January 5th - 11th And so it goes...

January 5th **** one of my New Year resolutions this year is to increase the amount of dance i am doing and improve my technique. luckily i have some wonderful women to dance with. so this evening i jumped into this tribal belly dance class. we are learning a new choreography to some very lovely flamenco style music. so nice.

January 6th ****friday i managed to get out of work early enough so that there was still have some daylight left. it was a beautiful day and i hurried over to my son's house to take u out for a walk.  she wanted to ride her bike again...so on went the pink snow boots and out the door we went.  it was lovely out, warm and sunny.  she was still cautious but is gaining confidence every step.  her dogs  mala and pelu watched with interest as she moved

January 7th **** saturday morning yoga....ahhhh. felt so good to stretch.  then off to meet l for breakfast at a local diner (that was a huge mistake) and though these very nice folks mean well, the food made me absolutely sick for days afterwards ughhh. another new year resolution was to eat with purpose and consciousness as it relates to my body and what my body needs. certainly not diner food, inferior in every way.

yes, it's cheap, but the toll on the body is costly!!

on to my favorite thrift shop to take a peak around. love this place, the proceeds go to support a home for abused woman. these are who are in transition, perhaps leaving unhealthy and/or violent relationships, and trying to start a new life for themselves and their children. i donate here regularly and also come to shop. i have often found some treasures here for myself and my family.

next stop my friend j's beautiful new vintage store "not just antiques" in glenside...wow, she has some beautiful thingsand her shop is gorgeous.   if you love vintage clothing and memorabilia this is a place to check out.....











saturday night stepping out to do some zydeco dancing with a couple of friends.

January 8th ****

beautiful sunny morning....i went for a long walk around the neighborhood.  my sweet little oshie (she's 22 years old) sunning on the front porch in her little bed.   the rest of the day i spent working around the house and in the evening went to see "the artist" at the local theatre with a dear friend. it was good timing because she helped me decide to do a gallbladder cleanse starting monday! 










January 9th ***

full moon....start of my cleanse today...drinking 32 oz of apple juice, and eating veggies, oats and beans.  lots of fiber.  this is a 6 day fast that should result in getting rid of lots of toxins and hopefully leave me feeling much better. i love to eat greens anyway and beans (though hard to digest) are also good.  i'm not a fan of apple juice so drinking 32 oz. was a challenge. 

went over to my sons house to spend time with my little love....a friend was over and they were making pizza (of course i could not partake because of my fast) but it was fun to watch everyone prepare the beautiful gourmet pies...










January 10th ****

dance class with h...my 98 year old modern dance teacher....it must have been at least a month if not longer since i was last at class. first there was hanuka and new years, then h went to boston to visit her daughter, and then i went to cananda to visit my family. there were just three of us at class this week and h killed us with floor work urghhhh...it's good that she's 98 otherwise i don't think i could keep up with her. our improve was excellent...sometimes she asks us to dance a tree or some other object, or express an emotion through movement.    i love winter because in winter when all the trees are bare you can really see the silhouette of  a tree. 

January  11th ***

my son & wife had a baby a couple weeks ago...he is so adorable. sadly i have not had much opportunity to bond with him yet, but looking forward to when i'll be allowed to hold him and we'll really start to get to know each other.  i am blessed that i get to see him, but truly i didn't realize how touch is to the bonding process.  through this period  i am learning some valuable lessons about touch and bonding.