Take Dance Class

Couldn't convince David to go with me for dancing lessons so had to compromise.  Have applied more than once to go to see Strictly Come Dancing without success but then spotted Zumba dance classes with Lilia Copolova from Strictly.

Mad a booking and went along it was quite early in the morning but I arrived in good time.  Lilia arrived on the dot to take the class she has someone else to take the money so although pleasant enough she was I suppose maintaining some distance from us.

Have been to Zumba classes before but Lilia's classes were much more dancey and I suppose more technical.
I did enjoy the class but think I prefer the more informal approach of my usual instructor who is not famous.
Wanted a photo of her with me but was too shy to ask.
After watching the New series of Strictly would love to add onto my list to dance with Anton DuBeck.
How fantastic would it be to dance with him and be spun around in the air in the American Smooth.  if he can chuck Ann Widdecombe about I am sure he would manage to chuck me around the floor,

I guess that of course going to my belly dancing classes also counts really as having dance lessons as well as sharing a skill with Joyce who is by far the better dancer when she helped us with the steps for the show.  her memory for the steps is much better than mine.

Gratitude Journal- one month 7

1.Finished dyeing sofas
2. Told joy how good they looked as I followed her idea
3. joy took us to belly dancing
4. Sat out but wrote down how to do steps
5. Videoed us doing belly dancing so far

Belly Dancing

I cannot tell you how much fun it was to go to this class last Tuesday and I am really looking forward to next Tuesday.

The people in the class were really welcoming and although it was run by age concern there seemed to be all ages there so no worries about fitting in.

The class really suited me as it was mostly on the spot without much movement of feet so it didn't make it too painful for me and I could sit out any time without anyone fussing. I still managed to do a good bit of it and felt so good afterwards. I would recommend it to anyone for fun and exercise and also a great feel good factor that is hard to describe.
All the ladies were wearing belts with coins that made a lovely rattly noise when they wiggled so am looking forward to getting one of those. hope to be able to take a picture next week.
The teacher is really good and even to warm up and cool down exercises are belly dancing moves if that is the right word.
Anyway if you get a chance to go to a lesson then defintely do.

Holidaying with Kids and other things

Have just spent a lovely week in Cornwall Geri and Catrina came but the rest of the kids didn't for various reasons. Geri beat David at go-karting which has always been on her wish list a bonus to beat him as well lol. Before I went I had a go at dying my eyelashes myself made a bit of a boob in not putting enough mixture in but it was noticable enough for a friend and Geri to comment so will do this again. Wore makeup when we went out so am putting this in as once for this task.
There was a lovely spa at the hotel so this counts as a spa visit and it was so lovely and warm that I was able to continue my swimming challenge and have now completed 24700 metres which is actually 16.5 miles out of 21 whoopee do.
For August and September I set myself a challenge not to buy any clothes and amazed myself by being able to do it for two months instead of one. I also find myself shopping in a different more thoughtful way not just mindlessly buying yet another top or skirt. May think about having one month of being allowed to buy and then one month not, it was cetainly very interesting to note how I felt differntly about shopping after not doing it for a fairly short space of time. Am also looking at ways of looking at my own wardrobe as a "shop" by putting some away or in a different wardrobe, just out of interest. We all need to be a bit more frugal these days so no harm to buy less, Am looking forward to the belly dancing class tomorrow, shoud be fun.