Hello! It’s been fairly quiet here on this blog, other than my Project 52 updates. Life is busy and great for me and the kids. I’ve been going to yoga at least three times a week, sometimes five times. I bought myself a monthly unlimited membership to my favorite yoga studio so I make a point to go whenever I can. It’s done wonders for my mood and well-being. Ever since I started going to yoga on a regular basis (mid-January) so many positive things came into my life. Chad has been such a huge support. He has to rush home from work so we can get the kids fed in time for me to go. He puts them both down to sleep now. It was tough at first, but they are used to it now and on the nights I don’t go to yoga they really enjoy having Mommy time during the bedtime routine. 
I started taking a Photography Business Workshop at UCSD Extension where I’m learning all there is to know about starting your own photography business. It’s helped get my butt in gear to work on a website and an online portfolio.
I also got my first paid photography gig photographing a family right before they welcome their 4th child. It was fun and very challenging. Three kids all feeding off each other making goofy poses and faces. I worked hard to get my shots. I even had to make animal noises. Here is my most favorite one:
Once their baby sister arrives in early April I will also do a newborn session for them. I’m very excited for this.
Lastly, I started an 11-day yoga and dietary cleanse last Wednesday. I’m on day six, so I’m about halfway through. It’s been quite a journey. Waking up for 5am yoga has been brutal. So has the diet. I have to eat all organic fruits and veggies, nuts, seeds, and some grains like quinoa and millet. Absolutely no dairy, bread or refined sugars. It’s been really tough sticking to this diet and EXPENSIVE. Organic is so expensive. I don’t know how anyone can afford to eat all organic everyday. I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on food just for myself.
Anyway, this has been a great challenge for me. In the end, I hope to improve my eating habits and adjust my circadian rhythms to an earlier schedule. The yoga is an hour and forty-five minutes long. It’s Kundalini Naad Yoga, which is more of a meditative yoga with mantras and chanting, followed by a twenty minute gong “bath” during Shavasana (final resting pose). It focuses on healing through different kriyas, vibration and chanting. I must say, the gong bath has become my favorite part. It is so relaxing to hear the gongs! Last Sunday’s practice was extra special–hearing the sound of the hail and rain coming in and out, the gong bath, and the sunrise. It was beautiful. Why am I writing so much detail about this? Because someday A and E will read this and be proud of their Mama. Sat Nam.
