Fwimming (as Lola would call it)

I had a swim lesson last Friday.  It’s interesting to try and learn a new skill at almost 34 years old…I remember when I got contacts and I was so frustrated because I couldn’t seem to get the hang of it!  I remembered thinking that it was odd to be learning something totally new and different that I had not done before in all of my 28 years (at the time).  I think it’s also different at this point to try and learn something new because I actually want to learn how to swim properly and efficiently, so I was listening carefully to everything the instructor said.  I was getting a bit frustrated because I kept running out of breath.  I think it was so frustrating because I’m in really good shape.  But Liz, the instructor, said that it will just take time and practice to get comfortable breathing in the water.  She gave me 2 different drills to do for the next 4 weeks.  I’m not supposed to swim normal laps; I’m just supposed to do these drills.  I went to the gym/pool last night to swim and it was really frustrating.  I had to share a lane, and one of the drills makes me wander to one side.  I was so self conscious that I was going to run into the other person I was sharing a lane with that I wasn’t focusing on my breathing or my technique so I was running out of breath and getting frustrated.  By the end, I was getting it figured out and I think next time if I have to share a lane I will feel more comfortable.  The more I swim, the more comfortable I get.  Thankfully I have easy access to the pool at my gym.  It’s just sad that I have been going there for 1.5 years now and am just now utilizing the pool!  

And...look how much I've been blogging in the last week!  I'm finally meeting one of my New Year's Resolutions!   :)