Uptown Blog Entries - April 2008

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 [...]

Touch Me

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

My friend Staci LeFleur sees me at school. We talk about the 40 Days of Yoga and compare notes a lot. She comes up to me all excited. �I think I�ve got an experience you could put in your blog!� She tells me about a yoga class she went to that was to [...]

Damn, I�m hot!

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0100

So we�re supposed to be reading the Baron Baptiste book, and this week Baptiste tells us to identify ourselves as either �hot� or �cold.� Here�s the general breakdown, according to me. (If you want the real deal, buy your own damn book.)

Ho [...]

Breakdown

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Today I was at school and saw Staci LeFleur* and she�s totally into the 40 Days. She�s been to class several times and even bought one of the $50 super-absorbent sticky mats they sell at YogaOne. She�s doing great, reading the book and meeting new fr [...]

The Busy Game

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

So here�s the deal. I don�t know how I�m going to get it together every day to get the studio practices, home practices and meditation all in. Panic sets in and I try to remember to breathe. I�m just trying to keep it together right now. I start ques [...]

What was I thinking??

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

As we were leaving the meeting last night, Matt (from Uptown) stops me and says,� So what class will you be going to, Sheri? I�m thinking the 6 a.m. class sounds pretty good and then I can go straight from here upstairs to work. We could meet up and [...]

Sheri goes Yoga

contact@modrydesignstudio.com — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

40 Days to Fabulous? Uptown Writer Sheri Joseph decides to transform her life at Yoga One in the next 40 days with one pair of yoga pants and a clearance mat from Marshall’s…Can she do it?

Opening/The basics
It all started with a phone call. Todd the Editor calls me and issues a [...]