My Journey With Health And Fitness – A Few Days Of Fun

Well, we made it down to the condo late Wednesday afternoon. We got everything all unpacked and put away which really doesn’t take much time. Thursday we went first to a nearby Chedraui to stock up on groceries (and tequila). We then went to a nearby mall to get my sister a sim card and I thought I’d just pop into the Walmart and pick up a couple things I wasn’t able to get at the last store. When I got to the cashier I realized my wallet was missing. Trust me when I say panic set in. I am convinced I lost it at the first store when I bent down to pick up the case of water from the bottom of the shopping caught. My cab driver is convinced that if that had happened he would have seen it but who knows.

We went back the Chedraui and they were awesome doing everything to help. Even the cashier and bagger got down on hands and knees to look everywhere at the checkout. They took my number and promised to WhatsApp me if it was turned in. My cab driver even went back there late in the afternoon to see if it had turned up but it hadn’t. I then posted on an Ex-Pats group on FaceBook and got great advice on doing a search across all the Playa FB groups. Someone told me to contact the Canadian Consulate as it might have been turned in there (of course Easter weekend so I doubt I will get a response before Tuesday). There was some money in the wallet but I am not concerned about that. I am concerned about all my cards so I have locked all of them (didn’t want to replace them until I hear from the consulate because there are a lot of preauthorized payments that need to be changed). All in all it was a really stressful day though I know at this point I have little optimism that I will get it back.

Thursday night my sister made a suggestion, take a few days off from your workouts and lets just have some fun. I was just going to take 1 day but thought, you know what, she’s right. I made the commitment in my head that I would give myself a break until Monday and then get back to at least 3 hours M-F and 2 hours S-S. When I made that decision I already felt a little better.

So yesterday we headed in to town so that we could have lunch at my favourite restaurant. Before going to the restaurant we wondered around the area as my sister had never been in this particular area before and when she suggested stopping for a drink I took her to a little gem my husband and I had found. We each enjoyed a martini and I promised her we would go back there. At lunch my favourite server was there and he was thrilled my sister had a British Columbia pin for him. The owner also happened to be there and loved the fact I was wearing one of the restaurant’s t-shirts. Then we stopped in to visit an awesome dog owned by friends. The poor dog had surgery and need treats from his ‘autie’. It was a really fun day.

Today we have decided to do a few things around the condo. We did a bit of a tidy this morning while I got in a short walk to the recycling center. I’m going to be making a batch of cranberry margaritas then we are filling up the floaties for the pool. The plan for this afternoon is to relax on the deck and play crib, scrabble and backgammon while listening to music. Tomorrow we are going back in to town with 8 others to go for Easter brunch. The weather is supposed to be nice so I hope for some pool time when we get back.

I really don’t see the harm in a few days of fun. It’s been 6 years since my sister has been down to the condo and back then we didn’t have much of a social network and certainly didn’t know anything other than the main street in Playa so everything is new to her. I’m pretty dedicated to staying on track as much as possible while I am here so have no qualms I’ll be back to hitting it hard on Monday.

I think after the stress of Thursday a few days of fun is exactly what I should be doing.