I've been to practice every day this week except today... was planning on Intro to 2nd but then I forgot about The Daughter's big sleepover so it probably won't be possible. Great practices all week. I love the heat and steam... like a rain bath in the studio. My kids have had to suffer through sitting in the outside reception area for 2 hours while I practice... of course, I ended up bribing them with a trip to the bookstore downstairs.. because, well, I have mommy guilt.

My lower back has been super sore this week. Whereas last week backbends were awesome, this week they don't feel so hot. Someone mentioned to me that perhaps it was that I had my moon... lower back pain... moon.. yea, that makes sense. While I know I should have taken it easy and/or not practiced at all, I had to... mentally. The most interesting thing about this journey back to the mat is that my twists are horrendous. I have no idea what they look like but they feel absolutely unbearable. This is fascinating to me because I have never experienced this before... not after surgery.. not the first day I started yoga... never. I wonder what is stored in there for me right now :)

I have such a crazy week coming up. I will have to scale back the yoga because of my schedule. I am flying to Seattle tomorrow, working on campus from 8am - 8pm on Monday for a special brainstorming session, taking a red eye from Seattle to Dallas midnight on Monday, arriving Tuesday morning, schmoozing a bunch of people, flying back to Seattle on Wednesday... and finishing the week finding some contract work and/or interviewing.

I have my initial phone screening with big huge software company today. I'm so excited about the opportunity and I can't wait to hear more. Everyone say a collective Om or prayer to Ganesh...