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Year Four, Day 98: Goodbye Favorite Starbucks Store and I Can Breathe!

Most sad am I! My favorite Starbucks store will be closing its doors forever on 3/16/2109!

Many of my favorite hangouts in my old hood have closed: The Original Taco House, Mojo's, OJ's, Pho Dalat and Pho Hung. Many happy memories with my kids exist between those walls. But this one hit me particularly hard. Perhaps because it is my landing pad after my commute from Vancouver before I head in to teach piano down the street. Or maybe this goes further back. After all, this was the home of Cupie Cone before the mini strip mall that houses the soon to be defunct Starbucks in this very location.

Ah memories. Bit we cannot live in the past, can we!

Onward to a more pleasant subject. My chest is slowly clearing! I do believe my hard work is paying off! The breathing exercises, in particular seem to be effective!

Nerd that I am, I recorded a short video of me practicing the slow intake of air through the nose, followed by holding my breath for a few seconds, and then expelling air through pursed lips. Yes, people stared. But care did I not!

I can breathe!

Watch the video below if you dare!



I also had a nice hoop session this morning. See video below.



But now back to my Citrus Defender. And my memories.

Talk to you tomorrow. Happy Friday!

Love,

Zita

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