It is just starting to get light here on Saturday morning. We have had a lot of rain lately and warmer temperatures. I took this a few days ago on my way to the gym. It is downhill and there is a garden of sorts next to an old for us Catholic Church that hangs on in a neighborhood that has changed a lot since it was built. I loved that the crocuses were at eye level from the sidewalk.
I completed my Federal and State taxes yesterday and filed them without realizing that one needs to change the IRS PIN I got last year, every year. If I knew this, I forgot. It took three tries to get them submitted properly but yay, it is done now. It turns out there is a tax from my county I didn’t know about, so I need to address that.
With the new class and switching around my flagship class this year I made more money than previously, and I spent less on continuing ed. I am finally realizing that I don’t have the time or the inclination to be doing all these workshops. Not that I don’t research what I teach and try to keep up with the latest science, I do, but it is not happening in say a weekend workshop anymore.
I feel kind of bad about this because this is how most yoga teachers that can make a living, do. Now it is all about expensive retreats in Costa Rica or the Bahamas. All the teachers that used to make their livings traveling to yoga studios are mainly focusing on retreats now. I have absolutely no interest in doing this.
If I am going to, say a tropical location, oh honey, I want to rest and focus on my own relaxation and practice, not anyone else’s. Old lady prerogative.
Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I didn’t owe any money on my taxes after all. Other than the county thing that I need to figure out.
I teach now after all these years without notes. Two people in the last week have asked how I remember everything. Umm, I work at it. I know Mrs. Sherlock was astonished when I told her how much prep goes into my classes. You teachers out there, you know. Yesterday I taught a private session online with a fellow who has recently had a Crohn’s disease flare up. I had notes for that.
Speaking of Mrs. Sherlock I get to hang out with her this morning. Her lung cancer surgery is set for April the 7th but she says the bad cough has finally resolved.
Gosh the world is a scary place right now. Just sayin’.
I splurged and ordered one of these Swedish indoor gardens from Auk for growing herbs and things. I really want to up my seed growing game. It came Thursday and is still in the box. Yesterday after the taxes and my private class, much to Carlo’s consternation, I moved some furniture and boxes around to accommodate it. The light is on 17 hours a day, so it needs to not be in the bedroom.
When contemplating a few weeks back the things that bring me joy, I realized that watching plants grow and thrive is up there on the top of my list. This gives me hope. And as I think we are now through the possible window for a hard frost and Gardeners’ World started a new season last night… I am ready to go.
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