Which leads me to Heaven or more specifically what Heaven must be if Heaven was a Fitness Facility. In the words of Ned Stark (and Tom Skilling) "Winter is coming." I hate winter and am actively seeking out winter survival techniques now. That lead me to begin a search for a Fitness Center. Currently I have a one-month membership at a small, local bare-bones gym that I won at a craft show. Before deciding to move forward with that gym, I decided to tour a couple other locations. I toured one nearby Fitness Center which is affiliated with a hospital. It was very nice, posh really, and filled with lots of ah...septuagenarians. Which is awesome! Rock on to them for working out. However, the whole retirement home atmosphere was too much for my already fragile ego and I forged onward.
Yesterday I had to spend the entire day in the car doing errands and acting as an unregulated taxicab. After spending the morning driving around a dodging cars with texting drivers, I went to Lifetime Fitness in Orland Park to tour the facility and see if I could get a free guest pass to test drive the equipment. It was amazing. Spacious, open 24/7, nice staff, peaceful and not full of people around lunchtime. Indoor pool, outdoor pool, free towels everywhere and wait for it, a kids' club.
Heck there is even a climbing wall. Not that I have any desire to climb a wall. Wait, I may take that back. I've climbed enough walls figuratively, might be fun to do it, literally! Especially with the kids, which you can do there! Did I mention that the women's locker room is sparkly clean. Yes, yes, it is. Nothing like a really clean locker room.
I need to join, for my mental health this winter. Also I like to think it will help me focus on growing my business. Anyone know if health club membership is a business write-off?
Yes, right now, as the primary member of this household AKA Girl Who Juggles Bills; I'm running the numbers and trying to see how I can get myself a membership ASAP and what I've come up with is that a membership would be less than half the cost of our recently canceled cell phone service.
Trying to soak in nature from the car.
