Last night, I accidentally fell asleep with Indiana snuggling in bed next to me. Indiana has just been so sweet lately, and his newfound inclination to curl up next to me and not move the entire night is both adorable and sort of…not good for my sleep habits. I love how he takes this position of guard dog at the edge of the bed and seems to me watching the door all night, especially because he won’t leave his post. (And for a dog like Indiana, staying in one place fore more than a few minutes is kind of a big deal.) What I do not love is how he gets scoots closer and closer to me as the night wears on, pushing me closer toward Eric, because before I know it, I feel like I’m trapped in a really warm hairy sandwich. (Though Eric would argue that I am warmer and have more hair than either of them, and he’d probably be right.) Last night, after shoving Indiana repeatedly back toward the edge of the bed, I finally realized he wasn’t going to budge, so I finally just picked him up and put him between Eric and me and then moved over toward the edge of the bed so I could have some space. Indiana seemed to like his new spot just fine. But tonight, he’s going back to his crate, because as much as I love him, he’s really cramping my sleep style.
Thanks to last night’s snuggle struggle, I didn’t wake up feeling as refreshed as I would have liked this morning. Luckily, by the time I got to work, my coffee had kicked in and I went on to have a full and productive day. I got home and decided to disconnect from my day with yoga before I did anything else.
I tried a new-to-me podcast from Three Dog Yoga: 60-minute POWER. It was my favorite class from them thus far; it had all my favorite poses and lots of heart openers, which was perfect for my February challenge. Unfortunately, though, it wouldn’t stream past about minute 42. I might try to download it and see if that solves the problem, because I just loved the class. But for tonight, I improvised for the last 15 minutes, adding on bridge, wheel, dolphin, pigeon, a couple extra chair twists, and then some final spinal twists and Savasana. It felt really great.
Also, I think I accidentally may have slipped into crow pose tonight? She said to take crow, and I was feeling feisty, so I started to lean forward, like, joking kind of, and then I think maybe I just went ahead and did it for a few seconds?! But when I tried to replicate it, I totally collapsed to the ground in a heap so I’m not going to count that one.
Dinner tonight was chipotle pork cheeseburgers.
These were good, but a little mild for my taste, so I added a bit more adobo sauce on top. That plus the avocado and Muenster cheese was a winning combination.
I’m going to try to get to bed early tonight! Have a good night!
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I’m so inspired by the fact that you unplug yourself at night. I have an AWFUL habit of staying on my laptop/Blackberry right up until bedtime. Probably not ideal for stress or sleep. I’m going to try to take a page from your book when I get back to San Francisco and into my routine. :)
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I’m totally bookmarking that recipe! We are in a food rut right now. No fun :-/.
and Harper? Totally like Indiana, except when i roll over in my sleep, he comes and seeks out my hands for snuggles and wakes me up. Because he is also a long-haired cat, there is also the added possibility of furry cat tail in your face..
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We close our cats out of our room at night otherwise, around 4:45 AM, 3 hungry cats start shoving their butts in our faces and knocking water glasses, reading glasses, etc off our bedside tables. The incessant meowing at that hour is easier to bear. But pupster? She started in her crate, then we started letting her fall asleep in the bed and carried her to her crate, and now she just sleeps with us. I think she would have a nervous break down if we started crating again. She gives off a lot of heat for such a little thing, but she’s good about dividing her time between us and often does sleep between us, with her body under the covers and her head between ours on the pillows. Having her sleep with us has actually made my insomnia better…now when I can’t sleep or I wake up, I wake her up for cuddles rather than bugging R.
Accidental-ish crow totally counts!! And it’s way better than falling-on-your-face-crow, which is my specialty.
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accidental crows absolutely count – in fact maybe it wasnt so accidental. in my arm balance practice when i dont think + just do amazing things happen. lovin your february yoga challenge!
Yay for accidental arm balances! Remember to think round spine, use the lift in your belly, and look forward, not down for bakasana.