I joined a gym. It’s the West Coast Fitness here in Portland. There’s a steam room, sauna, hydromassage table, s.a.d. light, and tons of cardio and weight machines. The dressing rooms are clean and nice, and I even have a few mommy friends I run into.
You know what one of the best things about the gym is? I can take a shower and wash my hair without some lecherous toddler coming in to ogle my breasts or throw library books into the water. And I can sit in the steam room and just breath, just me. It feels like such a luxury.
They have daycare too! That was one of the big draws. I’m getting Juniper slowly used to it. She’s gone for 15 minutes (total melt down), then 30 (not melted down but close) and today for 15, I decided to scale back to 15 until she has a few successful experiences, then work my way up to 30 and 45 minutes.
As a newish mom, I can’t tell you how incredible it feels to be going to the gym. So anyway, yay gym.