Waiting For Yoga Class

It's past 6pm but I'm still in work and killing time until my 8pm yoga class. I usually leave earlier on Thursday but I came in late this morning as I needed an extra hour in bed so I'm making it up now. It's been such a draining week, I received some news from home about my brother's friend who died on Monday (after being in a car crash) and was upset by that. I knew him since he was a child and my little brother and all his friends are still 10 years old in my eyes. It wasn't until someone at worked describe it as "losing another wee brother" that I understood why it affected me so much. Tuesday was then emotional but I went to rehearsal which was long and labourious and had me throwing myself on the ground repeatedly as I was trying to get a stunt just right and done in the safest way possible. It's also been bitterly cold this week and stepping outside is quite a shock to the system. It's time to invest in some thermal underwear and a good pair of shoes/boots in preparation for November - February. I also need a good winter coat but I'm trying not to succumb to the usual black/grey coats on sale at the moment. I'm considering a long, yellow coat that I can partially pay for with some gift vouchers. I'm just wondering if I have the guts to wear it. It's certainly different and I was planning to inject a bit of colour into my winter wardrobe this year.

Despite feeling absolutely shattered, I'm still pushing myself to go to my Bikram yoga classes. I always feel good about them and there's something tempting about lying in a hot room when it's horribly cold outside. I went last night with the plan to try the best I could but if it got too much to rest and lie down for the rest of the class. However, upon arriving at the studio we found out that they would be a photographer in class. I thought this would be a good reason for me to work hard in my class, as I didn't want to turn up on any pics collapsing on the floor in a sweaty, red, mess, but I actually found the class easier than I expected it to be and felt much better at the end than I did at the start. I'm going again tonight and hope it will have the same effect.

I'm trying to get in a couple more yoga classes as next week I'll be busy doing my play everynight of the week and won't have time to workout then. I'm sure I will love doing the performances but I'm looking forward to having a rest when it's over and actually find more time in my life. I'll be rehearsing another play hroughout November but the location of the theatre/rehearsal space is much more convienent for me and I'll actually get home at a reasonable hour each night. I plan to get to the theatre a bit more in November as I still haven't seen Rent or Hairspray in the West End yet. I also haven't seen Wicked since July 17th which is absurd and unheard of for me to have such a long gap between viewings. The SHAME!!!!