Year 1 seamester 1 lesson 3!

Yesterday's Mombie was brought on not by just lack of sleep, oh no, it was a warning sign! It was the ominous music before the monster jumps out and grabs the kid from behind! Woke up this morning feeling positively awful! My stomach tossed and turned through getting the boys up and ready for the day, " I just need to eat" I told myself. NOPPEEE eating did not calm my stomach. While I kept the food down the queasiness did not want to let go. After dropping Super Hero of to school, super star and I trudged home. My stomach thought it was a great time to do a gymnastics floor routine! I made it though my morning chores, most of which I skipped yesterday, thanks to feeling like a Mombie. As I sat here on the couch sipping a hot cup of tea I felt defeated today. This is what I do. I set a goal and when I look at it as something I can do, I defeat myself. I get sick, I get injured, I get "too busy to take the time". NOT THIS TIME!! I will not give up! I will not accept defeat! So I pulled my hair-up, put on something comfortable to work out in and sat down to read today's lesson, today we added Grande plies, preparation for ronds de jambes en l'air and what is basically leg raises along with of course demi plies, tondus, and more frappes! Singles and doubles today! I couldn't tell you how many years I've been doing frappes. Some how I still manage to bang my ankles! I'm pretty sure my legs thing they are going to fall off! Grande Plies today were simple 2 in each first, second, third, and fifth on 8 counts per plie. OH how I wanted to quit! My thighs ached so badly and then I still had to do my leg raises to 90 degrees, and hold for 4 counts. ouch ouch ouch ouch! Simple port de bras were my breathing chance today something calm and focusing. That moment of calm and focus is like a switch for me, it helps me stop thinking about all those things that need to be done later, the what if's, the should do's. Its just me and the music for a few minutes. The rest of the afternoon as gone much more smoothly, while my stomach still doesn't know which way is up. I feel less frantic. And I am excited to have gotten past one of my weaknesses today! With that I would like to share with you a short video on frappes from yesterdays lesson. As I continue I will make more (hopefully better)!