Oh. My. Gah, Gorgeouses! Check what just happened!

Monkey: I really like you, Mama. You’re so pretty….

She may be IN MY BED RIGHT NOW, at 10:15pm, WHEN I’m trying to work on all my new sites, my blog posts, my business and, potentially, ANOTHER business…. BUT, she’s being the sweetest little monkey EVER. Maybe I should keep her up all night and put her to bed during the day, which is to say…, when CHEATY comes out to play. ARRRGGH.

Monkey: It feels tasty, Mama.

(Huh?)

Anyway, I’m giving myself a break tonight. Like ALL celebrities, Mama needs a break. I’m writing an EASY Thursday Thirteen (it took me 10 MINUTES to find these pictures!).

FYI: I’ve already had TWO breaks today in the form of STARBUCKS CHAI TEA LATTES (no wonder it took me an hour to get Rascal to sleep…). And, I’d really like to STOPIT STOPIT STOPIT. Because being a (warning: awesome site and book alert!) HIP TRANQUIL CHICK, apparently, means being good to my body.

Filling it with chai syrup sometimes twice a day, while tasty, canNOT be good for me.

Yoga says we should let go of all attachments. That’s the goal anyway. And, I have one very blatant one. I realized this FULLY as I drove to Starbucks for my SECOND chai of the day and, later, as I sipped that thing so sensually — I was fully making out with it.

Monkey: I’m a little kangaroo, Mama!

I know that now is probably not the best time for me to let go of my attachments. I mean, I’m barely getting any sleep at night and I’m go-go-going constantly with these two monkeys. But, it doesn’t have to be a matter of self-punishment or -denial. It could be a good personal challenge. Having less caffeine and sugar might ease some of that anxiety I’m prone to and enable me to deal with my extremely defiant monkey in a more relaxed, less loopy, way. It could be a yogic, off-the-mat challenge. A step toward making a better, healthier, more tranquil life for myself and my family, and, added perk, making me a better yoga teacher….

I’m hard on myself. I know. I expect a lot. It’s just the way I am. Always been like that. Doesn’t have to be a bad thing. What’s so bad about striving to be a better, healthier person, anyway?

Monkey: Can I start peeing in da toilet?

(Anything NOT to go to bed…. Argh.)

Yoga isn’t just about what happens on the mat. As Hip Tranquil Chick reminds us, it’s also what happens OFF the mat. I’ve been going PSYCHO off the mat lately. And, it’s not benefiting anyone. Not me, not my kids, not you (unless you want to read "Cheaty Rants" EVERY garsh-dang day)…

Monkey: I MADE A PEEPEE! You’re so happy! And, den I get choclick!

(She did NOT make a peepee. Then she did make a peepee. At 11:30pm. I told you. I should put her to bed during the day and keep her up all night….)

Anyhoot, it looks like I’m not the ONLY celebrity with a Starbucks "attachment" — heh…. Which brings me to today’s Thursday Thirteen:

THIRTEEN CELEBRITY STARBUCKS-AHOLICS!

1. KATE HUDSON

2. KRISTEN BELL

3. JESSICA BIEL

4. ASHLEY OLSEN

5. MARY-KATE OLSEN (drinks Ventis instead of eating, rumour has it….)

6. JENNIFER GARNER

7. MADONNA (it’s probably an organic decaf green tea, though….BOOOOOORING!!!)

8. WENTWORTH MILLER (loves his frappuccinos!)

9. SIENNA MILLER

10. MISCHA BARTON

11. NICOLE RICHIE

12. RENEE ZELLWEGER

13. HILARY DUFF

So, Gorgeouses! Do YOU have an addiction (or "attachment") that you’d like to let go of? Do tell!

Monkey: I really glad you’re here, Mama. You’re so boodiful….

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