Harmony My Ass

Those two- Lee and Anne Marie, the New York couple from the Eharmony commercials are really getting on my fucking nerves. It was cute the first couple times, but after I see them professing their love to each other for the 999th time I want to find them and tell them to SHUT THE FUCK UP!! WE DON'T CARE!!

So I rejoined Curves last year and while I knew it wasn't the most strenuous workout, I needed to get back into the routine of working out again but I had lost my mojo somewhere along the way. I figured if I was paying to go, I would go. And I did. From Jan til about mid November I was pretty consistent going 3- 5 days per week most of the time. And I felt better, definitely had more energy. No more napping on the couch after supper. I lost a few inches here and there but nothing major. I had hoped for more but realistically the Curves workout doesn't produce buff bods. And I got really tired of the same bad karaoke reproduction music and the same people who seem more interested in going there to socialize then workout, to the point where the person on duty would turn the music down so they could talk. ARGH.

So then my buddy looks into this awesome corporate deal she can get at a local gym chain and it extends to family. Well... since we consider ourselves 'soul sistahs' and we're pretty sure we saw a clause in there that counts that as family, we sign me up too. I was a bit timid at first- having never been to a REAL and co-ed gym, but after a couple weeks of getting used to the layout and the equipment I got over any feelings of ineptitude and was jamming on the elliptical with the rest of them.

So my bud is telling about these spin classes she was taking and how great of a workout they are. I had heard of them and thought it looked fun, so after a couple of months I figure I'm ready to tackle that.

I don't think anybody... is EVER fully ready for a Spin Class. And I know, cause I googled it. Athletes that bike for miles, aerobic queens, weight lifters- it's all the same story. They took it to shake up their workout and end up nearly passing out and/or puking, barely able to walk afterward, in pain for days afterward. About 10 minutes in I thought I had bitten off more than I can chew but I hung in there and did the best I could. At the end of the 40 minute session when I got off the bike my legs buckled. I didn't go down thank god but they were wobbly all the way home... and my quads still hurt today, 4 days later. Mostly just when I stand or sit, anything that engages those particular muscles, which makes it interesting when I have to go to the bathroom. I really liked the class actually, but if this is the kinda pain I'm in for, forget it. I know it'll get easier the more I do it but I live on the 3rd floor of a building with no elevator. I'm just not that much of a masochist. Although since I'm out of a job as of the end of next week, I'll have all kinds of time to sit around and recover should I chose to tempt fate and try it again.

Yeessss.... I'm out of work once again. Never thought it would happen twice in my lifetime but times are definitely tough out there. 87 of us got notice on 10Mar the office was closing 27Mar. How fucking wonderful. I loved working there, most of us did and the afternoon they broke the news most people spent it sitting around talking and crying. We are getting a decent severance- 8 weeks salary and another chunk out of the goodness of their hearts which basically amounts to another month salary for me, different amounts depending on how long you worked there. Plus they set us up with career counsellors and workshops to help us in our job hunts. So I'll take advantage of these resources, take a few weeks of doing not much but trying to work on this fabulous book idea I had and helping get my daughter back to school (anxiety issues- that's a whole other story) and see what pops up. I have a line on something coming up with another company and I know a few other people are heading there, and I probably will too, but I know they're not the greatest people to work for and they don't have the best reputation for keeping promises to their employees. But at least it's something for now and who knows... maybe it'll work out for me. Maybe not, but at least I'd be going in with my eyes wide open.

And I can probably use all that upcoming free time to update more blog more often ;)