1. You open the door to the pool and get that first whiff of chlorine and think to yourself, "I love the smell of chlorine in the morning!"
2. Your new issue of Swimmer Magazine arrives :bliss: and you immediately sit down and read it cover to cover (including the ads!). But, then, the realization sets in that now you have to wait two months until the NEXT issue arrives.
3. You find yourself counting strokes instead of sheep to fall asleep at night. Then, just when you're about to fall asleep, instead of your leg twitching a little bit, it does a full whip kick :afraid:, and you ride the glide to slumberland... :bed:
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Oh, no! That's hilarious! I've never thought about that... something else to worry about at practice!!! :laugh2:
Or that you're no longer scandalized (or even notice or phased in any way) taht you can see right up your coaches shorts, while he is giving you the instructions for thernext set?
When you take a shower at home - and you realize its about the first shower you've taken at home in a long time because you're so used to showering at the pool.
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And then notice your husband's really stinky bath towel unwashed after the umpteenth use while yours is still pristine clean and folded!
When you take a shower at home - and you realize its about the first shower you've taken at home in a long time because you're so used to showering at the pool.
When you take a shower at home - and you realize its about the first shower you've taken at home in a long time because you're so used to showering at the pool.
And, not only do you realize your home shower and towel are both staying nice and clean for a loooong time; your water bill has dropped, too- even in spring and summer when the lawn is getting watered! :applaud:
... the first thing I think of when I wake up in the morning is the six-note part of Jethro Tull's song, "Aqualung", that I hum to myself (or my husband hums to me) to when I'm excited to swim. (My husband calls me, "Aqua Dog"; my old nickname was "Surf Dog" when I used to kayak surf in San Diego. That's why Aqualung is my theme song for swimming. It's NOT the lyrics! :confused:)
You're crossing over on a bridge and think "I could swim across this...." When you get up before dawn on the weekend to make it to an open water swim:anim_coffee::anim_coffee:
When you realize your team pool is going to be closed for the holiday weekend, so you search every Rec Center within a 100 mile radius, so your workouts won't be interrupted!!
When you no longer worry if the pull buoy makes your bum look big and obvious floting along the pool surface.
Oh, no! That's hilarious! I've never thought about that... something else to worry about at practice!!! :laugh2:
You run into a teammate of the opposite sex somewhere in town, and you say "I almost didn't recognize you with your clothes on", and your spouse doesn't even bat an eyelash.
And:
When you pick up a $140 speeding ticket (your first driving infraction in 15 years) at 5 a.m. because you're so excited to get to the pool on the first day of the outdoor swimming season.
