Early Cartwheel February 28, 2019
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My birthday isn’t until the weekend, but yesterday I was at the gym that has a big classroom, and no one was in it, and the lights were out, so I got off the treadmill and went into said classroom and did three cartwheels—because there is space and because if it turned out that this is the year I can’t do a cartwheel, someone would find my broken body fairly quickly—but the cartwheels were fine, that is, they felt fine, I’m sure they weren’t perfect or gorgeous, and I haven’t attempted one since last year, and I was in fact worried about this year because I haven’t been to the gym enough to keep up what little weight resistance/lifting I do with my arms and I haven’t been keeping up with yoga so I’ve barelyrarely been supporting my own weight and my arms are starting to look like old-lady arms—still, it made me happy to do the cartwheels, but because I did them before my birthday I’m not sure they can count as my birthday cartwheel as I think I have to turn the next number first, so the question again becomes where can I conveniently and safely attempt my birthday cartwheel as there are few readily available indoor spaces and outside is hard, dangerous ice?
I’d be happy to lend you the runway from my foyer through my dining room…I’ll even record it for you! xoxo
Deeply impressed as always. Any chance you’d be willing to try it on a balance beam?
And yet you look so carefree when you’re doing them!
How wonderful. I always admire you for doing this. Happy birthday!
I love that you do this, even while I feel envious that you can. My old lady arms are, I am sure, much more old ladyish than yours are. Happy Birthday, dear IB. I might not wish you HB on FB but I will here. HB IB.
You are amazing. I could never do a cartwheel, even at age 10 with my very young lady arms. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! And did you do that actual birthday cartwheel yet? If so, please update us on the lucky venue.