Wired

I have no idea why I cannot sleep. I've had an exhausting few days. I've been frantically practicing the new BodyPump release to prepare for today's launch. Yesterday I drove a total of over five hours to and from a soccer tournament in Roseville. Today I drove, after two BodyPump classes, to Stockton and back (3+ hours)for my brother's birthday party. By all rights I should be sound asleep right now.

Instead it is 1:30am and I have to wake the boys up at 5:00 am so they can leave for the semi finals back in Roseville. I cannot go as I have my class to teach at 11:15.

I can only guess that I am still riding the high that came today from teaching an awesome release. I know I say that each time but les mills keeps topping themselves with amazing choreography and innovations and music. I have been listening to these tracks for weeks but for some strange reason, and maybe only another instructor can relate, teaching it today for the first time made it all brand new again, so fresh and exciting for me. I should be completely sick of the music with how much I have been listening to it but teaching the class - an unexplainable RUSH.

I began today by going to San Mateo to take the class that Alex was launching, selfishly as a practice run through for me in preparation for my own classes at PAC and 24. Good thing I did because doing it really solidified it for me and i was much more comfortable teaching. The best part? Being a student again with Alex, and taking in his energy and enthusiasm and expertise. So many people came up to him and went to the front desk asking for him to teach there. They loved him, as do I! Without realizing it, I took that energy from him and taught my best class at PAC an hour later. I had so many people come up and thank me, introduce themselves to me, chat with me, and some were even disappointed when I said I only teach there once a week. It was a very humbling experience, and one that makes me so happy, so thankful I have this program in my life, to be able to share that with others. Yes, I am already sore, even though for Alex's class I went very light on my weights overall.

I have more to write but this process has actually made me sleepy so I better take advantage. I'm sure after launching in my sunday class I will have more to share. Overall, though, a great but tiring day.