February 22, 2009

My throat is on fire. I haven’t had a voice for two days and it is really bothering me. I went to see a movie and not being able to laugh out loud is a problem I do not enjoy. I felt like a basic part of my life was broken. I can’t imagine not being able to express myself through words. I believe that God is teaching me a lot about letting my words be few. Of course, my heart is turned to the kids at the school for the deaf in Jamaica. How do they spend all their days trying to express their feelings to a world that is hearing and often much to busy to look for the other expressions.

Anyway I went to the E.R. last night because the pain was so intense and I was scared to wait until I could get to a doctor. So off to the emergency room I go in the freezing cold. Honestly, my car was frozen over I had to blast it with De-icer and pour warm water over the door. I got to the hospital and had a very easy time getting seen but again it is difficult to communicate with no voice when you are used to having one all of the time.


Today I began the prednisone which has always been a great adventure in insomnia and overeating. Anyway the up side is I am usually so wired that I get a lot accomplished.

Here is a quote from my igoogle homepage :

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere
with what you can do."
- John Wooden

I love it!

The Station Inn

There is a little known secret on Tuesday in Nashville. The Mashville Brigade! If you love music you are sure to be pleased. The bluegrass community is lucky to have such a talented group showcasing this under appreciated genre. I just wanted to give a free plug for both the Station Inn as a venue and Mashville Brigade as performers. This is the place to be on Tuesdays in Nashville.

Fixed My Tooth

Tis the season to listen to non stop Christmas music. Well, close to non-stop. I am streaming 92.9 out of Nashville and there is a commercial on here that is so funny. It is for a local dentist office. The radio voiced women begins with great enunciation but something falls apart and she loses all professionalism and goes straight country, "She fixed my tooth." I know the hilarity of this is lost in type but if you get a chance check out 92.9 you are certain to hear this commercial. I have heard it going on 20 times this morning alone and laugh every time.

Does my brain work?

So I joke about this but I honestly think
I have brain damage or something at times. I
was sitting in my office this morning and
Sharon Kyle walks in with two cups in her
hand. My initial response in my head...

"Wow she brought me a cup of coffee!"

Then i thought...
"How crazy, she has the same hard starbucks cup as me."

Then...
"Wait did she get that out of my car?"

Then...
"OH MY GOSH! I left my coffee sitting on top of my car."

Seriously! I am not a stupid person but there are times
when I honestly have no clue how I make it through the
day on my own accord. SERIOUSLY!

New Calendars

I am so excited about the new day planner that I got. I know it is a sickness that one would be so overjoyed at a calendar but I think it is more the possibilities it represents. I love the feeling of having another year to set goals and experience new and exciting things. I look forward to this coming school year. I work summer to summer basically and so changing everything to an agenda that runs with the school year only makes sense. Anyway I am going to spend some time praying about what all I want to put in the day planner and I want to be able to look back over the year and be proud of all that was accomplished. I will rejoice in all that God is doing and will continue to do. Yeah for new beginnings. I love them and the best part is that they are able to begin at any time.

Hot Yoga =

a hot mess! I haven't blogged in quite sometime but I wanted to share this story just because I was reminded of it recently.

The beginning the year brought new resolutions like it does for most. This year is going to be the year of goal accomplishing and health. I started the new year excited about all the new things I was going to try this year. I had seen an advertisement for Hot Yoga and thought it would be a fun experience. I made an appointment and started my very short lived Hot Yoga habit.

I would recommend this to everyone at least once just for the experience...it is truly unlike anything I have ever done before. Here is my accountant of the one and only day of Hot Yoga:

I am a little nervous from the get go because this is truly my first yoga experience with others. My friends had all backed out on me and I was alone in a room with people who all seemed very comfortable. I took inventory. I had one water bottle and a hand towel from my house. Those of you who know me understand I didn't want to be unprepared.

The instructor told me she had put out a mat and I could enter the room. Being that this was the first week of January the warm room greeted me with a hug. Music was playing gently through the speakers and people were laying quietly on there mats calming themselves and looking really relaxed. I smiled took a deep breath and joined in. Then as class began I thought how great it was to be experiencing this class alone since I was smack dab in front of this wall length mirror trying to fold my body up in ways that I have never attempted before. Had I had a friend along...we surely would have been kicked out. I had to shut my eyes several times so that I wouldn't bust out at the shear sight of my contorted body. Then about 2 poses into the class my body awakened to the fact that it was being cooked at a high roast. I will spare the details but know I am not sure words can paint the picture that ensued. For the next hour I attempted to join the class as much as I could but found myself not once but three times with face planted close to the ground looking for any relief from the heat. More than thrice I contemplated running out of the room but I stuck with it. I came home truly relaxed and stretched in many ways. I learned alot that night in Hot Yoga, but one dose is enough for me.

The Eye of the Tiger

I got up this morning and turned on my straightener as I took a few minutes to wake up I left the alarm radio playing. About the time I sat down to straighten my hair, "Eye of the Tiger" came on. I don't know if I have ever been so pumped up to fix my hair. I was laughing so hard. I am so glad I am able to laugh at myself, given there are so many occasions to do so.