To drop or not to drop...

It’s the third week of classes and sadly I’m just not into it anymore. I honestly think that I wasn’t into it from the very beginning. I hate linguistics and having a professor that isn’t all that well at teaching doesn’t help. Mr. Husband keeps reminding me that I need to go to class, that I need to study and I need to just be positive. If not then I won’t get into the M.F.A program and then there goes another wasted year. But in reality, my heart just isn’t in it anymore. I have this week to make up my mind if I’m going to drop the class, Monday is the last day. I’m leaning on dropping rather than taking the class. Why? Well right now all I can really think about is going to the gym. That is all I really want to do!

I have this odd feeling and craving to just workout. I want to spend hours on end but with a full time job and then this annoying class I don’t have the time for it. Now, if I drop this class I will promise myself to go to the gym every day. BUT will I keep that promise? I have to be honest. No.

I know that I will end up making some excuse to just not go.

“Oh I don’t feel well”

“Oh I have cramps”

“Work drained me and I’m just too tired”

I can come up with many more reasons not to go to the gym. I know that I will just keep making excuses so that I don’t have to go, then I will find myself upset day after day because the weight is not coming off. How is it going to though if I’m not going to the gym? I should just get off of here; take a break and study for the writing task that awaits me in class today. Then tomorrow I will need to study for the quiz we will be having on Thursday. Oh the life of a student, I thought I missed it… how wrong was I!

Letter to Those at the Gym

Dear Fellow Gym Goer:

I have been patient with you, all of you! When I’m going to the gym in the afternoon I go because I want to be active after sitting on my butt for eight hours at work. I want to be able to sweat and feel that awesome burn I have been missing all day! I want to feel great after my work out! I want to be healthy and I want to stay healthy.

YET, I can’t do that because you make it impossible for me to utilize the machines I long to use!

If you’re done with the weight machine, get off. Please don’t sit there having your five minute break before you move to the next machine! If you didn’t know before please know now, there are plenty of areas to take your break. Very soft chairs that you can sit in and sleep in if your heart desires it! When you do finally get off the said weight machine PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE clean it! I do not want to sit in your butt sweat! I do not want to have to whip off your butt sweat with my towel that I use to wipe my face! I promise you it’s simple to just clean it and it doesn’t take any time.

Now if you plan to use the cardio machines, good for you! We all need cardio in our lives but actually USE the machine! Don’t stand there talking to your gym partner/friend about this and that. If you didn’t know you can actually talk and walk at the same time. I’m not saying you should run and talk, that might be asking too much of you. But walk and talk! I want to get my cardio in! Oh and those of you that hog the cardio machine during peak hours! Really? Must you stay on it for an hour and then a ten minute cool down? I want to at least use it for 20 minutes to get some kind of cardio in. Let’s play nice and share.

Oh and those of you that just stand around and talk, guess what just because you’re at the gym does not mean you’re working out. You actually have to do something. You have to be active. You have to work out! If you just stand and lean against the wall like at grade school dance you’re going to get nowhere! This is just annoying to me but at least you’re staying out of the way so I can’t be too annoyed with you.

I hope I have made myself clear and everything will work out perfectly from now on.

Respectfully,

ME!


Example of what NOT to do