I will be the first to admit I have an aversion to exercise. It’s not that exercise is awful, in fact when I do get some exercise I feel a whole lot better. But it seems that any little thing can distract me from actually changing my clothes and putting on my sneakers. I even decided at one point I would join a gym - get a little outside motivation. I went and checked a couple out. I found an all women’s gym that seemed perfect and was going to join a couple days later. When I went back the gym had been sold and was going to be closed for a couple of weeks while it moved to a new location. This was not a good day, so I sat down and ate cookies.

With the gym experience behind me I thought why not get out on my bicycle - after all, it’s free. So I did.

One of the first things I decided was now that my rear-end is no longer what it used to be - or maybe technically it’s MORE than it used to be - I’d buy a new cushy seat with a little more “width”. I found the most wonderful seat AND got a gel filled cover to go over it so it’s EXTRA cushy. I think for the first time since I’ve owned my bike (which is quite awhile) I felt like I wasn’t sitting on a balance beam! Oh la la.

I also decided to treat myself to a little music while I ride and got an Apple iPod Nano - hot pink to match my bike. I just love it! I’ve been a long time iPod fan, so this isn’t my first one. I put some music on it - slow, medium and fast. The first time I tried riding to the faster songs - eeeek! My legs just couldn’t keep up with the beat. So I’m still in the slow and medium - which is fine with me.

The music also helped with calming thoughts when I got a flat tire - TWICE! Argh. My husband got new tubes for my tires that actually have slime in them (yes, really, something called slime), so now if my tire gets punctured the slime fills in the hole. I’m sure it won’t be long until that theory is put to the test.

So, I’ll keep plugging away on my bike, maybe someday I’ll get to the fast songs…