March 29, 2008

Not quite as good as my spins, but they're improving.  I've gotten better since the competition, which my coach and I used as a benchmark.  I want to test in the summer.

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March 29, 2008

What fun to skate with the famous
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Dear friends,

I miss you and am sorry that I haven't been communicative.  I am still skating, but am primarily focused on (and therefore writing about) weight loss and my overall health right now.  I've lost 20 pounds out of my goal, which is 80.  For the near future, I'll be blogging at http://web1.mymedifast.com/CS/blogs/tatiana_tarasova/default. ( Read more... )

We finally finished choreographing my new program yesterday!  We're using "Hero's Wedding" from Much Ado About Nothing, which was one of the top musical contenders last time around.  We opted for the Handel last time because the tempo was slower, but Cathy says I've become quite a bit stronger and am really covering the ice now, so we can finally ( Read more... )

Yes, Frost's poem does call for a snowy evening, but it's 90 degrees here, so...  Anyway, while I'm turning over some new leaves, I thought I'd also turn over a leaf in the journal.

The winds of change are here...my younger sister is moving to New Jersey (for the second time) and taking my two youngest nephews away (again).  I am deeply attached to  ( Read more... )

Hello all,

Absolutely no excuse for not posting or replying for a month, I've just been distracted by a lot of new activities -- handbells, choir, looking for a new job -- plus practicing for the competition.  I've gotten out of some of my good habits!  So as embarrassed as I am, I absolutely can't resist posting my free skate video from Skate ( Read more... )

Simon says ... I've been too busy to finish journaling about my time-off lessons learned...but I will, eventually!

But at the moment, I'm more urgently trying to pick my music for Skate Houston, and need to know which one people like best!  There are four film selections and one classical piece, all very different from each other.

Anyone interested ( Read more... )

I still can't quite articulate the joy of getting back on the ice. I'll risk the cliché and say that you truly cannot fully appreciate something until it's taken away from you. The surgery and recovery comprised a much more complex psychological journey than I ever expected. For much of the last two months, I felt as if I were in a partial state of ( Read more... )

It has been eight weeks and two days since the surgery.  I arrived at the Aerodrome today just as the children's morning classes were ending.  I was counting the hugs -- each one was precious to me -- but soon lost track.

I spent some time on the laces -- my hands have grown soft and nearly useless! -- but eventually got them right.  I was nervous, ( Read more... )