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yoga, pregnancy, excuses and committment issues

As a yoga teacher, lots of people try to explain to me why they’ve never tried yoga.  Why the unprompted justification, I’m not sure - it isn’t like I stalk around the gym throwing accusing looks at the weight lifters.
Someone asked me the other day why so many women try yoga for the first time [...]

welcome to the big 3-0

Somehow, without noticing, I’ve hit 30.  Weeks that is. 
I barely flinched when I turned the actual age 30.  As I sit here I’m trying to remember what I did.
With this 30, I’m starting to feel vaguely uneasy.  Not freaking out, just a slight fraying of the edges.  I like knowns and plans and lists. 
The first [...]

totally normal

I went for my 28 week checkup today.  I took my list of questions complaints horrible miserable things that are happening earlier in this pregnancy and whywhyWHY wasn’t it like this last time?
I was prepared for a directive to get more rest, or hang upside down for 10 minutes, or sprinkle magic fairy dust on my pillow and [...]

here she is…

Sort of.  The long awaited “bump” picture is over in the sidebar.  Week 26.