I am a woman of my word. As promised, here is Part Two of Three Things this yoga teacher would like you to know. THING FOUR: COME AS YOU ARE Inflexible. I can’t touch my toes. Too fat, too old, too type-A for yoga. Tired. Weak. Cranky. Overwhelmed with grief. Overwhelmed with life. Depressed. Imagine […]
Month: January 2018
Three Things, Issue Twenty-Seven (Part One of Two)
It’s the third week of January and the gym is where it’s at. Despite what you hear about everyone showing up on January 2nd, the truth is the biggest crowds at the gym and in my yoga classes typically arrive during the second and third weeks of the new year. It’s as if folks need […]
Three Things, Issue Twenty-Six
Dear Hawaii–I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine the terror you must have felt yesterday. Dear Oprah–nice speech, but please do not run for president. Dear everyone else–hey, we’re already halfway through January! SOMETHING I’M LISTENING TO: BROCKHAMPTON Let’s just say I don’t exactly fit in with the general audience demographic for this band. It was […]
Whole-Grain Banana Bread
(Adapted slightly from King Arthur Flour) BATTER 2 cups mashed bananas, about 4 or 5 medium bananas 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup white, all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon […]
Three Things, Issue Twenty-Five
Happy New Year, everyone. How it’s going? Hang in there. We’ll get through this winter together. SOMETHING I’M LISTENING TO: SALLIE FORD You know that impossibly nerdy, bookish girl in your high school class who was also the coolest kid in school except that you were too clueless, conforming and self-absorbed to see it? Sallie […]