I went to the gym for the first time in two weeks yesterday.  My usual gym closed their Edison office, so I transfered my membership to another that was close to work (as if I’m going to drive all the way to Sayreville during my lunch hour … right).  Man, though, was I feeling it last night!  It was good to go again, though, and I aimed to go every day this week, except …

… apparently now I’m on the same level as those middle-aged folks in those commercials you see primarily during daytime television and news programs.  I think I may have had my first bout with indigestion!  Ugh.  Last night I made an awesome Thai-style peanut and coconut chicken noodle stir-fry thingy, ate it fast, and went to bed straight afterwards - big mistake.  I woke up at five this morning with the most intense abdominal pain ever and couldn’t get back to sleep to save my life.  And it hurt all day today, until I finally had enough and said to myself, “I’m going to the doctor’s.”  (Note to audience: sometimes I’m a bit of a drama queen.  I had myself convinced that I had an ulcer or food poisoning or both.  Stupid internet.)  Of course, my doctor’s office doesn’t open until four, so I changed tactics and grabbed some Alka-Seltzer from Target instead, and now I feel fabulous!  Plus, that Alka-Selzter stuff was lemon-lime flavored, and it was amazingly refreshing.  Nice.

That being said, I will go to the gym tomorrow.  And I will check out the tae kwon do place I found online the other day.  I had a blast doing tae kwon do in high school, and while I’ve neglected it the past … um … seven years  (holy crap!), I think getting back into it would do wonders for my physical, emotional, and mental health.  There is no better stress-reliever than punching and kicking stuff, trust me.  Especially if you’re good at it.