Back in Action!

Between the problems with my wrist and my knee, I took about a week and a half off from training, and gave my body a chance to heal. It was definitely the right move. I started back at the gym on Wednesday, and I felt great. I’ve gone the last 3 days in a row, and it just reminds me that I seriously love the feeling after a good work out!  I don’t know how I went so long without a gym membership. Anyway, I’ve been able to do everything I want to do, with only minimal pain in my wrist, and none in my knee, so thank goodness for that!

I am still internet-free at my house, which of course has me thrilled. I’ve been driving to 20 minutes to my mom’s house in order to make use of the wireless internet. It’s incredibly annoying. I was told that the Century Link people would be at my house sometime today between 1 and 5, so I’ll have to go back at that time, and get the rest of my work done this evening, which is just what I want to do on a Friday night! Ugh.

Speaking of Friday nights, my girlfriends are going to Jurassic Park tonight. I remember seeing that as a kid, and watching my older sister scream and jump onto my dad’s lap in one scene. It was hilarious.  I don’t have a sitter, though, so I’ll be at home doing my make-up work. Lame! I’m debating signing up for Care.com. I need to get out every once in awhile and have some adult time, without sending Charley to one of my family members. Oddly enough, they all have social lives! Weird. Anyway, being a single mom, I’m a little bit hesitant to leave Charley with someone I don’t know, but I’ve got to get out of the house! As many of my friends know, I love my job, but it’s very isolating to work from home when you live with a toddler. Also, I tend to work quickly, and get bored easily (ADHD much?), so I really need more adult interaction on my daily basis. So, I might just have to bite the bullet and sign up. Hopefully I can find someone great, who can watch Charley a couple times a month. 

I was at my dad’s house last night, and he and Scott were asking about dating. Scott wanted to know if I had been on any dates lately. I kind of filled him in on the whole getting off of Match.com because I thought I would have a burnout thing! Honestly, I kind of felt like a zoo animal, on display. I know men just judged me based on my pictures. I looked at their pictures first, too. Although, I really did read their profiles, and if they were full of spelling or grammatical errors, I ruled them out automatically. I know that might seem judgmental, but I want someone who can write a complete sentence! I don’t think that’s too much to ask. Anyway, that’s a big part of why I got off of Match, and I explained that to them. I liked meeting people, but I was totally overwhelmed. I even gave it a few tries…I was online off and on for about 3-4 months…But having met some of the weirdos I did, I knew online dating wasn’t for me. I kind of hope to meet someone randomly, the old fashioned way. Maybe at the gym or at Starbucks or something. I would love it if some good-looking guy would just walk up to me and ask me for my phone number. That NEVER happens anymore. I think it’s because there are so many different ways to meet people and date, that the traditional, happenstance meetings and phone number exchanges hardly exist. Shoot, if a guy just randomly asked for my number, he’d get immediate points for having guts! Whether he would get the right number from me, however, would depend on a number of factors, though. Ha! 

Ok, here’s a teacher story from today. I was teaching one student about the differences between facts and opinions. I posted a flash card on the screen that stated, Vegetables taste like dirt. I asked him to tell me if it was a fact or an opinion. He read the statement and sounded shocked. “That’s not true! That’s a lie! Vegetables taste good. I don’t know who wrote this, but they are crazy. Vegetables do not taste like dirt. Wait, what was the question again, Ms. Pierron?” Ha! He got so upset about the statement, that he couldn’t remember what he was supposed to do. Love him!

*** Side note: It’s 11:00, and the Century Link guy just called from my house, asking when I would be home…Ummmm, the company told me between 1 and 5. I’ll be there at 1. Annoying!