The best thing I've done for myself so far this year is to take up dancing. Hands down. Looking back to even November and December, I was struggling just to get up in the morning and go to work. All sorts of drama at work was making me question ...

Or: When to Say No and Bow Out Ungracefully A couple of months ago, I stumbled across a local woman who was trying to get her non-profit of 3 years off the ground. She was looking for grant writers, web-ish folks, etc., and her cause was awesome. I was ...

In reverse order of occurrence: Assmar makes me do funny things Like ride down the highway in 40-degree weather with the windows down and the heat blasting at the floorboards. The cool air lowers my body temperature (bad cooldown after hip-hop) and the hot air keeps my lungs from seizing up ...

Last night was less physically challenging in terms of dancing, but definitely more mentally challenging. I'm not sure if my focus was off or just different now that I'm a little more comfortable. Related posts:Um… jazz hands? Dancing: exactly what I wanted Three fun things on dance-day

Second week of belly dance and hip-hop classes: fucking amazing. We had a sub for the belly dancing class: instead of Nayna, it was her assistant, and she worked us pretty hard. We got through what felt like a big chunk of routine, learning 4 or 5 new moves and ...