available. i only cried once. i'm post menstrual and my thyroid hormones are abnormal again. thank god for edibles (legal) and ring dings out of the freezer.
read more »weekly retro #23: my last week with this one specific tooth
i'm writing this earlier than usual because monday morning i'm doing the first session of getting my crown replaced - when they they mold, remove and then put in a temporary tooth. the second session in a week or two is when they will be replacing the temporary with the new permanent crown. can you believe that a fake tooth costs about five hundred trillion dollars?
read more »weekly retro #22: another week of *not* eating the flowers
one of my aerial yoga instructors likes to start the class by setting an intention for us, often it's abstract but helpful reminders like "forgiveness" or "strength". i went into last week with the intention "do not be a big baby about the heat".
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