The 26 poses of Bikram’s Yoga… And yes, this is how I felt the entire 90 minutes…. Though what they forget to mention is the amazing high you feel afterward. All of the suffering I have gone through during my first class was a little less during my second class. I am told I will suffer less and less with practice.
Tomorrow the fourth annual Great Handcar Regatta will be taking over downtown Santa Rosa, CA. The Regatta, an event dedicated to Mechanical & Artistic Wonders takes place in historic Railroad Square from 11am to 6pm, with a few after-parties including one with Gaby LaLa and another at D’Argenzio/Sheldon Winery.
A SPLENDID CELEBRATION OF ART,SCIENCE AND INGENUITY, FOR THE DELIGHT AND EDIFICATION OF ALL WHO ATTEND.
It shall be a day filled with handcar races, wonder, excitement, good friends, good wine and what looks like good weather. Heather Irwin, food writer from BiteClub Eats will be keeping us entertained and fed and I cannot wait to see what she has up her steampunk sleeve for tomorrow’s event! There is a rumor that my boss, Colt Briner will be busting out some magic as well.
2010 Handcar Regatta pictures by Sara Webb
I haven’t posted a favorite album like I said I would every day, but let’s just say Matchbox 20 helped me get through the 90′s.
This year has been jam packed with all my my friends turning 30, and it has made me look back on my favorite music, movies, jokes, vacations, etc.
Much of it was self inflicted hardships (yes, I remember locking myself in my room everyday after school when my boyfriend of a month moved 4 towns south and we have to break up), but it has all made me who I am today… A loud mouthed redhead who is passionate about work, friends and life.
With two week left my my 20′s and surfing the interwebz, I came across this list of celbs who share the same birth year of 1981.
Justin Timberlake – January 31st – The “Sexy Back” star gets sexier with age.
Paris Hilton – February 17th – A party crasher stole her cake at her 30th birthday.
Beth Ditto – February 19th – The Gossip’s lead singer turned 30 over the weekend.
Pitbull – January 15th – “‘I Know You Want Me,’ even more now that I’m 30.”
Alicia Keys – January 25th – An “Empire State of Mind” being 30.
Elijah Wood – January 28th – This hobbit is still as sexy as ever.
Kelly Rowland – February 11th – When Love Age Takes Over.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – February 17th – Thirty Rock From The Sun
Josh Groban – February 27th – My voice is mature beyond my years anyway.
Hayden Christiansen – April 19th – “Jumper” into his thirties.
Jessica Alba – April 28th – Fantastic Four Thirty.
Anna Kournikova – June 7th – “30 Love”.
Natalie Portman – June 9th – “I will be an Oscar winning actress before I’m 30.”
Beyonce Knowles- September 4th – Her “B-Day” this year will be a big one.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas – September 8th – Come out, come out, wherever you are!
Jennifer Hudson – September 12th- Entering her 30s with a killer bod.
Keyshia Cole – October 15th – She’s gonna “Let It Go” on her big day.
Nicole Richie – September 21st – Paris’ former BFF is also turning 30 this year.
Christina Milian – September 26th – Ready to “Dip it Low” on her big day.
Serena Williams – September 26th – “30 Love” for her too.
Natasha Bedingfield – November 26th – A “Pocketful of Sunshine” at 30.
Britney Spears – December 2nd – “One, two, THREE…(ZERO)”
Sienna Miller – December 28th – Still as hot as ever entering 30
Self Portrait ~ Fitness Boot Camp Day One
Today I started LiveFit Boot Camp with two good friends, Natalia and Melissa. At 5:45pm we drove up to St. Rose Elementary School in Santa Rosa, all three of us both excited and nervous at the same time. Okay, I may have been the most nervous…. While Melissa has done P90X before and Natalia has tried Crossfit for a few months in the past, I am the the one who has never done much more than a once a month gym visit or a yoga class here or there.
With a pair of blue Sketchers, gray yoga pants, a black shirt, purple yoga mat and a large Fuji water, I was ready to accept my fate of being out of breath first and having my face turn bright red. One minute in and we were running back and forth on the courtyard, jumping up and down, bringing our knees up as we ran, stepping over imaginary obstacles and skipping. Yup, I was out of breath. Thankfully my two partners in crime were also.
Then we ran around the football track for ten minutes. Oh, and by run, I mean walk…. Because that is what the three of us did. While we were not the biggest girls at Boot Camp, we were definitely the most out of shape. We half-joked with Chris, the instructor, that we were going for most improved. While we may have been joking, we playfully encouraged each other that we had no where to go but up.
Next it was time to lift weights, and do lunges, crunches, planking (no, not the meme version), squats and other “fun” exercises. This is the part where I am going to warn any guys reading that they may want to stop reading… Today was also the day I started that “fun” thing that happens to women once a month. Yeah, not a fun way to start Boot Camp. In fact it was quiet painful during some parts, but I listened to my body and stopped when I had to, slowly pushing myself by clapping my hands above my head when I couldn’t do any more jumping jacks or extending my three pound weights from the picnic bench instead of doing squats. But I am happy to say that I didn’t give up and am both excited and scared to wake up with the burning in my muscles that only happens when I work out.