Putting it All Together....ME time!

How is it so close to the end of August already?  My life, as I've mentioned before is CRAZY OUT  OF BALANCE right now.  For the last 10 or so weeks, I have been working and living during the week in the Dallas area, then going home where my family is for the weekend.  We did adjust to a 4 day work week, which gives me one extra day with the family, but I can tell you....it is not enough.  I can do this FOR NOW, but it has certainly gone on longer than I'd like.  Because of that transition, I have not been as diligent with my weekly "me times"--quite honestly, I sometimes forget....sometimes I don't even realize I "skipped" the week until I"m reading other blogs in my Reader.  


This week, I got nuthin'.....I have been doing the Yoga I talked about.  I have missed two or three days so far and that means over 20 days of doing it.  It is a small step, but I am absolutely loving it.  I love how for a couple of minutes, I get "lost."  My mind clears....I breathe....I stretch.  It is so cool!  I am thinking about adding another pose for September but continuing to do the one pose.  For real, the tiniest baby step can built consistency.  I'm adding to my on-going list that I had with all the ME links.  For the first half of the year, I was pretty "faithful" to my me-times!  But ya know, I got a good list going...  What did you do this week?  Go on over to join in the fun!

The first part of the year:
painting my toenails
getting my haircut
bought myself a treat (earrings)
bubble bath
bought some new smellums and tried them out
got a chiropractic adjustment
pampered my feet at home
took a yoga class
bought myself some new dishes
got a massage
took a day off, just to take a day off
journaling regularly, making it a ritual
bought a pineapple for the first time ever
made myself a coffee nook for enjoying my morning coffee
enjoyed washing my face with a hot washcloth
walked barefoot in soft, green grass
watched some television with my man
bought a nice outfit that FITS
one week, I didn't blog....I meant to take the weekend off and because of blogger being down, I literally did :)
took myself to the movies


And since I accepted my new job:
girl time with my daughter
simplify
celebrate
daily bits of sunshine
at-home facial
reading

ME! Getting Lost in a Book

I think I missed last week....life is so bloomin' crazy these days.  But I had to share that this week I was in a conference and got out a bit early....had some time to myself and TOTALLY got lost in a book.  Read the whole entire thing yesterday.  I thought I'd read for a bit and then take a nap....just couldn't put the book down!

Head on over to see what others did this week!  Be good to yourself!

30 Days

With all my attempts at goal setting and big ole bumps in the road that I've run into, I've decided to implement itty bitty changes!  So, for the next 30 days, I will do Downward Facing Dog (one of my favorite Yoga Poses) each night before I go to bed.  There once was a TV Show, 30 Days that piggybacked off of Supersize Me.  Morgan Spurlock is a documentarian who took on fast food and learned just how much your life can change in 30 days.  I don't expect Down Dog to drastically change my life, but I expect that little changes added to my life over time very well could.

Wish I could tag this to a 30 Day Challenge but just haven't come across one.  Although, sometimes....I think there isn't something....and then I find it....and sometimes when I find it, I find BIG or LOTS...so....maybe...  And if I have to just make it up on my own, I just might.  This may be the first of many 30 Day Adventures!