Un-frickin-believable!!

I arrived at the office at 7:40AM this morning.  And why was I in so early??  Well that would be because the gym didn’t open again this morning. GRRRRRRRR!  It is hard enough to find the dedication and energy to get my ass out of bed at 5:48AM (we have moved the time back again – not that it matters when the gym doesn’t open on time) every morning.  To then get to the gym and not be able to work out is just infuriating!! 

I called the owner this morning and woke him up to let him know that perhaps he should go over and open the gym himself as his staff apparently couldn’t figure out how to get there on time.  In the past 6 days, the gym hasn’t opened 3 days – that is half the time.  DUMBASSES!!!!!

Two in one day…could be a problem

On Friday we again waited outside for 20 minutes and no one showed up to open the gym.  Once I got home I wrote the owner of the gym an email outlining my irritation.  It prompted both a call from the guy who didn’t show up and an email from the owner.  Some assurances and 10 weeks of free gym membership later, my faith in my new gym has been restored.  To make up for the missed days, we did both a weight and a cardio workout this morning.  2 hours at the gym on a Saturday morning…fun fun!  I feel good now actually but I’m anticipating that tomorrow may bring with it some tight muscles. 

There better be no interruptions in service next week.  I now have the owner’s number at home and if I have to wake him up to come over and open up, well too bad for him!

You have got to be kidding!!!

We get up.  We get dressed.  We drag our asses down the street in arctic temperatures.  We arrive at the gym.  The door is locked.  Maybe he is just running a little late, we think.  It has happened before.  We wait.  We wait some more.  We wait 20 minutes and then go home.

GRRRRRRRR!!!!  The guy didn’t show up to open the gym this morning.  Yesterday morning when there was snow everywhere, the woman was there.  But this morning, no one!!  Soooooo irritating!!

The times, they are a-changing

I have worked for the same company for 9.5 years.  I’ve had a number of different roles over the years but always in the same company.  I have survived mergers, lay-offs, restructuring, management changes and a whole lot of stress.  I have contemplated leaving a number of times but I always get offered a new challenge and change my mind.  Well this time it is official – I am leaving.  On May 31st I will be a free agent.  We have been undergoing major changes and I just decided that this was a good time for me to move on.  It will be sad to leave some people behind and it will be weird not to work there anymore, but I am looking forward to new challenges and new experiences. This feels like the right decision for me and it feels good to have it all sorted out.

Now the big decision…take the summer off or find work right away…hmmm…Summer of Gwen perhaps?  Well maybe not the summer of Gwen, maybe just The Few Weeks of Gwen.

As promised

Last night, Jason and I went out with Craig and Petula to beerbistro to enjoy a Winterlicious bargain.  Some exotic beer, some yummy food and some great company made for a very fun evening.  Petula was a little curious as to how I would feel this morning getting up at 5:50 to go to the gym after a few pints and so I promised a full report via my blog today.  Well, I was out of bed and at the gym at my regular time and was able to complete my regular 50 minutes of cardio.  I will say that I am a wee bit tired now but this morning wasn’t too bad.  Tonight I am headed back to the gym with Eva so she can try out my gym so I will actually get a second cardio session in today.  Woohoo – look at me go!

Weekly routine…well at least it is getting to be a routine

Given that I have re-energized my interest in my health and that I am talking about it here, I figured I would share my new weekly routine.  Perhaps by writing it done, I will be more likely to keep following it.

Monday – Cardio (ie. a date with Tready that lasts 50 minutes)

Tuesday – Weight Training (I do arms, legs and abs every other day.  I am going for tone not bulk so my weight is lower and I have higher reps.  I’m at 8lbs for arms and 50 for legs – 2 sets of 15 for each muscle group.)

Wednesday – Cardio (me and Tready again)

Thursday – Weight Training

Friday – Cardio (yup, me and Tready – aka: my other steady boyfriend)

Saturday – Weight Training

Sunday - rest!

In two weeks I have increased the intensity of my cardio days and have been able to go from 5lbs to 8lbs in my arm workout and have added the legs.  Not bad for the first two weeks.  My body has also adjusted to the early mornings and getting up at 5:50AM doesn’t seem to be that hard anymore.  (well at least not until Friday – that last day still feels REALLY early!)  My muscles do still hurt something fierce but at least it is for a good cause and I know the pain will eventually go away.