Lunch break!

It was an extremely busy day, so lots of great things happened, but one of my favorite moments came around midday, when I had a short break from class, meetings, training, etc.--and it didn't cost me much at all: just a box of sushi, and a spot on the grass.

I'm sure I looked a little funny just parked on the grass in the Law Quad (most people choose the main quad to hang on), but this year, I've found that I care much less about looking funny, and much more about enjoying what I do. Ten minutes to each lunch before class; I'm not going to lock myself in the windowless auditorium ten minutes early when it's so beautiful outside.

Another happy moment today: scratching off an item in my bucket list! When I said "teach a yoga class," I did NOT mean "...to two Marines in the extra martial arts room in the gym when our regular yoga teacher didn't show up and the room was locked." We all stretched, breathed, joked, and stretched some more. Even if it wasn't perfect (I definitely need to learn more about this, and soon), our morning suited us just fine.

And another: reading a friend's script at a playwriting workshop. Such fun!

And one more: keeping cool and calm, even when the stress and busy-ness threatened to overwhelm me.

What a wild (but still good) day.