I’m on a campaign for improved health again. Yesterday I went to the gym and used a machine for half an hour, and today I went swimming for a full hour. I got myself $10 goggles that work to keep most of the water out of my eyes, which means that the primary stumbling block to face-in-the-water swimming is gone. This has always been a big problem for me, meaning I never really learned to dive, I aspired to only ever do the side stroke, and I’d frustrate the hell out of my swim instructor be belly flopping when ordered to jump into the pool.
I’ve recognized that, after trying nose plugs and a lot of futzing about in the water for fun, what really bothers me is not water up the nose, but that horrid moment of blindness where the chlorine laden water completely removes my ability to see and I can’t rub my poor eyes. With goggles suction cup sealed on, I have no problem even experimenting with pushing my face under water in the direction of the bottom, and I imagine if I keep this up I’ll be diving, at least from the pool’s edge, by the end of the summer.
Right now, however, I’m sore all over and enjoying a cup of soup before bed. With luck my general ambition will carry on until tomorrow and I’ll get some exercise Sunday, too.