Things have been crazy the last few months. This weekend we have our Spring Show. It is our ballet show; every ballet class in the school performs one dance and a few students older students have solos. I have 7 classes in the show this year, and they have kept me very busy. I am very excited for the show because my students and I have worked so hard, and I love seeing all of that work come together on the stage!
I am also very much looking forward to the 2 week break I get afterwards! I can really use a break right about now. The stress has been enormous of working towards my Associate exam along with teaching, dance classes, associate classes, rehearsals, 2 solos I choreographed, health problems, and trying to find time to spend with my wonderful husband.
Since last May/June I've had pain in my left hip. It wasn't extreme at first and because it was so close to my Advanced 1 exam I ignored it and decided that I would rest all summer and I figured it would heal up and be completely fine. It was sore all summer and did not improve, and when I started school again in the fall it continued to hurt. I saw a Sports Doctor, Sports Physiotherapist and Sports Massage Therapist. I have an ultrasound appointment soon to see what is going on. My x-rays came back looking just fine, no arthritis or any visible problems with the bones. They think I have illiopsoas bursitis, and if that is confirmed on the ultrasound then they will inject cortisol in my hip (with a needle!! Ouch!). I am really hoping that that will solve the problem! I would love to be rid of the pain.
I also have an appointment with my brand new family doctor. I haven't had one since I moved out of my parents house at 17. I am going to start getting tests done on my heart. I've been having irregular heart rhythms, chest pain, and fluttery feelings. I'm really hoping it's just stress and it will go away but it could be a type of heart arrhythmia. Fun.
On a lighter note, I recently bought a book that I am going to start writing adorable and hilarious things that students say. I am constantly laughing at things that come out of their mouths, and I think it'll be a wonderful keepsake and a fun thing for future students, children, friends, and family to read.
Also, Brian is finally almost done school!! I am so proud of him. He finishes in the middle of April, and then is officially a Nutritionist and Food Scientist. We are so excited and relieved to be done but graduating opens up a whole other can of worms. It means we have to figure out what we want to do and where we want to go. They say that within a year of losing someone, you should make any big life decisions but we don't really have much of a choice. At least we have until the middle of June because I'm still in school until then.
