There were 42 people in class tonight. That's a lot.

Tonight's teacher is not my favorite: she tends to ramble, which makes maintaining proper alignment in poses until she tells us to release a little frustrating. Still, I should also consider that such practice builds stamina and patience, which are good qualities to cultivate. Her point tonight was something she said her mother always tells her: nothing positive ever happens without struggle or work. Fair enough.

I felt myself getting sick last night (scratchy throat) and that continued through today. Maybe I should have taken a night off to rest. This week has just been packed wall-to-wall with meetings, some of them starting as early as 7:30 AM. I'm so not a morning person. Because I'm also trying to get a lot accomplished at night before bed, this has left me with less sleep than I'm used to. I also worked a half day on Saturday, which means I didn't get a full weekend of rest (and had an early morning that day with a 6:30 AM yoga class).

So I'm making two commitments to myself. In the short term, I will use this weekend to get as much rest as possible and really take good care of myself. In the long term, I will not allow my staff to schedule me for more than three meetings in a day. I know that I'm new and I'm filling a leadership vacuum (sort of), but I refuse to maintain this pace anymore. Next week on look mercifully less busy.

Now that I have a little bit of power, I intend to use it for good - as in my good health.

Labels: health, personal, yoga