Handstand365 Day 27

 Short but sweet.  I'm not feeling so hot today.  My hormones are all outta whack so I'm taking it easy and removing all expectations of myself.  I'm giving myself permission to rest and take a break from just about everything.

  
Today was day 27 of #handstand365.  I learned from a fellow instagramer that its better to put the head down and look at the tree in L shaped handstand.   

  Filled out a rental application today for a house we would love to live in!  Cross your fingers and toes for me!!

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Impatient and #handstand365 Day 26

  Last night my little Archimedes Supercell was up all night.  He couldn't sleep and then he started throwing up.  The upside is that he is finally mature enough not to be so scared of the whole process and he can at least try to get to an appropriate place to let it fly.

  My whole day has been out of whack.  I was up with him snuggling and taking care and then after I got Jupiter on the bus I went back to bed and slept until 1:30.  So when I woke up I was frustrated.  I have a hard enough time falling asleep at night as it is.  Also my stomach feels a bit dodgy now too.

  I went out to practice handstand earlier and did some Sun Salutations and headstands and it helped tremendously and I even took some probiotics but now I am just feeling impatient waiting to get this whole sick thing over with.  If its going to happen lets just get it going.  Life doesn't work like that though.

  I was feeling impatient with my handstand practice today too.  I know that the power of yoga comes from the process not some arbitrary destination.  Thats a hard thing to grasp on days when I have less tolerance for pretty much everything!  I think that I am stuck because I don't have a strong enough core and can't let my hips go over my shoulders and yet not too far.  I know it will come eventually.  I had some lovely friends remind me today to cool out and do something else for a while and I did and I remembered whats truly important.  I know what my goals are.  I enjoy working on them and I have a plan to improve.  What more is there really?

  Here is a quick little video I did with a core workout to try!  

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Be Brave and #handstand365 Day 25

    I was participating in a FitFluential chat tonight for Under Armour's Whats Beautiful campaign, of which I think has a great message and not just about selling clothing.  Of course they want to sell stuff but they are doing some positive work to get your money and I like the camaraderie of the women that are participating. 

  Anyways, One of the questions for bloggers was , and I don't remember the exact wording of it,   describe "your personal brand".  I get what they mean and I have tried going in that direction but it didn't feel authentic anymore so I stopped thinking of my blog like that.  So my answer was that I don't consider myself a brand.  I just put myself out there honestly and include my struggles as well as my triumphs and keep trying to grow and let the world see ME as I do so.    

  One of my parenting philosophies is that being the kind of example I want my spawn to see is the most important way to teach them.  Its the same thing with the rest of the world really.  I want people to know that their attitude has a strong impact on  personal growth and happiness so I try and have a positive and calm attitude through my struggles.  It is absolutely not easy but it can be rewarding and wonderful too. 

  I want my sons to be brave and not let fear dictate the path their life takes.  Fear is one powerful tool if you use it right but its also dangerous to the pursuit of happiness.   Now granted, I don't think that happiness is necessarily the most important thing in the world, I think a sense of purpose and direction is,  but thats a whole different subject.  My point is that fear can keep you from seeing what options are out there, what paths there are to take, what possibilities the universe has to offer.  If you can master your fear then you can see and think and feel wisely in all that you do. 

  Putting yourself out there and being committed to growth and self improvement is some scary shit!!  Thats where the bravery comes in.   I will inevitably fail.  Not all the time but it will happen and its often tinged with discomfort..... to say it mildly!  But I keep going and keep moving forward.  Progress is progress no matter how small it may seem.  The fact that you did something is what matters. 

  For bleeps sake, I have MS and adrenal fatigue and yet I am learning to stand on my hands and moving with my family halfway across the country.  Its scary but being scared is fun sometimes too. Its exhilarating  and full of hope.  Its ok to inspire yourself too :)

  So, take a deep breath, give yourself a pep talk, BE BRAVE, and do something you have been wanting to do and fear kept getting in the way.  You've got this!!  Open your heart and your mind will follow.  

  I worked on backbends today which had the added benefit of opening my heart as well.  When I try and do forearm stands and handstands my back is super stiff.  I started working on letting go of that tension today and of course it got me thinking.  

  I am also adding in some more core work in order to improve my handstand.  A strong core is good for the whole self really and I could use a strong center. 

Today was Day 25 of my #handstand365 challenge. 

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Send me happy house renting juju and #handstand365 Day 24

    Today as the fabulous midwestern thunderstorms rolled in and the tornado sirens started blaring,   I was speaking on the phone with a lovely woman in Port Angeles Washington about a house we would really love to rent.   I hesitate to write this as I feel strange writing it out at all.  It seems like Port Angeles might be too good to be true.   It gets less precipitation than we do here in Des Moines and it has water to the north and mountains to the south.  I think I found autism services for Jupiter and there is a vocational school and community college.   I would love love love some good house juju sent my way!!   (no tornados in our neck of the woods.  It all went just north of us)

  I was thinking today about the things that I will miss about the midwest.  I mentioned the fabulous thunderstorms.  Yes, they are damaging and terrifying at times but the strange feel to the air....  The charge in the air as a storm is all black and menacing with thunderheads looming above,  its incredible.   If you have a basement of course then you can appreciate  the beauty!    I remember coming to Kansas from California as a kid and being amazed at the thunderstorms.  That amazement does not go away.  

  I have been watching handstand tutorial videos and working on my core so I can eventually lift into handstand steadily and more controlled.  I did make some progress but while I was practicing the Superhero said my back looked stiff as a board.   I can feel it and knew what he meant as soon as he said it.   I feel like my back locks up as soon as my hips start to go over my shoulders at all.  So although I am working on my balance in the air, I need to practice up right to make being upside down more stable. 

  The feeling of needing a good long practice has been creeping up.  I do some yoga throughout the day but I have been so busy with so many things that yoga has been put on the back burner for the most part and I am starting to feel a regression.   So tomorrow my plan is to have a nice long back bending practice and get back on track.   I love how even though I know there is so much work to be done on myself I still feel mellow and eager about it and not down on myself.  Pretty amazing growth if I do say so myself!  

  Embrace Monday and be awesome!!!

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Some days you got it and some days you don't, Handstand365 Day 23

  Some days my balance is there and other days its non existant.  Granted I am still improving and I had a nice practice with my tree friend but I couldn't get any hang time out in the open yard.  I expected it though.  I have been cleaning and sorting all day and was kinda worn out and distracted.  I had to just accept after so many attempts that it just wasn't going to happen and be ok with that.

  Part of me wants to take a defeatist attitude but my better judgement was the "meh" part of me that rolled up my mat and went inside for a cuppa tea and some Star Trek.  Tomorrow will be better!

(in the picture, on the other side of the tree, I see a floating buddha leaning against the tree and sitting in Lotus with a bit of a cat face smelling a flower....)

Today was Day 23 of #handstand365.   I spent most of the afternoon by myself.  CRAZY!  I am hardly ever alone.  I don't mind being alone but its strange when I am usually surrounded by so many people in my own house every single day.   Lucky I like the spawn or it would be hard to deal.  I always miss the spawn and the superhero when they are gone.  

My soundtrack for the day sounded like this.  I cant get enough of Midnight City M83!!

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Half Way There to my UnderArmour Whats Beautiful Goal and Day 22 of #handstand365

   Happy Dance, Happy Dance!  Today I held a handstand for 5 seconds!  I set my interval timer app on my phone to 1 second and it caught 5 frames of awesomeness!  I am really stoked.  There is definite progress both in my strength and balance but also my fear levels are way down.  That is a huge part of handstand or any inversions.  Such a challenge to work on tiny little incremental changes and not get frustrated.  I get down sometimes and frustrated when it seems like I have been working on something forever and it doesn't budge and then one day it comes.  I believe I can do this!  #Iwill do this!

 I am working on the Under Armour Whats Beautiful campaign with many of my other FitFluential peeps.  My personal goals are to do a handstand a day for 365 days as well as, hopefully, the shorter term goal of holding a handstand for 10 seconds.

  You can check out my profile and follow my progress here as well as sign up and challenge yourself to new heights!  There are also teams to join.  Its always fun to rock some goals with friends.   There are some incentives too with weekly featured profiles and swag bag winners.

  I have lots of friends racing this weekend.  

HAVE A BLAST LOVES!!!

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Allergies Can Suck It! and #handstand365 Day 20

  As I write this I am not wanting to write this but I will keep it positive so as not to bum you out and spread my negativity around and to keep my blogging schedule up and running.  Truth is though, allergies can suck it!  There.  Thats where my negativity comes from.  Im a mouth breather damn it!!  I started feeling yucky yesterday and it just keeps getting worse.  My allergies don't typically last long in the spring so there is that.  I didn't start getting allergies until I had kids, the jerks haha!  I send out virtual hugs out to all my fellow allergy sufferers.   We will get through this!  I'm sleepy from taking benedryl but still can only breathe out of one side. 

  I recognize that it usually a trade off when it comes to beauty.  Spring flowers are lovely and my bees love them, yet the allergies are not so lovely.  Fireflies are out and will be missed when we move to Washington.  If you have never experienced catching fireflies on a warm midwestern summer night then you are most defiantly missing out.   The mosquitos that can be the size of a small flying dog, won't be missed.   

  Today was another hollowback handstand for #handstand365 Day 20.  I did more of a regular yoga practice this evening than what I have been doing for the last couple of days and was so tight and awkward.  I think its the heat and my allergies causing stress in my body and its not even that hot yet.    The heat does not agree with my body.   

  On a very positive note,   I started the Clean Program Cleanse yesterday.   There were some ingredients in the shakes or supplements, or both,  that my body needed as it makes me feel pretty great despite the whole allergy BS.  I waited to start the cleanse  during a time of year when I am less likely to get sick and would be less likely to have to stop the cleanse.   I was anticipating not feeling good on the cleanse for a few days or more but I felt great right after the first time taking the supplements and drinking the shakes.   

  Have you done the Clean Program Cleanse?   Have you done any cleanses?   Have a great Thursday!

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