Abs and Squats | Day 3...

If I'm being honest with you, I'm surprised I've made it even this far into the calender! I have an absolutely awful track record for procrastination and giving up on these types of things, but I think it helps that I really really want and need more core strength. I've been focusing on my pirouettes and turns at dance for the past couple of weeks and I need more strength for that. I've also been trying to get into a backbend, and the squats also help abs and lower back strength, which you need for backbends.

So this is how things went today.

The sit ups. These felt pretty easy today actually.

The crunches. My neck wasn't hurting as much as yesterday, but I could definitely feel this in my abs.

The leg raises. These were surprisingly quite easy!

The plank. Easy, again!

The squats. I did two sets of 30, so they weren't as bad as yesterday, but my legs do feel a little bit like jelly!

So that's it for today! Come and visit tomorrow to see pictures, if you like looking at bellies xD

Abs and Squats | Day 2...

Today's workout consisted of an increased number of reps to yesterday. Well, I mean, obviously. Each day's workout gets harder than the last. I'd also like to mention that I won't be photographing everyday, instead I will be getting photos every five days, as this will show progress (if any!) more clearly.

The sit ups. Not too bad. Tougher than yesterday but still okay.

The crunches. I more or less got over my fear of the yesterday, so today was easy, but my neck hurts when I'm doing them. I'm sure this is because of incorrect form, but I don't know how to correct them. Help?

The leg raises. These weren't unpleasant at all, but I did feel them.

The plank. Easy peasy. I can do a minute easily, so this was nice and relaxing, actually!

The squats. Omg. I did them all at once after sticking on some pop music with a good beat, but my legs hurt now!


Anyway, that's two days down, 28 to go! I'm 1/15 of the way there! Yay!

Tunesday...

Abs and Squats | Day 1...

Hey guys, I'm just reporting on how today's workout went; you can see the original post and calnder for yourself here.

Well here's the verdict.

The sit ups. I expected these to be quite easy, as I normally do a couple of sets of ten in ballet and contemporary anyway. They were almost as easy as I thought, except I did start to feel something at the end.

The crunches. I hate crunches with a passion, so I was really dreading these. But it turns out they weren't as bad as I'd thought, so these were over and done with quickly.

The leg raises. Not too bad. I struggled to keep correct form, however, so I had to do five more with my hands under my bum to stop from arching my back, and this seemed to work much better.

The plank. Easy. Enough said.

The squats. I did them in two sets of 20 then a 10. Ouch!

And here are some very lovely pictures of me today....yay.

30 Day Workout Calender | Abs and Squats...

Hi guys, do you feel up for a challenge?! I've merged two workout calenders together to create this monster of a challenge, and I'm going to give it a go, with today being day 1!

For the past week and a bit I've been 'relaxing', essentially just lazing around, with only a couple of dance classes to keep me going. Now 90% of my classes have stopped for the summer, and I always manage to put on so much weight over these six weeks, so I thought I'd better do something active to keep my weight down. And why not tone and strengthen while I'm at it, eh? Bonus!

So this is it. You work for three days, then get a rest day. And repeat. A lot. So just stick on some music and get going!

Remember to take before and after photos and send me the links, I can't wait to see your progress! I'll be keeping a little diary as I go, to keep you all updated, why don't you do the same and blog about your experience after? It'd be an interesting read :D

Think Happy...42/52...(and the t20!!)

Good evening everyone, or morning, or afternoon! This week I've  been enjoying a week off from school!


1. Last night I attempted some levitation photography with my brothers. Eben took this one of me:

I think it's pretty realistic! Then I took these of Gabriel:

Getting sucked into the bin!

This took so many attempts, but we got there in the end!

This is a blooper, but it looks like he's doing pointework, which I find highly amusing!

2. Dance this week has been good. In street we added to our dance, and it's turning out awesome. In ballet we were worked hard by one of the student teachers, Jade. I still ache now!


3. Contemporary was so good on Tuesday! We've almost finished the dance we're doing now, and it's so pretty, and I'm getting used to this different style of dancing. We were also getting hyped up about all of the competitions we're going to be doing! We're allowed to do either two troupe dances, or a troupe dance and a solo/duet/trio. I'm really hoping to do a troupe and a solo!


4. On Wednesday I danced at the T20 that was aired on Sky Sports 2! I don't know if our dance was actually shown on TV, but we were on the big screen in the stadium!

Selfie in front of the pitch!

Afterwards with Holly and Amber

5. I got the Sims 2 Ultimate Edition! Which means you get the base game and all 18 expansion packs for free, until the end of the month!


6. I got my dvd of this year's dance show! I've now been able to watch all of my dances back, and my friends' and my little ballet class'! So good!


7. I was gaming on a server yesterday and this dude was being ever so racist, so I kicked him out; it felt so good!


8. Did a mini photoshoot with Eben!

9. I ordered a new leotard, finally!


10. I made a new friend called Никита, I think, or Nikita. He's Russian :)

Tunesday...

A day late again, but this is a pretty song! I'm gathering songs for a contemporary dance solo, any ideas?

Welcome to the Family Little Ones...

Yesterday I made two more bower birds, a blue one and a pink one, and they're so pretty! See here for my first one.

Now here are all three of them together!

Think Happy...41/52...

So this week has been outstanding for me! Let's begin!


1. Did my hair and makeup! Cat's eyes and bun with bandana :D

2. Dancing has been fun this week. In street on Monday I was on my own but I got to show off my epic tricks, which was cool. Contemporary was better, although, again, I was on my own. Becky (our new teacher) put us in a really cool looking formation. And ballet and pointe was good yesterday, painful, but good!


3. I made three Bower Birds, see here for the first one!

4. Found an awesome new ballet and stretching YouTube channel!


5. Found out that I'm taking an AS level along with my GCSEs next year!


6. Last week at school!


7. Saw my cousin instead of my cinema trip today, which was sadly cancelled :(


8. Got a summery feeling!!



That's all I can think of for now, but watch out for these next six weeks. Lots more posts!

Attic24's Bower Bird...

Hiiii!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to write this post today because it's finally happening! After a year-long wait, Lucy's pattern for a bower bird was released the other day, and I finished mine today!

Isn't she just the sweetest?! I highly recommend that you go check out the pattern right here, because she has so many gorgeous birds over on her blog.

I love her so much! She's made from acrylic DK yarn, but the pale blue details are stitched with cotton DK, and I actually prefer this yarn, so maybe I'll make an entirely cotton bird one day soon.

Anyway, here's another full-body shot...

Aww, it feels like I'm falling in love! Anyway, I already have another on my hook, so I'll leave now so you have time to make your own. Send me a link once you have, I'd love to see yours! Bye!