Today, I sort of graduated. For the last seventeen months, I've been spending every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at the small-ish gym in my trainer's apartment building. It was exactly what I needed-- well equipped, but not overwhelming. And very private. Then, a couple months ago, my trainer got married. Now she and her husband are moving to a house. With, obviously, no gym.
So starting next week... we're switching it up. Instead of the gym, we'll be working out at the park near my house. So... y'know. Less private. Pretty public, in fact. Pretty I'm-going-be-sweating-my-ass-off-in-front-of-lots-of-people.
And I'm cool with that. I'm even looking forward to it.
Not only is this change-up an opportunity for my to get over my self-consciousness about exercising in front of other people... it's an opportunity to share a picture I took a couple years ago of my new "gym:"
Not bad, right? Sometimes change is a good thing.
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What's the best change you've made lately?
Wow, love the palm trees, don't have that at my side of the woods.
Some pics of MY park (where I go jogging) :-)
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Posted by: Kat | 10/30/2009 at 07:36 AM
A change in your workout will be so good for you! For your body AND your mind.
So. I just spend ten minutes Googling, trying to find your blog. I randomly remembered it -- having read it months ago -- but I couldn't recall the actual NAME of the blog, so I was using keywords. I really wanted to rediscover your blog to find out what you had decided: adoption or in vitro? But now, looking through your posts, it looks like you're still thinking it over? I'm gonna bookmark your site so I can find you again when you DO make that decision. Happy to follow along!
Posted by: Alexis Grant | 10/30/2009 at 09:28 AM
Love your new "gym"! I think I might be more inspired to workout in a place like that, except for on the many rainy days we have here in Seattle.
The best change I've made lately has also been the hardest, which was to take a leave of absence from teaching and stay home with my son for this year. I went back to work part-time when he was 4 months old and did a child-care swap with my teaching partner. So I was either dealing with 26 fourth graders or 2 infants on any given day. Yikes. The whole thing was so stressful, and the options I had so limiting (either too much energy or money required and not enough of either coming in) that I decided to take time off to reevaluate things - and watch my son grow up, of course.
It's been incredibly challenging, but I think it was the best decision I could have made. I've learned a lot about myself so far, and when the year is up I hope to have set in motion some new life goals and made serious progress on my happiness project.
We'll see... :-)
Posted by: Jessica | 10/30/2009 at 02:44 PM
Forgot to answer the question.
Two changes really
Made an appointment at a fertility clinic (4th November) and going back to school (9th November). I'm already starting to feel stressed out..
Posted by: Kat | 10/31/2009 at 05:29 AM
HUGE changes!!!! Congratulations! Youre doing The Active Thing, which is hard, but so exciting... And worth it! Cant wait to hear about your journey.
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Posted by: sarahfain | 10/31/2009 at 08:03 AM