Quiet at last

The last week has been quite tiring, with all of the social activities and trying to get to an aquacize class just about every day.  I'm finding that the class sort of knocks the stuffing out of the day.  Thy are either at 12:15 or 2:15.and you have to be there about an hour ahead to reserve a space in the class.  The pool is very small and the class limit is 15.  But they provide a very good workout, and are just about at my level.  One of the ladies told me that the first time she attended, she had to quit part way through as it was too much for her, but I've managed to finish every time so far.  Today was a challenge, as I was well ahead of time, so bought a medium mocha at Tim's before class.  Even though I had almost an hour before class, I foolishly spent the last 10 minutes in the whirlpool and thought I was either going to faint or throw up.  Lesson learned--no more mocha before class.  Somehow, or somewhere, I broke a toe either before or during class today.  Is Somebody trying to tell me something?  Next week will be jsut as busy, so I hope to get some studio time this weekend.

I have been showering both before and after class, then again in the evening.  This is nuts!  So I am making myself a terrycloth cover up, and I'm going to make it  a full shower and hair wash after class.  My skin just can't take all of the showering, especially in this cold weather.

Yesterday, the children joined us for dinner at the casino buffet.  We had a very pleasant meal and chat after.  Even though they weren't busy, the staff were starting to hint that it was time to move on after we'd only been there for almost two hours.  Go figure!  We didn't do anything exciting afterwards though.

I really haven't made resolutions in years. The timing of  this year's exercise classes are more a coincidence than intentional.  But every year ,any of the members of the quilting internet group I subscribe to pick a word toguide them through the coming year.  My word this year is "freedom".  I have refused to accept any commitments of any sort, and plan to follow my own star in the studio, doing whatever I want.  this lasted about two days.  I have accepted a challenge from my Ravenesque group, and have now accepted a challenge from another group that will require me to make a piece of art 2 1/2" by 31/2" every day for the next year.  today is the second of January and I am already two days behind.  Guess that means that I will have some focus if and when I get in the studio over the weekend--and that is one of the tings I had hoped to accomplish in accepting the challenge..

But for the moment, I'm off to bed.  It has been a long and demanding day, with no nap!