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1. I'm remarkably proud of myself for not dying at Pilates last night. It turns out, I have no strength in most of my muscles - arms, core, legs. Nope, nothing nowhere. I think the first class was mostly for the instructor, to see what kind of a group we are and what our level is. He's clearly either decided that we have a high tolerance for pain, or that we're really dim and will just do whatever he tells us.
In all seriousness, it was a great class. The group is very serious and attentive, which means it's easy to just get on with doing things at your own pace. There's no pressure to 'keep up', which is good, because I can't, and a huge emphasis on doing things right rather than more. On the downside, I've realised that there's no way I'm going to be able to keep up with the much fitter folk around me unless I do some catching up out of class.
About 2 years ago, I was offered the chance to go up and see Big Ben, which involved climbing A LOT of steps. When I accepted, I knew I wasn't nearly fit enough, and so for the next 3 months, I powered up every flight of stairs in college, trying to do them faster each time. I was sort of stunned at how quickly I improved, and I made it to the top without difficulties (worth it!). Based on that, I'm going with the 'little and often' method of improvement, with the aim to do about 10 minutes of the exercises each day, concentrating on the muscles that gave me the most trouble. And even if I enjoy it, I'm not doing more than 20 minutes, or I'll wear myself out.
2. *waves to new friends* I've dusted off my intro post at the top of my journal especially for you.
3. It's nice to know everyone else is as enthusiastic about new notebooks as I am! My layouts strictly start on Mondays, so I'll get everything set up and post some pictures then. I even found a new pen loop for it, so I feel very organised.
4. Why is dress sizing so erratic? I ordered a HUGE boxful of stuff from Esprit, knowing that a lot of it wouldn't fit, but I'm still kind of baffled at how it worked. Everything (pretty much) was XL, and pretty much everything went on and did up. But some of the skirts made me look like an overstuffed sausage, while others are cute and flirty. It's not even a fabric thing, as they're pretty much all stretch jersey. And all from the same shop. It's very strange, and most of the reason why I dislike shopping so much.
5. I have an unexpectedly free day at work, thanks to misreading an email, and I'm feeling oddly adrift. To quote Yes, Prime Minister:
"There's lots of things people want you to do, and lots of things you should do, any number of things you CAN do, but very few things you HAVE to do."
I mean, that's not quite true - there's quite a few things I HAVE to do, it's just that not many of them HAVE to be done today. Time for a cup of tea, a pootle around the office, and a general sort out, I think. I'm sure there's something urgent lurking under a pile of books somewhere...
In all seriousness, it was a great class. The group is very serious and attentive, which means it's easy to just get on with doing things at your own pace. There's no pressure to 'keep up', which is good, because I can't, and a huge emphasis on doing things right rather than more. On the downside, I've realised that there's no way I'm going to be able to keep up with the much fitter folk around me unless I do some catching up out of class.
About 2 years ago, I was offered the chance to go up and see Big Ben, which involved climbing A LOT of steps. When I accepted, I knew I wasn't nearly fit enough, and so for the next 3 months, I powered up every flight of stairs in college, trying to do them faster each time. I was sort of stunned at how quickly I improved, and I made it to the top without difficulties (worth it!). Based on that, I'm going with the 'little and often' method of improvement, with the aim to do about 10 minutes of the exercises each day, concentrating on the muscles that gave me the most trouble. And even if I enjoy it, I'm not doing more than 20 minutes, or I'll wear myself out.
2. *waves to new friends* I've dusted off my intro post at the top of my journal especially for you.
3. It's nice to know everyone else is as enthusiastic about new notebooks as I am! My layouts strictly start on Mondays, so I'll get everything set up and post some pictures then. I even found a new pen loop for it, so I feel very organised.
4. Why is dress sizing so erratic? I ordered a HUGE boxful of stuff from Esprit, knowing that a lot of it wouldn't fit, but I'm still kind of baffled at how it worked. Everything (pretty much) was XL, and pretty much everything went on and did up. But some of the skirts made me look like an overstuffed sausage, while others are cute and flirty. It's not even a fabric thing, as they're pretty much all stretch jersey. And all from the same shop. It's very strange, and most of the reason why I dislike shopping so much.
5. I have an unexpectedly free day at work, thanks to misreading an email, and I'm feeling oddly adrift. To quote Yes, Prime Minister:
"There's lots of things people want you to do, and lots of things you should do, any number of things you CAN do, but very few things you HAVE to do."
I mean, that's not quite true - there's quite a few things I HAVE to do, it's just that not many of them HAVE to be done today. Time for a cup of tea, a pootle around the office, and a general sort out, I think. I'm sure there's something urgent lurking under a pile of books somewhere...