I have a new room!

Do you enjoy exercising in your room with the door closed, where no one can bother you? I do! I really do.

But for most of my life I have not been able to do this because the many (many) various bedrooms I have inhabited over the years have been too cramped to enjoy it and spread out properly. The living room is always an option, of course, but with roommates and family and partners milling about asking you where a spare lightbulb might be found or inquiring as to why you didn't replace the toilet paper roll, or perhaps just standing there and staring at you in the middle of your routine, their mouth agape, is kind of a buzz kill to say the least.

Anyway, for the past two months I had been in a particularly small room, in the basement of an old house, with a low ceiling. I couldn't even do a sun salutation because my arms hit the ceiling at about the wrist. So annoying. In fact, I really got to the point that I could not stand it, and if I can help it I will never again live in a place with a low ceiling. Didn't know I didn't like it. Now I know for sure.

But anyway, I'm really happy now because this past weekend I moved to a new room, and it is the biggest room I have ever inhabited in my entire history of being. Up until a few hours ago, there were boxes all over the place so I couldn't properly appreciate the vastness I have going on here, but I really cracked the whip on myself when I got home from work, and now the dust has settled. My oh my, it's a big and spacious room. I absolutely love it!

I celebrated by doing a two hour exercise routine, mainly consisting of Pilates and yoga. I know that might not sound all that exciting. But for me, it was pure heaven! It's all mine. Having a bit of space to oneself on this (actually not crowded at all) planet is a real luxury, a big source of pleasure. The older I get the more I realize that I have a strong dislike for small, and especially cramped spaces. I can't think that many people would say they love 'em, but I don't think I was in touch with myself enough to realize that in the past. No wonder I've never been attracted to the world's mega-cities. That being said, I do live in quite a big city with extraordinarily expensive real estate. I need to move out to the country, I really do.

I really look forward to exploring what kind of movement I can achieve in such a space.