Day Two

This morning I did a headstand.

I have yet to perform such a feat without balancing against a wall, however, this was my first action of the day.  I knew today would be challenging and I thought that it would better to begin the day with a sense of strength and stability than waiting until I needed it.

Today my headstand supported:

-fasting for 12 hours in order to have my blood drawn first thing in the morning.
-not drinking coffee first thing in the morning - thanks to the blood work - I didn't have caffeine until 11 am. Aside from feeling incredibly sleepy, and rudely yawning at the boy taking my blood, it wasn't all that bad.
-hanging out in the waiting room with nothing to read or do for over an hour. I had to just be. I also had to work on 'enjoying' that.  
-finalizing work for my credential program. This meant sitting on my ass all day reflecting on my growth as a teacher. This is particularly hard when I'm on summer vacation.
-being alone. Jesse won't be back until Thursday night.
-the humidity. I love L.A. but...

and in the end, I had dinner with a lovely group of brand new people. I met good people tonight. They were an eclectic group, whom I think may be very different than me in some respects, but nonetheless are good people. It was lovely.