The People in Your Neighborhood

Yay! I'm going to the gym today! I know - probably sounds like a crazy thing to be excited about, but I haven't been to a gym since I moved and I'm getting a little antsy. I like getting out for hikes with the doggies, but you can't really work up a good sweat when you're just walking. I can't wait to get back into weight training. My back is the first part of my body that I really notice gets "out of shape" when I take time off from weight training. Just sitting at my desk for a few hours means that I start to get stiff and sore whereas when I'm really working those muscles at the gym in the morning, my back seems to have no problem supporting my activities for the rest of the day. So...yay!

Being the indecisive creature that I am, I haven't actually signed up for a gym yet. I'll admit it - I'm afraid of commitment. I'm not down with the whole 2 year contract thing. A couple of weeks ago I went out for drinks with the Lord and Lady (my landlords that I absolutely adore) and got to meet another friend of theirs, Peter. He has kindly offered to get me a guest pass for the week to his gym, so we've got a gym date this afternoon. I don't know if it's a date date or not. How can I tell? If he buys me a power shake afterwards? If he offers to wipe down my sweaty equipment? LOL

Speaking of the Lord and Lady - I really love them. It's funny how you can move to a new place and basically start your life over, and even with no money, constant rain and a ton of unexpected problems thrown your way (OK, *my* way), as long as you're surrounded by good people, it doesn't matter.

Every negative part of my life before I moved was directly caused by a couple of petty, vindictive people who would rather spend the rest of their lives angry and thinking up new ways to create drama than just moving on and doing something that makes them happy. I'm so glad to be free from all that now. It's like the people that I'm meeting, the people that are drawn to me now are all on my wavelength - living, doing what makes you happy, enjoying the little things every day.

And when you're really loving your life, it doesn't really matter what the psychos try to throw at you. I feel like I've got a bubble of positive energy around me that gets stronger every day that I spend with people who inspire me and make me excited about what I can do with my life. All the bad stuff just gets washed away, and believe me, there's a lot of rain to carry it down the gutter!

I guess the best revenge truly is living well.

Off to squeeze into my new yoga pants and do a little happy dance. =)