I know we need the rain...
... but it was lovely to have a warm sunny day today.
The courtyard at work is being relandscaped at the moment to get rid of all the old dead things that didn't survive the ferocious heat last summer despite the rainwater tank and staff's best efforts. There's no point replacing most of them with identical varieties since they were species that are unlikely to survive in our current climate, so they're being replaced with drought-resistant ones that will. As part of this the dustbowl grass has been replaced with fake turf. I wasn't sure that was such a great idea, but it actually looks quite good, and apparently it's comfortable enough to lie on - a couple of people were doing just that at lunchtime.
I went to Preggi Bellies again this evening. I'm finding it a challenge mentally as well as physically - I've never done aerobics or pump or any of the other "exercise to music" things before (dancing is different!), and the choreography is completely unfamiliar. I thought, with my dance training, I'd find it easy, but I was wrong! It probably hasn't helped that I've been to three classes now, at two different locations, and had three instructors, each of whom had totally different routines and used a different mix of equipment to the others: the core of each class is the fitball or whatever it's called, but we've also used weights and mats and bikes and today steps as well. I found the first two classes utterly exhausting; tonight's not so much, but I'm not sure if that was my body adjusting or whether the routine really wasn't as tough as the previous ones. I guess I'll find out next week.
The courtyard at work is being relandscaped at the moment to get rid of all the old dead things that didn't survive the ferocious heat last summer despite the rainwater tank and staff's best efforts. There's no point replacing most of them with identical varieties since they were species that are unlikely to survive in our current climate, so they're being replaced with drought-resistant ones that will. As part of this the dustbowl grass has been replaced with fake turf. I wasn't sure that was such a great idea, but it actually looks quite good, and apparently it's comfortable enough to lie on - a couple of people were doing just that at lunchtime.
I went to Preggi Bellies again this evening. I'm finding it a challenge mentally as well as physically - I've never done aerobics or pump or any of the other "exercise to music" things before (dancing is different!), and the choreography is completely unfamiliar. I thought, with my dance training, I'd find it easy, but I was wrong! It probably hasn't helped that I've been to three classes now, at two different locations, and had three instructors, each of whom had totally different routines and used a different mix of equipment to the others: the core of each class is the fitball or whatever it's called, but we've also used weights and mats and bikes and today steps as well. I found the first two classes utterly exhausting; tonight's not so much, but I'm not sure if that was my body adjusting or whether the routine really wasn't as tough as the previous ones. I guess I'll find out next week.