Yes I did!
Change yourself and fortune will change with you.
Portugese Proverb
I started my day pretty late and I didn't think I'd be motivated to do anything that I wanted but little did I know, fortune was to be bestowed upon me. My guitar was not as bad as I thought. My cousin traveled with me on our 20 minute trip to find Guitar Center. It was pretty scary at first because I don't often drive far from my home, still we found the place. He said it would be a while before the guitar really broke down. The bridge was coming up a bit but the saddle will be fine unless it truly messes with the sound of the notes. I bought a guitar tuner and some new strings so tonight I plan on beginning Callous Fingers journey. Speaking of callouses, my cousin and I went to the gym and it was rather interesting. I bring up the callouses because we practiced volleyball and we wondered if our forearms would eventually get calloused as to hit the ball with little to no pain. It has been many years since I banged up my forearms and I found it very invigorating! But our long 2 hour visit to the gym made volleyball a short activity.
When we got to the gym, by far, the hardest workout was figuring out how to use the free lockers for you wallets and phones. I didn't read the instructions that were displayed on top of the locker, mostly because I thought I knew what I was doing and I'm pretty short so looking above things that are above my head is not something I do on a regular bases, I know I will fail. Working the lockers were pretty simple, you just had to put your things in, close the locker, slip in a special coin, and twist out the key. It took some time but we finally realized our mistake (I put the coin in first because I thought it would give me an all access pass to the locker and key.) Entering the gym made us nervous because all the men were extremely helpful in opening the doors for us. What gentlemen :D Getting to work out was the embarrassing part. I couldn't stand more than 10 minutes on the machine that kind of assists you in running. I have no idea what the name is but it is like a treadmill with pedals. My target heart rate was 160 and I was at 180. My cousin and I started on the cardio workout because she said she had a bad heart. After 2 minutes we saw that it was I with the poor heart. After giving up on assisted running we tried to work out our wimpy arms. We spent approximately 10 mins on leg machines and laughing than actual arm work outs. When we finally figure out the arm machines we quickly became discouraged not being able to go past the 2 on the weights. So what was next for us? A whole bunch of random. I showed her how to do the Sunrise yoga set, she watched me attempt back bends from the standing position in which we joked about looking like Slinkies. Most of our workout time was spent laughing and testing out everything! We rolled on the exercise balls, joked about rolling over on our selves. Watched guys throw around the medicine balls, joked about getting hit. Worked on the ab machines, joked about having men bodies by summer. Laughter is not only a great medicine but it is an awesome workout!
The water at the YMCA is glacier status!
The bruises on my forearms tell me that I did do something today. My body doesn't feel too strained so I shouldn't wake up sore. My goal is to have a really nice body by June. June is when school lets out and everyone hits the beach. I want to feel confident in a bikini. Considering my body shape, it may be more of shorts and a nice bikini top. I've read to wear dark full coverage bottoms and a bright top to enhance my bust and play down my bottom.
In a few days I will be starting birth control. My doctor recommended it as just a precaution. I plan on being celibate until I get into a committed relationship and hopefully fall in love! I've never been in love so sharing a sexual experience under those conditions would be great! Plus it would be nice to have someone that cares about me and my decision to wait. I'm in no rush for sex.
Tomorrows Goals:
- Drink more water
- Swim at the Y
- Clean room
- Light reading
I plan on updating about progress every week not every day but if something really interesting happens I'd love to share! Maybe tomorrow I will post up pictures of my volleyball bruises. They look like sprinkles!
Ma'a Salameh viewers!
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