Keeping Pace

Keeping Pace

Archives for February 26, 2008

Gym Traffic

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Tonight’s evening commute traveled right into my gym.  For the first time, since I joined the gym, all of the treadmills were full.  *sigh*  That is what I get for arriving at 5:30 pm. 

Fortunately, I wasn’t there for a run.  I was there to do some weights.  Running was just my preferred cardio activity.  It wasn’t my only option.

I meandered over to the cycle section, climbed on, and stared at the screen.  It took me a minute to get it going.  Before long, I was pedaling away.

It didn’t take long for me to feel my legs.  I began reading the machine.  It did say cycle, but it also said something about stairs.  I am not sure what it was.  I do know that it was never easy.  In fact, the harder I pedaled the harder it was.  I think this machine may have been programmed to do that.

Twenty minutes later, I was happy to get off the beast and lift some weights.  After a couple of sets, I could see and feel my muscles waking up. 

I love that. 

Few days late and a dollar short

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This post was NOT written out on time.  It has been lodged in my head, trying to find its way to the computer.  I am now posting it a few days late.

I have been setting up more and more appointments for the kids.   It’s all good.  Unfortunately, my calendar is left with very little white space.  I have been trying to find a way to rectify this. 

I’ve considered dropping my own support group and ask someone else to take YaYa to his.  It would free me to be at work a bit longer.  After more thought, however, I realize that it wouldn’t lighten my load enough to leave me without my own therapy.  The cost:benefit ratio does not support the change.

My Wednesday evenings will now consist of leaving work early, followed by YaYa and me attending our group therapy, then rush to pick up BoBo for his therapy downtown.  Somehow, I’ll have to find a way to fit homework and dinner into the mix.  McDonalds, here we come.

Oh yea, and DD is setting up YaYa’s guitar lessons too.  It was a Christmas gift and him missing would be saddening.  My life is a scheduling nightmare.

NOT interested

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Perhaps you have heard of the “do not call list.” It is a list that people can add their names and numbers to that theoretically prevents telemarketers from hounding you with their sales pitches. I believe that my name must have been placed on the “do not hesitate to call list.” The reason for this assumption is that my work phone has been ringing off the hook with recruiters’ calls.

Liken to the telemarketers’ calls, my response is the same: I’m NOT interested. As if it was a sales call (which, in a sense, it is) they continue to fish for more information. I just don’t want to get into the details of why a another job change would just be WRONG for me [i.e. new career, too many big life changes, don’t want to lengthen my commute any further, I have an awesome and understanding boss, and I just plain don’t want to].

I could flatter myself by thinking that I have a great reputation and that everyone wants me. Unlike before my career change, where I had been in the role for several years, this time around I know that this just isn’t the case. I’ve only been doing this for 5 months and I am still learning! I have to think that these recruiters get points ($) for resume submission. Well, they aren’t getting mine. I am just NOT interested.

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