Row, Row, Row Your Boat...

I'm so excited! I ordered a rowing machine online, and it came earlier than I was expecting it to! I had been looking forward to this for awhile now. The last time I used a rowing machine was in high school, when we would go to the local YMCA during gym classes. The girls and boys were divided into seperate groups, and during the winter months, we would take the school's bus to the YMCA. One group would get the gym, where the basketball court was, and the other group would get the workout gym, and we would switch off between the two. Anyway, it was one of those older models with the T-bar. I loved that thing-that was one of the only things that kept me faking an illness every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon! Well, that, and the fact that I loved being in the gymnasium, and could never remember when we were going to be where! Haha!
The model I received is set up more like you're actually rowing a boat, which after I got in the rhythm, I really enjoy, even more so than that old T-bar model. I've only had it a few days, so I haven't used it much yet, but so far I love it! The only thing was that I had to assemble it, and while I was reading the instructions, it kept stressing that if something is missing, to contact the company right away. I was so stressed that I wouldn't have all the parts, and would have to wait several more weeks to use the thing! Luckily though, the only thing missing was a couple bolts to hold the monitor in place, but no biggie, you can get bolts at any self-respecting hardware store.
This is the first piece of exercise equipment to grace the likes of my kitchen floor, so I'm really, really anxious t osee how ti turns out! I'm seeing my Jeffrey in May, and would love to lose some pounds before then, and my sister's getting married in May as well, so I'd love to rock that bridesmaid's dress as best I can! Well, I just wanted to share my excitement-I need to get back to rowing! I'm pretending that I'm crossing the Black Sea in a rowboat! :-)~

Rowing gently through life with you,
Spatzi78

Can't believe it. On second thought...I can.

Wow. There's some weird ice skating thing on television right now. The things you watch when you can't sleep, right?! I hadn't realized how long it had been since I'd been on here, let alone blogged anything! I feel like I should be returning with some pieces of valuable wisdom for you. Hmmm...the only thing that comes to mind at the time is this: in church this morning, a man told me he had been in Wyoming, where it was like -40 degrees. The day it actually was zero degrees, it felt warm, of course! That would be like a heat wave! So my advice is this: always be thankful for what you have, no matter the situation. It can always be worse, and there is probably at least one person who has gone through the same thing you have, so make the most of it, and remember that there are others out there who have it worse than you. That's all I can think of at the moment. Oh, just one more phrase of wisdom that comes to mind: Wear Sunscreen.

Humbly Yours,
Spatzi78