Everyday Yogini

This is a big day for the Jordan family here in Rome.  As life marches on and schedules get busier, of course, milestones and transitions come fast and furious.  So it seems, anyway.

Today is Clara’s last day at her asilo-nido. My baby has, in large part, turned into a little girl over the last year, among her Italian amici. When we left Colorado little more than a year ago, Clara had barely any hair (seriously) and a limited vocabulary. Now, she has loads of crazy curls and astonishes me with her vocabulary and her voracious appetite for learning. And changing her clothes. Many times each day. Ahem.

During August, when NOTHING is available for children, Clara will be spending time with a nanny from the Netherlands, who just so happens to be in the process of getting her Master’s degree in childhood education, but, even cooler, she is on the national folk-dancing team of the Netherlands. I am hoping that she will teach Clara folk dancing during her time with us…

Beyond Clara, today is also a big day for Erick. It is his last day as a Major in the Air Force. Tonight 50 of our associates here in Rome will be coming to our house to help us celebrate, tomorrow, Erick pins on his new rank of Lieutenant Colonel. When I met Erick, he was a Captain. This will be the second promotion I have been through with him, and it’s an important one. Clara is coming to the ceremony tomorrow at the Embassy and Clara and I will “pin” Erick’s new rank on. And, as many say, the rank belongs to the family as much as it does the service member…

We are also fast approaching our one year mark in Italy and as unbelievable as it may sound, Erick and I are already talking about what will come next. We had been thinking of trying to extend our time here by another year, which is definitely still a possibility. However, looking at other openings around the world, doing what we are doing now, we are also thinking of throwing our hat in the ring for a tour in Brasilia, Brazil. Portugese, anyone?

As for me, my job is a dream. I am so happy to be doing what I am doing and look forward to getting to the office each day. The downside is the increased complexity of our schedules, but that has been made easier with the use of David Allen’s program, which I just love!! I purchased the “Basic Bundle” and the results have been enough for Erick to ask me what I’m doing differently! Amazing, I tell you!!

My ongoing health issues seem to have settled down. I still have some pain, but sometimes I get two or three days without pain, which is a lovely respite. I went in yesterday for a follow up endoscopy, however, my tonsils were too enlarged for them to do the procedure. So, we wait until September. But for now, I’m feeling pretty darn good… That, Yoginis, feels like a huge milestone. It’s been a very long year, health-wise.

And what about Yoga, you ask?? Well, I recently began teaching myself Qi Gong and have been incorporating a lot of this knowledge into my Yoga practice. It’s been pretty revolutionary for my personal practice and I will blog about it soon!!

Happy summer days!! I will be back again very soon…

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