I'm the Workout queen!

This has been a busy busy week. I started taking workout classes at the gym. I've wanted to do it in the past but didn;t want to do it alone. A girl that works for me happens to also have a membership to the same gym I do. Yeah! There are two gyms we can use. One is on our side of town and the other is across the street from my PT. THe one across from PT has the majority of the classes so we spend 4 days there. We started off with Abs class, then BodyCombat class on Tuesday. Abs was 15 minutes and not too bad (until the next day when I couldn't laugh without hurting), then we had BodyComabt after that for an hour. It is a mix of martial arts, so alot of kicking and punching. The only thing is they go really fast and its hard to keep up. Wednesday we went to take BodyPumo, but the class was full and no one told us you had to set up weights, so we just did the eliptical and bike for an hour. Thursday was another Abs class, then BodyStep. Ok, this was probably the most uncoordinated I have ever felt in my life. Our instructor was this 95 lb cheerleader who kept refering to us as "team". Once I got a hang of the combination , they would move on to a new one! Then I was trying to watch their feet to figure out what to do with mine, and fell off my step. Did I mention there were 2 men in their 60's. They were rocking it out and I was walking in circles ! My friend and I looked like we were idiots int he back of the class. I guess it will take a few classes to catch on to that one.

Last night we did BodyPump. This is my favorite by far! It is a weight class, so easy to catch on to. It is an hour long and the instructor was really good about giving my other options to things I couldn;t do since I can kneel and when I tried to do a lunge my knee popped. This class is offered 3 or 4 different times, so I think we are going to try to do that one more than the others.

I want to attempt spinning. Everyone we have talked to really likes spinning and says its fun and a great workout. The only class I could take would be at 830 on Saturday morning. Of course next Saturday is the 4th so no classes, so it will be 2 weeks before I can try that one.

Today I am heading to Greenville to pick up my camera which is finally fixed. I am so excited. I feel like I haven't taken many pictures lately. I hate using Phillip's work camera and the daycare camera I try not to use since I need to leave it down there for them to use.

Yesterday I got to spend time with Joel, Candace and Sammy. Candace and I took Sammy to see Mamaw. He is getting so big! He's alot of fun and so hilarious.

Friday the rater showed up to do the rating scale for the infant/toddler room. Unfortunately one child was sick and another was not in that classroom so she had to reschedule. We hope she comes enxt week so we can just get it over with . This rating scale can help me go from a 4 star to a 5 star, but I am ok with just maintaining my 4 star rating as well.

Crazy two weeks

I haven't updated in a while, which was brought to my attention by 2 wonderful family members.

So, the last two weeks have been ridiculously stressful because I had one staff member on vacation and we are preparing for the toddler room to go through the rating scale. On top of all this my school age teacher had car problems which caused her to be out a few days. Then, we lost a few children, and almost lost 2 more, but instead of losing those two I decided to do something I didn't want to do and took a 6 month old baby. Of course during this ordeal I have worked all day everyday and haven't been able to elevate my knee like I should. The swelling is back up. At this point the doctor says it is ok to swell as long as it doesn't get stiff and cause me pain or difficulty moving. Yesterday I had my re-eval and they gave me an e-stim to keep at home which is what they use to help my muscles contract and rebuild their strength. It can also be used for pain management. I have to do this 2x a day for 20 minutes.

Things will calm down since all staff will be back on Monday. I have decided to have someone handle lunch and breaks so I am free from 930 on to get paperwork/office work. etc done.

Tomorrow we are hopefully going to Lake Lure after church for the day. It will be nice to do something after 2 weeks of stress. I need to take the kids back to the Biltmore House (we have annual passes) to do some stuff. They really enjoyed it there.

I am going to be heading to California to see Pauline in September. I get to stay 10 days this year instead of just a week. I am really excited... only 75 days away! I enjoy going out there every year, although it is really hard to be away from Phillip and the kids.

I finally found someone who goes to the same gym as me to go to classes! (Same girl that works for me doing lunch, breaks and subbing) We tried to go to an Abs class this past week, but the instructor got caught in traffic so they cancelled the class. We are planning to try BodyStep class on Monday. I really want to try to go to these classes and lose some weight. I'm just worried whether or not I will be able to survive or not. It should be interesting to say the least.


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