Ventures in Mamahood

When things fall apart My tendency is to Cry, to Shake To sometimes not get a out of bed for a week, to wallow in self pity To Blame To Collapse And today things are Falling Apart Our plans, deals, and life seem like they are falling apart We found out our house is worth a lot less than we thought Because county records on square footage have been wrong for 30 years 30 years! So not only is our house worth less, but we have been paying more in tax - Thanks El Paso Country But when the government is wrong, there isn't as much you can do to hold them accountable I am angry I am lost I REALLY want someone to blame (someone that is not myself or my husband) I am groundless And Mostly... I am up to my eye balls in boxes and mess, so far into this process of moving that I don't even know how we would back out of it But Sometimes there isn't someone to blame And you can't hide or lay in bed for a week when you have kids Sometimes there is just a situatio...

 Around the Fall Equinox I went to a really juicy yoga class themed Transitions (thanks Michelle). This class set the tone for my fall.  What happens in the body, mind, and breath between extended mountain and forward fold? Do we move to the next pose, the next phase, the next place, completely unaware of how we got there? What happens in the space between the end and the beginning? What happens to the middle, the place of in-between, the place of not yet landed? What happens to the space? One of my favorite things to go for a drive to see the fall colors, so just drive and soak it in. Or hike and hear the leaves crunch under my toes. I love fall. I love pumpkin everything. I love the cool mornings, hot drinks, the fog, the fire. The going inside. Mentally. Emotionally. Physically. But so often I am focused on getting there, that I miss the whole drive, I miss the whole experience. Getting to the next milestone of my kido, getting to the next phase in...