XIX: Balancing Act

It's a tough thing, balancing on one foot. It's even tougher if you have to do the tree pose (pictured left)... especially when you're drenched in sweat during hot yoga. I attempted this today and could hold it for about ten seconds until my legs gave way. This yoga business certainly is tough on my wrists and ankles!

6:30 am now holds the record for the earliest class I have ever taken, but it was definitely worth waking up at 4:45 am for...I just don't know if I can do this 3-5 times per week.

Tomorrow will be my one day off from yoga this week. I apologize for its domination of my blog, but it's really all I've been doing this week other than working, eating, and sleeping--and I simply don't have anything interesting to write about those activities.

Wow. I almost forgot that I am taking the Jeopardy Online Contestant Test tonight. If I didn't look at the clock, I wouldn't have thought that Jeopardy is starting in a few minutes, and if I didn't think of that, I would not have thought of the test! It will be my first time trying out as an adult vs. college student, so I don't think I will fare particularly well. But being a contestant on Jeopardy is one of the five things I want to do before I die. Here is the full list:

1. Fall in love
2. Sing with a live orchestra
3. Be a (winning) contestant on Jeopardy
4. Live and work in Italy
5. Learn to paint

These life goals are not particularly difficult to achieve to the average person -- it's not like wanting to cure cancer or fly to the moon -- but they each would fulfill a different part of me in ways unimaginable, and that is what makes them the stars for which I reach.

And who knows? Perhaps tonight I will be one step closer to #3...