The Heart of Dixie


By day I am a lowly telecom rep, workin' for the weekend along with the rest of the underprivileged world. But after work I am Dixie Kicks, a proud member of the Wicked Pissahs and the Boston Massacre roller derby teams. When I am not wearing skates, you can find me cooking up a vegan storm in the kitchen, daydreaming of North Carolina (my home, sweet home), petting my cats, planning my next adventure, looking for great vintage finds at thrift stores, spending lots of time with my boyfriend, and planning craft projects that will never be started and/or completed.

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lop-sided

I’ve been struggling trying to do a particular balancing exercise in the gym lately. I can do it perfectly on my left leg, probably for hours if I wanted. But when I switch to my right leg, it takes a really, really long time to balance and then I inevitably almost fall down several times. WHY???!!! I have spent a long time trying to figure out why my right leg is my new bum leg…then today it hit me (not my leg, um, the reason): DERBY!! My left leg does all the work and we only skate in one direction, so those muscles are all pumped up and ready to go, while my right leg is still confused and sad and left in the dust. I’ll have to figure out some separate balancing exercises to do to try to strengthen the little guy. We’ll see…