I can't wait to tell you this.

Inspiration comes from wherever it comes from and it was the guy in the sauna with the full workout gear on that did it for me. He was wearing clothes, socks, and shoes. And, he was listening to music on his I-phone loud enough for me to sing along. This made me have the thought, "I can't wait to tell everyone this." Since then, the thrill of seeing people with their I-phones in the sauna has worn off - it's more common than I knew - and I've already told enough people I saw used dental floss on the ground in the locker room (ew/what?/seriously?). But I have a blog so that I can report this type of thing from the front lines. So, let's move on to more pressing topics.

Pressing topic: How is Laura doing on her New Year's Resolutions? I am already loving blogging.

New Year's Resolution - Work out a Ton:




Work out a ton. I've been to the aforementioned gym more times in 2011 so far than all of 2010. This seems good, although it may just be an indicator that I took some time off last year. I am convinced exercise is the key to me staying this side of homicide. The first time I went to my new gym, I proudly brought my padlock that I used in college to keep my (French) Horn secure in my band locker. I did a few practice runs with the padlock to make sure I remembered the combination, and headed down to the gym at about 10 pm. I surprised myself by forgetting combination in about an hour, and did have some concern that I locked myself out of both my car and house, but it all worked out fine and it was fun to see the fitness staffer guy cut the lock off. He had big biceps, and it made me feel good that he could use them to to accomplish something bicep-related. Sometimes I feel bad for the very muscular men I see at my gym because they probably don't have that many opportunities on a day-to-day basis to show off what they can do. To me that means they put in a lot of hard work and, sure, they look good (if that's your thing), but it may end there. Though now that I think about it, they probably are the ones who help people like me lift their luggage in to the overhead compartment on airplanes. But how often do you fly or need to assist someone in opening a jar? Forgetting my combo also gave me an opportunity to be very nice to the staff member that helped me cut the lock, and be nicer to people is a resolution, but the original goal in being nice wasn't personal gain so that doesn't count. Grade: A-.




Do people get bored when posts are this long? Since I'm not sure, I should stop soon. But, I like having a blog so far. I've got a lot on my mind lately - big and really big and un-bloody believable and little and funny and not funny and very sad stuff. Welcome aboard.