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I hope you’ve all had a great week. Lots to catch up on.

First, the girls. Oh my heart.

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I ran out of coffee this morning so we all went for a car ride to the neighborhood coffee shop that brews local Magnolia coffee. I am so off of Starbucks right now!

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Zoey loves getting her belly rubbed whether it’s a foot or a hand.

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And they’re all about getting their bellies rubbed at the same time. They’re not spoiled at all. (They love each other.)

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And late at night they sometimes get invited on the couch.

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It’s basically just golden retriever heaven over here. 🙂

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Yesterday I was scheduled to appear on Charlotte Today to make my Tropical Green Smoothie recipe. Unfortunately, I am still trying to recover from losing my voice and warned the hosts that I was only at 50%. They schedule the segments and shows so far ahead of time that I had to suck it up and do the best I could. It wasn’t pretty but I made it happen.

Here’s the video. Not my proudest TV appearance but still grateful for the opportunity.

About my voice…after 10+ days of symptoms ranging from sore throat to coughing to laryngitis, I finally went to the doctor last night. I hadn’t been able to teach in 5 days and it was killing me. She said whatever virus I had morphed into a full on sinus infection and that my throat and lungs were super inflamed from the drainage and coughing.

So I’m on an antibiotic. Boo. I tried so hard to avoid it but she said “I fought a good fight” and after 7+ days of getting worse and not better it was time.

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We are hosting Kerri Verna, best known as Beach Yoga Girl at the studio this weekend for two workshops. We have handstands on Friday night and core strength and inversions on Saturday afternoon. Kerri has over 800,000 Instagram followers and an amazing practice. I can’t wait to meet her and learn from her! Local readers, here’s a link to more info if you want to attend. We’re pretty much sold out but can accommodate a few more.

Have a very happy Friday!

Yogi readers…what inversion or arm balance is at the top of your list right now?

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