Working hard

Yaaaaay, P gave me a refresher on jumps today and they are all so. much. better. Waltz jumps are springier and waltzier, salchows are salchowier, toe loops are...well, they're not as terrible as they were. We started to do loop jumps on the wall, but I had to beg off as my abs are in no shape for that yet.

We also worked on getting my free foot in the right position for a scratch spin, because I have a tendency to point the toe down and then this drops my right hip. I ended up concentrating so much on my toe and knee that I forgot to pull my arms in, but I think it'll be good when it all comes together.

I have spent the week doing terrible Circle 8 after Circle 8, and then the moment P's eyes were on me it perfected itself, better than it was even before my two months off. The moment her eyes were off me, it went back to being almost as terrible as it had been earlier. Maybe I can have her stand on the ice and stare at me during my test.

I pushed myself pretty hard during my lesson and even with multiple sit-down breaks, I still only lasted about an hour total. If I remember correctly, that's roughly where I was when I came back after last summer's simple single laparoscopy, so I'm pleased.

And now, to nap.