Ah, right now is the time when my little baby love is taking her nap, so I get to do a lot of things that I normally don’t have time for when she’s awake (like, throughout the WHOLE day, since she likes to play a lot and her naps are only about half an hour long at a time after her big morning nap). I’ve got a load of her laundry in the dryer, I did the dishes, ate breakfast, cleaned out her bassinet, laid out her next gdiapers for the day, and even groomed myself and brushed my teeth. Heh. I’m doing good! When everyone wakes up (husband is still sleeping too), I’m going to get the vaccuum cleaner running in the kitchen area.

I’m really very sore today, due to yesterday’s 1.5-hour bout of hard yoga. Man, it gets the blood moving, and my juices flowing. I am so grateful for it. It starts and ends with a brief meditation period too, so I always feel so grounded right afterwards. I love being able to find the time to take care of myself. It’s important to me because if I don’t feel safe in my own skin, and grounded, I won’t be a very good mother anyway. I am back to being my old natural self: vegetarian, exercising, meditating, etc. Heck, I even look like I used to before I got pregnant, without any help of a real weight-loss “diet” (like taking Phentermine). I’m grateful that I can bounce back so easily. I’m trying to eat a lot throughout the day, and drink a lot of water. My metabolism is so extra high right now, due to my hyperthyroid issue, that if I skip even half a meal, I start getting dizzy and very tired, like I haven’t eaten in years. It’s crazy. So I’m even trying to eat 4 times a day, and snack throughout the day. Just to keep my energy level up.

Taking care of yourself takes a lot out of you. Go figure.