Welcome to Life With Lacey!
Welcome to Life With Lacey!
So this is supposed to be my first blog post, an introduction of myself to you…and I don’t know what to tell you. That’s what happens when the most interesting thing in your life is the town you’ve created that doesn’t really exist but you kind of wish it did so you could pack up all your earthly belongings and go live in it, right now!
Today is yoga day…so I figure this is as good a place as any to start. For 2013 I promised to take care of me. I didn’t make a resolution per se, because I always tend to break them. But this is a promise that I made to myself, so I only run the risk of letting one person down if I don’t see it through. Keep in mind that one person is really important to me…which means I’m off to a good start. I rotate between yoga and walking because a deeper commitment to more strenuous exercise made me nervous, which might ultimately lead to me backing out. I’m working on yoga for stress relief and I’m working alone, which might not be so smart. But I don’t have a lot of time between getting the kids ready for school (Goddess#1 who is in her first year of college and Goddess#2 who is in the eighth grade but acts like she’s twenty-one), getting hubby and twenty-one year old son out of the house for work and getting myself out to work all before 7:15am. Yeah, that grueling schedule is definitely for another post.
For now, I’ll try to stay on topic. Yoga for stress relief is a half hour regimen that I’ve become quite used to over the past few weeks. I workout in the morning before I write and before doing all the other things on my To Do List, which means I wake up really early. The scenery on the yoga DVD is a lovely island which helps me to visualize a calming start to my day. The deep breathing is what really helps and not just during the time that I’m focused on completing the program. For example, I was at work the other day—at my day job which is in a courthouse where there is never a dull moment—and my desk was super cluttered with stuff, as I like to call the work I have yet to get to. Co-workers were on every nerve I own and steadily working their way into the battle zone and I get a call from my mom about a family member being hospitalized. Way back when, this would have been considered one of those “Calgon, take me away” days. Instead, I latched on to my new commitment and began the deep breathing exercises I’d learned from the yoga DVD. Surprise, surprise, it worked. It consists of steady, relaxed breathing in intervals of four: Deep breath in, count to four. Deep breath out, count to four. Eyes closed. For about 5-10 minutes. It actually worked at calming my mind and letting me accept what was without freaking the hell out. I’ve read that breathing exercises get better with practice so I’m really encouraged now that it’s worked once. It was one of those thankful for the baby steps moments.
What steps have you taken in the new year to reach for a better you?
Lacey Baker
So this is supposed to be my first blog post, an introduction of myself to you…and I don’t know what to tell you. That’s what happens when the most interesting thing in your life is the town you’ve created that doesn’t really exist but you kind of wish it did so you could pack up all your earthly belongings and go live in it, right now!
Today is yoga day…so I figure this is as good a place as any to start. For 2013 I promised to take care of me. I didn’t make a resolution per se, because I always tend to break them. But this is a promise that I made to myself, so I only run the risk of letting one person down if I don’t see it through. Keep in mind that one person is really important to me…which means I’m off to a good start. I rotate between yoga and walking because a deeper commitment to more strenuous exercise made me nervous, which might ultimately lead to me backing out. I’m working on yoga for stress relief and I’m working alone, which might not be so smart. But I don’t have a lot of time between getting the kids ready for school (Goddess#1 who is in her first year of college and Goddess#2 who is in the eighth grade but acts like she’s twenty-one), getting hubby and twenty-one year old son out of the house for work and getting myself out to work all before 7:15am. Yeah, that grueling schedule is definitely for another post.
For now, I’ll try to stay on topic. Yoga for stress relief is a half hour regimen that I’ve become quite used to over the past few weeks. I workout in the morning before I write and before doing all the other things on my To Do List, which means I wake up really early. The scenery on the yoga DVD is a lovely island which helps me to visualize a calming start to my day. The deep breathing is what really helps and not just during the time that I’m focused on completing the program. For example, I was at work the other day—at my day job which is in a courthouse where there is never a dull moment—and my desk was super cluttered with stuff, as I like to call the work I have yet to get to. Co-workers were on every nerve I own and steadily working their way into the battle zone and I get a call from my mom about a family member being hospitalized. Way back when, this would have been considered one of those “Calgon, take me away” days. Instead, I latched on to my new commitment and began the deep breathing exercises I’d learned from the yoga DVD. Surprise, surprise, it worked. It consists of steady, relaxed breathing in intervals of four: Deep breath in, count to four. Deep breath out, count to four. Eyes closed. For about 5-10 minutes. It actually worked at calming my mind and letting me accept what was without freaking the hell out. I’ve read that breathing exercises get better with practice so I’m really encouraged now that it’s worked once. It was one of those thankful for the baby steps moments.
What steps have you taken in the new year to reach for a better you?
Lacey Baker
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