My Life is Average

My first experience at a non-UREC gym today was fun. I was shocked when I came in at what the age range was. People were anywhere from 16 to 70+! I spotted a couple fantastic mullets too. I felt really comfortable though, which is important. My fear of already healthy/attractive people at gyms kept me out of UREC pretty much every year of college...excluding when I worked there at a summer camp for children (although a lot of them were easily more in shape than me). Maybe I am weird for being excited there were no good looking people, but I like not being worried that I am dripping in sweat and turning red while I run on a treadmill. Also a huge plus is that it only has one wall of mirrors, so I don't have to stare at myself looking awkward the whole time I am there. It's also cool because they gave me one of those key-ring barcode thingies like you get at the grocery store and all I have to do is scan it on the way in and hang up my keys on a board and I am good to go. I guess if you have ever been to a gym before this is probably pretty regular, but like I said its new for me.

Day 2 of work was good since I actually DID work today. Very fun, no more reading glossaries about fiber optic cable terminology for me! I don't think the other lady I work with could be any nicer or easier to talk to. This is the first job I have ever had where I did not constantly feel awkward or like I didn't know anything. Even after working at Victorias Secret for what felt like long enough to be considered a prison term, I still dreaded being asked any kind of questions because I was very improperly trained (i.e. not trained at all, about anything) and would pretty much just make stuff up as I went along. But since I went to college for what I am doing now, its all coming to me very naturally! SO SATISFYING - I think my parents are relieved their college tuition investment is actually being put to good use.

In other news, one crappy thing about the house here is that there is no washer and dryer :( Now that I will have smelly gym clothes, I can't just leave things lying around my room forever. So it looks like my next big adventure will be THE LAUNDROMAT. Should be interesting. I can only imagine the kinds of creeps lurking around the Hickory laundromat. Hickory isn't a city with very many apartments, meaning very few people need access to public laundry. Which means I am already afraid of the kind of people who DO. Yes, I am a judger. I am going to need to buy a big book to occupy me/keep people from talking to me on days I go over there. I think I see some Thomas Hardy in my future. Or a huge stack of magazines.