3 posts tagged “fun”
I remember standing on stage as Cindi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" played over the speakers and hooping my way to a winning place in the elementary school hula hooping contest. I was good at it then. Why wouldn't I be good at it now?
Laugh as much as you'd like but I want to learn to hoop again! A local belly dancing studio is having a hooping workshop next week and it gave me the idea. I'm tight on money so I can't afford the class but I may just have to take it up on my own time, maybe even make a hoop myself with a trip to the hardware store. How much fun would it be to spin in my yard like a kid again, put on my headphones and hoop until I'm out of breath and giddy. And after watching videos like this, the grown up part of me thinks it will be a great ab workout too. It makes me smile just thinking about it.
Laugh as much as you'd like but I want to learn to hoop again! A local belly dancing studio is having a hooping workshop next week and it gave me the idea. I'm tight on money so I can't afford the class but I may just have to take it up on my own time, maybe even make a hoop myself with a trip to the hardware store. How much fun would it be to spin in my yard like a kid again, put on my headphones and hoop until I'm out of breath and giddy. And after watching videos like this, the grown up part of me thinks it will be a great ab workout too. It makes me smile just thinking about it.
We had been meaning to get out to Lake Blue Ridge all week and with so many other things going on it just kept being put on the back burner. It has been so hot and all I could imagine was wading into the waters of the lake.
We've been to this lake before, this past spring but it was too cold to swim, we decided on going to the same spot. I had expected a few tourists maybe a family or two on the shore but just as the last time it was desolate. Not a person within sight and we had a whole cove of the lake to ourselves. I got into the water (second to Luna) and held my breath expecting it to be just as frigid as the rivers and streams. To my surprise it was the perfect temperature. We spent a few hours playing with luna, swimming, floating and enjoying the quiet lakeside views.
This was my first time swimming in a lake, I've lived my life ocean-side, so I quickly learned a few things.
- I'm not as naturally buoyant as I thought, its hard to float when there is no salt.
- There are fish in lakes too!
- Spiders swim on the surface of the water and move very fast.
- Swimming snakes can look like turtles.
- Drink the water & open your eyes.
I learn things new every day...
We've been to this lake before, this past spring but it was too cold to swim, we decided on going to the same spot. I had expected a few tourists maybe a family or two on the shore but just as the last time it was desolate. Not a person within sight and we had a whole cove of the lake to ourselves. I got into the water (second to Luna) and held my breath expecting it to be just as frigid as the rivers and streams. To my surprise it was the perfect temperature. We spent a few hours playing with luna, swimming, floating and enjoying the quiet lakeside views.
This was my first time swimming in a lake, I've lived my life ocean-side, so I quickly learned a few things.
- I'm not as naturally buoyant as I thought, its hard to float when there is no salt.
- There are fish in lakes too!
- Spiders swim on the surface of the water and move very fast.
- Swimming snakes can look like turtles.
- Drink the water & open your eyes.
I learn things new every day...
I've seen this little character generator floating around the internet a lot recently and I've joined in on the fun. I must say its a pretty good likeliness :) Give it a try!
