December 14

Another workout closer to a fit and healthy me.  I just finished 45 minutes of cardio with Shaun T.

Yesterday I accomplished everything on my list with time to spare, Elizabeth's present that said it wouldn't be in until after Christmas came in, what a relief.  I taught my Christmas Aquafit class and did all Christmas moves, the participants purchased a present for me, a beautiful Christmas ball from Bowring and a bag of Lindor's, I got the birth story completely written, I just need to confirm some details with the parents before I print it and put it together.  I print and bond four breastfeeding manuals for Sunday's class, did 3.5 hours for CRS, sorted some stuff out for Christmas and booked a date with my Mom for some bonding/relaxing time in January, made some phone calls, wrapped more presents, did some research on how to spend my $100 gift card to Best Buy from CRS and went to the 90 minutes hatha resortative yoga class.  I really had to force myself to go, if it weren't for Juliet I probably would have bailed.  The nice discovery was that it was not hot yoga, so that made it better.  I did get some fantastic stretches and I realized my left hamstring and glut are so much tighter than my right.  I have been more focused on how I hold my body now to see if it is an alignment issue.

Today I will try to be as accomplished as yesterday.  After I drop off Elizabeth at the bus I need to go pick up three more things for Christmas, then off to the Service Ontario office to drop off her SIN card application, then Aerial yoga at 9:30 am, back home immediately after to meet up with the Doula CARE president to hand over all the shop keeper stuff as they no longer need one, Marc will be so pleased.  At 11 am I am off to do some final postpartum hours with a client who's baby is now seven months old, and then some free time until the kids get home, it may only be 30 minutes if I am lucky.  Once everyone is home we are taking the family to the mall, Juliet has not started her Christmas shopping, Marc has to pick up a few things, I have something indulgent to purchase for myself, by a clients request and then we are going out for dinner.  If it is nice we may go check out the lights at Spencer Smith, or aim to do something festive as I know the mall at this time of year is going to annoy me.

Tomorrow I have a reflexology appointment at 10 am, Juliet works until 3 pm, Elizabeth has a Christmas party at 1 pm we will pick her up at 2:45, and Juliet from work at 3 pm, then straight to my sister's for Christmas/birthday celebrations which we will be very late for.  I am hoping to get Marc to workout with me while the kids are away, then we can shower and maybe sit down and enjoy a yummy coffee before packing up the car and gathering the troops.  I probably won't blog until Monday after I workout and weigh in.  It will be an exciting day, I am hoping my waist size has gone down based on how sore my abs have been, I know you can't spot reduce, and the waist line could be bigger as the muscles underneath grow, but my obliques are sore and they help hold things in tighter, time will tell. 

Have a great weekend.