Sun Smart? Not a chance. I was a Sun Fool!

I had my first real beach day today, meaning I lay on the sand in a bathing suit. It was gorgeous. Absolutely adored being there. It was a bit chilly when I arrived at around 11 am, but warmed up quickly and just about hit that summer feeling by later afternoon. Anyway, I don't know what I was thinking, but I didn't use any protection and I just lay there, exposed, for a good couple of hours. What can I say? I lost my mind. I had heatstroke. I am now sunburned. This is so rare an event for me; I spent four months in Hawaii last year and did not even burn once. But here I am in dreary old Vancouver, lobster chested on the 5th of May. WTH!

I thought I might have a dreadful class at 4:15 pm today post-beach with getting all that sun, also - I felt I hadn't hydrated well enough. Instead of my mainstay, ie WATER, I chose to drink coffee, Kombucha drink, and a big can of coconut water on the beach. Again, what was I thinking? I didn't even bring my water bottle to the beach. So I grabbed a one litre of regular water on the drive home and tried to chug as much of it as I could before class. Actually, I almost finished it, but prior to that I hadn't even drunk any water at all today, except for a bit first thing in the morning.

Anyway, the sun must have given me power all the same, because I had a tremendous class. I sweat buckets. I was definitely mildly uncomfortable and feeling warmer than usual because of my sun-kissed skin, but overall, really strong one. It also occurred to me that it feels like a great break if you go to an early morning class one day and then on the next day you go to an afternoon  (or, I would assume, evening) class. I felt as though the slate had been wiped clean. Great teachers always help, too. There really are some wonderful teachers at the studio I go to now, and since there are so many classes to choose from, there are a lot of different people to experience. I feel really lucky for this. I am a big fan of special people :)