ballet!!!!!!!!! i grew up dancing, age 2 to 15, and it meant a whole lot to me--i went to class like 5x a week, danced en pointe, was cast in a leading role in my last nutcracker season, i lived n breathed it. but i developed an osteochondral lesion in one of my ankles & had to have surgery and then it wasn't clear if i could go back to dance so i just... didn't... for years and years.

i finally started back up in the fall of 2024 & have been taking a class a week! it's rly nice to reconnect with an old hobby in a new way... i've regained a lot of strength and flexibility that i thought was gone, and i have a healthier relationship w food/body image/etc than i did back then. i rly want to get en pointe again once i'm strong enough. ^_^