Zumbalicious

It was a busy & exhausting week. We were shorthanded at work & in the midst of a sales contest. My dad had eye surgery on Thursday so I spent most of the day at the hospital. On Friday I had to get up at 5:30 to take him to Morgantown for a follow up appointment. As it became time for the 2 hour zumba master class I signed up for on Friday night, I began to wonder "WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!" I was soooo tired! But I had pre-registered & paid so I knew I had to go. What an experience . . . I am so glad I went! Erick, the instructor, is from Miami & very compelling. He was high energy, & it was so easy to get drawn in with his enthusiasm. In addition, I realized that this must be quite an opportunity when they announced that there were people in the class from not just WV, but MD, VA, PA, OH, IL, & FL. About 20% of the class were zumba instructors which was a little intimidating. Fortunately, I was able to pick up the choreography pretty quickly because the place was packed . . . one wrong move & I could have knocked somebody down. Well, it was a really hard workout but so much fun! It is gratifying to know that I can do over 2 hours of cardio &, with the help of 3 bottles of water, survive. A little hip hop, a little kick boxing, some Latin . . . just an amazing night!

Above is a picture of Erick & one of some of the instructors he called to come up on stage including our own Brionna.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp-6dmO_njI&feature=PlayList&p=AD3CFB3E8E8EB506&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=20

Good Grief!

Tonight while I was watering my plants, it happened again. I was swarmed by bees & stung multiple times on my left hand & under my right eye. Apparently there is a bees' nest under my deck floor . . . I'm afraid to look! The bee sting stick I just bought didn't touch the pain or the swelling. So I took a frozen margarita pouch from the freezer & held it with my left hand over my right eye. It helped on my hand, but my eye not so much. I tweeted about it & someone sent me a home remedy to try. . . chopped parsley mixed with vinegar & salt. Well, it probably would have worked better if I didn't have to substitute parsley flakes & wine vinegar, but all I ended up with was parsley flakes stuck to my face! Eventually, I decided that the margarita pack might be more effective taken internally so I drank it. My eye is still swollen, but I'm a lot more chill about it now.

Yeow!

Two Saturdays ago I was on the deck drinking my coffee. I had been having trouble with my sciatic nerve which had caused a great deal of pain in my back, hip & leg, & I had been unable to sleep for several nights. So instead of just sitting (which was painful) with my coffee I decided to walk around the deck & move some of my plants. Just as I picked up the first plant I got stung on the foot by a bee that then became trapped between my toes. As I was trying to both kill the bee & free my foot from it, I began getting stung on my left leg (yes, the one that was already sore!). Bees were now in my pajama pants, & all I really could do as I hopped & screamed was take my pants off & hope that no one would see me. Now I'm free of the bees but standing half naked on my deck screaming like a banshee! Eventually I calmed down & went inside only to find I had nothing for bee stings. I dragged myself upstairs, threw on some pants & drove to CVS. As I limped through CVS I armed myself a bee sting stick, BenGay & Advil. I was in tears when I checked out. Of course I told the sympathetic clerk my story. Yes, I felt like a total baby, but it really hurt!