30 days mind and body // hoop 30

I wanted to type this post up last night so that I could have it ready to go this morning but it seems Charter was having a multiple state problem last night and I couldn't connect to my wireless. Ava had decided sleeping was for the birds anyway and was up until late anyway. When the storm rolled in around 10 pm I gave up and went to bed myself. I guess it was a blessing in disguise since I was able to finish a book on my kindle and get some sleep. Ava actually slept much better than she has in the past week and I feel much more rested today.

We got up and I just immediately started cleaning the upstairs and eventually the downstairs. It is cloudy and gray still this morning, and it is much more relaxing to lazy about in a clean house.

Okay, and on to the actual point of this post!

Another 30 days mind and body was started up on the 15th (which was my 5 year anniversary!) and I am also part of a group called hoop 30 which focuses on hooping everyday for 30 minutes. I am so inspired this time around, I pick up my hoop and give it a spin every time I walk by it. The ladies in the hoop 30 group are so amazing and they just radiate energy! I am loving it.

So for the body part of the 30 day challenge, I am, obviously, hooping everyday. I actually started the second week of August, and I am already doing things with the hoop that I couldn't before august. I have learned how to hip hoop and knee hoop. Not just knee hoop, but hoop using only one knee! I have finally figured out how to bring the hoop from over my head to my waist without dropping it or having it stop spinning. I get better and better each time I do it and it makes me feel like I can do anything.

Though learning all these new tricks is not without a few bruises! 

I am hoping that I might find sometime to practice yoga as well, but Ava doesn't make that easy at all. S we shall see!

I am also aiming to eat more whole foods and this morning after cleaning I made some barley with spiced apples. It was delicious, and why should oatmeal have all the breakfast fun.

Mind: I am making an effort to read everyday as well. Right now I am reading the Aurora Teagarden Mystery series from Charlaine Harris (who also wrote the Sookie Stackhouse series). I love it. It is so easy to read and very entertaining. Perfect for pleasure reading.

I am also reading the The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind and Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children: Becoming a Mindful Parent

I really need to work on my patience, right now I have very little. I am not really even sure why, but it is something I really need to work on. My guess is it is probably related to my lack of sleep.