I am sorry if it seems like I am whining a lot lately but I have to purge my spirit of the negative energy. Today the bitter root was planted by a random lady in swim class.



Yup. laugh all you want I was in swim aerobics this morning. It may sound lame-o but it is actually quite a good workout. I was happily treading my legs off in the deeper end of the pool with my friend and catching up on all sorts of good stuff when a "regular" attendee took it upon herself to scoot out of her shallow end and make her way to our deep end and scold us for talking too loud. She couldn't hear the instructions.



OK....background. Many of you may have not have the privilege of attending the geriatric swim aerobic class but it quite the favorite of folks over 60. It is a no impact class. (which is lovely on joints and sore bodies.) The instructor is a bubbly blonde woman with a fantastic British accent. She is very active and basically does the entire class roaming all around the deck of the pool. She is very obvious about what the next instruction is because she is doing it as she tells us. Remember we are in a pool area. Are the acoustics good in any pool??? NO! Does the sound travel poorly?? YES! Does she have a lame music system set up on the side with fun tunes playing also drowning out her words? OF COURSE!! So, why the talking voices of two women 15 feet away from this grumpy exerciser is bothersome is beyond me. UGH!



My friend, Jana, is the sweetest woman ever. She kindly took the words with wide eyes, lifted brows and an apologetic spirit. Me on the other hand....I wanted to take a couple of the noodles and begin flogging her. What is the deal? AHH! Are you kidding me? Is there a rule here about no talking during swim class? PLEASE!! We were not shouting....we were trying to stay in an unpopulated area. The pool is huge. Was this scolding necessary?



Maybe it was payback for nearly yanking my son's head off his shoulders this morning for not sharing the toothpaste with his sister. My reaction was probably much the same. Way too dramatic for a situation that could have been easily been overlooked.


I guess me and the pool lady need a minute to really consider the big issues in life, huh? Talking in the pool and not sharing toothpaste really need to be put in perspective. Maybe I will share toothpaste will the pool lady and we will all live happily ever after! venting is good.