I got a message from the manager at where I live and she said that the people living below me (I live on the third floor) have been hearing noises like objects being dropped on the floor. I know what that's all about. When you live below someone else, it's very easy to hear all kinds of things from the ceiling.

I had been working out with barbells and dumbbells in my bedroom. I had done that for a couple of months now. I had not heard any complaints about it until just now.

Before I moved in I had asked the manager about working out with weights. She said that it was alright as long as I don't drop them. Well, I never drop them, I let it down easy. And I fixed it with having folded up carpeting to muffle any kind of sound. I thought that was working out well. I guess not.

And now I feel terribly depressed. I'm also feeling a sense of shame. So I'm at my wits end. I could go to a gym. That's what everyone tells me. I don't like gyms that much. So I don't know what to do. I feel like I have to work out with the weights because I've done it for years and it had saved my life and done great things for me.