A few years ago, I had the harsh realization that my kids were starting to tuck me in bed at night, and they tucked themselves in because I was too crabby for them to want to be around me. I was tired, unhealthy and unkind. The stress of my work and my lack of patience and energy played out in my inability to be nice to anyone. I was obsessed with my bathroom scale. I weighed myself faithfully every single day, and would be instantly grumpy for the day if the scale didn’t say what I wanted it to say. I’m not even sure what year my connection came to be with the Warehouse but I know that I can credit Lisa Lusk for inviting me to a “Get Fit with a Friend”. Nickie was volunteering as a mentor at our school and the stars aligned. I gave it a go…and I loved it. All along I had been working out “alone”, but I learned that what I really needed was accountability. As an extrovert, I learned that, the more I could connect with people in the workout, the harder I worked, the more I loved what I was doing and the more my need of connection was filled. I get my energy from others and, the more there are in a class, the more my batteries are charged. I love going to classes and love the flexibility of the times that classes are offered at the Warehouse.