grateful sunday

Today, I'm grateful for:

*girl-time
*family time
*a hot cup of decaf coffee w/ 1 teaspoon sugar and soy milk
*fresh flowers
*possible exciting changes on the horizon
*good books
*the sound of running water in fountains
*animal love
*sunshine
*one more week of vacation

What are you grateful for this Sunday?

Namaste'
Leslie

Self-knowing Reinventing Self-improver

This past weekend I had four of my long-time friends over for some girl time. We literally just hung out on my back patio and talked all day long. It was fabulous. One of my friends, who is especially gifted at giving great gifts, gave me a box of goodies for hosting. (If you're reading, Thank you!!!!) One of the items in the box was a book titled Dream It. List It. Do It! I've just started reading the book, and I'm loving it already. I also checked out the website associated with the book (43things.com) and took their quiz. I wasn't surprised when the results of the quiz showed I'm a Self-knowing Reinventing Self-improver! The quiz is quick, and I'd love for you to share your results, too!

Namaste'
Leslie

girlfriends and homemade puppy treats

I just finished taking my pups on a 2 mile walk and doing this yoga video with Baron Baptiste: http://www.yogajournal.com/video/97 . I feel yummy! I will shortly be showering and heading to a girlfriend's house (who is on bedrest) to have a Sex and The City marathon day. Speaking of girlfriends, this past weekend I went to a baby shower of another friend who is pregnant and got to see a few of my old friends from high school. We will be getting together again in July to have a girlfriend's weekend which I am already looking forward to!

Last night, for the first time ever, I made homemade puppy treats for my two pups. They were a gift from a good friend of mine--Thanks, Hayley. Ziggy (who was recently groomed) was already anxiously awaiting the treats as I was making them. He even jumped up and took one right off the cookie sheet before I'd put them in the oven. Thankfully, I was able to quickly confiscate it. After baking, the treats had to sit in the oven over night, so he didn't get his treat until this morning, and both he and Olivia seemed to like them. It's amazing to me that Zig will do whatever I tell him if there is a treat involved, but if not, he decides if he wants to listen to me. Oh, how I love my little furry family! Seriously, the life, energy, and love animals can bring to a home is priceless!

Hope your week has started off well! Here is a yogathought for the day:

"Grant yourself buoyant freedom from shoulds and have-tos, since nothing clouds inner knowing as thoroughly as inner hectoring." --Jennifer Louden

Namaste'

Yogadiva