Sep. 28th, 2012 09:49 am
28 September 2012
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fox_confessorSo, I take the GMAT tomorrow and thank everything because I seriously ran out of steam for studying it last Saturday and the guilt at not cramming this week has been crippling (but productive because I've written two chapters of These Four Kings, one posted one not, and started a new Suits fic, and demanded more Incline from Laura).
Anyway, I took today off to ...well, I had much more of a vague plan seven weeks ago when I requested the day off, plans I should have formalized. At the moment, I'm planning to grab coffee and have the brakes replaced on the car before having a nice lunch (at this little local place that does rather divine Southern Cuisine), grabbing a spinach feta croissant from a bakery in town (I will be heartbroken if they've already sold out by the time I get there. I was told once that they only make three a day), and then a late yoga class tonight. Yoga helps me sleep.
I'm going to take my study materials to the car shop and convince myself to remember that negative exponents means taking the reciprocal and how to find the circumference of a circle, both of which I missed on my mock test last week. I'm not going to study, not really. Part of me actually enjoys answering the questions. And then on Monday morning I'm donating all my study materials to a needy business undergrad :D
Unrelated to the GMAT (kinda except in the bizarre way in my head), I ran across a couple of conversations someplace else on LJ from a few people who are experiencing the pain of fandom not being quite as entertaining for them any longer. They were, in some ways, farewell speeches. I remembered that feeling, and those ("fandom is dying") speeches, from several years ago with Lotrips. It upset me then where it doesn't now with Remus/Sirius, and not because I love them less than I do bb/dm. I know (I KNOW) it's not true for everyone but I've discovered that while I might move on to something new (Hello Mike and Harvey)(and possibly Clint/Natasha if they don't get out of my head soon), I still write in my old fandoms. More than that, I still delight in writing in my old fandoms. I'm glad for that. People (and friendships) move on and in my old age (God so old :D), I find myself less upset by that, too. I can be happy for them and I can let go of old resentments (and new resentments--I'm attempting to live resentment free), and I'm glad for that, too. I just want everyone to be happy (and write me Natasha/Clint stories--I really want that, too).
I feel like I should say "namaste" here. Yoga, get out of my head :D (Actually don't because I'm happier (and inversely more frustrated) now than I have been in years. I'm working through the frustrating parts.)
To the car shop (and coffee omg coffee)
Anyway, I took today off to ...well, I had much more of a vague plan seven weeks ago when I requested the day off, plans I should have formalized. At the moment, I'm planning to grab coffee and have the brakes replaced on the car before having a nice lunch (at this little local place that does rather divine Southern Cuisine), grabbing a spinach feta croissant from a bakery in town (I will be heartbroken if they've already sold out by the time I get there. I was told once that they only make three a day), and then a late yoga class tonight. Yoga helps me sleep.
I'm going to take my study materials to the car shop and convince myself to remember that negative exponents means taking the reciprocal and how to find the circumference of a circle, both of which I missed on my mock test last week. I'm not going to study, not really. Part of me actually enjoys answering the questions. And then on Monday morning I'm donating all my study materials to a needy business undergrad :D
Unrelated to the GMAT (kinda except in the bizarre way in my head), I ran across a couple of conversations someplace else on LJ from a few people who are experiencing the pain of fandom not being quite as entertaining for them any longer. They were, in some ways, farewell speeches. I remembered that feeling, and those ("fandom is dying") speeches, from several years ago with Lotrips. It upset me then where it doesn't now with Remus/Sirius, and not because I love them less than I do bb/dm. I know (I KNOW) it's not true for everyone but I've discovered that while I might move on to something new (Hello Mike and Harvey)(and possibly Clint/Natasha if they don't get out of my head soon), I still write in my old fandoms. More than that, I still delight in writing in my old fandoms. I'm glad for that. People (and friendships) move on and in my old age (God so old :D), I find myself less upset by that, too. I can be happy for them and I can let go of old resentments (and new resentments--I'm attempting to live resentment free), and I'm glad for that, too. I just want everyone to be happy (and write me Natasha/Clint stories--I really want that, too).
I feel like I should say "namaste" here. Yoga, get out of my head :D (Actually don't because I'm happier (and inversely more frustrated) now than I have been in years. I'm working through the frustrating parts.)
To the car shop (and coffee omg coffee)
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*caffeeeeeeeeines you all day*
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Tell me a little about yoga. What kind do you do? Had you ever done a class before this, or done any yoga on your own? Do you mainly do it for meditation purposes, or as a form of exercise as well? You seem to really like it, and I've been thinking about taking a class as a just-for-me thing, both to calm down and relieve stress as well as get out of the house on my own. I haven't looked into classes/prices yet, but I'd like to.
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Yoga! At the moment I do yin yoga, though I started in a gentle flow class (which is essentially yoga for a
old peoplebeginners. Really, there were a lot of old people.) Anyway, yin is mostly seated poses that get held between three and five minutes, and is meant to be meditative, as you have to settle into the pose and then hold it in stillness, focusing on breathing. I like it (a lot). I've done a deep stretch class, too, which is kind of like yin but had more standing poses. I had done a video years ago but nothing formal until I joined this studio and I'm mostly annoyed that I didn't do it earlier. [Flow classes don't hold poses, or don't hold them long. If you want more general information about yoga/poses, look at yogajournal.com. It's got a lot of resources.]I struggle sometimes with not feeling "bendy" enough, not getting "there" fast enough, but I have a great instructor and I'm really learning to just close my eyes during it (unless, I have to admit, there's someone particularly hot and bendy nearby because c'mon.), focus on my breathing/clearing my thoughts, and using props when I need them (and not criticizing myself for it). There are times when I'm the biggest/least bendy person in the room and it's hard but I'm so proud of myself for continuing to go because I get so much out of it (like a quieter mind, better posture, and more flexibility).
So, I do it for the meditation quality moreso than exercise. I don't look at it as exercise, honestly, though I certainly get a good workout. The mental benefits far outweigh the physical for me. Also, I'm not the type to go for routines. I can never maintain them on my own, so having an instructor and a place to be twice a week helps me continue to go.
If you go, don't be afraid of trying different classes/studios until you find the teacher that works for you. I emailed the owner of my studio first and told her my concerns/limitations (I was in PT at the time for my back) and she recommended a class and instructor to start with, and it was the right decision, and when I felt ready to move on, I did (and will, because I plan to start a basic yoga class next weekend since I feel ready to move one (but not, since it's basic, but I figured it'd be a good place to learn the poses and gain some more confidence in them)).
As far as price, I think around $15/class is typical. At my studio, the first class was free for beginners and then I bought a six class pass, which brought the price down to $11/class and then I bought a twenty class pass this last time, so now I'm paying $9.50/class, but I was ready for that commitment. There's another studio in town that holds workshops. They have one I want to take which is a basic yoga workshop, 4 hours for $25 to learn basic poses and concepts (but the timing has been bad for it so far--I'm hoping they offer it again soon.)
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Hope the test went well today!
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Also, this spinach feta croissant from a bakery sounds delicious. I hope they didn't run out and you got one :).
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