The Bungalow

No seriously. I was so worried I was going to feel like crap after ballet class today with having done NOTHING during the six week hiatus. But dammit, I feel awesome. Class was awesome, I didn't lose any flexibility, I was thisclose to getting a double. I knew I just needed new shoes. My old ones are so old I have no idea when I even ordered them.

However, earlier this evening, Martouf took a little trip and bashed his head into the foot of our couch. Yup. Big ol' goose egg right between his eyes. Ugh. Luckily, no blood and his pupils are dilating, so no concussion. But he was not a happy baby for awhile there. :-(

But this morning! Martouf went to his first storytime! My mom and dad signed up for a storytime thing at a local library for toddlers and caregivers. So, every Friday morning they're going to take him. And he was very well behaved, I was glad to hear. When we do storytime before bed he likes to touch the books and turn the pages and I was a little worried he might try and do that, but he did not. Yay! :-)

Last week in ballet class when we were doing grand battements, the teacher talked about how it's really your stomach helping to life your leg up and you're not just lifting it with the thigh. Earlier this week, I was working out a bit and was on the floor doing some crunches when I remembered that once upon a time, my previous ballet teacher would have us do grand battements laying down on the floor. It helps isolate the muscles you need to be using so you don't just rely on pushing off the floor to get your leg up.

Today in class, I mention this to the teacher since I was there a little early and we kinda chat about stuff before class starts. So, she says that they had done that before and, in fact, have done entire classes in center away from the barre. And, hey! We should do that today!

*facepalm*

I. Am. So. Sore.

And my back is killing me. I think I'm gonna need to break out the heating pad. We're supposed to go out for dinner tonight for my brother in law's birthday. Restaurant chairs usually aren't very comfortable. Awesome.

It seems like it's been forever since I've posted, like, real life stuff and not just fandom ramblings. So, I shall do some of that now. :-)

Work is driving me nuts, a little bit. But, this is nothing new. I may have posted about this before, where I'm trying to get very specific information that I need in order to do my job and was getting the run around of everyone telling me to ask everyone else. I think I finally got the someone to listen, gave them some more information that they were asking for, and got in response "Wow! That's going to be a lot of information. Are you sure that's what you need?" YES!! THAT'S WHAT I NEED!! I know it's a lot of information, but I NEED IT TO DO MY JOB. Please give it to me. I swear, I'm getting ready to pull my hair out with this.

Had my second ballet class this past Friday. The babysitting went much better. I was a little worried as Martouf has actually been going down for naps around that time now because of the teething. I was concerned he was just going to be super fussy, but he was just fine. He almost fell asleep in the car on the way home, but luckily it's a short drive and I managed to feed him a bottle before nap time. As for me, I showed up to class with my shins wrapped as a preemptive strike against my shin splints acting up. The teacher was all "Are you okay?" Yeah, it's fine. And it actually was. Class wasn't too bad. Until the end. We're getting ready to do the final combination or whatever and she asks if I'm up for jumping. My shins are feeling fine so I agree. However, if I had known what she was going to make us do, I may have declined. 64 CHANGEMENTS. Now, 99% of you probably have no idea what that is. What it is, is starting in fifth position (which is the feet crossed, heel to toe and toe to heel), you jump up, switch which foot is in front and land and repeat. And it's quick. Up down up down up down. Here's sort of an OK vid if you want to see what I'm talking about. Yeah. 64 of those in a row. That was not fun. I was IN PAIN yesterday. Ugh. My calves, too. Not just the shins. Oy.

I went to see I Am Number Four last weekend when Erin was here. I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. ( Some spoilers )

My Glee Tickets are still for sale. If you know anyone who might want them. :-)

The Oscars are tonight! Yay!! I've actually seen some of the nominated movies this year, so I think I actually have things to be rooting for. :-) Can't wait to see what everyone's wearing! Hehe.

YAY!! We went to go check out the place and see how the babysitting worked. It's a very nice place, quite new. There's no real babysitting "room" per se. There's just a lounge area with a little table and some toys, which is fine. There were no kids there today, and the woman in charge said there's maybe only 1 or 2 kids at a time. So, I think it'll be nice. Martouf went with us so he got to check out the place, too and meet the people. LOL Not sure what he makes of it... And anyway, the classroom is just down the hall and it has a nice window. So, if he gets fussy the watcher can just bring him by and he can look in and see Mommy. So, yeah. I think it'll work out just fine. :-)

I took out my New York City Ballet workout DVD last night since I was feeling all blechy. Man, I am sore today. Still can't make it through the whole thing. Got through 45 minutes of it, which is longer than last time. But still.

AND IT'S THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG. (I'd insert my little flaily icon guy, but I can't get to my picture storage at work.)

And tomorrow I go see Erin! Yay!!!

But I need to vent or whine or something.

My shins are dead. Just completely. I had to leave rehearsal early tonight, which I've never done. I'm starting to get really, really worried that I might have to stop dancing. It's been two solid months of them acting up when usually it's 3 or 4 days. This is just bad. It's so bad. I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm seeing the physical therapist tomorrow and I'll see what he has to say. I don't want him to tell me I have to stop. I really, really don't...

I start Nutcracker rehearsals on Monday. Wow. Feels like the last one just ended yesterday. Time certainly flies. It'll be good to get back into it, though. :-)

Although, my shin splints AND tendonitis both feel like they're acting up. Ugh. Yay. I ended up skipping ballet class last night cos of the shin splints. I'd like to be able to walk on Monday. I am hoping that maybe it's just a reaction to the sudden drop in temperature. Cos my jaw is hurting a bit, too. Lots of fun around here. Ick.

Anyway, normal service should be resumed in this journal now. I think I've gotten most of the SPN hype out of my system. Well, until I finish season 3, anyway. :-D There will be an icon post I'm sure sometime in the near future. Cos, well, I need more of those. :-D

So, I finally made it back to ballet class. After not having done anything since last December. Yeah, I'm a little sore. I'll be feeling it tomorrow for sure. Ugh. But it was good to go back. I missed it. Was starting to feel kinda mushy. Not pleasant.

BTW, when does House start? Is that next week?

My legs feel like rubber. Ballet class was a killer tonight. I'm sure no one here really cares or knows anything about this, but the first thing she had us do were 16 count (8 down, 8 up) grande plies. NOT FUN. Those usually take 4 counts at most. So, my legs have been jelly pretty much since class started. It's times like these I really really wish I had a hot tub.

I need something pretty to look at. :-)