gratitude and appreciation.

I'm grateful for...

--the cards and notes my 7th graders made for me after their finals were done
--that I've got 3 out of 6 classes graded
--that I just woke up from a nice nap
--that I'm going to be able to make a 6:30 class tonight--thank goodness for multiple studios in one city!

Headed to the bigger studio, further away for class tonight. It's the one that I began going to a few weeks ago, when all this yoga madness started, and at the time, it was the only one I knew about. I just spent a week at a smaller studio closer to my house, and...look, after 3 classes, the instructor was calling out my name and giving me corrections, which is NICE. It's got fewer classes, and the changing room is small, and the room itself is pretty small--but it's also more human.

I need this class so much--my cramps this month have been worse than they usually are, and my lower back feels like someone spent a few hours knotting it. I'm tired tired tired, and my wrist is sore from grading 100+ essays and exams, and I'm tired tired tired--but I will not take two days off in a row again if I can help it. Don't think, Miss M.--just go.