My Sexy Husband: So is there a harness when you’re learning hard stuff at circus school? Me: No. My Sexy Husband: Does the coach hold on to you? Me: No. My Sexy Husband: Does he stand close at least? Me: Not really. My Sexy Husband: So when you learned this ankle hang last night…? Me: I hung upside down by the tops of my feet. My Sexy Husband: What if you fell! Me: I didn’t. 

My Sexy Husband: So is there a harness when you’re learning hard stuff at circus school?

Me: No.

My Sexy Husband: Does the coach hold on to you?

Me: No.

My Sexy Husband: Does he stand close at least?

Me: Not really.

My Sexy Husband: So when you learned this ankle hang last night…?

Me: I hung upside down by the tops of my feet.

My Sexy Husband: What if you fell!

Me: I didn’t. 

This was one of the first images I came across that made me really want to learn aerial hoop. I posted it here 7 months ago before I took my first class. Last night my coach showed me this move and I got excited, and then I nailed it on the first try. And I can’t tell you how powerful I felt in that moment. I won’t lie, it was a lot of awkward manoeuvring to get the position just right, and it hurt like fucking hell, but then I let go with my hands and reached down and I was still. There was this moment of grace, and beauty and strength. It was a high in itself. So I did it with the other leg. And then I did it again. And again. And again. And I’ve got the bruise along my lower back to prove it. I’ve been running my fingers gently across the marks all day, the dull ache reminding me it was real. My body humming from the high. herdirtylittleheart: Operation “Fuck Everything and Fly” begins today. I have found a circus school that offers beginner aerial classes and tonight after work and appointments and a long day of responsibilities I’ll be circus-bound. In the mean time I’m going to distract myself by posting sexy circus shots and gratuitous vacation photos. Because a girl needs distractions…

This was one of the first images I came across that made me really want to learn aerial hoop. I posted it here 7 months ago before I took my first class.

Last night my coach showed me this move and I got excited, and then I nailed it on the first try. And I can’t tell you how powerful I felt in that moment. I won’t lie, it was a lot of awkward manoeuvring to get the position just right, and it hurt like fucking hell, but then I let go with my hands and reached down and I was still. There was this moment of grace, and beauty and strength. It was a high in itself. So I did it with the other leg. And then I did it again. And again. And again. And I’ve got the bruise along my lower back to prove it.

I’ve been running my fingers gently across the marks all day, the dull ache reminding me it was real. My body humming from the high.

herdirtylittleheart:

Operation “Fuck Everything and Fly” begins today. I have found a circus school that offers beginner aerial classes and tonight after work and appointments and a long day of responsibilities I’ll be circus-bound. In the mean time I’m going to distract myself by posting sexy circus shots and gratuitous vacation photos. Because a girl needs distractions…

(Source: stickshiftsandstilettos)

This morning sucked out loud so I have threatened cajoled begged asked this afternoon nicely to please be awesome. It’s sun-shiney, I’m getting my hair done (thanks tumbl buddies for coming through with some fantastically fun ideas) and I end the day with my aerial circus class and a hot bath. And it will be glorious dammit.

This morning sucked out loud so I have threatened cajoled begged asked this afternoon nicely to please be awesome. It’s sun-shiney, I’m getting my hair done (thanks tumbl buddies for coming through with some fantastically fun ideas) and I end the day with my aerial circus class and a hot bath. And it will be glorious dammit.

Why I Feel Better: I’m really really proud of myself for dragging my ass to circus class even though I had every reason not to. I learned how to do a monkey roll (not me in the link) even though it scared me senseless.  I took a bunch of pictures of myself in my bodysuit to share with you over the weekend in celebration of the bunniest of days.  I had a long hot bath with eucalyptus oil. I got mega laid. My sexy husband made me a giant bowl of buttery popcorn (not microwave popped, the real kind) and we’re getting stoned watching Jon Stewart.  Andre Steiner - Topless female swinging on trapeze, 1935

Why I Feel Better:

  • I’m really really proud of myself for dragging my ass to circus class even though I had every reason not to.
  • I learned how to do a monkey roll (not me in the link) even though it scared me senseless. 
  • I took a bunch of pictures of myself in my bodysuit to share with you over the weekend in celebration of the bunniest of days. 
  • I had a long hot bath with eucalyptus oil.
  • I got mega laid.
  • My sexy husband made me a giant bowl of buttery popcorn (not microwave popped, the real kind) and we’re getting stoned watching Jon Stewart. 

Andre Steiner - Topless female swinging on trapeze, 1935

I am sick and on my period and it’s a full moon and this week has been insane but fuck it, I’m still dragging my ass to circus class. Because nothing else makes me feel like this. 

I am sick and on my period and it’s a full moon and this week has been insane but fuck it, I’m still dragging my ass to circus class. Because nothing else makes me feel like this. 

I FUCKING KILLLLLLLED IT TODAY!!!!! I finally *finally* FINALLY pulled myself up from a dead hang with two hands. Pull Ups UGHHHHH! But I did it. For real. It happened. I can’t even believe it. For months I have been trying and failing and trying and failing but it happened this time. And I shouted and did a little dance. And then I did it over and over and over again just to prove it wasn’t a fluke. I have blisters on my hands and I feel invincible.  This baked bubble bath has been well earned. 

I FUCKING KILLLLLLLED IT TODAY!!!!!

I finally *finally* FINALLY pulled myself up from a dead hang with two hands. Pull Ups UGHHHHH! But I did it. For real. It happened. I can’t even believe it. For months I have been trying and failing and trying and failing but it happened this time. And I shouted and did a little dance.

And then I did it over and over and over again just to prove it wasn’t a fluke. I have blisters on my hands and I feel invincible. 

This baked bubble bath has been well earned. 

(Source: tran503)

I am about to do my first class in 2 weeks. Life/illness/responsibilities have kept me from circus and yoga and I know tonight is going to be an exquisitely painful return. exquisite-embrace: Reaching Out

I am about to do my first class in 2 weeks. Life/illness/responsibilities have kept me from circus and yoga and I know tonight is going to be an exquisitely painful return.

exquisite-embrace: Reaching Out

I killed it in my circus class today. I worked hard and it wasn’t always graceful but it felt good. And I did a 2 minute 30 second knee hang, which is a personal best! Feelin’ all kinds of proud.  Also? The naughty yet talented Kinky Casey is going to be a tiger tamer in our Circus Coven! This is a fantastic development. So now we have itmakesmewet and musingsandmischief on Fire, me representing Air, tiger taming will totally count as Earth… come on sexy witchy tumblr girls, which one of you has Water skills? We need to cover our elements. Swimmers, divers, mermaids, pretty girls in giant champagne glasses; apply within. (“betty the tiger tamer can jump through hoops” by Sarah Hickey)

I killed it in my circus class today. I worked hard and it wasn’t always graceful but it felt good. And I did a 2 minute 30 second knee hang, which is a personal best! Feelin’ all kinds of proud. 

Also? The naughty yet talented Kinky Casey is going to be a tiger tamer in our Circus Coven! This is a fantastic development. So now we have itmakesmewet and musingsandmischief on Fire, me representing Air, tiger taming will totally count as Earth… come on sexy witchy tumblr girls, which one of you has Water skills? We need to cover our elements. Swimmers, divers, mermaids, pretty girls in giant champagne glasses; apply within.

(“betty the tiger tamer can jump through hoops” by Sarah Hickey)

The crazy part is that after I do this I can pull myself back up into the hoop to do another trick. 6 months ago I would never have been able to do this!

The crazy part is that after I do this I can pull myself back up into the hoop to do another trick. 6 months ago I would never have been able to do this!

(Source: herdirtylittleheart)

In lieu of more juicy details about the party last weekend please accept this picture of me monkeying around at circus school. (Juicy details to follow of course, when I am less sleepy/anxious/distracted.)

In lieu of more juicy details about the party last weekend please accept this picture of me monkeying around at circus school.

(Juicy details to follow of course, when I am less sleepy/anxious/distracted.)

(Source: herdirtylittleheart)

Oh hey tumblr what’s up? I’m just doin’ my circus thang… no big deal… (EXCEPT TOTALLY BIG DEAL BECAUSE I’M SO FUCKING PROUD OF MYSELF!!!)

Oh hey tumblr what’s up? I’m just doin’ my circus thang… no big deal…

(EXCEPT TOTALLY BIG DEAL BECAUSE I’M SO FUCKING PROUD OF MYSELF!!!)

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