Wow…that is all I can say about the last couple of days…  Yesterday was long…drawn out…and tiring…DD & I ended up entertaining ourselves walking around for hours while the car was getting fixed…one slow leak in the tire ended up as a change of four tires…(We actually had been expecting it soon but it just hurried it along because they told me they couldn’t fix my tire because the screw was in the shoulder.  Nice.  PMS is still rearing it’s head…eating has not been totally horrible or terribly good…so there ya go.

I am changing gyms…now you probably all know how much I like my yoga and stretch classes…and the facility is beautiful and new and I enjoy the staff as far as their personalities and everything.  I have been having an ongoing problem with alot of the time when I am in yoga there is interruptions of class…people from the other exercise class come in to get mats…it is a problem when you are dealing with a balance move…  Anyway, I don’t really want to go into all of that again…  Suffice it to say that I have been going up the chain of command so to speak trying to get the problem resolved.  This morning it happened again…and this time I discussed it with the Executive Director and basically his message to me was this…”I don’t really care about you or this problem…I am going to do the least possible help to correct this…and it is in your best interest to just shut up about it or go somewhere else because I just don’t care about fixing it.”  Now, of course that is not what he said but he might as well have tattooed it on his forehead…  So, I made a decision about weighing the benefits and drawbacks of the facility and began looking into other options…basically I am transferring to another Y.  It is smaller, further away, and not as luxurious *BUT*  the staff is wonderful…and they only have one group exercise room (no mat problems) they seem to care about their yoga classes…and the space is inviting.  The room is large and the floor is wooden (big draw for me), one side is glass, it is a little like being in a greenhouse…  :)  I believe it will be a wonderful space to do yoga…  There is the added drawback of kid noise until school gets back in because they run a daycamp but I don’t think that will a problem for me…and it is $10/mo cheaper so that will offset some of the extra gas money.  I have high hopes of this new space…  I will try my first pilates class there (hopefully) tomorrow.  Did I mention that I still have to drop off the car for it’s big maintenance check up as well?  They are giving us a rental and the timing of the pilates class is such that I should be able to swing in after dropping off the car…  Kind of a nice coincidence…I appreciate the beauty in things like that…  Part of me is disappointed that I am not far enough along in my yoga/meditation practice to just ignore the class interruptions and practice loving/kindness for my fellow beings…  Well, I am on the path but I guess I am not very far along yet…still walking though…Namaste…

P.S.  Rubes…as always thanks for listening and letting me know that you are…don’t be too impressed…if I don’t stretch I feel about 200 yrs old it makes for a powerful incentive!  I am glad you are dusting off the pilates…it is such a wonderful core workout…