When I first moved to the city back in August of 08 I scored a really lucky position temping at Cardozo, a law school near Union Square. It was just as the economy was collapsing so it was a blessing to have anything temporary or otherwise. One day, completely by accident I stumbled upon a second blessing, a tiny macrobiotic organic restaurant called Souen. It took only one lunch and I was hooked. Fresh, amazingly healthy food 2 blocks away? Score! I ate there for the entire two months I temped right up to getting the job I have now. One of the very brightest points of Souen was it’s completely unique (to me) tea called MU-16. There was something about the blend of flavors that was completely unlike anything I’d ever sampled. It just sits and mingles savory and ginger sweet in your taste buds for a few moments after you drink it. Absolutely delightful.
Yesterday I picked up a new herbal tea from the organic bodega called Yogi Bedtime.
Whatever magical ingredient lurks in the wonderful depths of MU-16 also shares space in this tea. I’m sipping it right now and the only word that comes to mind is divine. Completely and utterly divine. I love that a simple thing like an herbal tea can bring me so much bliss. If it didn’t make me so sleepy I would drink it all day long!
This evening I had an ultra intense yoga class due to yet another fabulous instructor. Who would have thought Crunch gym would get so many wonderful people teaching? I headed home after the class, a sweaty happy mess and following a quick shower I threw together a meal of leftovers. A salad, a small bowl of spicy quinoa and a bit of edamame.
It was the perfect sized meal and I’m happy to save the money eating at home. Tomorrow I’ll meet Jeni in the city for some live music (played by our friend!) and some social time. So a somewhat chill night tonight was in order.
I was browsing my blog posts earlier today and reread the resolutions I posted for this year. I’ve decided to change the layout once again so I can accommodate tabs and keep those resolutions a simple click away. To make them work I have to keep them in sight and stay so mindful. Even the part about remembering my breath is so easily forgotten. I wish I could channel the attention I pay at my job a little into attention to myself.
This morning when I was getting ready for work I found myself bummed at the whole shower/hair/teeth routine. The somewhat mundane repetitive process that makes up every morning for me felt kind of redundant, and kind of depressing. It didn’t help that I knew I was going to be standing once again on a freezing platform waiting again for the train.
It was then that I should have listened to my breath and been mindful, moments like then when the tide of ones mood is at a crest and in so much danger of turning. When, with the right thoughts the whole morning can be turned around and into something positive and productive. I am committed to making this so.
So, please forgive the seemingly endless layout changes around here, like me this blog is a work in progress and will always be evolving. Sometime better – sometimes worse but growing and changing and getting more interesting every day. Just like me! 
Have an awesome night!
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