today i walked to yoga class and left everything - except my mat and my ipod and my keys.  no wallet.  no phone.  no shopping list. no stroller, diaper bag, or toddler.

do you know how long it has been since i walked ANYWHERE alone?  i didn't really realize until i did it today.  the walk to the studio is about a mile each way.  not long enough.

it made me feel like i felt when we lived in dc, walking to work or home, light.  unrushed.  free.  or in charleston, so many years ago now.  smiling and unburdened.  i put on my earphones and could have walked and walked and walked.

the class was a dream and i skipped part of the way home to the magic numbers.  back home, back to potty training and cooking dinner, cleaning up toys, brushing teeth and bedtime stories. 

but yeah, must get out more for walks alone.