I took my own advice.

So, I finally took my own advice and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised.

Since starting Zumba there has been this little, and I do mean little, girl on the front row. She is perfect. She doesn't mess up and her moves are just as snappy as the instructor. I had pretty early on decided that she was mocking me because if I was wearing a purple shirt and black pants she would be wearing the same color combination causing us to look like the XS and XL version of a picture. You know kind of like Before...After. So, needless to say I had decided I didn't like her pretty early on. I would even get mad at her when she would be doing something completely different from the instructor saying in my head "Oh, is that not hard enough for you little girl? Did you have to completely change the routine because it wasn't good enough for you?"

I guess I need to stop here and tell you that the little voice in my head gets pretty rude sometimes.

Anyway, after writing that post about not judging a book by its cover I decided if I'm going to type it I have to live it. So, I went up to her. There is this one song that she does particularly well she looks like she is on Dancing with the stars and she is the professional! I told her how good I thought she was at it and to please not think I'm some crazy stalker lady. Want to know what I found out? She's sweet!!! She was embarrassed that anyone was watching her but thanked me profusely! So, no if she's not there I miss her and I tell her so. I asked her the other day why she goes off on her own little tangent in some of the songs, you know what she said? She said Oh, I have no idea how to do what the instructor is doing there so I just do my own little thing so I don't look stupid. I DO THAT!!!! Here I was thinking she was snotty and she is more like me than I realize.

I also want to add that I know there are some other women in the class that think the way I thought before I talked to her because I've heard them talking about her. So, people of the world. Do not create an image of someone before you speak to them. You have no clue what the book says until you open the cover and read at the very least the prologue!!!

Enjoy your day!!