I had my second Tai Chi class today and really enjoyed it. I learnt a very short 'block' and found that it was really relaxing , almost mindless, just focusing on the movements. Instructor is away for two weeks and I will be happy to return.
Otherwise it hasn't been the best of weeks. I started some new medication on Friday and while it helps, the side effects are not nice. Apparently you either tolerate this or not. I shall give it a fair trial in the hope the side effects settle down.
I have a new toy! A hand operated Singer sewing machine. My electric one just ran away with me but this one is just like I remember from school. Feel much more like getting back into making things now I control the machine and not it controlling me.
The garden is looking better too. The old man has finally removed the fishing weights he had dumped there and I have been getting things straight again. I planted seeds for dwarf runner beans and courgettes. My normal runner beans are looking good and my carrots are beginning to look like they are coming up too. Don't think I will grow strawberries this year, to much effort for a small return. I plan to get going in earnest at the end of the week when all chances of frost will be past.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
All over bar the shouting.. now we wait!
The day actually went very smoothly in terms of getting the children ready. True to form , things in the studio went pear-shaped from time to time. Children who are normally OK got bad nerves, others improved under pressure. Our examiner was just gorgeous , so kind and very good when it came to my SEN child even though headquarters had not sent her the paperwork. probably due to the fact we had to change examiners at a week's notice as our lovely Mrs prime was ill. :-(
I am paying for it today in pain and stiffness. One good thing was my fibre fog didn't cut in until towards the end of the day . That had to be a bonus.
Now we wait for the results.
I am paying for it today in pain and stiffness. One good thing was my fibre fog didn't cut in until towards the end of the day . That had to be a bonus.
Now we wait for the results.
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Ballet exams, Tai Chi and splints
My children are taking their ballet exams on Tuesday so yesterday was the piano rehearsal. One child forgot to come, one teacher over ran her time so made everything late for me. I had a bet with my husband that this would be the case. He reckoned it was a no contest as he agreed with me.
Standing for so long, getting up and down seeing to shoes, sewing ribbons on, getting the mirrors moved out of the studio proved to be just a little bit too much so today has been a non day. I have been productive though. I have printed out colouring sheets for the little ones so they can have something to do while they wait their turn to go in. I ought to be doing the running orders for the class exams but that can wait until tomorrow. I have to go on a crayon hunt first :-)
I made enquiries about Tai Chi at the NFC near me. I think it is something I would like to try. My balance has gone, along with my muscle strength so this might be the gentle exercise the Pain Management Team have suggested. Classes are Tuesdays afternoons and Saturday mornings. I'm aiming for the Tuesday class but it will have to wait because of the exams.
I am getting on quite well with my wrist splints, they really do help enormously. I am a bit more fumble with my fingers when I am wearing them but, like everything,it just takes getting used to. I had to laugh when my boss spotted them. She told me that SHE had a splint for her ankle and that a orthopaedic doctor has prescribed HERS. Just quietly told her that mine had been prescribed and fitted at the hospital too and weren't they helpful things to have. She won't change. I think , mainly, it is my fault because I have put up her way of treating me for so many years. It was actually quite a shock to find out from teacher at another ballet school that they were all aware of how I was treated by her yet it never registered with me until a few years ago.
Time to get the dining table sorted for the evening meal. Roast Pork, yummy.
Standing for so long, getting up and down seeing to shoes, sewing ribbons on, getting the mirrors moved out of the studio proved to be just a little bit too much so today has been a non day. I have been productive though. I have printed out colouring sheets for the little ones so they can have something to do while they wait their turn to go in. I ought to be doing the running orders for the class exams but that can wait until tomorrow. I have to go on a crayon hunt first :-)
I made enquiries about Tai Chi at the NFC near me. I think it is something I would like to try. My balance has gone, along with my muscle strength so this might be the gentle exercise the Pain Management Team have suggested. Classes are Tuesdays afternoons and Saturday mornings. I'm aiming for the Tuesday class but it will have to wait because of the exams.
I am getting on quite well with my wrist splints, they really do help enormously. I am a bit more fumble with my fingers when I am wearing them but, like everything,it just takes getting used to. I had to laugh when my boss spotted them. She told me that SHE had a splint for her ankle and that a orthopaedic doctor has prescribed HERS. Just quietly told her that mine had been prescribed and fitted at the hospital too and weren't they helpful things to have. She won't change. I think , mainly, it is my fault because I have put up her way of treating me for so many years. It was actually quite a shock to find out from teacher at another ballet school that they were all aware of how I was treated by her yet it never registered with me until a few years ago.
Time to get the dining table sorted for the evening meal. Roast Pork, yummy.
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Wrist Splints excite me!
Well that certainly sounds a bit naughty but the truth is far more boring. Who would have believed I could get excited about having wrist splints fitted but I have. The sheer joy of being able to hold a mug of tea with one hand has really made me happy. Well, they do say little things please little minds :-).
Not much else to excite me otherwise. Work is a struggle and I have not told my boss what is going on with me. I know she will only dismiss it as she does anything that isn't to do with her. She is still having little digs at me because I have said I won't climb up into the prop loft for her. I did suggest that one of the younger teachers could do it for her and got the reply " no, she isn't fit enough" . Not fit enough? For goodness sake, the girl is an aerobics instructor as well as being a ballet/modern teacher. I love my boss to bits but I have just come to the end of feeling up to putting up with her. I just can't struggle anymore.
Been talking to my husband about what choices are open to me and, much to my surprise, he is all for me cutting my workload even more and doing more with my craft work. Half of me would love to do that, all of me knows it's a good decision but there is just that bit of me tucked away that doesn't want to admit that I need to make these changes. Maybe I will have a better understanding of myself when I have done the FC in Pain Management. We'll see.
Not much else to excite me otherwise. Work is a struggle and I have not told my boss what is going on with me. I know she will only dismiss it as she does anything that isn't to do with her. She is still having little digs at me because I have said I won't climb up into the prop loft for her. I did suggest that one of the younger teachers could do it for her and got the reply " no, she isn't fit enough" . Not fit enough? For goodness sake, the girl is an aerobics instructor as well as being a ballet/modern teacher. I love my boss to bits but I have just come to the end of feeling up to putting up with her. I just can't struggle anymore.
Been talking to my husband about what choices are open to me and, much to my surprise, he is all for me cutting my workload even more and doing more with my craft work. Half of me would love to do that, all of me knows it's a good decision but there is just that bit of me tucked away that doesn't want to admit that I need to make these changes. Maybe I will have a better understanding of myself when I have done the FC in Pain Management. We'll see.
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