After January felt like the longest month ever February is moving a whole lot faster. Thank gawd, I’m ready for SPRING and warm weather.
Here’s what’s been going down behind the scenes since my last update in December:
Career:
Today I worked my last front desk shift at Bar Method. Since the studio opened in June I’ve been working about 6 or so hours a week at the front desk. This is in addition to the 15 permanent barre and yoga classes I teach every week and side projects for this blog and instagram.
I’ve been super grateful for the steady additional income all these months. Right now I want to be able to focus more of my energy and time on teaching. I’d also love to do some more marketing and freelance writing gigs on the side. Lately haven’t felt like I have the time or energy to make it happen. A girl can only drink so much caffeine every day!
One of the reasons for the change is that I also picked up a new class time at Y7. This means starting next week I will be teaching 16 permanent classes at Bar Method and Y7. Holy. Moly. It wasn’t all that long ago that I dreamed of even having 1 permanent fitness or yoga class. Now I got 16 of ’em.
It’s been a long, long road to get here as a fitness instructor and yoga teacher. I think back to 2013. I auditioned at what felt like every studio in Manhattan and Brooklyn. And I got rejected by every single studio… or I got asked to lead their kid’s fitness program instead.
Even just last year this felt like a distant dream. I wanted to really focus on optimizing my schedule. Teaching more back-to-back classes. And teaching at studios that are all walking distance to my apartment. It didn’t happen immediately. And my schedule is still not perfect. But right now I’ve done a pretty good job of creating a more optimized schedule than I had at this time last year.
Relationships:
Don’t get too excited… I don’t have any juicy details to share.
I’m now almost 5 months post-break-up. It both feels like it’s been the longest, most challenging 5 months. But it also feels like it was just yesterday that everything was “normal”.
I feel lucky that Valentine’s Day was never a big celebration for us. Living 1 hour away from each other for all 8 years of our relationship meant we didn’t always get to spend actual Valentine’s Day together. It really depended on our work or school schedules. We’d use the holiday as an excuse to treat ourselves to a splurge meal at a restaurant that’s more expensive than our usual places.
I’m pretty sure last year we didn’t see each other until the weekend and on actual Valentine’s Day I took a Bar Method class at night and then got takeout sushi from my favorite place after.
This year I’ll be the one teaching Bar Method… and I’ll probably still get sushi 😂
I’m actually pretty hyped to be teaching. The studio is my happy place so I might as well use the holiday to spread love to others through the cheesy jokes I make while teaching by giving them a killer workout.
Hibernation Season:
Since I got back from LA I feel like I’ve been in FULL hibernation mode. I honestly say no to most events and evening plans these days because I’m either teaching or know I’ll be pretty wiped from the crazy week. During the nights I’m not teaching I usually try to reserve that time for dinner dates with good friends or nights like tonight where I’m honestly just SO hyped to sit, eat sushi, and do NOTHING.
During the weekends I’ve been spending as much time as I can being all cozy in my apartment, drinking homemade oat milk lattes (bless up for my milk frother) and reading.
My 52 Books in 2020 challenge has gotten me to spend less time on my phone + instagram and more time reading. I think that’s a good thing but I’m also trying to find the balance so that this challenge doesn’t take the joy out of reading. So far it’s been really great, though, and it’s been encouraging me to read during the awkward bits of time in between teaching. I find it leaves me both calmer and more centered than if I spent that time frantically responding to emails or even writing.
Looking Forward To…
Nicaragua! I’m going to Nicaragua for a fitness retreat during the first week of March and could not be more excited. A big part of dealing with the break-up has been planning big things to look forward to. I knew I wanted to escape to somewhere warm and beachy while the weather in New York still sucks. After a lot of contemplating I decided to bite the bullet and book this March trip with Surf Yoga Beer, the same peeps I went to Portugal with over the summer.
I’m a bit nervous because I’m not going with a friend. I think in the end I will be SO happy I signed up. Even though it’s a leap outside my comfort zone.
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