Yoga and Tofu with Big Pig

Today I attended my first yoga class in I can't remember how long.  Once in a while I do some yoga at home with my Rodney Yee DVD. At this point, I've done it so many times it's not particularly challenging or invigorating.  This week I'm experimenting with new fitness activities. I gave up my trainer and want to see if I can get as motivated to attend yoga classes as I do to attend dance class.  Tonight I just went to the gym for a basic vinyasa class. It was fine, nothing inspiring but it felt good to really focus on stretching and breathing.  I'll try a few more at the gym, but I may venture into a yoga studio where better instructors and thus more motivating classes may be found.  For dinner I made a really good tofu dish. So good that I almost ate the entire package of tofu.  Overall a healthy day, except that on my way home from yoga I was craving something sugary, fruity and chewy so I picked up a package of gummy bears.  Tomorrow I will likely feel like crap. Neither they yoga nor the gummy bears helped reduce my stress so I turned to some Big Pig, another '80's band from Oz.

Spicy Steak Success and Sadness

I have wanted to try another beef dish since my merely adequate attempt a few weeks ago, which I served to my good friend from England. She did say that if she was in a restaurant that she "wouldn't send it back," but it wasn't one of my better meals. Tonight I did a chili-rubbed skirt steak, although the meat was actually flank steak because that's what was available. It was delicious. It felt like a real treat. Steak seems so extravagant, maybe because for the day to day I prefer lower fat and leaner chicken or fish and focus on vegetables for most meals. I made some green beans with caramelized shallots, then finished with some strawberries. I had to scoop some Nutella on the strawberries since I was out of whipped cream. As I sat alone enjoying my meal, I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to have someone to share a meal with every night. I've found the man who I would like to see everyday, we just can't figure out how or when we'll get there. 

Solo Saturday

After almost two years of being occupied every weekend, having unplanned days can be a challenge. Luckily I have some good friends and numerous social acquaintances.  It's not that there's a lack of things to do or people to see, but when you would rather be spending time with one particular person it can feel sad.  Today I ran some errands and went to see a friend read poetry at a coffee shop nearby, which was fun. I planned some meals for the week, grocery shopped and then cooked a nice stir fry for dinner.  I wasn't motivated to go out, thankfully one of my best friends picked up the phone when I called around 9:00pm.  Sometimes all I need is a familiar voice and someone who has known me for ten years to remind me how far you've come and provide comfort.