by Paula Brusky | Aug 16, 2021 | Paula's Journey
Today is pole upgrade day! This means that the original 10 poles at the Appleton studio are being removed and replaced with brand new competition grade Lupit’s. And I’m all kinds of emotional about it. When we opened the Appleton studio there were very few...
by Paula Brusky | Jul 28, 2021 | Paula's Journey
At the Olympics the top gymnast in the world withdrew from the team event and now the all around finals for mental health issues. I’m embarrassed to say my first reaction was “really? you trained your whole life for this moment and are pulling out?”...
by Paula Brusky | Jul 26, 2021 | Paula's Journey
At my muggle gym there is aboard where they have members write their answer to a question. The current question is “why do you work out?” And the difference in how woman versus man answers is stark. The men who answered all had a goal. Something to do with...
by Paula Brusky | Jul 12, 2021 | Paula's Journey
Yesterday I turned 40. I never cared about my age. I never thought about birthdays other than as a great time to eat cake! But this year 40 was different. 40 was heavy. 40 felt dark. 40 required me to take stock of my life. When I was a kid I thought at 40 I would...
by Paula Brusky | Jul 6, 2021 | Paula's Journey
Boundaries have been a BIG topic in the Aerial Dance Book Club the past few months. As my 40th birthday rolls around and I am, begrudgingly, throwing myself a party I have been thinking of how different respecting boundaries makes the situation. In the past when...
by Paula Brusky | Jul 4, 2021 | Paula's Journey
40. I am turning 40 in less than 7 days. I have always enjoyed my birthdays…CAKE! But seriously I never had issues when I hit “milestone” birthdays. I was always just trucking along. Until this one. 40. For some reason that number is causing me all...
