In terms of my workout program, I'm hitting a bit of a standstill. I've been going routinely, but I only went 4 days last week, when I have been going 6 days a week. I should've known going to Vegas and breaking my routine would kill me a little bit. Honestly, it's not that I don't want to go to the gym. It's that I'm finally hitting my wall with cardio. It's boring. Oh well, now that it's getting nice out, we can do more cardio outside, so hopefully that will help! I did have an interesting gym experience the other night. The gym always seems to be a place to people watch, because you have the VERY serious athletes doing their thing, the people who are clearly trying to lose a significant amount of weight, walking on the treadmill, and everything in between. On Thursday, there was quite a mix of people, and a couple stood out. One man was wearing shorts that probably measured a foot above the knee, and every time I saw him, he was just standing there, looking around, like a lost puppy. Another man, who was probably in his forties, was wearing jean shorts and a Vikings jersey. He creeped me out, though, because he seemed to be following me around as I worked out. He would sit on a piece of equipment about 2 stations down from me, and I could see him watching me from the corner of my eye. I wondered if he thought I was a trainer or something, and was copying what I was doing. But he never did any real exercises. He just kind of watched. So I spent my evening trying to avoid him, which, for some reason, put me on a lot of arm and back machines which, let's be honest, with these man-arms of mine, I don't really need! I could barely lift my arms on Friday, though...Anyway, I stayed away from the creeper and ducked out without doing any cardio (oh darn!). Ha!
On Friday night, Charley and I went to the gym for a little bit, and then headed to gymnastics. There was a little party going on for May birthdays, and I was excited to go do a little bit of tumbling with some friends! Charley fell about 19 years shy of the 21+ age rule, but I don't think anybody was worried about her trying to sneak a beer. Charley had a BLAST! She jumped on the Tumble Track for the better part of an hour, which wore her out a little bit (the kid has endless energy...). I got to tumble just a little bit. It is funny how much going to workout regularly impacts my tumbling. I didn't try anything too difficult, but it's definitely easier to tumble when my muscles are stronger. I haven't really done any back tucks or handsprings on the floor since Charley was born, but I actually did a couple of real tumbling passes on Friday. It felt good! It got me excited to coach on Saturday, so I could jump in and tumble a little bit more!
So, Saturday morning I woke up a little bit late, and rushed around to get ready before the gym. We had to make a Starbucks stop, because I was slow to wake up. Is it bad that every time we pull up to a drive through, Charley asks for a cake pop? She doesn't know McDonald's, Burger King, or Taco Bell...She knows Starbucks. Oh well, I guess there could be worse things! I coached my regular classes and Charley came along and took her little preschool class at 9. She did a little bit better this week, and wasn't so focused on what I was doing. Baby steps...lol! I love my Saturday classes, particularly my last class, because the girls are a little bit more advanced, so they're fun to teach! We usually do quite a bit of tumbling, but this week we did more work with controlled skills, which was fun, and a little bit different for them. We also had a handstand contest, which I won, thank you very much! Honestly, I was surprised, because I'm pretty inconsistent when it comes to holding handstands (I usually start to walk)...Maybe all of that arm work on Thursday served a purpose! It enabled me to beat a bunch of 10 year olds in a contest! Ha! The funny thing is, there was one girl who was giving me a run for my money, and I said, "Reese, come down and let me win!" I was joking. But she did it! Lol! So, I gave her credit for the win. Some kids are so obedient, they don't even know when I'm kidding! I love her. I'm looking forward to coaching more this summer. I need to get out of the house, because when I'm cooped up all day I have WAY too much time to think. And yes, that's a bad thing. Ha! Anyway, I love coaching, and the interaction keeps me on my toes. Just the way I like it!
I had two sets of plans last night, and both fell through due to babysitting! Oh the life of a single mom. It's just one of those things that you get used to as a parent. Especially if your plans are with another parent. Sometimes, plans just don't work out! It's okay, though. Charley spent a little bit of time with her auntie, and I got a chance to run some errands, toddler free. Yes! Although, I would've enjoyed dinner and drinks with Blair and Laura. Those two are ALWAYS a good time :) Anyway, Charley and I came home, ate some dinner,played for a bit, and went to bed early .Well, Charley went to bed early. I sat on the couch looking for something amusing to watch on TV, with no luck. When I finally did go to bed, my upstairs neighbors kept waking me up. I don't know if they were packing to go out of town, or hammering the floor right above my room (kidding), but they were LOUD! And it was midnight! I was thrilled. Not.
Charley woke up crabby today, and she's got a runny nose. She cried and cried when she requested a donut (thank you Curious George, for having an entire episode about donuts), and I told her we didn't have any. Nor did we have any "puffins" (muffins), and that didn't please her either. Ugh. It could be a long day. I was planning to take her to the park, but I guess we'll have to see how the day goes! I'm hoping her cold goes away quickly, because we're headed to KC on Thursday for Memorial Day weekend. I'm really looking forward to seeing some old friends, and getting my butt kicked in Power Pilates with Kellie! It should be a fun trip. Well, time to get back to reality. Have a great Sunday!
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