swim

hi ni am a mermaid i love swimg in my pool but it is hard havig a big sercret

I miss it…

I’ve decided that I’m gunna do it this time. My kids are good swimmers so I’m going to learn in secret so that I can surprise them when we go on holiday in September.

I’m very nervous, will this be enough time to learn?

^{*Hopefully the photos will show up later ??? I think there’s a site issue…}

Yesterday we drove out to White Rock to go swimming with my parents. Markus dropped Isak and I off at the pool (he’s had a strong aversion to swimming since childhood) and in we went. I honestly can’t remember the last time I was at a pool. It’s been years. Years and years.

The kiddie pool was very nice & warm, and a decent size. I’d hop out to do a few laps in the main pool while my parents played with Isak (I’d brought the little inflatable car/boat which was a huge hit) and then go back to play some more. I felt a bit self conscious at first, but it passed. And the suit was great.

This brought back how much I loved swimming when I was a kid, pretending I was a mermaid, holding my breath as long as I could, falling backwards, the slippery slides, the first time braving the high dive… I wish I’d gone earlier, especially with Isak, I’ve been wanting to take him swimming since he was a baby. He had a lot more fun and was a lot more confident this time (he went last weekend too) so now I’m looking into kid’s swimming classes.

On the way out, my mom gave me a book of local swim tickets that she won’t be using, so I’m hoping I can use those at the pool near here (on second glance, I realize they’re for seniors, maybe they’ll let me pay the extra?). I WILL do this again. It was definitely worth it, and I’m giving myself a little pat on the back for managing to do this the same week I came home with a suit instead of putting it off for another 10 years. Yay!

(Now if I could just get M to come too…)

I’ll need a new bathing suit first, maybe I should sew one?

80 lengths without stopping this morning! I’m going to work up to a hundred now – with 2 very short rests..

My girlfriend is talking about taking me to the coast and seeing the ocean…
I don’t know how the SWIM! The ocean is literally going to suck me in, I know it.
I gotta learn how to swim. And swim well.
This may take a while.
-Sam

that’s over 1.5km every morning, very pleased with myself. I’m going to try to up it to 100 (2km) over the next month or two. I just takes a bit longer but I don’t feel exhausted after doing 80.

Everybody! I can swim! But I want to go swimming again because I haven’t gone in a while! That’s what I mean by ‘swim’. K? K.
Bye….................

I’m up to 70 lengths every morning now and my strokes are much better so it’s actually much easier. It’s such a great way to start the day.