Friday Journal

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Friday Journal
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Fri, 03-04-2005 - 7:08am

I'm teaching hi/lo today!






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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Fri, 03-04-2005 - 7:57pm

Well, its 7 p.m. and I'm just finishing some admin stuff, but I'm gonna post my journal anyways (can you tell I'm trying to avoid studying).

Just one class, for a change, & a ton of errands, and more yet to do. Three classes (4 yesterday) and a client tomorrow so I'm fueling up today - or trying to. ;-)

Breakfast: mmmmm....crispy, chewy multigrain & seed ciabatta w/ PB; green tea

Meal 2: see above

Meal 3: dried fruit & nuts; soy chai latte

Supper: potato wedges tossed in garlic, rosemary & olive oil and roasted; can of V8

Snacks: fresh fruit; maybe some triple berry oatmeal crisp w/ Silk or a smoothie of some sort; herbal tea

I've been too busy to really sit and eat so I really just nibbled my way through the day (much like the mice in my basement :-P).

Soleilune
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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Fri, 03-04-2005 - 8:05pm

I didn't realize that about Canada. My heart goes out to her because I see what it is like to suffer with the problem with watching my DD.

I don't teach that much anymore and I want to again. I am a sick puppy but I love teaching. It is extra hard if you stress over the classes which is normal since you are fairly new to teaching and they aren't your classes.

Grace

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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Fri, 03-04-2005 - 8:15pm
That ciabatta sounds so good!





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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Fri, 03-04-2005 - 8:21pm

I feel so helpless about it.






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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Sat, 03-05-2005 - 11:33am

I knew the class would go just fine with the older women. They like to be worked and not made to feel that you are going "easy on them" because they are older. They like a challenge just like the rest of us. I subbed recently 2 "fit n easy" classes and the seniors wanted me to teach more often because I didn't baby them but used a mid tempo tape and kept them moving but not by doing killer moves. They also liked that I hit almost all the major muscle groups when we switched to body sculpting. They said they know what they are capable of and will take it down if needed. And, they don't remind repeating things because they feel like they "got it".

After 20 years I still do all the exercises. That is how I am. Poeple like to watch and double check that they are doing things right. I will get up and help someone who really doesn't get it, but I use mostly verbal cues. Some of the members don't like to be singled out and I sometimes don't know ahead of time who it will be. I always find in my classes that when I stop the members stop too...they imitate your movements like when you may scratch your nose and the class does it too...LOL!

DD had more anxiety than depression, the same with one DS. But, when they get really anxious, a crisis as I put it, they lose their appetites, don't sleep and cry alot! DH suffers more from the depression part but is very anxious too. I am surrounded by it all and it is painful to watch and not being able to help except to be there. A lot of patience is needed and constant reassurance that the episode will pass and as it has in the past. That is DD's greatest fear...that she will feel like that forever. Thank goodness she has such a understanding PCP and knows it is chemical and people with this process things differently. His understanding has helped me understand it better too.

Keeping my fingers crossed that DD doesn't have another crisis with her wedding in June. I think moving into their house already will help her there. Yes, DD and her fiance finally moved out last Friday. However, because of her anxiety, she sleeps here on the nights her fiance works the midnight shift...he is a cop so she worries about him on the job and worries about being in the house alone. Double whammy!

Grace

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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Sat, 03-05-2005 - 5:33pm

Actually our healthcare system isn't the problem in this situation. At least our national health care system isn't, but little things vary from province to province. This is the result of small failings on the part of several individuals that compounded to create a large problem.

Not having enough MRI machines or specialists in certain regions, etc. is a problem created by our healthcare system, but if the doctors were aware of how desperate SRT's situation is and she hasn't received prompt, appropriate treatment that's the responsibility of the individuals involved not the system in general.

Soleilune
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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Sat, 03-05-2005 - 6:24pm
Good point!
Grace

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