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susandennisFirst of all - last night's excitement. 2:23 in the a.m. more particularly. The fire alarm goes off. And keeps going for the next 30 minutes. I got up and looked out the front door to the hallway - no smoke, no fire. I went back to bed and turned on the TV to the front door channel. I was surprised at the number of people who left the building. Finally I saw the firefighters. And then finally they turned off the fucking alarm. And I went back to sleep.
This morning an email from Sherry said that she stayed in bed with the TV on, too. Lee, on the other hand took her cellphone and hit the street. The word on the street was that someone on my floor smelled smoke.
On to my next chapter.
I've been thinking about this for a while. I have no stamina. And less every day. You know that use it or lose it thing? Well, I don't so I have. I don't want to live forever. I'm not even interested in losing the 125 extra pounds I have. I am interested in being able to walk downtown and shop around for more than 20 minutes and walk home without fear of falling over and without sore back and shoulders.
Across the street is a gym. About the time this building opened and we moved in, two women who live here bought the gym. Tija is a personal trainer and she and Sandy have developed that gym into a well run operation. We have joked very occasionally about my joining up. But we all knew we were kidding. But now I'm not.
I sent an email to their 'info @' yesterday asking if they had any programs or ideas for old, fat people who need stamina. This morning I got a wonder and thoughtful and sympathetic note from Tija. She totally gets the problem, the challenge and me and says come on over. So I'm going to do it. It's time. I know why I want to do it. I know what I want to get out of it. I can afford it. I have the time. All the stars are lined up.
She says that the regular starter program included in the monthly fee is 3 sessions. One heath screening and then two with a trainer to get me started. Then she says that I might want to consider a personal trainer for a while and I think she may be right.
So... stay tuned... this could be a very interesting development.
This morning an email from Sherry said that she stayed in bed with the TV on, too. Lee, on the other hand took her cellphone and hit the street. The word on the street was that someone on my floor smelled smoke.
On to my next chapter.
I've been thinking about this for a while. I have no stamina. And less every day. You know that use it or lose it thing? Well, I don't so I have. I don't want to live forever. I'm not even interested in losing the 125 extra pounds I have. I am interested in being able to walk downtown and shop around for more than 20 minutes and walk home without fear of falling over and without sore back and shoulders.
Across the street is a gym. About the time this building opened and we moved in, two women who live here bought the gym. Tija is a personal trainer and she and Sandy have developed that gym into a well run operation. We have joked very occasionally about my joining up. But we all knew we were kidding. But now I'm not.
I sent an email to their 'info @' yesterday asking if they had any programs or ideas for old, fat people who need stamina. This morning I got a wonder and thoughtful and sympathetic note from Tija. She totally gets the problem, the challenge and me and says come on over. So I'm going to do it. It's time. I know why I want to do it. I know what I want to get out of it. I can afford it. I have the time. All the stars are lined up.
She says that the regular starter program included in the monthly fee is 3 sessions. One heath screening and then two with a trainer to get me started. Then she says that I might want to consider a personal trainer for a while and I think she may be right.
So... stay tuned... this could be a very interesting development.
