Penny really enjoyed her weekly yoga class and really wished she could do more, but as she was now on a very strict budget that wasn't likely to happen, she had however been doing her routine at home twice a week, and she had found that it had a wonderful therapeutic quality to it for her. She finished her shower and changed into a t-shirt, shorts and sneakers and was just about to leave the studio when a flyer caught her eye.
"Become a Yoga Teacher." It stated to her in big print lettering, only $3200.00 for a 200 hour training course. Penny looked at the information; it would require her to not only find the money for the tuition but also to give up work, as it was a 5 week intensive training course. She would have get a lot more put aside than $3200.00 in order to do this course. She took the flyer anyway as she was interested, but perhaps it might have to wait for another year or two.
Her shift at the Cheesecake Factory was one from hell, at one table one of the children thought it would be fun to throw his ice-cream at her, it wasn't, and then they only left a measly $2.00 tip at the end. On another table four 15 year old boys thought it was fun to be offensive and leer at Penny, it isn't, again another measly tip, $4.00 this time.
This was the one part of her life that Penny hadn't been able to change, she had been to audition after audition since her and Leonard had broken up and nothing, not one bite, she had made the decision that acting really wasn't going to happen for her. She liked the idea of the Yoga Teacher and she knew they earned good money, especially the really good teachers, but where could she get the near $7000.00 that she needed to do the course and live at the same time. Nothing would give her greater pleasure than to quit The Cheesecake Factory.
On the following Saturday night Amy and Bernadette came to watch some movies, there was no more wine, it was strictly water with healthy snacks, such as carrots and celery. Amy was the first to mention that Penny was blooming at the moment, her skin was looking radiant and her body was that of a supermodel, good old Amy Penny could always rely on her for a compliment or two.
"But it's true Penny." Bernadette replied. "I have never seen you look so lovely."
Penny smiled at her girls. "Thank you, well since I'm cut back on the wine, and am no longer eating a diet consisting of mostly takeaway, I have lost a few pounds and I feel so much better."
"Well it shows." Amy smiled at her pretty friend as she placed in the movie for them to watch.
"So hows the boys?" Penny asked.
"Sheldon is the same as always, I do think he misses your company." Amy answered.
"Oh he does, well you tell him to come over anytime he likes I will make Spaghetti with little hotdogs for him, it's his favourite."
"I know I made it for him last night." Amy replied.
"Oh." Penny turned toward Bernadette."Berni how's Howard? How was his birthday party?"
"Great, it was shame you never made it."
"Can't be helped."
The room went silent.
"Leonard is doing well, he is working on some experiment that apparently he is getting positive results on this time," Amy stated. "and he still isn't seeing anyone."
"Good for Leonard." Was all Penny replied.
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Penny's phone woke her at 8.00am on Monday morning; she grabbed at it and saw it was her agent.
"Hello." She answered.
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Penny was sitting in Bernadette's new office; it was a far cry from working at the Cheesecake Factory. Berni was on the phone just finishing off a conversation with a colleague, she and Penny were going to have lunch together, and then Penny had to be at work by 2.00pm. Berni ended the conversation and hung up. She grabbed her bag and stood up to leave the room, Penny followed.
"I thought we would just eat at the café at the bottom of the building, the foods nice." Bernadette pressed the lift button.
"Yeah sure." Penny said as they entered the lift and the doors closed.
As they sat down to eat Bernadette started the conversation. "So what's the big news?"
"I've been offered a small part in a soap." Penny beamed.
"Oh Penny that is brilliant news."
"It's in "All My Sons.", apparently I will be playing the part of the daughter that the main character didn't know he had, it will only be for about 5 weeks, and then my character gets killed, but I get paid much more than waitressing."
"And you never know where it might lead." Berni exclaimed.
"I do actually, I'm quitting my waitressing job today, after this part is over I will study to become a Yoga Teacher, then I will have a real career."
Bernadette picked up her fresh orange juice and said. "Cheers Penny, to real careers."
Penny clinked her juice glass against Berni's. "To a real career."
