2024-06-19

Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.

I had a major “win” tonight. We train at a YMCA, in a group fitness room shared by other classes and by the daycare program. Consequently, the floor is often filthy. To be fair, I understand it’s next-to-impossible to keep a daycare floor free of Cheerios and dirt, but we’re barefoot up there so cleanliness is important.

I’ve asked several times about the location of the mops and whatnot, but to no avail. On Monday, there was so much grit on the floor, I just couldn’t take it anymore. I snapped a picture of the bottoms of my feet, sent it to the Executive Director of the YMCA, and asked if I could please get access to a mop and bucket. Sure enough, when I showed up tonight, the front desk staff led me to the janitor’s closet where I found everything I need to keep the floor a little less nasty. I could certainly feel the difference and several students thanked me throughout the night.

In other news, two more students tried out the class tonight and another watched from the sidelines. I couldn’t be more pleased with how classes are growing.