Coffee Withdrawal

     I must’ve lost my mind over the weekend.  On Sunday morning I went without caffeine for the first day in…well…I can’t remember myself pre-caffeine.  The caffeine withdrawal, daylight savings time (i.e. waking up 1 hour earlier), and a mild cold led to me not having the best day yesterday.   I’m on day #2 without caffeine, and feeling better.  Still have a cold, and the time change is wrecking havok with my eating schedule.  I’m also wondering if I may go into some sort of artificial sweetener withdrawal as well….since the majority of my ‘splenda’ consumption was due to my coffee addiction. 

    Looking forward to the extra hour of daylight tonight after work.  That means more time to work in the garden! 

    I’ve been working on my hip flexors recently.  In addition to improving my dropbacks (and backbends in general), I’m working on getting my hips more square in hanumanasana (forward splits).  This is a nice exercise that I think I’ll try when I get home.  I’ve tried hanumanasana with the back knee bent against the wall before.  It’s actually quite helpful in providing a visual aid to help get the leg in alignment.  The shin should be perpendicular to the floor….although mine has a tendency to be more diagonal.