Wow, hello friends. Happy Monday. This begins Spring Break in my town, so I will have my girls at home and will get a little bit more sleep than is average for me. PW and
JS it was great to hear from you!!!
What a journey this is. I have to remind myself when I log on to focus on health weight and exercise issues - it seems like I just want to charge on the board and talk about everything going on in my life. Oh well it is all related isn't it! But I will start there - had a pretty decadent weekend just now, but overall I am doing so well, eating healthfully and keeping up with movement. I went to the aerobics class that I enjoy on Friday night and noted a real difference in my thighs, for which I thank ballet. Raychel I have to blush and say that I got the video but haven't tried it yet. Time time time. It will ultimately happen. I am already worried about summer - the studio does not offer summer classes, so I will have to be creative to keep my miniscule strides from disappearing.
On the homefront, no I have not picked out the carpet that that will happen. I'm not sure you-all can fathom how busy I truly am in my little life-sphere, but I just have to say that the simple act of going to carpet stores, checking samples and pricing it out and making a choice involves several serious planetary alignments to happen in terms of time availability and energy to go do it. Isn't that pitiful? It's still conceptual, but we will get there. I have been getting some fun funky "my style" which is more or less antique/junk store chic, things from ebay in the past few months, so the domestic front has been boosted by some fun collecting and the second visit of Suzanne the wonder cleaner. With Spring break this week I intend to make the most of my (hopefully) vigorous energy and do more painting and organizing. It just isn't ever "done" is it.
Ballet will not meet this week either due to spring break (the studio is pretty much geared to kid schedules). I will go to aerobics all 3 times - and that is a great workout. I am doing simple plies and releves and whatever I can remember on my own, and trying to do whatever I can remember over and over so I can get a wee bit better at it. It may not show up as grace, but I think this is what is helping the thighs.
Update - at least Steph and Raychel will recall that a year or two ago my DH had some loose talk about getting me a ring. My wedding ring, which I love, is a very modest ring - I married for love not money, hehe! We misunderstood each other, as at that time I was eyeing what I thought was an attainable ring and he about died of sticker shock. I dropped it at the time but my feelings were hurt, it was an unfortunate miscommunication but it was a hurt that I could find myself nursing (to myself) on those man-woman cross purpose type days. Will this last week he brought the topic up again (we will have been together for 15 years this Mothers day, though married for 13). Did he mean it? Yes, he said to look at rings. I found a ring with a lovely setting antique-style filigree setting (though it is new) with 6 diamonds in a row, gorgeous, which will fuse with my current ring (I am sentimental and will wear my little ring always) - I'm rambling here but my man bought me this ring and I am just amazed and of course thrilled. It caps a couple of weeks of relationship roller coaster stuff and both of us feel pretty renewed. It will be nice to have a reminder on my finger at all times that the relationship cycle continues and faith will get you through.
I also got a cartilage (ear) piercing this last weekend, which also is a story in itself. I had long admired this look but thought it would be painful. A friend in my mom's art group was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy a week ago. A large group of her friends and supporters went in and got this piercing in the same place in the left ear. Most of us are wearing a sapphire, her birthstone. A group photo was emailed to her in Seattle before the procedure. I missed the photo shoot but love this gesture - it is a sad reason but many women are being drawn together and it seems to be a wonderful symbol of female solidarity. I was still worried about pain but figured it was nothing compared to a mastectomy - in fact it hurt no different than an earlobe piercing. That earring is my forever reminder to make time for friendship NOW because you never know. The early reports from her surgery are good.
Sorry my friends, this post appears to be All About Me. I'll hope for some posts this week - would be nice! I know with Raychel returning there will be some good action. I love seeing the numbers of people reading our little saga here. Here's a bit of our astounding, and most importantly, RENEWABLE energy for all who are reading this!
Fondly
Juno
