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The folks over at Twilight Lexicon had a "little" Twilight-themed pumpkin carving contest... I'm just going to say that these squash artists have waayyy more time on their hands than I do.

The folks over at Twilight Lexicon had a "little" Twilight-themed pumpkin carving contest... I'm just going to say that these squash artists have waayyy more time on their hands than I do.

You know that I'm a yoga teacher. I've taught for nearly seven years, and teaching has provided many things to me: confidence, income, authority. Even more importantly I've received tools I've needed to help me slow down to enjoy life more, and judge myself less.

You know that I'm a yoga teacher. I've taught for nearly seven years, and teaching has provided many things to me: confidence, income, authority. Even more importantly I've received tools I've needed to help me slow down to enjoy life more, and judge myself less.

Since June, I've been practicing away at perfecting my Body Step choreography and technique, anticipating the class I would have to video and submit for assessment. In August, I started teaching, and completed and mailed off my video. That was a big relief!

Since June, I've been practicing away at perfecting my Body Step choreography and technique, anticipating the class I would have to video and submit for assessment. In August, I started teaching, and completed and mailed off my video. That was a big relief!

Since June, I've been practicing away at perfecting my Body Step choreography and technique, anticipating the class I would have to video and submit for assessment. In August, I started teaching, and completed and mailed off my video. That was a big relief!

You might have noticed that I recently added my Amazon wish list to my blog. I don't want you to actually buy me books. I simply thought you might like to see what I've got on my reading list...Now I must admit, they are pretty low on the list, as I haven't even got them yet! Well, I take that back....

You might have noticed that I recently added my Amazon wish list to my blog. I don't want you to actually buy me books. I simply thought you might like to see what I've got on my reading list...Now I must admit, they are pretty low on the list, as I haven't even got them yet! Well, I take that back....

I consider the onset of school/fall to be like "New Year's Eve Light..." the time of year when I get my booty back inside of the house in the evening and cook balanced meals for my family instead of well, just winging it every night. ...

I consider the onset of school/fall to be like "New Year's Eve Light..." the time of year when I get my booty back inside of the house in the evening and cook balanced meals for my family instead of well, just winging it every night. ...

No long explanation of urban life today... just some nice photos of a beautiful old Richmond neighborhood called The Fan, and Ten Things I Love about this place. When I grow up, I want to live here!

This started out as a post about how much I love city life and urban decay. To start off, I was going to show you some photos of where I went to middle and high school. The school was very urban, very decaying. ...