My husband and I have a couples massage today. Not a moment too soon, I think! My legs were feeling a bit better, then I decided to go to my Saturday morning Zumba class. Now they ache again. I hope this massage will make them feel all better. As an aside, I'd like to ask a question. A few of my friends are currently pregnant. Since it's been a few years since I went down that road, I'm sure things have changed. Anyone have any ideas on what the best prenatal vitamin is out there today? I was lame and didn't take mine because they made me sick. Not taking them didn't seem to have any bad consequences though...
Exhaustion
I successfully completed my Zumba instructor training yesterday. It was pretty difficult but I did it. My entire body is sore though. (I wonder...are there any supplements to combat muscle soreness? ^_^ ) I'm excited about getting everything ready to teach a class. It'll take me a few week to memorize the music and the movements though. That's OK. It'll probably take me that long to recover from the intense training! I don't mean to scare people off by saying it was difficult and I'm sore. It's only difficult because they needed to teach us all the basic moves and there are a bunch of them. A regular class wouldn't be that intense. Regular classes are fun!
A busy week ahead of me
I had a rather busy weekend. My mother and I got certified for CPR and First Aid. We were there from 8:30AM until about 3:00PM. It was a very long class but now we are both certified in CPR for Adults, Children, and Infants. We're also certified in First Aid. So if someone breaks a leg, I can get them fixed up enough for the ambulance to cart them off. We also attended a fitness expo so I could take a look at some other types of group fitness class. My Zumba instructor training is this Thursday and I'd like to add a few more things to my repertoire. I picked up a card for a free week-long membership to one of the local gyms. My plan is to try a few of their group fitness classes to see if they are as good as they looked during the demonstrations.
And I finally dyed my hair last night. Since my hair is so short now, the grey is totally noticeable. I've been putting off dying it for weeks. With my bad luck, I'll need hair loss treatments from dying it too much! That's why I leave so much time in between dye jobs. I hope this color will stay in for a long time.
An ice-covered weekend
This was yet another ice-covered weekend. It was so bad that everything was canceled. No Zumba for me, no swim class for my daughter. I should have accomplished something in the down time. Instead, all we did was nap, play video games and watch way too much Toddlers & Tiaras. That show is awful. I should stop watching it. Currently, I am halfway through Boss. I should have it finished by next week. I might need to start asking for recommendations!
Couples massages!
My husband told me that, for Valentine's Day, we can get a couple's massage. Yay! I'm a little torn though. Do I go with the fairly expensive one at the really nice spa or do I pick the local school that has a massage therapy program online with a clinic that does massages? On one hand, the school is way cheaper. On the other hand, we'll probably have a nicer time at the spa. It would definitely be more relaxing. Both fit within the budget my husband gave me. I think it might be the spa.
I'm sick of snow!
Snow has been falling since about 6:30AM. I tried to make it into work today but only got about halfway in when the traffic stopped. The roads were absolutely horrible. So I turned around and came home. My daughter had school this morning. The school is closing around 1PM. To think, this is only the first stage of the storm. The BIG part is supposed to come through tonight around 5PM. My plan? I'm going to marathon some Juui Dolittle and maybe do some oily skin treatments or maybe dye my hair. I've been putting that last one off for awhile. Either way, you should have a new jdorama review by Monday.
First place chocolate
My daughter entered a chocolate-making contest on Saturday. The event had contests for chili, chocolate, and home brewed beer. (I'm sure people will be looking for the best diet pills after all the food they ate!) My daughter's chocolate and cream cheese cupcakes won first place in the children's division. She was so excited to win! Also, my sister's boyfriend won third place in the chili contest. His brother won second in the home brewed beer part. Everyone had a great time but I'm glad the food binge is over. Time to get back to the diet!
Valentine's is coming!
When it comes to presents for my husband, I tend to be a bit of a slacker. I usually just give him leave to buy whatever he wants at GameStop or Best Buy or wherever. For Christmas this year, I got us tickets to see Lewis Black. That means I have to step up my game for Valentine's Day. I was checking out http://redenvelope.com/gifts-for-couples-rwcop and found this adorable little "Reasons I Love You Stones." They are little brushed-nickle stone-shaped trinkets that have "I love you..." on one side and a reason on the other. One example is "...because you are so much fun." Another is "...for being so giving." Yeah, they are a little cheesy but I think they are cute. I wonder if my husband would like those....
Slow down, you're going too fast.
As I've been doing research on this whole teaching Zumba thing, I find that I am freaking myself out about things I don't need to worry about. At least not yet anyway. Things like business debt consolidation. The word 'debt' worries me. Then again, I'm also bored enough to do be doing research on things way out of my league. Like commercial buildings to rent or buy to run my own fitness company. Then ideas of hiring other instructors to teach other classes and....I'm getting way way ahead of myself. This is why I should not have ideas. Ideas are bad for my brain. But don't worry. I won't actually act on any of these ideas yet. I will take this slowly. I promise.
Teaching Zumba
I am seriously thinking about becoming a Zumba instructor. I'd need to complete the Zumba training, which shouldn't be too difficult. Then I might need to complete some other courses, depending on where I'd teach. I already have a dance background and I really love the official Zumba class I attend on Saturday mornings. I guess I'm just not very confident in myself right now. (Not to mention that I'd need to get together like $200 for the training course.) Maybe I should just take a deep breath and plunge in. It might be good for me. (Better than asking "what are the best diet pills" at least!) After all, I'd be doing something I love instead of something that drains me every day. That's good, right?