About the Thirty Twelve Project

It's the beginning of January and many people across the country are rushing off to the gym.  They're either buying a new membership or making use of the one they haven't really used this past year and want to start fresh again.  But I'm canceling my membership.

I've been an on again off again gym user for about the past ten years and you know what? I'm tired of it.  There's a certain feeling I get when I walk into a gym: a mix of both a sense of home and undeniable sickness.  I want to smile and vomit at the same time.   And seriously, that sounds gross.

So I have a new plan and I think it will be interesting, if nothing else.  Screw the gym.  This is going to be a year of new beginnings each month.  For one year I will do a new activity each month.  I'm not even entirely sure what I'll do this year.  For cost saving issues, I am going to pretty much be up to the wiles of the internet and utilize online discounts and coupons as much as possible.  I'd love your help on it though.  I you see something interesting at a discount in Portland, Oregon that I should do this year, let me know.  I'll probably do it.

Yesterday I scored myself a Living Social deal for one month of unlimited BCOR Boot Camp for just $20.  And because it sounded like it could get me off on the right foot, I went ahead and purchased their one month of online boot camp diet as well.  So starting in February I'm going to a whole month of boot camp!  Yikes!

As far as this year goes, I'm hoping luck will find me in the following classes and/or programs:

• Hot yoga (Bikram) 
• Pilates
• Regular ole yoga 
• Burlesque class
• Pole dancing 
• Aerial and acrobatics classes 
• Trampoline class
• Ballet
• Indoor rock climbing and/or Bouldering 

This year, 2012, I will do new things.  I might not always like them.  In fact, it's entirely possible that I'll find myself a week into a month only to realize that ohhh, turns out I don't like xyz after all.  But it's entirely possible I'll have the opposite; that I find a new passion and great hobby.  

If you're wondering why I'm starting BCOR boot camp in February and not January, it's because I'm still locked in my gym membership contact, having already paid first and last month's fees at sign-up.  Yeah, I didn't plan that one ahead.  

So I'll do my best to go to as many varied classes as I can at the gym until them.  I haven't done the Cardio Kickboxing classes in years now but always enjoyed it.  Maybe I'll revisit those each Monday.  And while I was entirely disappointed in the Zumba classes when they started up this past Fall, maybe they've come around since then..?  

So let the adventure begin.  A new activity for THIRTY days - TWELVE months of the year.