• It ended up being a nice weekend with friends and relaxing. We did our last brunch for the next month due to Ramadan starting on Saturday morning. We went with a new group of people, which was good, but also a challenge. First, it seems lately I am always over-dressed for things. I sometimes blame my husband for telling me that people will be fancy and then finding out that is not the…

  • My workouts are still stagnant. I need to get myself moving or at the very least outside in the sun. I will aim to do more of that this week since my schedule is (fortunately or not) freeing up. For this week, I managed: May 21st (Sunday) 60′ Ladies’ Wellness Yoga May 22nd (Monday) 60′ Ladies Wellness Yoga May 23rd (Tuesday) 60′ Private yoga session May 24th (Wednesday) 60′ Men’s Wellness Yoga May…

  • Well, we know that I am not a fan of the news. In current political times, I am even less so. However, upon seeing this recommended on the Podcast Community Facebook group I am a part of, I decided just to check it out. The Daily podcast is a short podcast hosted by Michael Barbaro and powered by New York Times. Every day – aside from weekends – there is an update about what is…

  • M says I “have one on me” lately. For the non-Brit readers, this means something similar to “having a bee in my bonnet” or simply being generally irritable. 😛 It is probably true…. Between fighting depression and wanting to sleep, hormonal imbalance, feeling fat these days (no, I know I am not, but I feel it!), starting to look for work, trying to keep up with other work and stay sane through our…

  • This morning I had a quick chat with a friend. When I said that I am feeling tired and pretty much just want to sleep most of the time lately, she asked if I am ok because it sounded like depression. When I thought about it, I realized she is probably right. I am likely in a depressive state, but being so familiar with these cycles and having a husband who sleep minimally,…

  • Well, within an hour of my sending out CVs, I got a hit right away. We emailed, we Skyped. Then, it was time to discuss and ponder. When we agreed to open up the door to my finding a job, we did also agree to just see where would present itself. Now that doors have appeared, it is not really for us to say No to them or keep searching in hopes of…

  • Well, M and I had a short but pointed chat yesterday and it has been decided that I need to look for work. Basically, he will continue to do what he is doing with the hopes that something will work out sooner than later. In the meantime, I will be looking for returning to teaching full-time anywhere, somewhere in the world. The reality is that we need a regular paycheck coming in to…

  • Five months gone with one long weekend a month practicing and learning yoga from the inside out. The connections made have been sweet and likely to be somewhat lasting, but only time will tell as we start to go our separate ways. We will always have our WhatsApp group, though to keep in touch. During the weekend I felt as if I had a lot of energy, plus we were going out every…

  • So, my week started out fairly motivated and enthusiastic about getting into shape and then as the week wore on I started to feel tired and lazier. I have told myself that because I have a full weekend ahead of yoga that it is okay to take it easier during the week… 😛 I know there is not really anything to feel bad about, but my weight is not really changing, so this…

  • Well, it seems that I really cannot get away from these true crime podcasts. I try to mix it up when I finish a series, but inevitably I am drawn back. 😉 So, I had heard of Up and Vanished through the MFM podcast and decided to give it a go. The first episode left me unsure if I would continue as the production of it was strange and the music/sounds were not great.…

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