bed day

yesterday my body screeched to a halt. i knew that at around noon when i wasn't out of bed (and wasn't planning to leave my bed) that i needed to make a decision that i didn't want to make.

i cancelled my yoga class & my clients.

i. hate. doing. that.

but i knew, it was for the best. for days on end (and yes, weeks on end as well) i've been pushing my body & pushing and i knew that eventually she was going to push back. yesterday was the day.

so aside from feeling like crap, i laid around, enjoying the comforts of my bed - with pets joining in on the bed day as well. i've written about having bed days before, but this one was very different as i wasn't feeling well at all.

nonetheless, rest was exactly what my neglected body needed. and that is what she got.

i continued to stay in bed until just now (yep, am writing this from bed). i've gotta pull myself up now and get ready to go give a bowenwork session. and then i'm onto lakeview resort & spa for the monongalia county child advocacy center's "girls' night out" event.

if you are local you should come. indulge yourself on some chair massage, bowenwork, reiki, yoga, meditation & much more. and it's all for a good cause. not to mention good karma!!

hugs and _/\_

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morning and afternoon delight

i woke up naturally around 9am this morning. feels good to let my body decide how long it needs rest. i have been in quite a bit of pain since tuesday afternoon. i'm not sure exactly what has happened but i have a pain in my rhomboid/trapezius/latissimus dorsi region. say whaaaa?? see lovely image below:

due to the severity of this pain, i have had to turn down some massages and cancel a yoga class - boo!! i was scheduled to give the owner of blissblissbliss a massage today at but being the kind, considerate and lovely lady that she is, she is going to give me a massage to see if she can help relieve some of my pain.

now this isn't going to be a nice, sweet, relaxing massage (although i am sure there will be some of that love in there somewhere) but the focus of this massage will be harsh elbows and trigger points and who knows what else! but it is exactly what i need to get whatever the issue is out!! and hopefully out for good!!

so i've been spending my cool, crisp, autumn-esque morning snuggled up in bed with my laptop, cup of coffee, pets coming and going as they please, and my visual journal.

my visual journal has been rather neglected as of recent and i plan on changing that. this morning i have been incorporating my 2010 vision board/wheel of life into my visual journal.


so even though in pain, i am grateful for the opportunity to be able to take it easy when my body demands it.

what are you thankful for on this lovely thursday? hugs!!

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half day bed day

i spent the majority of my day in bed yesterday. today, specifically this morning, i am blessed with another half day bed day.

there is a difference between a bed day and a crash day. let me educate you on the fine art of both. :)

a bed day is when you can take a few hours or hopefully most or the whole day and just stay in bed. you can take your laptop, books, pets, loved ones, tea/coffee, anything you wish as a bed day is considered productive time (if you want it to be) with maybe a nap or two thrown in for good measure.



where as a crash day is something different entirely. a crash day is when your body just can't handle you putting it through the ringer anymore and you just sleep most of the day away. not much, if any, productivity happens on a crash day.


i have learned, for me at least, that if you don't take a bed day occasionally you are sure to eventually have to give in to a crash day as your body just can't take anymore. while i have been busy recently, i haven't been pushing myself too far.

tell me your experiences of bed days vs crash days. wishing you a productive day from bed or otherwise. hugs!!

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bed day

the air has a crispness to it today that is a foreshadowing of what is to come. i love fall and all of it's beauty.

i've declared today a bed day. other than my chiropractor appointment and my massage appointment, i will send the day in bed. yes, other things will try to work their way into my day (and that has already proven to be so with a early text asking if i could do a massage later today) but i have to be selfish with my time today and take care of me.

the past two days my energy has been rather low. i'm always on the go, go, go! and i think my body is just letting me know, 'ay lady, you need to slow down, rest and rejuvenate.' so today, i will listen to my body and give it what it needs.

today's festivities will include some major cuddle time with the snuggly


and a few forceful cuddles with the not so snuggly

i am sending you all thoughts of love & healing hugs!! hope your tuesday is a tranquil one!!

napping the day away

today was a pretty uneventful day. got up this morning and went to the farmers market. i HEART the farmers market! too bad the one here is only on saturdays from 8:30 until noon. you have to get there early if you want anything. no sleeping in on saturdays now. (pics of the farmers market to be posted later).

after returning home and putting away the goods i decided to take a nap. what is better than taking an afternoon nap?! so i crawled in bed with my kitty and pup and we napped the day away. i am a serious fan of siestas! after the nap-athon, i took cadyn (my pup) for a walk around the neighborhood. you see, i was starting to feel guilty for not really doing anything today. after the walk around the 'hood, i came back to the house and watched two lovers. it was ok, nothing phenomenal or anything, but pretty good.

so that is how i spent my saturday. how about you guys? get into anything cool/interesting today?