Painting, Quotes, and Ugly Enchiladas

Today I am proud of myself. I am proud of myself for listening to my body, for letting go and having a very fun morning instead of rushing off to school, and for painting for the first time in weeks!

I practiced yoga for the fourth morning in a row. I love listening to my body and following the posture flow that feels right for me each morning. My practices are now about 70-90 minutes long. I am spoiling myself, though. Besides Rodney Yee, I seem to be disenchanted by yoga dvd's. Today I put on a Sean Corn dvd while  painted to see if I wanted to actually try it out. I will be honest. I loved Sean Corn. I like how she explains the poses, breathing, and the spirituality of yoga. But I would rather be there in person at a workshop. It doesn't suit my needs for my morning practice. I want something a little faster, yet still focused on breathing. I want a little less explaining. I completely agree with her view of yoga being your own work of art. I truly believe that I can be so creative in my practice, and that everyone's experience is so unique. What happens on your mat stays on your mat, and is your very own experience.

I am preparing for the Wellborn Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday. I have decided to take the two large paintings that were hanging in our bedroom and add a little life to them. I am going to try to sell the set. I think they look super alive now. If I don't sell them, they are going right back on our bedroom wall. Unless you want them, of course!

I got a letter in the mail with a birthday present today! Nattie sent me the coolest keychain I have seen. I love it so much and am attaching my house keys to it. It is a mini quote book. I love quotes, and these are incedibly inspirational. Thank you, Nattie!

I love this quote. I cannot even count how many times I say that life is unfair. For example, it is unfair that some people in the Geology department have an advisor that lets them do their own writing and publish papers, while I have an advsor who rewrites everything or just doesn't work with me to move forward AT ALL. But I was extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to move to Texas for grad school and to get paid for grad school. Some people would find that unfair. Of course I don't complain when the unfairness benefits me. But I know that everyone has struggled or is struggling with their own rough moments and issues. Life is unfolding for everyone is a way that works for each individual. You really cannot compare lives and say that someone doesn't deserve something. I assure you that they do deserve it. I believe in karma!

I finally got my Barnes and Noble birthday present (Thank you, Eden). I got Dorie's cookbook, Baking: From my home to yours. It looks amazing. I cannot wait to start baking some of the treats in this book. My first adventure will either be white chocolate brownies or a creamcheese torte.

For dinner, I made the most disgusting looking, yet delicious tasting enchladas in the world. These have cheese, ground turkey, and a salsa sourcream sauce.

Quite the mess, right? But super delicious.

I made a little chickpea, tomato, and corn salad with ground pepper, salt, and greek yogurt. I really liked this a lot! I had to serve it in cute glasses to compensate for the hideous enchiladas. I like my food to look pretty. But sometimes the most delicious things will look messy.

I hope you had a terrific day. Back to watching Oprah!