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I Just Wanna Dance With Somebody

Dance Walkers

Guess who’s back, back again. Dancin’s back, tell a friend. 😉

Birmingham Dance Walks are back! Our first dance walk of 2019 will be 2pm CDT on Sunday, March 24th at Railroad Park. We’ll meet on the grass across from the Boxcar Cafe (which is located under the 17th Street Plaza covered area). Look for the balloons!

What is Dance Walking? It’s a fun fitness craze sweeping the globe. We are dancing and walking our way through Birmingham on a quest for fun, people, music, and FITNESS! Everyone is welcome and all ages are encouraged to join!

We’ll provide music via megaphones throughout the dance walk, but feel free to bring your own or listen with some earbuds. We’ll dance walk around the park until we’ve had our fill. Don’t tell anyone, but we heard that Free Hugs Birmingham might even pop up at some point!

You can find more details and RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2120427331380720/.

Want to see how it got started? Here you go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3Duz_6a9M

Email me if you have any questions or would like information on sponsorship info. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, March 24th at 2pm at Railroad Park. SPREAD THE WORD AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS!

You asked for it!

pic1It’s that time again…dance walk time! I haven’t done a dance walk since April of 2014 (shame on me!), so it’s long past due. The last one was a bit rained out, but we shall motor on! The People have been asking for it and the People shall have it! 🙂

What is dance walking? Fun, free fitness! It’s basically a moving, dancing flash mob. It’s insanely fun and chaotic and spastic and everything that an afternoon of music should be in Birmingham. I first saw the idea here and have been doing them (somewhat sporadically) in Birmingham ever since.

Our next dance was has me exceptionally excited because of our partners. We have fitness fabs Zyp Bikeshare and SOL Dance Experience on board as our presenting sponsors. We can’t thank them enough and will be telling you more about both in the coming weeks.

To get all the details for the Dance Walk coming up on in the Parkside District at 4p.m. on March 20th, check out the Facebook event here (and be sure to RSVP too!). We’ll have giveaways, music, and dancing – all for FREE! What more could you ask for?

See you on March 20th with my dancing shoes on!

Friday Favorites

Two words: Mandi Rae.
This woman is amazing.
http://b-metro.com/birmingfamous-mandi-rae/15483/
It also happens to be her birthday so double the Friday fun.
I’m glad she’s in my life.
Get some of her in yours too.

Currently in progress

We’re in day 5 of #bloglikecrazy…watch out now! Today’s prompt is to bring my loyal readers up to date on what I’m “currently” doing in my life.  Since the Birmingham Girls Club conference is over, I am finally getting back into a routine.

Watching: I’ve fallen in love with Scandal, Nashville, and keep sticking by my old Tivo favorites of Big Bang Theory, and How I Met Your Mother. For some unknown reason I cannot seem to quit SNL though I have tried many times. I don’t know what it is. Also, my deep dark secret: On sick days, I curl up with the iPad and marathons of Dawson’s Creek and Felicity. HUSH!

Listening to: I’m a huge folkie at heart, so have been pulling out my Ellis Paul, Don Conoscenti, and Christopher Williams a lot lately. I also enjoy newer “alternative” stuff, so love Lorde, ZZ Ward, and CHVRCHES. When I want to dance, I grab some Avicii, Daft Punk, or anything on Power 102.1. I recently discovered that station when my SiriusXM subscription ran out and I can’t turn it off. It brings back every high school memory I ever had.

Planning: I’m not! I have been planning event after event for the last solid year. I quit. I’m done. I’m kidding. I have next week’s BGC Social coming up and we are hand painting and donating ornaments to First Light Women & Children’s Shelter for it. I’m also working on our holiday party that will be in December where I’m concocting a different twist on Dirty Santa. I will need to work on some more events for BGC for 2014, as well as start the Birmingham Dance Walks back up so that will be next. I’m also going to Savannah soon, but we’re not planning a lick of that trip. We’ll figure it out when we get there and do whatever we do! LIFE IS GRAND!

Thinking about: My life and what I want to do with it. I have all these resources..what do I want to do with them? How do I want to utilize the gifts and desires I have? An article I read today really made me stop and think. You can find it here. Let me know what you think.

Looking forward to: Everything. I don’t want to discount anything because something seems bigger or better. Everything is something to look forward to whether it’s for the celebration or the learning experience. I am very happy to have a mini vacation when we head to Savannah, but I am looking forward to waking up everyday and figuring out a little more about myself. And, more importantly, figuring out how I can help people more.

Reading: I don’t have a lot of time for reading, but do make time for my two small groups that I meet with weekly. We are currently reading “Unglued” and “Made to Crave” – both by Lysa TerKeurst. I need both books desperately. I need God more.

Making me happy: My small groups and girlfriends in there, my wonderful support system of friends and family that I can vent to, celebrate with, or cry on any day of the week. “Me” time is making me happy right now. That may sound (and seem) selfish, but I am an extrovert that requires copious amounts of introvert “me” time. It’s how I recharge and regroup. Thankfully, I’ve had lots of that lately so have been especially grateful (and productive)! I’ve been relaxing and recharging, but also doing some much-needed de-cluttering and cleaning out in the house. Yay!

What are you currently into?

Until tomorrow dear friends!
Love yourself.
Find peace inside.
Share happiness.