I plan my week with the therapy sessions as the most important event of the day. I can't miss any of it. I have to exercise threetimes a day and I am trying hard to do exercise for my body three times a week. When kids are hanging around at home and want to watch T.V. and do nothing it is hard to drag them out for a walk. Anyway i am sure that will happen now as kids are back in school today, technically tomorrow! We went to downtown a few times and walked the usual mignificient mile. I think i must also find some other parts other than the usual path. i think i am done with the views and the stores they have. I need to move a bit away from the touristy joints.
Garden has started giving us great harvest. My Husbands favourite egg plants of two kinds. I am happy that this year we have at least a few more things growing than other years. Apples are the same spotted and not perfect. I think we should find a better part and take a bite. I hate the thought of chopping the tree off. But every year i am disappointed. I just hope i find a solution to make my apples spotless.
I am looking forward when i can have a proper schedule and start my day earlier and to to gym and have some workout. It's been three months and i am missing my excersices and Yoga. I have been trying to go for walks after we are done with dinner. It seems it is a long time. Cook, serve and then clean. It all seems like 6 hours. End of the day is tougher as i don't have any more strength. But i am looking forward to workouts to help me increase my stamina.
Kids are enrlled in different lessons and now my fall, winter and spring will be a lot of driving around. But i guess it is all worth it. Kids have attended a few summer parties and have been pesterting me to have one for them as well. Didn't i give a big b'day gift ot my older one by sending her to London? But i guess i have to do it for Little one!
All my classes are over, and now september will start my new classes. I am looking forward to start a few classes with teens. It is such a waste i know meditation and Pranayam and i am not imprting the knowledge. How can you fill a cup when it is turned upside down. But i am also sure i need to make more efforts to start classes.
It is kids first day of school and i am looking forward to start my own schedule. When you work form home and not have a set schedule your days are taken to be almost free. But let's see what this new academic year has in store for me!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Summer-I
It has been a long summer. Long and painful. I went to India in spring and spent over a month. Grieving and living in Ashram. It was hot but my stay in areas was OK as i wasn't exposed to heat as much. Bikaner was hot only in terms of family politics and people i didn't want to see. And Ashram was OK as it was air-conditioned. I know Ashram and air-condtioner do not go hand in hand, but it is a place where i could at least spend time away from the hotch-potch of family matters. I was away from my kids that was ripping me apart.
Every day was meditation and Yoga and lot of treatments for my body and mind. I was also getting a few training session with the Dr. on campus to help expand my knowledge of Yoga teaching skills. It was strange how i slept for my first 3 days. I was fatigued mentally and physically. I had jet lag and the greatest pain of loosing a sibling unexpectedly. Many days were a daze. I barely got a chance to talk to my kids. Or to anyone else in India. I was fasting and my days were spent Meditating, walking, attending yoga classes. Rest of the days were in the treatment area.
It was a place away from every possible streets i spend my life. There was no way of getting even a tooth paste. My option to be able to shop was 10-15 miles away and it would take me an hour to reach travelling a primitive Jeep. Not that i was missing anything. But the fact that i wasn't able to get up and drive myself anywhere used to knaw at me. i missed driving and be able to do things for myself. Serice was fantastic. Staff was extremely polite. I had missed the polite humble service of my home state for 20 yrs. It was great to be able to talk in my mother tongue and have fun with the local people as well as staff. During my stay i was trying to get some relief on my rotator cuff and my mind. I felt better with my mind but the shoulder didn't get any relief. So i decided to get the surgery scheduled ASAP.
As i was preparing for the surgery i was planning my garden and planting it too. I cleaned up kids winter clothes and putting in summer clothes. i had a lot of things to do and i spent my time back form India planning to get ready to do nothing for 2-3 months. I got in the surgery and experienced the most painful part of my life physically. I can't take pain-killers and so i had to tolerate most of the pain awake. After 3-4 days i realised i was asking my 11 yr old do a lot of things for me. Soi decided to send her for a wonderful and fun filled trip to London. She stayed with my brother and mooched around the locality! As she was away i experienced the most tough time in my recent memory. In couple of weeks i got Patty to work for me to help me for 3-4 hours a day which was always 4-5 hours a day. She is a blessing for me. I had big relief and survived through my tough days. I started driving in 2 weeks and then it became better. Shoulder was getting better and i started therapy three times a week. I am still undergoing therapy..................
Every day was meditation and Yoga and lot of treatments for my body and mind. I was also getting a few training session with the Dr. on campus to help expand my knowledge of Yoga teaching skills. It was strange how i slept for my first 3 days. I was fatigued mentally and physically. I had jet lag and the greatest pain of loosing a sibling unexpectedly. Many days were a daze. I barely got a chance to talk to my kids. Or to anyone else in India. I was fasting and my days were spent Meditating, walking, attending yoga classes. Rest of the days were in the treatment area.
It was a place away from every possible streets i spend my life. There was no way of getting even a tooth paste. My option to be able to shop was 10-15 miles away and it would take me an hour to reach travelling a primitive Jeep. Not that i was missing anything. But the fact that i wasn't able to get up and drive myself anywhere used to knaw at me. i missed driving and be able to do things for myself. Serice was fantastic. Staff was extremely polite. I had missed the polite humble service of my home state for 20 yrs. It was great to be able to talk in my mother tongue and have fun with the local people as well as staff. During my stay i was trying to get some relief on my rotator cuff and my mind. I felt better with my mind but the shoulder didn't get any relief. So i decided to get the surgery scheduled ASAP.
As i was preparing for the surgery i was planning my garden and planting it too. I cleaned up kids winter clothes and putting in summer clothes. i had a lot of things to do and i spent my time back form India planning to get ready to do nothing for 2-3 months. I got in the surgery and experienced the most painful part of my life physically. I can't take pain-killers and so i had to tolerate most of the pain awake. After 3-4 days i realised i was asking my 11 yr old do a lot of things for me. Soi decided to send her for a wonderful and fun filled trip to London. She stayed with my brother and mooched around the locality! As she was away i experienced the most tough time in my recent memory. In couple of weeks i got Patty to work for me to help me for 3-4 hours a day which was always 4-5 hours a day. She is a blessing for me. I had big relief and survived through my tough days. I started driving in 2 weeks and then it became better. Shoulder was getting better and i started therapy three times a week. I am still undergoing therapy..................
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