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One foot, two foot...... I didn't quite feel like going to the gym last night but I forced myself anyway. "Hey, I didn't know you come here!" One of my more fit, more attractive coworkers was headed toward me, smiling his biggest smile. "Yah, I started back up about two weeks ago. I was going before but with the COVID thing, it kind of put a damper on everything." Oh fantastic..... If I didn't feel self conscious before, now I especially do. That nagging voice in the back of your mind telling you that you are being quietly judged by others now included being quietly judged by coworkers. "Well, I'm glad to see you're back." And, there he stood, right next to me. Watching me. Waiting for me. Expecting me to say something back. All I could think of was, good God man! Go back to what you were doing so I can change my shoes and head to a treadmill! "Pardon me while I slip out of these super sexy Dr. Scholl's work shoes and transfer my orthotics to my sleek new Fila gym shoes...." I was game show modeling the shoe insert in my hand, slowly waving toward the tennis shoe. When in doubt.... Deflect that discomfort with humor I always say! I breathed a sigh of relief when he said he was headed out the door. The only thing worse than small talk is small talk while you're trying to exercise. Egads! Happy Tuesday! |
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Gads McLade, that's awful! I changed my gym schedule around after my practice manager joined. She was fine, we got on well at work, I just didn't want to mix work life and personal life, well not with her at least. Also, she wore those daft leotard things over her leggings which ended up riding right up her crack........fine if you're into that kinda thing, but not a good look for a colleague who is supposed to be taking direction from you.  I'm sure she thought the same about me, the grumpy auld yin, puffing and sweating away on the cross trainer!!  Over here we're all wearing yoga pants and moisture wicking tops. Nothing climbing up the cracks.
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Gads McLade, that's awful! I changed my gym schedule around after my practice manager joined. She was fine, we got on well at work, I just didn't want to mix work life and personal life, well not with her at least. Also, she wore those daft leotard things over her leggings which ended up riding right up her crack........fine if you're into that kinda thing, but not a good look for a colleague who is supposed to be taking direction from you. I'm sure she thought the same about me, the grumpy auld yin, puffing and sweating away on the cross trainer!!
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Just wait till you see him at work . And he a are you going to the gym. We did it feel good to be back out and active.
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If what you're doing ain't working — try the opposite, and START with the growl! 👍 If he takes to your roar, you might find a 'keeper.' 😶 ❗ ❗ 😎🍷🍷
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He's just a super nice guy, I think he may have a girlfriend. When I saw him today he was asking me how I liked the new elliptical. LOL
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Just wait till you see him at work . And he a are you going to the gym. We did it feel good to be back out and active.
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If what you're doing ain't working — try the opposite, and START with the growl! 👍 If he takes to your roar, you might find a 'keeper.' 😶 ❗ ❗ 😎🍷🍷 ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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It's mostly guys there when I go, so I don't do much chatting with them. I kind of miss the older lady who had started going before COVID hit, she would usually walk on the treadmill next to mine so we could chat.
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We all do a little of small talk and I do not really know why!
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....oh my.... time at the gym... one of my lifelong pastimes... problem is... the more you go, the more people you see... the more people you see, the more people you eventually talk to... a random nod eventually turns into lots of random discussions about all sorts of stuff.....I used to schedule 1 1/2 hours at the gym.... now I add an hour... still 1 1/2 hour to work out.... and now ONE additional hour of chatter.... maybe not better than blogs... just different.... ...oh and at the gym, if it's a good one .... everyone is giving you kudos for just showing up... ...carpe diem...
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I used to like to bring my daughter with me to keep me company..... And then she became a horrible teenage monster that hates my eyebrows. Ugh! It's so much easier to not feel self conscious when you have someone with you that actually likes you. LOL I will definitely try to not feel so self conscious going forward, though.
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'Small talk' is an acquired taste, if you have the time for it. When I'm at the gym, I don't always have the patience. But hey...😊 You haven't figured out — people LIKE you? If they didn't (trust me), there'd be no 'small talk'. You'll have to get much, much uglier, become totally less interesting, lose ALL of your bubbly personality and drop that killer smile; oh, and stop showering. It'll also help if you can you learn how to growl. 🤔 THAT'LL fix things up, real quick. Guaranteed, you'll have no worries with 'small talk'. 😶 💕 ❗❗🍷🍷😎❤️ You know, as bubbly as my personality is, and as cute as I am, and as killer as my smile is.... You'd think it would be a little easier to find my partner in crime. I know I'm much, much pickier now, expecting said partner to actually have a job and not expect me to be his side hustle, but it's proven to be a challenge.
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I like to make a light hearted comment as I'm walking away.
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Yes, best to let your shoes do the talking. They have tongues too 
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....oh my.... time at the gym... one of my lifelong pastimes... problem is... the more you go, the more people you see... the more people you see, the more people you eventually talk to... a random nod eventually turns into lots of random discussions about all sorts of stuff.....I used to schedule 1 1/2 hours at the gym.... now I add an hour... still 1 1/2 hour to work out.... and now ONE additional hour of chatter.... maybe not better than blogs... just different.... ...oh and at the gym, if it's a good one .... everyone is giving you kudos for just showing up... ...carpe diem...
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3/16/2021 1:48 pm |
We all do a little of small talk and I do not really know why! Please become an Apollo602021 blog follower!
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Yes, best to let your shoes do the talking. They have tongues too 
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3/16/2021 8:43 am |
I like to make a light hearted comment as I'm walking away.
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'Small talk' is an acquired taste, if you have the time for it. When I'm at the gym, I don't always have the patience. But hey...😊 You haven't figured out — people LIKE you? If they didn't (trust me), there'd be no 'small talk'. You'll have to get much, much uglier, become totally less interesting, lose ALL of your bubbly personality and drop that killer smile; oh, and stop showering. It'll also help if you can you learn how to growl. 🤔 THAT'LL fix things up, real quick. Guaranteed, you'll have no worries with 'small talk'. 😶 💕 ❗❗🍷🍷😎❤️ ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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I didn't quite feel like going to the gym last night but I forced myself anyway. "Hey, I didn't know you come here!" One of my more fit, more attractive coworkers was headed toward me, smiling his biggest smile. "Yah, I started back up about two weeks ago. I was going before but with the COVID thing, it kind of put a damper on everything." Oh fantastic..... If I didn't feel self conscious before, now I especially do. That nagging voice in the back of your mind telling you that you are being quietly judged by others now included being quietly judged by coworkers. "Well, I'm glad to see you're back." And, there he stood, right next to me. Watching me. Waiting for me. Expecting me to say something back. All I could think of was, good God man! Go back to what you were doing so I can change my shoes and head to a treadmill! "Pardon me while I slip out of these super sexy Dr. Scholl's work shoes and transfer my orthotics to my sleek new Fila gym shoes...." I was game show modeling the shoe insert in my hand, slowly waving toward the tennis shoe. When in doubt.... Deflect that discomfort with humor I always say! I breathed a sigh of relief when he said he was headed out the door. The only thing worse than small talk is small talk while you're trying to exercise. Egads! Happy Tuesday!
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