I wanted to do something different this weekend! Usually I run around like a crazy woman Saturday until I drop then finish whatever I didn’t get to Sunday and next thing you know it is midnight on Sunday and I am already 2 hours late in going to bed.

I still had a lot to do this weekend and I wasn’t even off work until Noon Saturday but that made it even more important to be really present and mindful this weekend. During the course of the weekend I spent double the time with my dogs I usually do, I did the same stuff around the house I always do, I finished one mystery and and nearly done with a second one. I made a great dinner concoction (all vegan) last night and this am for breakfast, played with the cat, caught up with friends and family a bit, had stuff fixed around the house and yard and so on and so on.

But for once instead of being frustrated and fighting to complete my ridiculous to do list this weekend I just wanted to stay in tune with both nature and what my body was asking for (sleep mostly). During the process I got probably twice the sleep, twice as much done, and the dogs were really, really well behaved and I was less crazy as well.

So how did I do all this and remain mindful? I just stayed in the present. I didn’t worry about what I had to do just got around to it as I needed to do so instead of pushing to get something done, or losing half the day cleaning inside so that it would be finished to then enjoy the day. It sounds so simple, but I did what my body wanted to do by tuning into it. Did I really want to load the dishwasher or do the laundry no but doing it mindfully made it less of a big deal. I also practiced gratitude a lot this weekend. I was grateful for having the time off, for getting a paycheck Friday, for having a great home and fur family waiting for me and so on. The more grateful I am, the slower time moves and the easier things go and the less I struggle.

Moral of the story is the more grateful you are the more mindful you become, even through the crazy times, and you really can come out the other side even better for the experience. This is really living your yoga.

It dawned on me why my dogs were being so good this weekend that something was different. We did our walks and doggie spa night and the typical house duties this weekend but I also vowed to not let this weekend just get away from me like they tend to. It always seems that by the time I get the dogs out for a walk, the house and laundry clean and done it is 10 pm on Sunday night and the weekend has flown by in a whirlwind that I didn’t really get to enjoy much.

I vowed this week that I wanted to do it differently and really just unwind this weekend. While I still had clients to work on and yoga class to teach let