Happy 2014!

Apparently I went into a bit of a blur for the past few weeks and didn't do any writing. I'm back!

The first weeks of 2014 have been good so far minus an unfortunate stomach ailment that knocked A down for a full week. But other than that, it's been going well!

We rang in the New Year by volunteering at A's Masonic Lodge for the food sale and then enjoyed First Night fun throughout the town - great music that never disappoints! We had my parents in town to help us celebrate and thankfully they were okay with being home by 11:45pm, a quick woohoo when 2014 arrived and then to bed shortly thereafter. How did I ever stay up all night and then work all day at the ski area the next day?!?

The rest of 2014 has been spent getting good habits in place and preparing for the wave of busy-ness that is coming with my coaching job. I'm feeling good! I have been balancing work and getting in regular yoga/Pilates/walking exercise daily and am back on track with my healthy eating (I ate waaaaay too many cookies and sweets over the holidays so a sugar detox felt really good!). 

Thankfully we thought ahead when we furnished the big guest room and bought an Ikea masterpiece that trundles out to be a convincing and comfortable king sized bed or rolls in to be a twin sized day bed. That allows me the floor space when we don't have guests to do yoga in there. It's perfect! I tried to do yoga in the basement one night but it's soooo cold down there that my feet felt burned when I came back up to the warmth. 

I have also been going to yoga classes at the studio near my house. It's a nice interaction with other people and I love the space - it's an old carriage barn that has been converted. As long as you don't sit near the barn door where it's quite drafty, the wide wood floors and rustic beams provide a wonderful atmosphere. 

The rush with my coaching job has begun and I'm glad that I've gotten things in line to be ready for it. Since November I've had seven students but last week I was assigned 11 more and they will continue to trickle in until the 20th - I may end up with 20 new students each month until I have a caseload of ~100! Thankfully we started slowly and were able to learn the systems and program better before the massive influx but now it's time to buckle our seat belts and go for a ride!

So... Welcome 2014! Looking good so far!