Hey!
First of all, for some reason the blog would not let me click on "New Post"; it was painfully slow to load. Therefore, I had written this on Sunday but am posting it now. Well changing "yesterday" to "Saturday"-).
Oh. My. God. I actually didn't feel lost in a class! I knew what I was doing; finally.
On Saturday, I had my first Zumba class and it was fun dancing to the various songs. I was a bit apprehensive going into it because I thought I didn't really have those kind of dance moves. Youtube videos can fail you at times; shocking. So I was ready for a very clumsy class on my part. However, I knew how to do the steps!!
I've been into dancing since I was a kid, and the dance steps we were doing in class weren't very foreign to me. Well it did take me time to get a hold of the steps, but after I had gotten them it wasn't that hard to just dance away. Most of the hip movements we did were the ones I've grown up seeing in Bollywood movies! LOL! Then there was also a song that entailed some bhangra moves and that just made me chuckle.
However, as I like to be harder on myself than others, I would be like oh no just wait till this gets more difficult, but it never really did.
Dancing is one of my longest passions, but priorities changed. Why? Life happened. LOL! So going to Zumba was just going back to a lost passion and having a nice workout! I'm going back next Saturday, and lets see if I can remember all the dance movements this time!
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LOL! I just realized that I didn't copy past the entire entry! So here is the rest.....
The class was full house; 32 people were registered. We were in one of the studios so being able to get the steps right was a crucial step in not punching/kicking someone out. Luckily, we only had one person kicked (it wasn't me, I swear!). Also, the class had women from various ages. It was great seeing some of the older women so into it and getting all the steps right.
Note to self: staying active has amazing benefits!
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Till we virtually meet again - take care!
Simmi
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Senior Fit
I think Senior Fit was my favourite activity of the week. I had an amazing time with everyone there, and they were so awesome to have included me in their games.
So I arrived there a couple of minutes late due to traffic, and when I reached the studio room the doors were shut. I peeped into the room to check if I was about to knock on the right door. Well I saw chairs and people sitting on it, and remembered Tara and Karen telling me there would be chairs. I knocked and walked on a surprised Ramona who was probably thinking I walked into the wrong room. I introduced myself, and she told me that she had read my email. I had totally forgotten I had sent one - everyone knows me! How do I feel about this? Not sure. Lol!
She told me she was filling in for Cheryl, and I smiled to myself. Do you know why I smiled? Now lets think about it; you don't have to think so hard. I mentioned this in my previous blog entry too. Lets refresh your memory - every class I have been to at the Y has been run by an instructor who is there as a substitute. Finding a smile in little things is the key for a happier life!
Anyways, I had arrived when they had just started; throwing the ball to each other as a way of remembering everyone's name. The person with the ball would name a person and throw it to him/her. We had a fun time trying to get my name right. The names went from Timmi, Jimmi, Rimmi to finally Simmi. One of them came up to me to read the name tag to see the complicated name I was bestowed with. Lol! After that we started playing the "Hit the Balloon with a Fly Swatter" game; finishing the session with some stretching.
As I was helping clean up, Ramona shared a really sweet story which I shall share with all of you now. One of the seniors, John, is a fine example of the need and importance of a program for seniors. When John had started the program he was in a wheelchair, and as time progressed on he left his wheelchair for a walker. Today that walker has also gone and is walking around with a cane in his hand. What an inspirational story!
All in all, it was a pretty nice way to spend Friday afternoon. Now tomorrow for some Zumba and a haircut! I'm very excited for both!
P.S. It's the weekend, a long weekend! Not a bad way to ending the first week here! Talking about first week - I survived!!
Simmi
So I arrived there a couple of minutes late due to traffic, and when I reached the studio room the doors were shut. I peeped into the room to check if I was about to knock on the right door. Well I saw chairs and people sitting on it, and remembered Tara and Karen telling me there would be chairs. I knocked and walked on a surprised Ramona who was probably thinking I walked into the wrong room. I introduced myself, and she told me that she had read my email. I had totally forgotten I had sent one - everyone knows me! How do I feel about this? Not sure. Lol!
She told me she was filling in for Cheryl, and I smiled to myself. Do you know why I smiled? Now lets think about it; you don't have to think so hard. I mentioned this in my previous blog entry too. Lets refresh your memory - every class I have been to at the Y has been run by an instructor who is there as a substitute. Finding a smile in little things is the key for a happier life!
Anyways, I had arrived when they had just started; throwing the ball to each other as a way of remembering everyone's name. The person with the ball would name a person and throw it to him/her. We had a fun time trying to get my name right. The names went from Timmi, Jimmi, Rimmi to finally Simmi. One of them came up to me to read the name tag to see the complicated name I was bestowed with. Lol! After that we started playing the "Hit the Balloon with a Fly Swatter" game; finishing the session with some stretching.
As I was helping clean up, Ramona shared a really sweet story which I shall share with all of you now. One of the seniors, John, is a fine example of the need and importance of a program for seniors. When John had started the program he was in a wheelchair, and as time progressed on he left his wheelchair for a walker. Today that walker has also gone and is walking around with a cane in his hand. What an inspirational story!
All in all, it was a pretty nice way to spend Friday afternoon. Now tomorrow for some Zumba and a haircut! I'm very excited for both!
P.S. It's the weekend, a long weekend! Not a bad way to ending the first week here! Talking about first week - I survived!!
Simmi
Aerobics!!
Hi!
So this morning I went for an aerobic workout, and was it ever hard for the first 10-15 minutes! I was like woah, please slow down for poor old me. Everyone else seemed to have no problem, it was just me. Fail for Simmi! Well, my excuse for this is that this was my very first class, while the rest were regulars. I actually interacted with the people there to find out, so you know I'm not just saying it to make myself feel better! Lol!
It was an intense and rewarding workout. I've done aerobics before, but that was a few years ago, and with an easier routine. This felt more for the pros. It took me a few minutes to get the step movements to match the beat. That is so embarrassing because I'm a dancer; I enjoy moving to the beats. It was so hard here because I was trying to follow what Neda, the instructor, was saying.
Confession: I had to read the schedule to find out her name. In my defence, she didn't really introduce herself because everyone seemed to know her. Or she may have said her name and I couldn't hear in the gym. She is subbing for Shannon. Lol, each class I've been to so far have been run by instructors who are subbing for someone. I digress.
Eventually, I caught up on this Aerobic lingo and got into the flow, and let the beats carry me off. How poetic, no? My right shoulder hates me right about now though. There were so many boxing movements and in your daily life, how many times do you make boxing movements? Yeah, I thought so.
Also, for the first 20 minutes I was really into it and doing everything Neda was doing, and HOW she was doing it. After the 20 minute mark I think, I was about to die. That is when I started to pace myself and find the pace my body felt more comfortable with. After half an hour it wasn't so bad; being able to relax my muscles without strain felt nice.
The cool down was God send. The little kinks that I felt just melted away. I felt so relaxed and refreshed. I had went in thinking it'll be like Health Yoga where I'll stretch the wrong parts of my body lol. However, here all the stretching just rejuvenated me for the day!
But the down side is showering twice. LOL! Go to the Y, do the workout, go home, shower, and then come to work.
Now up next, in the afternoon, is Senior Fit. Hopefully, my body won't hate me too much. Well, I do have Zumba tomorrow. There goes hope out the window! My body will loathe me.
Cheers for now,
Simmi
So this morning I went for an aerobic workout, and was it ever hard for the first 10-15 minutes! I was like woah, please slow down for poor old me. Everyone else seemed to have no problem, it was just me. Fail for Simmi! Well, my excuse for this is that this was my very first class, while the rest were regulars. I actually interacted with the people there to find out, so you know I'm not just saying it to make myself feel better! Lol!
It was an intense and rewarding workout. I've done aerobics before, but that was a few years ago, and with an easier routine. This felt more for the pros. It took me a few minutes to get the step movements to match the beat. That is so embarrassing because I'm a dancer; I enjoy moving to the beats. It was so hard here because I was trying to follow what Neda, the instructor, was saying.
Confession: I had to read the schedule to find out her name. In my defence, she didn't really introduce herself because everyone seemed to know her. Or she may have said her name and I couldn't hear in the gym. She is subbing for Shannon. Lol, each class I've been to so far have been run by instructors who are subbing for someone. I digress.
Eventually, I caught up on this Aerobic lingo and got into the flow, and let the beats carry me off. How poetic, no? My right shoulder hates me right about now though. There were so many boxing movements and in your daily life, how many times do you make boxing movements? Yeah, I thought so.
Also, for the first 20 minutes I was really into it and doing everything Neda was doing, and HOW she was doing it. After the 20 minute mark I think, I was about to die. That is when I started to pace myself and find the pace my body felt more comfortable with. After half an hour it wasn't so bad; being able to relax my muscles without strain felt nice.
The cool down was God send. The little kinks that I felt just melted away. I felt so relaxed and refreshed. I had went in thinking it'll be like Health Yoga where I'll stretch the wrong parts of my body lol. However, here all the stretching just rejuvenated me for the day!
But the down side is showering twice. LOL! Go to the Y, do the workout, go home, shower, and then come to work.
Now up next, in the afternoon, is Senior Fit. Hopefully, my body won't hate me too much. Well, I do have Zumba tomorrow. There goes hope out the window! My body will loathe me.
Cheers for now,
Simmi
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Toddlers.....Not Today!
Hey!
Oh. My. God. Do I ever think to connect the dots in simple circumstances? Apparently not. So today I had scheduled myself to go volunteering at the Toddler Care room at 1pm; exact same time as the Group Care volunteering. That day I had gone when it was nap time, so I don't understand why I didn't realize that nap time could be the same for the toddlers too?
Okay, I think I can excuse myself for not using my head here with the very plausible excuse that I was so engrossed with my research I didn't really find connecting the dots a priority lol.
Oh, lets just deviate here a bit and discuss my research progress. Yesterday, I had began to research on the various communities; having overload of information to deal with. After some feedback from Karen, I began making demographic tables for the various communities.
Around noon today I had this "oh wait a second" moment. This is when I realized that I'm at community No. 10, and haven't talked to Karen if this is what she had meant. I had organized all my data and felt that I was on top of everything, but that's too good to be true lol. This is where you'd think I'd panic, but I didn't!
Over the years in university, one thing I've learnt is that too much information is not a bad thing at all. It's much more easier to condense than to look for more information. So when I was brushing up the data on one community, Dawson Creek, to show Karen I didn't feel rushed; I felt that I had a good start on things. Luckily, I was on the right track, and I feel I may even beat the schedule I've made for myself!
Oh wait I totally deviated, right? We were going to learn about my Toddler Care experience and I just got wrapped into research again. Yes, I'm a nerd, and proud of it! It's awesome when the work you do actually makes sense! Lol!
So coming back to Toddler Care. As I'm sure everyone has guessed, I went there when it was nap time. I felt disheartened; I had wanted to see all the toddlers. However, I didn't cancel and come back to my desk. No, I asked Jean what I could do to help and stayed the time I scheduled for Toddler Care! I loaded the dishwasher, I unscrewed the Velcro straps off the chairs, put the straps in the laundry room, and screwed newly washed Velcro straps back on the chairs. I was productive!
Oh they also have a Guinea Pig, Sammy, that gave me a mini heart attack. After I had cleaned the ball area and was talking to Jean, I caught something moving towards me out of nowhere! Though I still don't understand how I missed seeing that huge cage. Fail. And anyways, don't Guinea Pigs get heart attacks if you shock them? Or wait, is that tiny fact for hamsters? I think it is hamsters. I'll look it up, and tell you guys tomorrow!
So anyways, this was my volunteering experience for today. Next time, I'm scheduling Child Care in the morning! The "Fool Me Once" rhyme comes to mind; I hope I don't go to the "third fool"!!!!!
Well I'm off to do more research, so bye bye for now!
Simmi
Oh. My. God. Do I ever think to connect the dots in simple circumstances? Apparently not. So today I had scheduled myself to go volunteering at the Toddler Care room at 1pm; exact same time as the Group Care volunteering. That day I had gone when it was nap time, so I don't understand why I didn't realize that nap time could be the same for the toddlers too?
Okay, I think I can excuse myself for not using my head here with the very plausible excuse that I was so engrossed with my research I didn't really find connecting the dots a priority lol.
Oh, lets just deviate here a bit and discuss my research progress. Yesterday, I had began to research on the various communities; having overload of information to deal with. After some feedback from Karen, I began making demographic tables for the various communities.
Around noon today I had this "oh wait a second" moment. This is when I realized that I'm at community No. 10, and haven't talked to Karen if this is what she had meant. I had organized all my data and felt that I was on top of everything, but that's too good to be true lol. This is where you'd think I'd panic, but I didn't!
Over the years in university, one thing I've learnt is that too much information is not a bad thing at all. It's much more easier to condense than to look for more information. So when I was brushing up the data on one community, Dawson Creek, to show Karen I didn't feel rushed; I felt that I had a good start on things. Luckily, I was on the right track, and I feel I may even beat the schedule I've made for myself!
Oh wait I totally deviated, right? We were going to learn about my Toddler Care experience and I just got wrapped into research again. Yes, I'm a nerd, and proud of it! It's awesome when the work you do actually makes sense! Lol!
So coming back to Toddler Care. As I'm sure everyone has guessed, I went there when it was nap time. I felt disheartened; I had wanted to see all the toddlers. However, I didn't cancel and come back to my desk. No, I asked Jean what I could do to help and stayed the time I scheduled for Toddler Care! I loaded the dishwasher, I unscrewed the Velcro straps off the chairs, put the straps in the laundry room, and screwed newly washed Velcro straps back on the chairs. I was productive!
Oh they also have a Guinea Pig, Sammy, that gave me a mini heart attack. After I had cleaned the ball area and was talking to Jean, I caught something moving towards me out of nowhere! Though I still don't understand how I missed seeing that huge cage. Fail. And anyways, don't Guinea Pigs get heart attacks if you shock them? Or wait, is that tiny fact for hamsters? I think it is hamsters. I'll look it up, and tell you guys tomorrow!
So anyways, this was my volunteering experience for today. Next time, I'm scheduling Child Care in the morning! The "Fool Me Once" rhyme comes to mind; I hope I don't go to the "third fool"!!!!!
Well I'm off to do more research, so bye bye for now!
Simmi
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