Just because you get hitched doesnt mean you have to change too much. Sure, there are new grown up things to deal with like changing my benefits (wha-at? I actually have to look at the spouse section now?) and thank you cards ... but I'm still a workaholic and I still enjoy throwing myself into random hobbies and trying to balance and heal my body.
In the span of a few days I went from this
To this
And now a bunch of late nights like this
(Beautifully bizarre and intricate desktop wallpaper = art by Robert Steven Connett.)
This weekend will be my first real weekend in a while! I've already taken Hachi to the dog park and then I'm going to hit up a barre class. My current physical elixir consists of Ashtanga yoga and barre (dance is leaking slowly back into my life) with a touch of Iyengar yoga.
In December I am excited to try 5 days of Soylent with my coworker friends. Soylent was invented by an engineer who was tired of the time it takes to meal prep and find food in general. This liquid supposed to be quite nutrionally complete and it's vegan! I still can't quite believe that my carnivorous guy friends at work initiated this. The workaholic side of me is excited about the 2-3 hours that will be freed up in each day since I won't have to meal prep or eat out anymore. Or even grocery shop.
I have noticed that since I've started Ashtanga, my appetite is different. I no longer get too "hangry" even when I'm hungry. From reading the blogs and discussion boards, it sounds like the Soylent converts rave about similar things I experienced when I went vegan:
-tons of energy
-feeling "lighter and cleaner"
-consistent mental clarity and a stable generally happy mood
-less digestive issues
-don't need as much sleep, but when sleep arrives, it is solid and deep
If Soylent improves these even further for me than I'm not sure I'll know what to do with myself!
Mind Farts
-is it weird that i have a strange mini-satisfaction that the world is paying attention to Trudeau's looks? it's like society is saying "Ha! See? Gender equality! We judge *both* men and women superficially!"
-i realized how ferociously proud i am of my parents and my immigrant culture when my mother sang for me at the wedding and when my father surprised me with a beautiful and eloquent speech at the reception (coming from an introvert who hates attention, i know it took a lot for him to go up there - and he rocked it). and they were so graceful and wonderful with the guests on both sides. this has caused me to cling to my last name even more
-felt so very loved and appreciated when we opened the wedding gifts. our family and friends were extremely generous (even ones who couldn't make it to the wedding). thank you cards are definitely in order!
-met a bunch of my new extended family at the wedding and also at a recent funeral. it's true - reunions happen mainly during weddings and funerals. R.I.P. Uncle Jim. you were a very intelligent yet simple and modest man
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