Most of today was a blur of the usual, get the kids out the house, work through meetings, and email design, and all kinds of things. I did have a mental health treatment assessment appointment as part of investigating my PMDD type symptoms that have been worsening over the last few months. Basically for increasing amounts of time before my period, I want to kill people for breathing near me... Not good. Hence being referred for CBT. Not convinced that will help, but have to show willing. Water softener install happened around all this - think it's working, not checked, need to check Tom is happy.
Finished up at 3pm to do school pick up as Tom needed to work late to cover my appointment. Picked up Lydia's little friend and took all 3 to swimming to help out friend's mum. Lydia very grumpy because she forgot her fleece, leading her to be shouty and rude all through getting ready for swimming. I hate taking the kids to their swimming lessons, the changing rooms are so hot and it's so busy and crowed. Little friend was going in at 4pm, Phoebe at 4:15pm, Lydia at 4:30pm, with friend getting out at 4:30pm. Fortunately friend's mum was able to get there for pick up with took some pressure off me.
Managed to get everyone changed and home, cold bits for tea in front of the TV to give me a chance to get ready for dance as I was on duty volunteering as a taxi dancer tonight. Tom home at 6.00pm ish.
Left for dance in Horndean about 6.30pm. Weather and traffic atrocious but still managed to get here for 7.30pm to help with set up. As a taxi dancer, it's my job to welcome new members, help with the beginners recap sessions, dance with new dancers in the freestyle sessions, and keep the dance floor busy by looking for people who have sitting out for a bit. It was really nice to be asked to be a taxi dancer, and I love helping with the beginner sessions and watching people progress. The name taxi dancer comes from dancers who were employed in ballrooms back in the day paid on a dance by dance basis to dance with people who didn't come with a partner or wanted to improve their skills. I think you still get them on the Tango scene in Argentina. As a thank you for volunteering I get free entry on the nights I'm not on duty which is nice.
Had some great dances tonight in the freestyle once I was off duty. I get such a sense of flying when I'm dancing, I feel so alive. Where Ceroc is an improvised style of dance, you're always searching for that perfect connection with a partner where you feel almost telepathic, on the same wave length, able to adapt and adjust to each other on the fly, where dancing feels like a conversation of action and reaction. When I'm dancing with new people, or less experienced people, I love the challenge of adapting my own style to work with theirs, are they more bouncy, are they more musical, are they looking to do the exact moves from class or to experiment. It brings me such joy and satisfaction, worth not getting home till after midnight.
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