Tai Chi...

I love it, but man, it can be hard to do with toddlers around. No way to keep the mental state you're supposed to be keeping. But that's okay. I was still able to do the routine, and it was funny to see the kiddos trying to play along. Even the DVD instructor (David-Dorian Ross) would likely have laughed to see Calla so solemnly doing "opening the door" with her own little ball.

(The DVD kit came with a very slightly weighted ball, just enough that by the end, you can definitely feel that you were using your muscles through the workout - but not so heavy that you had to grip the ball or lost the fluidity of motion.)

I hadn't done Tai Chi in a while, but I'm very glad to be resuming it. My back feels so much better.