Originally published August 2016 on Writescape‘s Top Drawer blog.
Years ago, I was a committed aquafit attendee. Underwater lunges, leg lifts by the jets, jogging through chlorinated pools—it all turned my crank. I went twice a week with my best friend, Linda. We had a blast, challenging each other to push harder, harder. We churned up big waves with our enthusiasm and built up some wonderful stamina and energy. Aquafit helped keep me healthier and decidedly thinner.
But life got in the way. I lost interest. And, you know, aquafit just moved to the backburner of “I’ll sign up next year.”
Several years and pounds later, I find myself back in aquafit. A new year’s resolution I opted to actually keep. But man oh man, what happened to make water churning so much harder? Linda and I were iron-women back in the day. Now, I’m feeling far more like rubber-woman. Sometimes even like sopping wet cardboard-woman. I swear they added molecules to the pool.
In this Top Drawer post, Ruth commits publicly to diving back into the writing pool. She’s determined to finish her novel. Read the rest.
Ruth E. Walker 
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