Tuesday Things: 2-26-08 edition

Things I Loathe:

• Feeling that whether or not my S class' timeslot will remain is dependent upon me (4 students enrolled, takes 5 to keep a class open, today is the day decision will be made)
• Already making a mental tally of all the ways I want to spend my IRS refund (I haven't even filed yet)
• Finding out about new lurkers who are reading my posts - and the things I'm saying about them
• The doors on my bedroom closet
• That I still can't figure out where the super strong breeze in my house is coming from
• Ugly ugly UGLY carpet
• My toilet is flushing "wrong" and I don't know why. Always has to be flushed twice (which is an extra problem because it also still leaks into the foundation). Add this to the IRS refund list.
• That, as of last week, I seem to have developed a dependency upon Xanax in order to get my brain to shut the F up long enough for me to fall asleep. (It's lowest dose - and daily use is a very new thing but it's really bothering me.)
• My 7-11 clerk pressuring me for my phone number
• Finding gift cards, at the supermarket, for Southwest Airlines. Granted, that airline SUCKS - but I'd love to get an airline gift card!
  
• Boo waking me up at 6am by laying in bed and crying, loudly, for no obvious reason. I suspect she has GI probs but worry that something more serious may be going on... except that, other than these episodes 2 or 3 times a day, she seems fine.
• Still not being able to successfully invert on the pole (almost made it once, thought I had it - but I was wrong)
  

• Someone signing up for next session, during class, so the S timeslot is continuing, whether I go or not.
• Finishing on a high note: S Factor class went really well for me last night (better than it has in weeks)
• Remembering my "not to do" list, not pushing myself so hard during warmup, and therefore having no injuries when I went home (in fact, I could actually walk normal for the first time in weeks - but I think that's cause I was barefoot).
  
• Cracking up, hysterically, when I tried to do the move where you lay on your back then throw your feet up, over your head, and touch the floor above your head (so you're folded in half). I used the pole to get in the move. For the first time ever, I hit that position in a way that still allowed me to breathe. So I decided to let go of the pole and, like everyone else, brace my arms on the floor for the rest of the move. Instruction was to s-l-o-w-l-y, one vertebrae at a time, roll legs back to starting position. Within about 1 second, my ass moved enough for my entire center of balance to shift and rapidly slam my legs back to the floor. No injuries - just sloppy and funny (if I'm going to keep this mondo-ass, I really need to get some mondo abs to counter it!).
• Doing the "Ronde de Jambe" move for the first time EVER!! ever-ever-EVER!!
• Possibly having a breakthrough on pole climbing (couldn't test it because my R knee was too weak for me to keep moving. But the theory is good and it felt good.)
  
• Having several people (including Christine who rarely has anything to say to anyone) comment that my song was REALLY good for me and that it really showed in my dance.
• Being right - dancing in my 'regular' clothes, instead of workout clothes, lingerie, or "costume" helped me be more "me" and less pressured - also helping me have a better dance.
• Waking up to BEAUTIFUL weather today
• Wearing my hair in a ponytail
• Feeling ready for my tax appt (even though I'm really not)
  
• Waking up in the middle of the night and finding all 3 kitties sleeping with me
• Self-adhesive heat pads
  
• My heated mattress pad (it's a big, full body, heat pad when I'm achy!!)
• The 7-11 clerk (Christian) having cinnamon coffee for me 2 days in a row
• When the office is really really quite