I feel so great after yesterday’s class. Mistakes were made, combinations were flubbed, entire segments of class were disasters. But in between all that were moments when I felt stronger than ever. If I looked in the right places, I could see clearly where I’ve improved and where I’m growing quickly. And when I saw it, nothing else mattered. That’s what I excitedly wrote on Instagram after Wednesday’s class. The class, however, was off to a rocky start. Barre was pretty rough. Combinations weren’t sticking in my head—especially when we would do an exercise, reverse it, and then repeat the whole thing with arms. By the third and/or fourth time,…

I finally listened to the desperate pleas of my future self and didn’t eat or drink to excess on Sunday. I still had pizza and beer (it’s football season! It’s mandatory!), but I kept my portions reasonable. Was my reward feeling strong, rested, and light on Monday for ballet class? No; my reward was a bunch of stupid cramps. You know how they say one of thing things that can relieve cramping is exercise? I know every woman who ever reads that in some overly-cheerful article is like, uh no thanks, I’m good. But if you can somehow get to a standing position and get yourself to your exercise of…

Wow, hold on to your butts for this class recap because you are in for a wild ride. First of all, I talked, out loud, for several minutes, to a classmate. Yeah. I’ll let you process that for a second. Okay, ready to move on? You’re probably not ready for this. Last night…. there was a boy in class. What was my (a happily coupled, grown-ass woman) reaction when a male human being walked in to the studio? Doing a double take and thinking, “Oh my god it’s a boy.” Of course! Let me back up. A hurricane was speeding through Georgia on its way to the ocean from whence it came,…

Class on Monday was really good, despite that I had felt somewhat reluctant to even go. I wasn’t seriously considering skipping class, but I wished I hadn’t eaten so much on Sunday or drank so many beers on Saturday. It was definitely a day for slimming black tights. I also kept a tank top on over my leo all class, which I don’t usually do. The first thing I did was test a few plies to see if my right foot/arch was still sore. I felt the slightest soreness in the same place, but other than that it felt fine. I’m very relieved it got better and not worse. Usually,…