Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme!

I was reading Self magazine and read that Kelly Osbourne swears by hula hooping. Paige recently bought a weighted hula hoop and I thought maybe I should try it out - something new and fun. 

This is the story of how I learned to hula hoop...

I got there and had Paige demonstrate the hula hoop, and I watched thinking, yes, yes, if she can do it, I can do it. 

This began my hoop dreams.

I put on the hula hoop and I SUCKED. Like it was terrible. And then I had Jeff and Paige making fun of me (as they should). I boob hooped for most of the beginning (impressive, I know). Jeff said I looked like those inflatable sky guy dancers. I would put the hoop down and Jeff would bark at me things like "Can't never could!" I felt like I was at fat camp with Tony.

Jeff

Paige

I kept trying, and finally was like to Jeff - "You do it!" 

He got up there like a freaking pro. He could do it for ten minutes without even trying. 

So then I got serious. It was hard to admit, but they were pros. And this began my training with Jeff. He started giving me tips and techniques. First was the obvious - 

to bring it around town.

I became really good at thigh hooping, so then I was told to make smaller hip circles. 

And our training continued

Until finally it kinda clicked (sorta) and I was able to feel the rhythm

I WILL CONQUER THE HULA HOOP