Friday

Yesterday turned out better than expected. My son had a blast swimming, and I did visit with three nice women. As we were leaving, I thought about my "fear" of chitchatting, meeting new people. It's not really unfounded, as many people I have met have been extremely judgmental and harsh--something I'm not used to. I think that I just got frustrated due to that and put up a block. I'm also out of practice chitchatting--and like riding a bike, it came back easily. The whole key was to ask a million questions they could answer about themselves. I had a couple of nice conversations.

I have a friend who says, "Get over yourself." That's what I need to do. I'm at the point in life that I don't really care a whole lot what people think of me, which makes the whole process easier.

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We went to five thrift stores yesterday. Two had a FIRM tape. The first I already owned. The second, I got so excited I almost jumped up and down. 50 cents, and it was the one I wanted to buy next--Not So Tough Aerobics. The sleeve was really beat up so I decided to pull the tape out to check it. That's when I almost teared up. The tape inside the sleeve was NOT the tape listed on the cover. Oh, the horror! I felt so defeated, left it there, and walked back to the car with shoulders slumped. lol

I'm hoping next week that I'll run into some tapes. And a special thank to a blogging friend who is going to complete my classics collection. Thank you, Missy.

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I had another NSV yesterday! It rained all day long. We ended up getting 3 inches from yesterday's rain. At one of the thrift stores, I had to park a long way away. When we came out it was pouring, so my son and I ran to the car. I said RAN. Yes, I RAN! All of 30 seconds, maybe 45, but by golly, I did it! And I didn't even stop and think, I just did it. It wasn't until I was putting on my seat belt that it hit me! I could not have have done that a month ago. Gee, I ran with my kiddo. How cool!

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I was disappointed yesterday that I did not work out. When I got up, it was thundering and pouring and I made the decision to not go. I don't like driving in the rain, plus I don't want my kid in an indoor pool when it's thundering and lightning out. So I did not work out in the morning. About an hour before it would have been time to leave, my husband called to say hi. I told him my decision and he told me to just go anyway. He was right, we did--and it was worth it. I did not have time to work out before leaving, though, because I'd have needed another shower. I thought I'd work out when we got home. After all that shopping, hitting Target and Taco Bell for supper, driving an hour home in pouring rain--which stopped 5 miles outside of town, I was shot. I blew my exercise yesterday. At least I got a lot of movement, but I was a little upset with myself. Oh well, I worked out today.

That's about it from my corner of the world.