💪🏾 The Needy Girl Boss Is Getting Back on her Fitness
On this March Sunday, the goals became clearer when I stepped up to a stripper pole 👀
Hi all — DISCLAIMER: Audio ahead. I am the friend you don’t want on speakerphone, so grab your headphones or earbuds and listen to this very quick rambleyap.
Enjoy 😘 — T
T’s Notes: In transparency, I told many people I was doing this, so I thought it would be more efficient to do a before/after then an at home reaction to the class via the stock voice note recorder thingy on my iPhone 15 Pro Max.
🙏🏾 Apologies for the sound quality in advance, my darlings — next time I will bring my own tripod and mic stand (because I do own those, I should use them, right?)
Love — but only if you deserve it,
T 😘
I stopped being chickenshit and joined many other much more confident people globally and I went to an intro to pole-dancing class. 🤗
Where I went: Studieauxxx Heauxxx in Columbia, SC
When I fell in love with the place: I got there 30 minutes early (which is good because I passed the driveway twice), so I heard the previous, more advanced class chatting and interacting with one another. The vibes were ELITE. They were very supportive and friendly with one another, even linking up for the next classes together (I love good community vibes!).
The second is when some of the femmes and thems who were taking the class I was in started trickling in. The vibes, again were elite.
The third was when that all-Black dance school ballet kicked in fast when the instructor said pirouette. I am so glad I am a lazy girl exerciser and keep weights by my bed and in my home office and I stretch and do deadlifts and squats daily. My mobility could be better, tho.
I can still do a split — I’ll feel it tomorrow, but I can still do a split. Let’s fucking go.
I did find myself staring at myself and my feet in the mirror like I did in those McClendon School of Dance days so more classes will be needed (I already signed up for next Sunday 🤗).
(My Birkenstocks too suffer from pollen season, as seen above), but your girl will not get her standard bougie pedicure until the new flooring is installed. Y’all, more on that later 🤦🏾♀️)
(This is the cozy studio in downtown Columbia, SC👆🏾— super cute, right?)
But if the participants are going to be as fun as the group was today, I will continue to make the 8-minute drive from the house once a week to shake my ass in a safe space respectfully.
Why did I do this? Like all chickadees, we all think we have the moves 😛 But do we? Some of us have And I KNOW I said I was going to post the video I shot of my dancing, but…Imma wait until I like how I look better — the internet IS forever 😁
I’ve always wanted to try a class like this, and I have recently been shaking off the cobwebs of Gymrat T and getting back to my beloved Planet Fitness. A bitch got new shoes that must be broken in. I got a couple of pair of booty-popping high-waisted leggings, and a purple gym bag.
All this to say — get ready for more gym selfies on Instgram. I am tired of being bored in my house after work and being sad. I gotta do something other than read smut and be moody (I’m still going to do both of those things, but still 😁).
Plus, being fine this summer is a MUST. Cowboy Carter in ATL is in mid-July — I will be fine in my Levi’s 😁👖.
👩🏾 I get it from my momma
Plus, look at all these gym clothes. They must be used. Let’s get it:
I spent most of my wardrobe (pictured above) building since 2020 in the athleisure sector, so I am well stoked (also, this house, currently under construction, has ZERO closet space. so this is legit all of my athleisure. God bless these salaries over the past 5 years. Very fortunate.)
🛒The T Time Shopping Cart
Here are the links to the random shit I mentioned in the audio (you’re welcome, my darlings).
You have the Tanita Gaither promise that these are not affiliate links and I am not being paid for these link-outs. I am just a helpful Southern girl and the first two bullets are to the same Black/woman-owned business so, that’s my main motivation.
Spot Me Red Leopard Romper — Peach Perfect (Black-owned business)
In 2020, I also bought these very adidas Women’s Chaos walking shoes in white/ecru tint/and grey that are well broken in and have held up quite nicely. adidas has always held up.
I was also looking at the Nike Metcon 6’s, but I will hold off until the A’ja Wilson shoe drops in May. Get me a lil’ “treat yo’self” birthday shoe. I spoil myself ☺️
Women's High-Rise Matte Short 6" in Dark Army, size XXL 🍑🍑🍑 (I wore these today to 1) do laundry at the laundromat and then I ran errands before going to the class (I got some rice cakes and FitButter) — again, ELITE! The didn’t fold or roll down over the 😋 fupa ✨ and I looked like a fucking 🎶Brickhouse🎶, not gonna lie. Honey Bunny was looking at me extra long this morning before he left for work this morning 😋 so my 🍑 were cheek-ing, femmes, hims, and thems!)
Women's High-Rise Matte Short 6" in Black, size XXL 🍑🍑🍑 (Also shout out to NoBull for the extended sizes and the speedy shipping. I did use my PlanetFitness Black Card perks to get a sweet little discount/deal on these, so you may way to upgrade if you can swing it 😁
🎶 T’s Tasty Tune of the Week
Mother Monster is back, bitch.
🏋🏾♀️ T’s Favorite Gym Shirt
You know it’s true 🍑
See you at the Smith machine ✌🏾 — don’t forget to stretch and do your Kegels, ladies 😘
P.S.: Don’t forget — The Needy Girl Boss playlist is here for all of your random moods:
P.S.S. — OK, for real — I gotta plan tomorrow’s workout and sew this thing back 👇. I love you. Bye 😘 ✌🏾
P.S.S.S. — OK, I legit meant to publish this an hour ago, but momma called, so blame her. I did manage to sew this 👆🏾 back together ☺️ For real, bye, my loves. 😘