Sidelined....
Why oh why do I have to get a cold now when I am just getting back into my fitness gear? I mean seriously- I've done more activity in January than I did in most of the second half of 2012. I am feeling like I'm finally back on the weight loss path and boom- COLD! Just not fair. I don't know about other people, but when I get sick I was my comfort food- which equals stuff that is not exactly diet friendly. I'm trying to work on that and get better- had an apple for lunch today!
I'm anxious to get well so that I can get back in gear. I am teaching back to back spin on Friday morning and I pray that I wake up tomorrow feeling well enough to do that. Otherwise, I'm going to have to get subs and I really don't want to do that. And if I get subs for Friday classes, then that means I'm not well enough to go dancing Friday night. It's Heide's first night doing dance lessons on a Friday night with the change of guard and I want to be there, plus it's Tiina's birthday celebration. So I really don't have time to be sick! Other than a big Friday night, the rest of the weekend is pretty clear. I am very behind on work because I just can't focus when my head feels like it's splitting apart with all this congestion! UGH!
Tomorrow I am hoping I feel well enough to get lots of work done- not getting much else done tonight, I'm wiped out. Mom has two tests in the morning- a breathing test and then an ultrasound on her legs and I'm sure the breathing test will be fine. I'm hoping that the ultrasound is good as well. Her legs have been swollen the past few days and the last time that happened she ended up in the hospital with a pretty serious blood clot...always something - can't we just get over this already? Ugh.
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Super Weekend...
It really was a weekend filled with highs and lows...mostly highs. Friday I was a bit apprehensive about going out Friday night because my eye had been giving me grief all day (had an irritating stye) and wasn't sure I could go out with it, but decided to go and I could always come home early if it really bothered me too much. I'm glad I went- it was a GREAT night of dancing and I was so excited to see some friends that hardly every come out. It was the last night for the Rita's Rock 'N Rodeo dance instructional team at the Saddle Rack, so many dance helpers old and new were there for this last night. In some ways, it was a celebration of a successful run of 10 years at the Saddle Rack and in some ways for some people it was a very sad day as the torch is passed to another instructor. Change is always hard, but it can also be a very good thing too. I was thrilled to see friends Robin & Don there who we have not seen in a very long time and I had just been thinking about them the other day, so it was awesome to spend a bit of time catching up!
Saturday Body Pump was off the hook! Not a full class, but a class full of regulars and it was my first time teaching Release 84 to them in full since launch happened while I was in Maui. It was a great class and they are such a hard working, fun team. After class, came home and did some chores then Bill & I headed over the Pastor Eric & Katy's house for their 3 month old son's Pre-Baptism Open House party and seeing that it was an Open House we only intended to stay for an hour tops- but we had a nice time chatting with Eric's family from out of town and then started talking to a Redeemer School parent that I've known briefly in person and through Facebook & her boyfriend. After an hour, we were having such a great time that the four of us decided to go out to dinner- it was such a fun time, we laughed and got to know each other better and found that we all had quite a bit in common. Such an unexpected night, but sometimes those end up being the best!
Super Sunday..well as much as I would have loved to continue to hit "snooze" on the alarm, I did get up and got to church just as services were starting. Witnessed baby Nash's baptism along with two others who were baptized, then rushed home and met Kristy at the gym to take her Body Flow class. It was FLOW-tastic, she is such a great instructor and it was such a wonderful class. I KNOW that I need this format in my life be it Body Flow or some other form of Yoga, I just need to do this a few times per week to get back my flexibility. I have very tight quads, surprisingly my hips were not as tight as I would have expected them to be- but class felt wonderful. Then it was off to Diane & Mike's for the Super Bowl Party.
I put temporary 49er tattoos on the kids, took pictures, decorated the man-cave with my 49er towels, blankets, pillows, flags, etc...330pm kickoff....and then the first half happened and it looked like my Niners didn't show up. The second half started and was still unsure if they were here or not. The power goes off at the Superdome and voila- when the lights came back on, my Niners were found! However, it was a bit of "too little too late"-- they made one helluva comeback and truth be told the refs did play a part in the loss as they did miss a few calls that would have benefited the Niners, but in the end the Niners do not get to return to SF with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Although, I am very sad about this and had such high hopes for a 6th Super Bowl Trophy and was already planning my week around the possibility of a Niner Victory Parade (Parades seem to elude me)...I sit here very proud of this team. They gave us a phenomenal year! Colin Kaepernick has shown that he is one amazing athlete and quarterback. He is the future of the 49er organization and he is going to lead us into the next Niner Dynasty. I feel it with my heart and soul. We came up short today, but next year we will make it all the way..Niner Faithful...FOREVER!
It really was a weekend filled with highs and lows...mostly highs. Friday I was a bit apprehensive about going out Friday night because my eye had been giving me grief all day (had an irritating stye) and wasn't sure I could go out with it, but decided to go and I could always come home early if it really bothered me too much. I'm glad I went- it was a GREAT night of dancing and I was so excited to see some friends that hardly every come out. It was the last night for the Rita's Rock 'N Rodeo dance instructional team at the Saddle Rack, so many dance helpers old and new were there for this last night. In some ways, it was a celebration of a successful run of 10 years at the Saddle Rack and in some ways for some people it was a very sad day as the torch is passed to another instructor. Change is always hard, but it can also be a very good thing too. I was thrilled to see friends Robin & Don there who we have not seen in a very long time and I had just been thinking about them the other day, so it was awesome to spend a bit of time catching up!
Saturday Body Pump was off the hook! Not a full class, but a class full of regulars and it was my first time teaching Release 84 to them in full since launch happened while I was in Maui. It was a great class and they are such a hard working, fun team. After class, came home and did some chores then Bill & I headed over the Pastor Eric & Katy's house for their 3 month old son's Pre-Baptism Open House party and seeing that it was an Open House we only intended to stay for an hour tops- but we had a nice time chatting with Eric's family from out of town and then started talking to a Redeemer School parent that I've known briefly in person and through Facebook & her boyfriend. After an hour, we were having such a great time that the four of us decided to go out to dinner- it was such a fun time, we laughed and got to know each other better and found that we all had quite a bit in common. Such an unexpected night, but sometimes those end up being the best!
Super Sunday..well as much as I would have loved to continue to hit "snooze" on the alarm, I did get up and got to church just as services were starting. Witnessed baby Nash's baptism along with two others who were baptized, then rushed home and met Kristy at the gym to take her Body Flow class. It was FLOW-tastic, she is such a great instructor and it was such a wonderful class. I KNOW that I need this format in my life be it Body Flow or some other form of Yoga, I just need to do this a few times per week to get back my flexibility. I have very tight quads, surprisingly my hips were not as tight as I would have expected them to be- but class felt wonderful. Then it was off to Diane & Mike's for the Super Bowl Party.
I put temporary 49er tattoos on the kids, took pictures, decorated the man-cave with my 49er towels, blankets, pillows, flags, etc...330pm kickoff....and then the first half happened and it looked like my Niners didn't show up. The second half started and was still unsure if they were here or not. The power goes off at the Superdome and voila- when the lights came back on, my Niners were found! However, it was a bit of "too little too late"-- they made one helluva comeback and truth be told the refs did play a part in the loss as they did miss a few calls that would have benefited the Niners, but in the end the Niners do not get to return to SF with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Although, I am very sad about this and had such high hopes for a 6th Super Bowl Trophy and was already planning my week around the possibility of a Niner Victory Parade (Parades seem to elude me)...I sit here very proud of this team. They gave us a phenomenal year! Colin Kaepernick has shown that he is one amazing athlete and quarterback. He is the future of the 49er organization and he is going to lead us into the next Niner Dynasty. I feel it with my heart and soul. We came up short today, but next year we will make it all the way..Niner Faithful...FOREVER!
Friday, February 01, 2013
Warmly Welcomed...
I was super early for my new 730am spin class this morning at the Y, sort of got lost. I was convinced I knew exactly where I was going but got a bit confused between Embarcadero Road &Oregon Expressway. Once I realized I was going too far without seeing the street to turn, I frantically pulled out the GPS and still arrived with 15 minutes to spare.
A fellow instructor, Janet who I already know showed me the ropes with the stereo, microphone, etc. and let me know that the 730am cycle crowd is a very nice, easy-going, sometimes older population of people and even introduced me to a few of the members. Got the music started and we were off! Of course, still needed to learn a few things like where the fans and A/C are controlled, but the members were very nice in letting me know. Janet warned that it is usually a small class, between 5-10 people at that hour - her Body Pump class that preceded was about the same. I had 7 people total and they were all very gracious and thankful after class, complimented me on music and reconfirming that I will be there every week. I think my suspicions were correct that they would be very happy to have consistency in that time slot - maybe now I can build those numbers. I love a challenge. It was a great class and it felt good to take ownership of a cycle class once again.
The best part, however, was after class. I was in the Ladies room and a member who was not in my class approached me and said she noticed I was teaching cycle and wanted to know if I would be there every week. She went onto say that she remembered taking Body Pump with me and thought I was the best instructor she had ever had! OMG- what a compliment and even more mind-blowing was that I only subbed at this facility ONCE and it was months ago, I couldn't even tell you how long ago- but she remembered me. She just couldn't say enough nice things and she seemed excited to come take a cycle class with me in the coming weeks.
So right now, I'd say that I'm a good fit with the Palo Alto Family YMCA. It's funny, the Y is notorious for being the lowest pay in the business- but the truth be told, I'm not in it for the money. I have a Travel Business to financially support myself. My Fitness Career supports me in so many other ways, ways that are far greater than any paycheck.
I was super early for my new 730am spin class this morning at the Y, sort of got lost. I was convinced I knew exactly where I was going but got a bit confused between Embarcadero Road &Oregon Expressway. Once I realized I was going too far without seeing the street to turn, I frantically pulled out the GPS and still arrived with 15 minutes to spare.
A fellow instructor, Janet who I already know showed me the ropes with the stereo, microphone, etc. and let me know that the 730am cycle crowd is a very nice, easy-going, sometimes older population of people and even introduced me to a few of the members. Got the music started and we were off! Of course, still needed to learn a few things like where the fans and A/C are controlled, but the members were very nice in letting me know. Janet warned that it is usually a small class, between 5-10 people at that hour - her Body Pump class that preceded was about the same. I had 7 people total and they were all very gracious and thankful after class, complimented me on music and reconfirming that I will be there every week. I think my suspicions were correct that they would be very happy to have consistency in that time slot - maybe now I can build those numbers. I love a challenge. It was a great class and it felt good to take ownership of a cycle class once again.
The best part, however, was after class. I was in the Ladies room and a member who was not in my class approached me and said she noticed I was teaching cycle and wanted to know if I would be there every week. She went onto say that she remembered taking Body Pump with me and thought I was the best instructor she had ever had! OMG- what a compliment and even more mind-blowing was that I only subbed at this facility ONCE and it was months ago, I couldn't even tell you how long ago- but she remembered me. She just couldn't say enough nice things and she seemed excited to come take a cycle class with me in the coming weeks.
So right now, I'd say that I'm a good fit with the Palo Alto Family YMCA. It's funny, the Y is notorious for being the lowest pay in the business- but the truth be told, I'm not in it for the money. I have a Travel Business to financially support myself. My Fitness Career supports me in so many other ways, ways that are far greater than any paycheck.
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