June 8, 2025
It is an ‘update things’ time of year! At least for me, since I shift my schedule by season. I’ve been updating various sections on this newsletter for a bit. You may have noticed. And then shoulder surgery came, and my use of graphics went away. Now it’s back, and this felt appropriate & timely.
Where did sunshine & kale come from? One of my Austin office suitemates. It’s how she described me to her husband. I loved it. Still has the sunshine component, but updated for that healthy, active lifestyle.
Technically, I wasn’t supposed to drive for 6 weeks because it was my right shoulder that got repaired. When I did drive during this 6 week time frame, I was instructed to not go out in heavy traffic, and be cautious. So I was. So that I could stay focused on driving, I didn’t listen to my books for the first 4ish weeks post-op. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting back to my book listening. Currently finishing up Mindsight.
It was required reading for one of my CST courses, and I actually read the book. I’m enjoying it more as an audio. It is about stepping back from the activities of the mind, and being able to witness what’s going on without letting it trigger you. Similar to what I learned in viniyoga, but from a different POV.
I’ve got my wishlist waiting to be perused. I’m also going to be flying this month to see my mom, so I’ll get in 1 real book read, Outing the Cat Lady: Embracing Your Feline Addiction with Style, (and then mom can read it) and I think I’m gonna work on a Kindle book, Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports, that I hadn’t finished yet. I remember it being really good, and with a lot of science, so needed to be broken up, alleviated, with something light. Like Cat Lady stuff.
The Quack Pack, my multisport club, had our first Timed Mile on 5/31. This is becoming a special group of people, and I feel so proud to be their coach. They work hard, they ask good questions, and support each other.
We had pacers for a few people, helping them learning to keep that steady pace, how to pace an event. Lots of personal bests, exceeding of expectations, and, most importantly, FUN.
There are several stages of running: learning to run, learning to race, learning to win. Everyone is at their own level, and helping each other through. These athletes embody “teammate.”
Our next Timed Mile is Sept 6 at 7a. Mark your calendar, and please come join us, it’s open to the public. $5 at Taylor’s Memorial Field Track.
Virtual sessions will be the only type offered June 23-27. Monday hours will be 10a-4p, Thursday hours 11a-3p. Otherwise, I’ll be spending quality time with my mom.
I’m now 2 weeks into this summer schedule, and the body remembers these early mornings. And seems to like it. My alarm may go off at the #crackofridiculous, but I’m also pretty much awake by then other days. Already. “Sleeping in” now appears to be til almost 6a.
As long at the chickens cooperate and put up shortly after 8p, I’m good. They’re scratch trained (a chicken treat of grains), so I should be good to get them up in a timely fashion. Only a short time until the days start getting shorter again, and then it’ll be easy.
Holidays
Since I’ve been out more with this shoulder thing, and working to get back to more regular time vacations for personal balance, I’ve decided I’m ok working some holidays…
- Holidays I’m working: July 4, the day after Thanksgiving, New Years Day (Thursday)
- Holidays I’m taking off: any that fall on Monday (I don’t see clients anyway), Thanksgiving Day, December 25 & 26.
The alternating Tuesdays between Austin & Taylor really begins this week. For summer, sessions will be offered from 10a-215p, with my online Pilates Mat class in the middle. In August, my Tuesday sessions in Austin will open a little bit earlier, 9a-215p. Time to get myself organized!
Upcoming openings
- Tues, June 10, 10a (30 min only)
- Tues, July 1, 145p (30 min only)
- Tues, July 8, 10a (30 min only)
- Wed, July 9, 445p (30 min only)
Upcoming openings
- Thurs, May 29, 415p
- Thurs, June 19, 1215 & 415p
- Fri, June 20, 130p (30 or 45 min only)
- Thurs, July 3, 330 & 445p
- Thurs, July 10, 215p (30 min only), 415p
- Fri, July 11, 1215 & 130p
