As I sit here on my couch typing away, I hear the clickity-clack of the longest nails I have had in many years on the keyboard. I tried to write on the chalkboard on the first day of class with this itty bitty piece and my nails got in the way. I feel super girly and even though they make typing a little difficult, I really don't want to get rid of them. In fact, I wonder when the first one will break. From my years of catering and working at Souper Jenny, my hands were always in water and I was super active with my hands. So, I have to say this change is exciting. And these nails are doing well WiTHOUT polish. I put on some Sally Hansen's Strong as Nails 2 weeks ago, but have misplaced the bottle (again!) so the strength and protection of my nails are just riding on luck.

The two new hip hop classes are going well. I certainly feel more prepared going into session two. I'm using the same combination with a few changes and I'm able to give better instruction based on the feedback received from my first session classes. I have quite a good number of movers in both classes and I'm excited to see them grow. I have fallen a little short on the music playlists, however. Last session, I feel like I spent hours getting ready from the music side. But yesterday I went into class and hadn't played at all. When I got to class I put out the sign-in sheet, opened my live webcam and quickly pulled some music from my hip hop playlist into the one for Week 1. Both classes have a desire to change music often so I go through it more than I thought I would. When I ask if we should continue to dance to Rihanna's Please Don't Stop the Music or try something new the answer almost always comes back to dance to a new song.

On Monday I got up early and went to Starbucks and did some journaling. I have not been so productive the rest of the week. In fact on Tuesday, I actually TOOK A NAP between classes. I was just that tired.

Tickets go on sale for Jason Mraz at 10 and I am contemplating heading out for tickets. You can only buy one for every ID and since I forgot to mention it to anyone else, I would just be by myself. Between classes today i will be having lunch with Victoria at Ciocolat. After class I may be heading over to Wyatt's for a little rehearsal. I'm a tad frustrated with the lack of communication here. If I don't hear from him, I will join Tony & Tim for a drink -- or perhaps a few. I mean I need to celebrate the end of the first week of Summer Session II, don't I?