How's your weekend guys?
I had a great time at the swimming pool today as you can see. I was socially distancing myself from everyone and they were doing the same for their own safety. Good to see that there were no slow or chat lanes here too. Well actually, there are no lanes. I usually see people of "certain age" coming to a swimming pool for a bit of cardio and to kill time. To prolong their lives. And I am probably one of those people.
There were like one or two swimmers when I came in but they left pretty early. So, I was happy that I had the whole swimming pool for myself for the rest of the day.
One of our community pools close to my place are now open. This is the cheapest workout I can get. I mean I can walk, that is a free activity, but most of the places in my area are not really that "walkable". And when I say that, it means I could easily get hit by a car or something. As with Yoga, well, sadly in these pandemic times, even a Yoga session would cost me money. I am not being a cheapskate, it's just the Pandemic. And forget about the gym. I am left with swimming and it's okay. I love swimming pools. How I wish I have my own so I don't have to go out anymore. Anyway, since I've expressed great interest in coming to this public pool regularly, the staff decided to give me a discount. How sweet right?
I can definitely go to the beach for a more natural swim but then I still have to drive there. That means driving to the beach will cost me money too (Ugh I hate that nothing is free) and most of the time, it's low tide and not really swimmable. The only thing I can do at the nearest beach is walk, sit on the sand and wait for the sandflies to swarm me.
When I was younger, I was going out a lot, meeting friends for dinner, having a drink and more. But you know, these days, as I get older, my needs are getting smaller. Sometimes, all I need is an empty pool where I can swim to my heart's content. Then some good food at the end of the day. And of course, a cat waiting for me to come home.
I feel tired yet more relaxed. I might go straight to bed after this post. And skip the whole pointless overthinking and just be in this moment. Because today was just great.
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