Multivitamin

So in addition to hooping like crazy, I've been bike riding as well. All I need now is a kite and I'll officially feel like a seven year old.
But seriously, I love riding my bike. I love the feeling of the wind on my face and the sound of the tires whizzing against the pavement. This is what happens when I get that restless feeling that I mentioned in the previous blog; I start exercising like a madwoman. I wish I could keep it up throughout the year.
So my hooping goal for July was to be able to chest hoop comfortably. Mission accomplished! I'm pretty proud of myself for sticking with it despite the frustration and many many bruises. Let's review. When I started hooping I couldn't keep it up around my waist for more than a few seconds, now it's effortless. These are the things I have learned in the last month:

-Waist Hooping
-Hip and Thigh Hooping
-Chest Hooping
-Complete Lasso Down the Body
-Partial Vortex
-Isolations

I'm pretty frikken proud of that.

I have set some new goals for myself to attain over the next few months. By the end of August I want to be able to do a complete vortex, and I want to be able to chest hoop with my arms in the hoop. I have also set another goal for myself that I'm a little more nervous about. I'm planning on running my first ever 5k in November! I've been running kind of off and on for a while, but knowing that I'm going to be running in public with other people is going to really kick me into gear. I'm so nervous and excited!!! Please send me your positive vibes!

Oh boy...

I'm tired of almost all of the music on my iPod.

I'm sorry I haven't blogged in a while, I guess I felt guilty for not hooping quite as much. But I'm happy to report that I've got my groove back. I can sort of chest hoop now, the operative phrase being "sort of". I can only do it when I hold my arms above my head and gyrate my upper torso really quickly. It's a start. I can also turn in a circle (both directions) while hooping, and I can walk around a little.

I have that restless feeling again. I get it every summer. It's this antsy feeling that creeps up on me and makes me want to crawl out of my skin. I feel like if I don't start moving I'm going to scream! I need to get out of this city ASAP. Meh.
Thank god for my hoop!

I keep listening to this song...
Flying High

Le fabuleux destin d'Kacie

It's possible that there is nothing more magical than hooping to French music on a beautiful day. Today I brought my iPod outside with me and put on the soundtrack to the movie Amelie. It was amaaaaazing!! I felt like I was in an old silent French film. Oh my god I feel wonderful!!! You guys have to try it! And I can now hoop with my feet and switch back and forth! What a glorious day!!!

Okay, I'm going to try and calm down now.

I might start vlogging my progress... yikes!

If only...

I hope everyone had a lovely fourth of July! I got some pretty good hooping in, and I can now get the hoop up to my chest, but I can only do it sometimes. To be honest, I haven't spent as much time with Lorelai as I would like to, but I'm planning on changing that tomorrow. I'm going to hoop for a full 90 minutes tomorrow without any interruptions or distractions.

On Wednesday I will begin my much dreaded job search. Boo. I have a few places in mind that I'm going to apply. I'd really like to be able to ride my bike to work, so I'm going to look for places close to my apartment. I'm so apathetic when it comes to making money, but I'm trying really hard to be better about that. Why can't I just get paid for being my awesome self? I'm really good at that. I guess there's not much of a demand for plain old awesomeness these days. What a shame.
If I get a job, then I'll have money, if I have money then I can buy more hoops, if I have more hoops then I can have hoop parties!! Job=Hoop Happiness I just have to keep that in mind, it will motivate me.

Zen

So I spent about 40 minutes with Lorelai today, and I can tell that I've really improved. I'm able to drop the hoop down to my legs and bring it back up again (most of the time). And I was super excited when I was able to bring the hoop from an over the head lasso down to my waist. I only did it successfully once, but still. I feel so at peace when I'm inside my hoop. I quit my job today (my boss is a complete nutcase) and I was so angry about what happened at work that I was literally shaking, but when I got home and started practicing, all of the bad feelings I had just went away. I know it sounds corny, but it's really true. I have tried to be a runner for so long because I wanted that "runner's high" well I got that today with my hoop. It was bliss.

When I'm a little more confident with my hooping abilities, I'll post some videos.