TGIF

Even before my Aunt passed away last Friday I was feeling restless and irritable.

I took these shots walking to the train last week. We had morning flurries in Brooklyn Heights that were gone by the time I reached Chelsea.




Pretty, but...

The same day I had gotten an email from my yoga teacher in Laguna with this shot. Sigh.


So I am California dreaming but this seems to be the closest I've gotten to that lately!

I stayed home yesterday to recharge a bit and work in the afternoon. I was talking to my colleague Adam later in the day, mainly rehashing the same ol' same ol' conversation about a potential client that has remained 'potential' for nearly a year! It's been annoying and mainly Adam and I amuse ourselves with the latest on what he tells us. Though yesterday I was just over talking about it it and said,"Adam, I have to go. I am going to get a pedicure and go to yoga. I'm taking back California." Adam said, "I see that..."

So while I padded to class in a down coat and boots, mentally pretending I was in flip flops and wearing a lot less clothes, I thought about my promise to myself of maintaining a California lifestyle in New York.

This morning a miracle happened. I felt the urge to stop in Perelandra on the way to the train and discovered an amazing juice bar in the back. There's a Whole Foods across the street from work, which is wonderful to have, but there's something about small independent natural products stores and cafes that are inspiring to me. This one -- product and staff -reminds me a lot of Mother's Markets, a wonderful indie chain in SoCal.

I loved Perelandra's handwritten juice bar menu, the interesting recipes the juice bar guys were telling me about, and the sense of pride they had, and just plain ol' good vibrations there. After some time debating the wonderful choices, I decided upon a "Green Goddess" smoothie. And as I left the store sipping it, even in 20 degree temperatures, I felt like a green goddess once again.

And then it hit me. It's finally February. TGIF!