2 weeks til graduabirthday — my graduation and 22nd birthday all in one!
I may or may not be typing this as I am wearing my brand new dress I bought today for graduabirthday…..and my Mickey Mouse graduation cap………
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Today was Day Two of my 22 day Yoga Challenge !!!!!
Alarm goes off at 6:15AM. why god, why am I still getting up crazy early when I don’t have any plans til noon? Because I’m crazy and masochistic? No, no, because if I don’t go to yoga now I am not positive there will be time later in the day… and either way you love Amrit’s 7AM antics in Sunrise Salutation, no?
The class was worth the early wake up call, I mean really, it always is. My arm is still being bitchier than usual, I think it is because of all this rain and humidity. The class was super hot and schweddy and I was seriously working. I’ve been thinking a lot about music and yoga. At yoga vida all the instructors use music in the background, while the morning class I take at Crunch never has music. I love having music in the background, it gives me a focal point and quiets my own thoughts and “to-do lists”. However, a silent yoga class allows me to focus on my breath and body more. What do you prefer, silence or background music?
My focus was definitely better than yesterday, I felt more in the moment and connected to my breath. The biggest distraction today was my arm, I could feel Amrit’s eyes staring at my bent right arm– no I am not lazy, I am injured. 6 weeks of being injured actually….
It is weird when you are injured for that long of a period of time. This is my first real “injury” ever– I might have fractured my pinky this summer which hurt for a bit but didn’t alter my daily life. I’ve broken a toe here and there and have been seriously sore and achey from trapeze but nothing lasting until this
I now look at other people doing particular exercises and think “oh, I can’t do that because of my arm”. I look at people dancing and start modifying in my head how I would do it. My right arm has always been a slacker, I do everything left handed, and I always joked that my right arm was sort of a waste, but I take it back. I miss feeling even, not having to rely on one sides strength, and I miss the equality of having two strong arms. Most of all I miss feeling strong, I hate having to modify something not because I lack the strength and muscles, but because I physically cannot do it with a torn rotator cuff. This has definitely been a wake up call for me about how I treat my body, and how my “go go go” mentality has to slow down for this injury.
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Today was technically my first day of freedom. And I really do mean technically— I had a rehearsal early afternoon and still have to attend class tomorrow, but essentially I’M FREE I’M FREE I’M FREE!
I spent my first day of freedom doing a shopping marathon with my mama at bloomingdales and macy’s. we have a massive mission: buy a pair of wedge shoes & buy dresses for NYU graduation, Tisch graduation, my cousins wedding, my cousin’s pre wedding celebrations, and a dress for my friends bridal shower. Trying to cover all the requirements for those occasions with as few dresses a possible? definitely a challenge. But we did it!
Look at the beautiful shoes I gots:
Despite being rather short, I have never got the hang of wearing heels. Enter my new wedges! I am already obsessed and don’t have to worry about falling flat on my face during graduation!
After being a bit worried about finding not one but 2 graduation dresses that I would also be able to wear to other events, I am SO SO SO happy mama and I found everything today (and got some awesome sales). Can it please be graduabirthday already so I can rock these pretty dresses?
Day 2 of yoga challenge and successful shopping extravaganza, winning.
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