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I haven't done my yoga for today yet, but I will! Instead I am working on a paper that I'm writing for a conference that I probably won't end up attending. (They moved the date later by a month with the hope of meeting in person, but now it falls during the week we have our rental house booked for NH. They may or may not have online options, but even if they do I don't want to commit to it.) I decided to open this tab and start writing because I need to clear my mind. It is Monday morning. I never enjoy starting the work week so I thought I might try to sleep in a bit this morning, but I was thwarted by the kids fighting loudly  in the kitchen over breakfast. I got up to find everyone unpleasantly disposed in various ways except the dog, who had stolen Matt's breakfast amidst the fray and was quite pleased with herself. Thus started the week.  Now the drama is past and everyone is hard at work doing whatever they do all day and all week. Although I spend all day eve...

 Day 32 was nice and quick, an 11-minute "wake-up" routine. It didn't take long but that doesn't mean it was easy. It included some nice stretches and some strength work. It was a nice way to start my work day. We have gotten a lot of snow the last couple of days and it has been hard to find opportunities to go for a walk. We did go out last evening for a short walk, but it wasn't my usual level of exercise. Still, it was beautiful and peaceful, and so quiet. Nobody else was out, although footprints in the snow told me we weren't the only ones to head out. Maybe we'll do the same again this evening. 

 Yes, you read correctly. I am starting now on Adriene's February playlist. Today? Peaceful Warrior. I think I did pretty well with it and I certainly feel better now that I did before it. My allergies have been acting up horribly recently and I'm pretty sure yoga helps. Maybe not so much with the root cause, but at least it distributes gunk around a bit. Pandemic living is rough on the lymph system. Even though I get a reasonable amount of exercise each day (mostly yoga and walks with the dog), I am still confined inside our house for the overwhelming majority of the day. I try to shake things up with work around the house and sitting and working in different locations, but my upper body has been dreadfully stiff for as long as I can remember. I don't think that helps with lymph distribution, at least from what I read. But after yoga I feel lighter and less stiff and just better distributed, if that makes any sense.