Janice Marie Foote's Musings

December started off with some private yoga clients, that I taught in my space.  Turns out there's room enough for two, and a discount if they come to me for the private yoga lesson.  They all went very well...and I learned once again give it a try before saying it won't work.  I'm a very good certified yoga teacher who can adapt to differing environments pretty easily, so I shouldn't have been surprised that I could make it work teaching yoga one-on-one in my own space.

Ongoing for daily health upkeep, I dose up with raw garlic cloves.  It's pretty strong tasting so I drink it down with juice, almond or almond chocolate milk.  There's many benefits to taking raw garlic on a daily basis.  I encourage you to look into taking raw garlic on a regular basis, so look into it because you just may find a health benefit that specifically fits you.

Shortly into December, my Kickstarter Campaign for JMF Designs (c) got approved. First up will be my Ankh - Fire of Life design on black tees. I've been wanting to do these designs for years now, and I'm grateful for the chance to give them a heartfelt go. I have to pick a prudent date to kickstart it off! More information later after I pick the kick-off date!!! as there's so much involvement once it gets going.

I also did some freelance organizing/cleaning jobs. Most people don't know I do this, but I do...and I'm very good at it. Especially helping others get rid of excess clutter. This comes from my own way of being of only keeping what's truly relevant to my life, so I encourage my cleaning/organizing clients to try and do the same on an ongoing basis.

Finally the long awaited Digital Darkroom exhibition was upon us here in L.A. at the Annenberg Space for Photography.  It was such a beautifully exulting artistic photographic exhibit.  There are 17 photographic artists exhibiting in total.  The exhibit was accompanied by a film where the artists talked of how they created their art.  If you go to this exhibit, you must watch the film!  I encourage anyone who lives in SoCal or who is planning on visiting, to go see this exhibit.  It runs until May 28, 2012.

There was a good amount of silence in the midst of December.  At least up until the last two weeks of December when Cupid's musings woke me up in the early am with one new poem 'Skies of Forgotten Melodies' (under 'Dysmorphic Poems').  As well two more times, on New Year's Day with lyrics with 'It's a Brand New Year' (under 'Other Lyrics'), and a poem 'Ashes' (under 'Dysmorphic Poems') written the second day of this new year.

Soon winter was upon us.  Though L.A. is pretty warm on winter days, the winter nights can get pretty cold.  As well it takes longer for the day to crawl into its warmth, compared to other seasons of the year here. Even through this cold season, I continue on with my daily silent meditation.  I find meditation beneficial, maybe you can find a meditation technique that will work for you.  Happily I will admit I don't miss living in a snowy winter climate.  I love the sun and am a true Californian at heart!

Oh Christmas, Oh Christmas...well it came and went with the song of the morning birds.  It was like a pretty postcard mailed to me that I taped to the wall for a reminder of what the rest of the world was up to.  I did like the pretty decorations that were scattered throughout the city as I came and went, walked around, and got tasks done.

I also recently edited out a new version of Saturday, Sunday, Monday (under 'Other Lyrics') that will be for sure my 4th set of lyrics set to my acoustic music. Then I plan to play it out live February 7th at Open Mic. It's perfect for the month of love, seeing as it's about love and chocolate <3  I also refined my Driftwood song more to my ears liking (under 'Driftwood Lyrics') <3  I feel so grateful and blessed to be able to continue performing my acoustic music <3 and look forward to recording it when the time is right!

Sweet are the blessings of persistency and productivity...

For me New Year's Eve arrived on a calm sunny note.  It turned out a friend and her boyfriend were doing their U.S. tourist turn in L.A., so we hung out and had dinner on New Year's Eve that culminated with us three eating Twelve Grapes at Midnight during the last 12 seconds of the countdown.  On New Year's Day we hung out a bit with my seeing them off.

Then after on this sunny day, I headed to the Public Library downtown to read a bit more of Anais Nin's Diary 1.  She is such a fantastic writer and poetic user of language.  So far I have Diaries 1-3, with other books to read inbetween each one.  Later I plan on Amazoning Diaries 4-7.

Like the silent scream of a butterfly, 2012 emerged from its disintegrating 2011 cocoon ...

~ Happy 2012 - Janice Marie Foote ~