- the culmination of a lifetime of learning. A freaking epiphany after years and years of practice and education. A beautiful "light bulb" (or "gloeilamp", I suppose) moment that is going to change my life.
Not to overstate it or anything.
- realization that I have no stomach muscles whatsoever. It turns out that the disgusting-sounding formerly-pregnant-lady problem of having "diastatus rectus", or torn abdominal muscles, is REAL.
Your tranversus abdominus, the muscles that tear/separate, are often referred to as your "pelvic girdle" and are the things that make your stomach flat, keep your lower back from hurting, and stop you from peeing your pants. Plus, does handy things like MAKE YOU DANCE PROPERLY.
I thought I had a pretty strong core from dancing and picking up kids and eating Chee-tos or whatever, but it turns out I can't do anything productive with my Abs of Flab (workout video coming soon; Chee-tos not included). Sooooo, that Pilates/Bar Method/yoga kick starts today.
- road trip #56893 of this year. Stops in IL, OH, and IA. Hey, Midwest... I own you.
- the fabulous Ohio Star Ball. You know, that ballroom competition that they used to put on PBS? Yeah, that big ass competition where all the best couples in the U.S. dance. The G and I made the semi-finals in Rising Star American Smooth, but even more importantly, I don't look like a douche in any of the pictures I've seen of us dancing!
- Mae Cake is slightly potty-trained. I dig this stage of potty-training because she still needs me to help her do things and so while I'm ... waiting ... I get treated to Mae Cake's Deep Thoughts.
- reading 3 books simultaneously. It's famine or feast over here in the reading department. How's The Princess Bride treating you? Book report assignments will be handed out later this week! Have I mentioned how I think that, while TPB is rather epic and well-written, it might not be on the same level as, say, Anna Karenina?
Which is now a movie, so guess what the next book in the Get Smart Book Club is going to be?
Crap. What have you been up to? Why did it take me two hours to write this? Did I watch an hour and a half of movie trailers in-betwixt typing? Maaaaaybe...