swim three times a week

there have been a couple of weeks since i started working on this goal when i’ve swum once or twice, but because i couldnt fit it in, not because i was avoiding it.

i’m happy that i enjoy something that is so good for me so much. normally i resist those good things mightily or do them to feel temporarily virtuous and then ditch them at the soonest opportunity.

these days the impulse to take myself to the pool when i have the time comes without effort or thought.

and no afternoon nap

but dam im tired.

and my third swim of the week!

the pool i swim in is always empty except for me, and its heated to 30 degrees. i know for a fact that if i had to swim in cold water i would never do it.

its been easy to get there this week… easier still since i have a goal to work towards. it feels good to be out of the regressive, hibernatory avoidance that i spent the whole of december and january in. i’m feeling positive.

squeezed in between art classes… i was glad i had to cut it short, even though i had my music today.

because i had to have an afternoon nap. on the days that i swim i get so tired… and hungry too.

taking b vitamins in the hope that it’ll perk me up a bit. and maybe if i can just keep going my body will adjust

checked the register that i sign when i swim, and my last visit to the pool was on the 11th dec, two months ago.

the maintenance man greeted me like a long lost friend

my waterproof mp3 was out of batteries, which i only discovered when i was in my costume standing at the side of the pool…. too late to slope off home.

so i did 60 lengths to my normal 100… and then sloped off home, feeling great.

i have a speedo waterproof MP3 player and i cant do without it. if i leave it at home by mistake, my enthusiasm quickly dwindles to nothing, sometimes i slope off home again….