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Thanks for you comments Carrie.
My oldest son went through a lot of growing pains his freshman year too. I can't get Jeff to see that this is something everyone goes through. He is tying all his unhappiness with our recent move. Everything that made him happy is in our old town. At least that's how he says he feels when he's down. When he's not down, he seems to like it here just fine. It's just when he dwells on what he left behind, he lets it consume him and he can't see anything good about our new home. In his mind, all was perfect there. Not true of course, but that's how he thinks.
As far as Curves goes, I can't wait to be done. I think (hope) she was going to have someone new hired and trained this week, so this might be my last week. I have nothing against Curves itself. I would never join one -- it's just not for me. It's a social outing for so many of these women -- which is fine -- but I just want to do my thing when I go work out, and go home. And, after only 2 weeks, I was already bored with the circuit.
Carrie, I know you take your music seriously, as do I, and I have to say that the stuff they play there was BRUTAL! Most I can tune out, but when they do some techno-butcher job on "Another One Bites the Dust' and "American Pie', that is just WRONG!!!
The manager, and everyone else who worked there was very nice and not at all pushy. But the owner was pushy enough for everyone. Self-important -- self- involved... YUCK! No thanks. Even though she really wasn't around much, I didn't want to work for someone I have zero respect for. She was all about sell sell sell..
And I did go back to the Y this morning. It was wonderful. I can go when I want, do what I want, and listen to my own music!
30 minutes elliptical
20 minutes strength and stretching
20 minute walk
I feel good!