Saturday is usually a BodyJam day for me, the hip-hop dance workout that I’ve been enjoying for almost 20 years, and certified to teach until Covid shut it all down. There wasn’t enough interest after Covid, I was one of the 500 Goodlife employees laid off by email. No matter I still stalk my instructor friends at their classes, sometimes joining them on stage, but it is more fun to participate rather than have to review choreography all the time.
Today was a bit different from the ordinary. We were supposed to see Sarah McLachlan last night, but she postponed the Canadian leg of her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy tour last minute due to laryngitis. I was rather bummed about that, as we missed her when she came in the summer and the tickets were astronomically expensive for Budweiser stage. So when her fall US/Canada tour was announced I got right on Ticketmaster as soon as I could and scored pretty decent tickets at Casino Rama, 90 minutes just north of us. The important thing is her voice, so I hope the rescheduled dates work for us. To be honest, it worked out OK as I had a baby shower to attend downtown, so that saved a bit of running around first thing this morning.
1/ So the first thing I did was get dressed to go to a baby shower! What does one wear to a baby shower these days? I live in sweats and workout clothes but have tons of dresses and outfits in my closet that I never wear anymore. And heels? Don’t bother getting into those, even if I could still stand on them. I didn’t want to wear any work type outfits either, those that I had for the last few years whenever I went to local or head office.
This is what I ended up wearing; Moto-Little House on the Prairie vibes I know. It was comfy.
What a gorgeous presentation!
2/ Duolingo – I started practicing French in March in preparation for our May trip, and worked my way up to level 65 now, on a 214 day streak. I have a minor degree in French but it is so rusty as I got my degree over 30 years ago – gulp. It did come in handy for directions when we were in Nice, but I got lazy as most folks understood English. Nevertheless I hope to go back next year,
3/ Wordle – got it in 3. My stats aren’t too bad:
4/ Connections – got it.
5/ Like a dutiful Canadian, I’m watching the Leafs play the Blues, with our old man Cody. He turned 16 last weekend. He’s blind, a little deaf, has been fighting cancer for 2 years and getting more confused. But he’s our little sweetheart and sits here in his favourite spot:
At a time 
Oh, Cody! What a cute little guy, even from behind.
That spread is indeed beautiful, I hope you had fun at the baby shower.
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It was lovely Julie! I’ve been working out with these girls for 10 years, and watched them get married and start families. I’m like a gym Auntie 😆! A bit bittersweet, as my firstborn will be moving out for good soon.
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I workout daily but have not heard of Bodyjam . . . or the layoffs by email. What?
The outfit for the shower is cute. That was a bummer about the concert. I hope the for the rescheduled dates work for you.
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Bodyjam is a Les Mills program, rather niche nowadays, I’m doing more of the Combat and Pump lately. Les Mills is licensed globally and in Canada we can only get it at GoodLife Fitness, the major gym here . And yeah the layoffs … I only did it for fun and exercise, but some instructors had been there 20 years and taught several classes. Ugh.
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I think you picked a great outfit for the shower. Most important thing is that you felt good wearing it 😉
So sorry the concert was postponed but there’s nothing to be done about illness. I hope you’ll get to see Sarah in concert soon.
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Thanks San, yes I think she will be great when she’s back on track. I have a seen her live in forever!
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The last baby shower I went to was when I had my youngest (13 years ago) – I would have no clue what to wear. I really like your outfit.
I am also re-learning my French on Duolingo currently. I sometimes can’t believe I had it for 7 years in school. I have the feeling I forgot so much. One of my former lab mates lives in Paris now and I hope I can visit her next year so it will come in handy.
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Thanks! Oh I hope you get to visit Paris next year too! It’s such a great city and bonus that you have people to visit there 🙂
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It’s a bummer when things get canceled one looks forward too. Hope you have a chance to go at a later day. I think you outfit looks really fun.
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Thanks, yes the outfit worked out well. Interesting the different outfits folks wore, anything goes now. It was a lovely celebration!
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LOVE your baby shower look!
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I did the same thing with duolingo, brushing up on my French for our trip to Paris and also learning a bit of Spanish. I’ve decided to keep going because I plan to go back to France and Spain at some stage. I’ve also added in Italian which I have a few basics in because we have some clients there so often I have a few days there even when our main plan is to visit a different country.
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It would be amazing to see Sarah McLachlan in concert, I hope you get to go when rescheduled! I could play Mirrorball on repeat. I understand the letdown — we were going to see Shakira in very early 2020 before covid and she cancelled due to vocal strain of some sort. And I love that your dog is a hockey fan.
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