20/20 vision, yet sometimes it feels as if i spent my day in a blindfold.

as i fall asleep and recount the past ups and downs {mostly ups}, i can only vaguely recollect various moments, it’s a skim and scan at best.

a veil of vaseline, smudges over details, conversations, occasions of grandeur, and bits of wild.

this makes me sad.

i want sparkling, clear, crystal memories; an evian water retrospection of my day.

breathing full life into my present moments, i’m terrific in the now and here, but forgetaboutit at the closing bell….

i was chatting with a sage friend about my predicament, hoping for a tonic of wisdom to imbibe, and flood my cells with intuition and sense……instead she said i was just getting old.

so tell me m’loves….is this happening to you too. are your memories razor-sharp or are they more monet, impressionistic like: pretty, blurry, nice to recall, but don’t put you on the witness stand…..

i could feel my smug prius, in all her wannabe eco-friendliness, snigger at me as we silently rolled into the dark garage; me having finally deciphered the difference between a sleek, 1/8th of an inch, 40,0000 song capacity, portable, apple media player, and a clunky, dinosaur age, pep boys’ finest, garage door opener currently held together with two rubber bands, scotch tape and prayer.

somebody needs a nap.

my weeks are ramping up with new classes and clients. i’m grateful to be working so much. each day, each hour brings a laugh, a shimmy of the hips, and sometimes even tears of such thankfulness, wild horses couldn’t hold them in; my apologies to monday’s yoga crew, that savasana speech sometimes just brings out the sally field in me.

but with all the go, giddy up and impromptu dance parties comes a mess of frazzled, hot katie……cut to scene of me screaming obscenities at my garage door, neighbors calling the police.

i must find more down time.

unplugged. detached. unthinking.

tell me m’loves, what are your favorite ways to unwind?

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to quench my fury with the current, pitiful state of the written word-dovekeepers anyone, my friend mrs. burns convinced me to enroll in an itunes university’s literature course.

she had  to pick yale.

i was fine with a nice community college.

nevertheless, we have embarked on the american novel post 1945.

i’m only three books in.

richard wright’s black boy is what people should be reading in their book clubs; not the mcdonalds version also known as The Help.

flannery o’connor’s wise blood boiled my own with how long it took me to read. only 130 pages long, i had a hard time with this one. but the shining light is the lecture you can watch {in your bathrobe, in my case even bathtub} after you’ve finished.

i just started lolita last night.

hmm.

the words read like a pretty melody.

the words read like a nightmare.

so wrong.

but, terribly fantastic.

happy reading m’loves.

p.s. did you know lolita is actually pronounced law-lee-ta? i’ve been saying it wrong forever.

quick!

what was your gut image to the above quote?

what puts fire in your belly when you think of ultimate dreams come true, inner passions and goals achieved?

try holding on to your snapshot of  living, breathing, owning the life having taken your leap. leave road blocks and obstacles out of your vision.

are your leaps specific? are they career choices? family oriented? romance related?

can you think of past leaps, ambitions or goals you wanted so badly you actually did hop through hoops of fire, and now they just seem how-hum, not nearly as pined for as they once were?

i have leaping on my brain…..

monday happy to you m’loves.

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nothing like dollop of violet on the toes to brighten up a winter’s day.

i’m loving the new rosy shades from mary jo matsumoto’s pacific coast highway nail color collection; bright, modern, and colors which work well in winter {some pinks and purples don’t}.

this week the nude shades went on sale: naked at the beach….i’ll definitely be snatching these up. i have a feeling i’ll be wearing topless at san ono all season long…

you can buy them all here.

~hmmmm. maybe i wouldn’t be sick still if i’d stop wearing these damn flip-flops?

wednesday morning kisses to you m’loves.

ironic i’m sharing my latest health tip whilst in the trenches of a {should be} bedridden cold/flu; my body waxes and wanes ‘tween the chills of a flu, and the fuzziness of a head cold.

thank you all for your well wishes and various remedies; i especially love miss teri’s wellness shot {delicious}.

and while on the subject of delicious, let me tell you about my new obsession: cinnamon.

study after study shows this sweet, pleasing, piquant spice to be an arbiter of innumerable health benefits.

a great boon to our metabolisms, cinnamon helps to regulate blood sugar. this is important for diabetics, hypoglycemics, and anyone else who is looking to stabilize their moods {drama queens}.

cinnamon also helps to lower LDL cholesterol levels {the rotten kind}, reduce arthritis pain, and this powerhouse spice is also effective in staving off ulcers.

 researchers in alzheimer’s disease, parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumors and meningitis are using cinnamon in their hunts for treatments, cures & prevention because of its effective ability to reduce inflammation.

done, and DONE!

every morning, before i pour my coffee, i first sprinkle my cup with a smattering of cinnamon. it makes for a simple, homemade, gourmet-tasting mug of yum. now, when bopping into my local, coffee shop for a latté; instead of lamenting the days of yore when i {ignorantly} sweetened with splenda, i gladly grab that cinnamon shaker {they’re always there with the cream & sugar} and shake away.

easy to do with fantastic benefits…..

have a healthy wednesday m’loves.

 i. gush.

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 thank you so much for all of your lovely wishes and congratulations on our new sweetbaby.

he and sister ‘cilla are keeping me company as i try to kick this ugly sick that has more than worn its welcome.

begone cold/flu!

tuesday healthy to you m’loves.

unfortunately much of my weekend was spent refilling my cup with theraflu & nyquil. friday morning i came down with what i hope will be the only flu of 2012. sore throat and fever aside, i managed to eek out a lovely weekend.

papers were read. coffee was consumed.

berries were devoured.

naps were taken.

our sunday morning stroll was peppered with both raindrops & sunshine; the absolute best of both worlds.

oh, yeah and we adopted a new baby. {giggle}

welcome to the family,”jones”!

we’ve been attempting to bring a new love into the home for quite some time.

there have been many painful bumps along the way.

but finally we were able to pick up our new boy: a great pyrenees/anatolian shepherd mix, on saturday.

he is as sweet as pie, and more docile than a sleeping, well-fed baby.

and he is a G.I.A.N.T.

we can’t contain our giddy!

more to come on our “jones” {aka sweetbaby}

love,

katie

typically, i’m not one checking my watch every five minutes, waiting for monsieur weekend’s arrival. i like my days of the week just fine; each one unique and different in his or her own little monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday way……

and as far as when my weekend actually starts? i’m still deciding that on monday. to be honest, saturday and sunday feel rather hamster wheel-like for me. i work on saturday, and sunday seems like it’s an on your mark, get set, GO! track meet for hunky and i as we scramble out our chores {that bloody christmas tree is STILL up}, give the beast her proper ado, fashion out one on one time with each other, and alone time for ourselves {mucho important!}.

but this weekend i am/have been counting down the minutes and seconds for my final class on saturday.

i’m tired. i’m always tired. it’s the nature of my job. it’s a physical job. and i really don’t mind being tired, it kind of makes me happy because it tells me i’ve worked hard. but this week, i’m really, really tired. the kind of fatigue where i feel a silly, drunk loopiness take over my speech and body.

no, officer. i haven’t been drinking. i just teach spin & pilates all day.

it might just be a day and a half, but i’m gonna juice that mutha out as best i can. i want a paycheck for how awesome i make my downtime this weekend!

so i truly, sincerely, with all of my beating heart wish you a happiest of weekends. i plan to make it a splendid, relaxing, hand holding, head resting on his shoulder, marathon napping, someone find me a cheese plate!, let’s watch another movie on our new appletv, finishing the new york times crossword-happiest of weekends.

see you on the other side of sunday m’loves.

yesterday, i had bushels of fun debuting my new “band practice” section in my coreplay ™ class at villa pilates & yoga.

although still the same lively class, heavily influenced by my pilates, lotte berk & yoga background, i added suspended therabands to blend just an extra edge of core, balance, and eccentric resistance training.

here are some shots of our fun:

true, in living color, fly-girls.

single leg & single arm barre work {dallas & carly are using barres}.

whittling away our holiday indulgence.

about to dive down into water ski….i’m using the theraband….carly using her barre. we’re all saying our last set of prayers and invocations to the gods and goddesses of thigh work.

this is such my drug of choice; i love creating new ways to work and shape the body.

it’s a new year and i have many more ideas brewing which i can’t wait to share.

i hope if you live in southern california you’re able to come visit me in class.

here’s my schedule…..let’s tuck, squeeze, hold & look fabulous while doing it!

love,

katie

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