So today I went back to hot yoga. It was realllly nice. I was a bit sore from running so frequently over the last week and being in the heat, stretching felt good. I was able to stretch in places I didn't even know I was sore! I went to the "basics" class and thought it felt easier than last time I went. But then I realized the last time I went was in August, so it must be that it wasn't so painful heat-wise.
Tomorrow it is supposed to pour, but be warm so I might go for a run in the rain!
In the past three days I have had intimate discussions with three Friends whose marriages are ending. One has a baby, one has two grown children, and one has no children. It is times like this that I realize blogging is both positive and negative. I would like to write more about how I feel about each of these situations, and what fears and struggles I've had with my own marriage since having a baby, but at the same time I don't want to violate the trust of people I know.
In fact, I started this blog because I had a lot to say after staying with friends for three days about their relationship. I witnessed a lot of funny and several uncomfortable moments that I wanted to write about. But I would only have been able to do so anonymously, and I'm not very good at that.
A bigger question is why blog? For me I enjoy the accountability that comes with documenting my progress towards goals. And I enjoy having somewhere to share my accomplishments with running etc. But really, who cares? I guess that the perfect combination of living in both a voyeuristic and narcissistic culture makes blogging so appealing.
As a side note- I think I'm going to start documenting something funny every day. I tend to see a lot of amusing things in this world (though admittedly, I am easily amused). I think it would be good for me to document these little gems of my day along with all the whining I do here.
Todays amusement (and this took me a minute) But Bil and I were going to the grocery store and walking along the side of the road, in the freezing rain was some woman with the most bizzar stride. She looked like she was supposed to be in a movie the way her posture was so rigid and she had such bounce in her step. Like when a movie shows a crowded street and yet you know exactly who to look at. Plus, she looked a bit like Dorothy Michaels in Tootise. With red boots. We both thought it was the oddest, funniest thing.
ha. that was funny.
ReplyDeletei know what you mean about blogging. in the beginning, i wrote about my own adventures on the road in admissions and i didn't mind spilling the beans about my own misadventures. but sometimes i want to write about relationships or my family or whatever...but i think you still can if you're sort of vague and hypothetical...talking about the issues rather than the people.
Right now my blog is mostly to hold me accountable, and it's working amazingly well, so that's worthwhile. But de-cluttering probably isn't that interesting to read about. I think in some of the future months, it will delve into more thoughtful topics and be more interesting but I'll have to be more careful too.
Like next month--the intimacy month--I want to write about sex stuff (not specifics!) but don't want to embarrass Michael either. I'll have to be careful. but I'll try to find that line rather than not writing about it at all.
anyway, i'm glad you're blogging!