Jesus died so we could date online

Ugh...more baby steps. Dating. It's times like these when you realize what all that diet and exercise was supposed to be for. So that when you're filling out your profile on that internet dating site you don't have to agonize over whether to put "average" or "A few extra pounds."

Due to urging from friends and my own daughter (who, I suspect is beginning to panic at the thought of me tottering into old age with no one to fetch my martinis but her), I decided to sign up on Plenty of Fish.com this past weekend. The name itself is a bit off putting what with all of it's connotations...but a few women I know are raving about it, so I went for it.

Right off the bat, I hooked a rather small Frenchman and a dozen bald guys...almost all of them with motorcycles. I'm thinking I may have accidentally checked the "bald" box OR bald guys dig the redheads with "a few extra pounds." Not that there's anything wrong with a nice bald/shaved head. Not at all. But some hair couldn't hurt! My daughter says I should edit my body type to read "average because "based on the rest of the fat ass country, you are." I can't figure out how to go back in and see which hair box I checked. Their help section is sorely lacking in help. I was advised to delete my profile and start all over. If I have to do that, it's not gonna happen.

Or I could just cut to the chase and hang out at the local biker bar...seems I'm quite in demand with the bald biker types. Too bad the little French guy is trying to live his life like JESUS (yes, he capitalized it)...I advised him that this will most likely end in crucifixion.

Baby Steps. Yoga...Day 3 & 4

Hi Kids! For those following the progress of my yoga adventure, I'll be tweeting the daily updates from now on so I can keep the blog for my other musings...Love that word.

Look for my progress at #bitchcraftradio. But fyi, I did do Day 3 = Hip openers. Today was Forward bends. I'm totally getting yoga from a completely different perspective now too. Ah the wisdom of consciousness!

What are your baby steps?

Baby Steps. Yoga...Day 2

Argh!

It was so nice and drizzly and cool this morning, I stayed in bed on my computer far longer than I should have. There's a reason this dvd I have is called "A.M. Yoga for your Week." Because once your brain is stimulated with the flotsam and jetsam of your life, it's hard to keep your mind clear and focused on the poses. I did the 'twists' today...amazing stretches...although I mourn my formerly more flexible body. Favorite pose still? You guessed it...Relaxation. Ahhhhhhhhhh. Baby Steps!

I found this picture captioned "Russian Yoga"...See? Relaxation Pose.

Baby Steps. Yoga...Day 1

If I think of myself as a large computer that crashed catastrophically in 2009, then the past 11 months have been about slowly rebuilding my hard drive. Today marks the day I begin uploading the software back on...Actually, I started in January with changing my hair color. It's all about making the maintenance simpler. Next was taking a step toward adjusting what I eat. Yes, it's still about losing weight...in many ways, the black coffee and cigarette diet was so much easier! Hahaha. But I'm really trying to listen to my body and let it tell me what it needs and wants. Dangerous you say? What if your body only wants Budino puddings from Mozza? Well, it doesn't...not all the time anyway. ;)


Today marks a red letter day in the rebooting of me! I began doing yoga again. I bought a Rodney Yee dvd with 5 different workouts. Each workout is 20 minutes. My goal is to learn the poses well enough again to be able to take my mat and do the entire routine of 5 workouts outside. Today I completed Standing Poses. My favorite? Relaxation pose...which if you're familiar, is done laying down. Baby steps. Baby Steps.