Uptown Blog Entries

The End

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The 40 Days are over and I feel surprisingly sad. It�s been just a couple of days since we finished, but I feel myself getting back into some bad habits. For example, I go to try on some new clothes at one of my favorite stores and see only the [...]

Can Sheri make it with one pair of yoga pants and a clearance mat from Marshall�s?

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I�m trying to make it through the 40-Day rejuvenation process staying true to the tagline of the blog, which is �Can Sheri make it with one pair of yoga pants and a clearance mat from Marshall�s?� Or something to that effect. Essentially, I�m trying [...]

Sweaty Palms

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

When I first started this blog, I saw a girl who had done the 40-Day Rejuvenation thing a year ago and she told me that by day 28 she had quit because she was so sick of herself. I thought that was hilarious, but now I know what she�s talking about. [...]

Off the Wagon

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

So after a couple of days off the wagon (I�ve been moving for God�s sake, gimme a break), I resolve to get back. Staci LeFleur informs me that if I�ve been off the 40 Days, then I�m supposed to pick it up and complete it even after the program is ove [...]

The Present

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Week 5 is about centering and being present in all things big and small. Ugh. Do you know how hard it is to be present and �in the moment� and centered with two small boys? The amount of laundry I do on a daily basis nearly undoes me--and don�t get m [...]

The Fly

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Third day of the fruit fast and I�m feeling pretty good. I�m sure I haven�t lost any actual weight, due in large part to the number of avocados I�ve been chomping, but that doesn�t really matter. I stuck to it and didn�t cheat and that�s huge. Eating [...]

Hold It

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

There are a couple of things I get squeamish about discussing: sex (why is it anybody�s biz? And my dad reads this!). And any bodily functions: boogers in the nose, farting, bad breath, pooping, etc. Yick. I just don�t like admitting they�re a part o [...]

Fruit Fest

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I awoke this morning with the same thought I have every morning, which is �What am I gonna eat today?� And then I remembered I was on the 3-day fruit fast. Let�s see: for breakfast, 1 banana, 1 apple, another banana, some green tea and 3 Advil to cou [...]

Bring on the Beano

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday I get back from the mountains and haul ass to the Sunday yoga meeting. Daniel and Trudi ask us all about our week, and I am comforted to know I�m not the only one who has pretty much taken the week off from the 40-Day practice and felt guilty [...]

Deliverance

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

We moved into our new house on Thursday and I leave Friday night to go to the mountains on a required Junior League retreat. As I close the door, both kids are whining, MJ still can�t figure out the new microwave and there are boxes filled with [...]

Flying panties

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Ever tried moving with small children? It�s like trying to run a marathon while pulling a wagon of cats behind you. Packing one box takes hours. I don�t know why, it just does. Every item requires an explanation as to why you have to pack it up. You [...]

Sweetness

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

With the 40 Days, we�re supposed to be following the diet suggestions in the book. Baron wants us to think about what we are putting on our plate, eat fresh fruits and veggies and whole grains, lean meat and fish,�yeah, yeah. This week, Baron talks a [...]

Equanimity

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

We�re into week 3 of this 40-Day Rejuvenation program and the focus is �equanimity.� Try saying that three times fast while sober (hint: it�s a lot easier if you�ve had a few glasses of red; just rolls off the tongue). According to Baron Baptiste, eq [...]

Over the Rainbow

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I have now officially become a snot factory! It�s Sunday night and all the �40-Day Rejuvenation� people are supposed to meet at 6:30. We�re in the midst of packing, I�m dealing with a cold and MJ and I are in foul moods. I tell MJ I�m going to skip t [...]

The Closing

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

MJ and I finally close on the house we�ve been waiting to move into for oh, about, two years. Without getting into too many details, we ended up in a lawsuit for the past year, severing ties with a friend who had been involved in the process and livi [...]

Let it go

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0100

I get to yoga early enough to find a nice spot in the back next to a column. I figure nobody will want to be behind a column so I�ll have some extra room. There�s not a soul on either side of me. I�m thinking good thoughts and can�t wait for the clas [...]

What�s a nice Presbyterian girl doing here?

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I finally catch up with my mom back home in Houston. I ask her if she�s been reading my blog and she says she is, but when I ask her some detailed questions, it appears she�s only skimming the blog, not really reading every word. Support! She must�ve [...]

The Shallow End

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Tuesday rolls around and we�re full on into the 40-day rejuvenation program. I make it to the 12 o�clock class. I�ve got it down, now. I finally choked up the cash and shelled out $50 for the micro-fiber �ber-absorbent sticky mat to replace my beach [...]

Dare you to move

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The weekend rolls around and I�m exhausted. MJ and I get take-out and I order a salad, hoping to cool down my �hot� side. Thanks a lot, Baron. I even skip cheesecake since I�m trying to curb my sweet tooth�arrrgh. I drink one glass of wine and wish I [...]

One Down

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Week one is over and I keep looking in the mirror to see if there are any changes. Flatter abs, higher butt cheeks, serious guns? Nothing. I know this 40 days thing is about rejuvenation of spirit and mind, yadda yadda yadda, but do I at least get a [...]