Let's Go Swimming

Monday was a three star day
This is the day my little girl went off to start kindergarten. She was pout-y and clingy, because of the fear of the unknown. I felt bad letting her go when she was feeling like this. Husband stayed home to help out with this big day. He helped get Monster fed and dresses, and made sure Daughter had her backpack in a conspicuous place. Husband then drove to the school and waited for her bus to arrive so he could help her find her classroom. The school was chaos with hardly anyone to help the kids find their way, and Husband was glad he was there.

My plans were to go straight to the YMCA to do my swimming, but I couldn’t find my goggles and nose plug. I went to Walgreen’s on my way, but they didn’t have anything. They suggested a sports store I had forgotten about, but again, nothing. I went to Target, drove up and down Hwy. 13 in Burnsville looking for a specific place, a little store in a strip mall, and then Play It Again Sports. By then it was almost noon! The wonderful people at Play It Again reminded me that there was a swim school very close by, and I headed there. They didn’t have everything, of course, but their supplier was just across the street. Oh how happy I was to have finally arrived at this overly helpful and complete destination.

I bought my things and headed for the YMCA, and was just changed and ready to get into the pool when my cell phone rang. It was my mom who happened to be in the area and wanted to stop for lunch somewhere. I changed back to my street clothes and met her at Old Piper Inn. By the time we were done, I only had an hour until Daughter got off the bus. This left me with the only option of doing my swimming that evening.

Getting back to swimming was a little more difficult than I thought it would be, it has been almost 15 years since the high school swim team. Just getting the breathing down is hard, and I am having a problem trusting my nose plug. I can go about one 25 meter length, and then most time have a short rest before I go again (sometimes to catch my breath, and others because I was tired). I did some backstroke, my favorite, and used the flip boards for about ten lengths. I got a really good workout in just 20 minutes. I also joined the 100 mile club, something I will probably take a year to complete, but it gives me something to work for besides just loosing weight. I will also get a free t-shirt announcing my accomplishment when I am done; it’s a minor incentive, but one none the less.

I am excited for these new changes. I think that since the whole kindergarten thing is starting at the same time, it will be easier to break into new routines in other areas of my life. Depression didn’t cause any issues, but there was some anxiety here and there.