thus far

THIS YEAR HAS ROCKED

only 5 days in and im loving it. so many possibilities for 2011!! i dont want to speak too soon about any of this, but here are some possibilities on the table:
*doing my doula training in February (finally!) and perhaps attending my first birth!
*doing a 10 session art therapy group with pregnant women under the leadership of my friend Hillary, who works for the Art Therapy Institute (where I intern) and who did her master's thesis on prenatal care using expressive therapies. Baller.
*Being in a dance performance sometime in the spring with some amazing dancer friends of mine, one of whom asked me today if I would be interested in doing a solo piece and choreographing another (UMM YES PLEASE)
*getting more involved with dance and movement things in this area- namely starting an aerial acrobatics course here in Chapel Hill next week! (if they still have space for me!)

......etc. So yeah, who knows how much of this will actually pan out, but all of them are big real possibilities right now. which feels really really amazing!

*on a completely random note, but since I want to remember this time in my life, here are some things i am into these days:

cooking chicken smothered with molasses and pepper

baked sweet potatoes with nutella 

reading about birth, watching birth videos on youtube (it's fascinating!)

doing lots more yoga

getting really good at changing diapers (like, record time)

getting really good at feeding an 8 month old with minimal mess

.....and most exciting of all.....

BEING ABLE TO RUN AGAIN!!!!!!!

after 3 months, my ankle is finally ready for running. today, the 5th, was my first run since October 10th. HOLY SMOKES IT WAS AMAZING. I just praised and praised and praised the whole time. My beautiful friend Leah joined me for my triumphant inaugural run. I'm baaaaccckk!!!

So yeah, 2011 is lookin pretty good. Like, real attractive. Like I kind of want to date 2011.

I'll let you know how my positive possibilities turn out!!