back in the saddle

this morning, for the first time since January 6th, i got up early and went to the gym. (i'm sure you've been losing sleep waiting for this report.) seriously, though, i hadn't even realized how much i missed my gym routine until my walk back home after the workout - i felt like nothing could ever get me down again (potholes included). and that theory held up during an extremely hectic day at work. i just put my head down and go, and i felt more productive than i have all year. it struck me as i left the office tonight (to go pick up the first component of our save-the-dates, which i'm constructing myself) that i do so much better when i'm swamped. theoretically, i should have been exhausted but instead i felt energized. and that was without the help of Red Bull.

hopefully i can keep it up the next, oh, eight or nine months... it became clear over the weekend that there's sort of a lot to do for this wedding. not that i thought it would be easy-peasy but something about sitting down and looking at lists and budgets and menus and centerpiece options makes a normal person feel very, very tired. (i'm back to focusing on the songlist instead and i've basically decided that once the reception starts, i'm just going to dance, the entire time. i know i'm supposed to mingle and make the rounds at the tables but damn - who made up that rule? i can't think of another time in my life when i'll get to dance to live music in such an awesome dress and won't all my relatives and friends know that i'm happyand grateful they're there? or can't they come onto the dance floor so we can make small talk while we boogie?)

well, anyway, i'm going to try to keep my energy up as long as i can. and i better put this current burst to good use. especially because i just wasted an hour of it on American Idol. (oh, yeah, did i not mention that my so-called breakup with AI didn't stick? oh well. i'll stop when i want to.)

mb