A new week

[susandennis]

The longer I'm retired, the more I have grown to love Mondays. I like the feeling of a bright, shiny, new week.  Today a deposit I've been waiting on finally made it into my bank account and I can finally get an insurance issues resolved and my new Nexus 7 will be delivered...  On weekdays, stuff happens.

And on Mondays, the pool is open for early swims.  This morning I did 3/4ths of a mile.  Yesterday, I did it for the first time and would have tried for a mile but my toes cramped up so I stopped.  Today I got to 3/4ths of a mile just as lap time ended at 8.  I may try getting there a little earlier for early morning swims.  The idea of swimming appeals to me.

My upper right arm has been bothering me when I swim but today it was much better so whew.

And then there's my hair.  I keep my hair short but, even so, the chlorine morphs it from the thin, fine baby hair it is naturally to thick brillo pad porcupine spikes.  It's kind of Big Texas Hair meets Stuck Your Finger In a Light Socket. I wash it with chlorine removing shampoo which pretty much does nothing. If I use conditioner, it feels better but lays so flat on my head, that I look bald.

I decided to try a swim cap.  Today.  I lasted 1 lap with it. What a horrible feeling to have your head squeezed in like a sausage!!!  I am now officially fine with sticky outy metal spoke looking hair.

The sun is out and blinding.  I nearly hit someone in an intersection this morning.  I'm staying in with the blinds drawn thank you very much.

Comments

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

My initial laps were all breaststroke the other day. I don't mind putting my face in the water; I have no issues with keeping water out of my nose, but I am concerned about water in my ears. Any suggestions? I don't like the idea of a swim cap either.

[susandennis]

ear plugs?

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I don't know why I didn't think of that:)

[legalmoose]

I've had really good luck with these reusable earplugs. You just rinse them off after your swim and they last for forever and a day (much better than having to keep repurchasing the disposable kind).

[princessgeek.livejournal.com]

Are you rinsing your hair before you get in the pool? If you give your hair a nice drink of clean water it will soak up less chlorine. Also you could put in some silicone-y hair stuff to try to protect it too. Like hair "gloss" or "shine serum". I know there are products made especially for that but who Knows if if they're any better than water?

[susandennis]

Yes, I soak my hair thoroughly before the pool. I think I'm going to stop worrying about it. I don't need to be gorgeous :)

[nancytoday.livejournal.com]

Thank you for writing this morning!

[catmomma.livejournal.com]

Monday is my favorite day of the week and has been since I quit working full time in 1998. It is a quiet day that I usually have no plans outside the house and it is all mine