Yoga in my office? You bet!

Mondays when the kids come back to me and we have an opportunity to finally catch up face to face, it's funny to see how that moment erupts into 3 highly excitable faces chattering within inches of my eyeballs and all at once.  Not sure if they realize that the art of conversation dictates a slightly more give and take appraoch - slightly more wait til your sibling has finished before you interrupt him or her, but we are building on that momentum.  Our dinners on those first nights will often last over an hour with everyone consumed with their version of "away time" as the next family member.   Wouldn't trade these times for anything - they are just non-stop with the chatter and I know I should appreciate all this now as one day they won't think it's cool to talk to their Mom as much. 

After an hour of listening to the fun stuff and just being grateful that they are back home safe and sound, I find myself exhausted by 9pm.  Exhaustion for most Mom's is like an after thought - they just push through and keep going until everything is done.  Me, not so much.  Exhaustion now for me means sleepy time and dealing with anything else left undone in the early morning.  Loosely translated?  I strike deals with everyone just to get us in all to bed and resting - immediately.  I have also been known to strike deals even with myself about exercising that night because there is still a part of me that despite said exhaustion will rage (inside my head of course) about getting in a workout and think nothing of attempting to squeezing one in right then and there despite energy levels bottoming out. 

Last night I assured myself that I would get in a workout tomorrow afternoon sometime since I am stuck downtown all day and late tonight for a meeting.  Sweaty Betty on the road?  You bet!  No wheels to get me to the gym since grandmother is carting the chilins around in my car all day? No problem....This afternoon, I'm P90X'ing the Yoga right here in my office and have all the supplies that I need.  God I hope this works!    More importantly, I hope I don't fall over during 3rd Warrior pose and wipe out a file cabinet.  Way embarrassing and I'm sure not covered by workers comp if I pin myself under it.