by niccolapiccola | Sep 3, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, food, yoga
For ten years I was a waitress. The first five years I spent were as a bitchy server and then I found yoga, so problem solved. I learned patience and also how to breathe. And here I thought I knew how to do that already, unconsciously! I was able to practice patience...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 31, 2013 | animals and such, Desserts and Yum Yums
My Golden Retriever Corduroy turns two today. This dog has my heart, soul and all of my leftovers, forever. One of my earliest memories as a child is meeting my first Golden. I was seven. My “rich” childhood friend Jackie had a petting zoo theme party for...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 30, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, food
I am an admitted impulse buyer. I see. I want. I buy. Then and there. And then I am left with extreme buyer’s remorse and end up returning whatever I bought and then I think it through again and am right back at said store usually a day later re-purchasing the...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 26, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, Uncategorized
The weekend is over and summer is almost gone too. Now that I live in California though, this isn’t a problem since September and October are our best months! Gone is the June/July/August gloom that living near the beach allocates during the summer. And yes,...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 23, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums
Call me a creature of habit. I like to wake up and go to bed early and for the past eight years or so, I’ve been getting up at the crack of dawn to practice Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga. In Chicago, I practiced with a tight-knit group of about 15 people, and we...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 20, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums
The absolute best of of teaching yoga on the Central Coast is the different varieties of fruits, veggies, greens, cheeses and wines (yes, I said wine and cheese) that students gift to me on a daily basis. At first I thought I was just really popular, now I realize the...
