Zumba while you werk
Sometimes, cactus reminds me of the Pilot.
That seems like a weird thing to say, but he is fascinated with it, especially since he grew up in the South. It’s weird to him that many Tucson homes have deadly plants in their yard, which is understandable. On the other hand, greenery and trees are kinda weird to me 😉
So needless to say, I’m reminded of him a lot, especially while I’m at work.
Today was my first day back, and it was definitely bittersweet. I’ve been looking forward to teaching fitness because it’s something that I love, and I’ve missed my work friends, but I can’t say it wasn’t hard to leave my little sidekick for longer than an hour. I’ve had a lot of anxiety today, partially because of nerves –I was nervous to teach again- and also because I missed her. The good news is that it’s only a couple days a week, and she gets to spend it with the best possible people: her nanas. It makes my heart happy that they’ll have extra time to bond together and hang out <3
Some eats:
Bowl of oats with Sun Warrior, Brewer’s yeast, raspberries, almond butter and tea
Larabar after stretch
A greeting with the cookies while I was waiting for my wrap to… cook
Wrap with turkey, mayo, Dijon, greens, avocado and an apple
Teaching Zumba was a lot of fun this morning 🙂 My friend Sasha and I team-taught, and one of the things I definitely had to hit “refresh” on was my cueing. Usually in Zumba you don’t use mics at all, but at work, we do since many of the guests have never taken Zumba before – it makes it a little bit easier to follow. It’s also kinda hilarious to say stuff like “one arm up, then smack your booty!” Team-teaching is awesome because you get a little bit of a break, too 🙂
Packing my afternoon snacks and heading back.
Hope everyone is having a great day <3
See ya later!
xoxo
Gina
Zumba song of the day:
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Awwww, I hope the anxiety goes away and you are extra super excited to see those lovely big eyes when you get through the door this evening 🙂 She will be just as happy to see YOU!!
Cactus’ are strange to me…we are FULL of green here in Vancouver, BC!!!!
xxxoo
I’m sure everyone at work was excited to have you back 🙂
Love the purple pants on you!
thank you again for sending them! my new faves 🙂
Studio II pants right? I’ve been eyeing those and I think I have to grab them before they go away! Totally obsessed with the fit of those pants, and LOVE that they finally made more colors!
It’s good for you and Liv to get some time apart – plus she’ll love spending the time with her nanas 🙂 Glad to her your first day back was successful! Aaaand that almond butter on top of your oats looks especially delicious right now… may be dipping a spoon into a jar at work when I’m done typing this!
Ahh for the first 1 min. of that video, I thought it was you! Firl I know you have rhythm, but at first I was like holy mother!!!! 🙂 Congrats/good luck going back to work!
The Friday zumba class at my gym is team taught. I love it because on of the instructors is a trained dancer and the other one is more of an athlete (she must have done cheerleading and field hockey in high school). It is really fun. They dont use mic’s but they scream things out. On of the instructors will yell out “kick your butt and turn around”. I love zumba!!!!!! You got me into it Gina. I would have never thought of doing it if it weren’t for you talking about it so much!
i’m so glad you love it!
Gina what you did today is so hard emotionally….hang in there. No matter how much one “loves” their job, their baby tugs on the hearttsrings and makes it challenging to say the least to leave that little bundle of joy. Hang in there and hope you were able to get plenty of baby snuggles in after work 🙂
thank you, lovely! i just snuggled her for her last nap and it was amazing 🙂
What brand of wraps do you use?
trader joe’s 🙂
My baby hasn’t even been born yet and I’m already dreading going back to work in September. I’m fortunate to have 4 months off with her, but when I go back to work I am returning to full time teaching. It is going to be dreadful leaving my sweet little baby for a full day 🙁 Kuddos to all of us working moms!
it’s tough, for sure! i can’t imagine how hard it must be to go back full time :/
you’ll love those 4 months and i’m so excited for you- she’ll be here SOON!
I’m so excited! 🙂
I read a lot about how it’s hard to leave the little ones when you go back to work. At least she gets to be with her grandparents!
Glad to hear your first day back went well!
thank you! <3
Congrats on your first day back! I can’t imagine how difficult it is to leave your babe. Thank goodness you love your job!
amen to that. all day i was like “don’t cry. don’t cry. don’t cry”
I would LOVE to go to one of your Zumba classes!
i would love to have you in one of my classes 🙂
Congrats on your first day back!!!
thank you!
I’m sure that it’s such a hardship for Livi to be with her Nana’s… all those cuddles and devoted attention 😀 I have a favourite Aunty and we let her have sole control of Jasmine for a day when she was 4 months old. She gave her CHOCOLATE! I think that was the day I realised my vision of raising a junk-free baby was probably unrealistic..
yeah i’m sure she’s really roughing it 😉
and chocolate?! whyyyy??
You are so so lucky to have people in your family you can trust to watch livi. If my mom watched my baby she would probably put him down and forget him all day. It’s going tobe so hard to work out my schedule around my hubby’s work schedule so one of us can always watch the babe. Be extra thankful!
i am definitely am <3
i'm glad that you and your hubby are going to be able to work it out. best of luck to you!
wait, weren’t you not eating almond butter for lent?
I need to get my hands on some almond butter though! i have never tried it before, only peanut butter.
I love cactus, they are so cool.
no, i didn’t give up anything for lent this year. i decided that since things are so crazy, god will understand that i need to take whatever food i can get my hands on 🙂
was it last year that I am thinking of..? if so… wow time sure flew by!
hmm…guessing the Pilot grew up in the south south. it’s mostly all south when you live in Chicagoland:( i could use a roadtrip, the cornfields just beyond my backyard are making me hallucinate. anyway, congrats on your first day back to work!!! i hope it gets easier for you:)
Whenever I got to stay at my grandma’s house while my mom was busy I always had so much fun! It is great bonding time too!
Oh man, the instructor in that video can really shake her booty! I feel like my whole body jiggles when I shake my butt like that. I suppose that’s the point, eh? 😉
Love that Zumba song..thanks for sharing!
I have never tried zumba before but this video sure makes me want to. They look like they are having so much fun.
I really hope the anxiety gets better for you. It’s great that nanas are there for you.
thank you! yes, i’m very lucky <3
and if you try zumba, let me know how it goes!
Congrats on getting back to Zumba! Wish you were in Boston… you and I could team teach a class!
that would be sooooo fun 🙂
I’m sure it’s tough going back to work and leaving your baby, but so glad that she’s in such great care! I keep wanting to try Zumba. Are there an Zumba DVD’s you would recommend? I might feel more comfortable trying it at home instead of in front of a bunch of people. 🙂
i honestly love the old advanced dvds.. they’re kinda dated, though. the best bet is to youtube zumba (ideas on how to put an at-home class together are here: http://fitnessista.com/2012/03/focus-on-youtube-fitness/) and make your own (free!) class at home. hope you like it 🙂
This is a super random question, but what’s the difference between Brewer’s yeast and nutritional yeast?
Aww I can’t imagine how hard it must be to leave Livi for a few hours – but that’s great that she’s getting to spend time with her Nanas! When I was a toddler my grandma always looked after me and I still cherish those days with her. So I’m sure this will be a very special experience for Livi too! 🙂
You’ve got ne craving an avocado wrap now….!
Glad to hear that your first class back went well!! I would LOVE to take one of your classes sometime- I bet you are such an awesome instructor! And I’m sorry about the anxiety, I’m sure it was very hard to leave your little one but it is so nice that she’ll get this bonding time!