First 5am morning

WHOSE idea was this again?? Oh wait, MINE, lol. I awoke this morning at 4:07 AM to a strange sound, an unfamiliar sound... the sound of Valerie scurrying about. At first I thought perhaps my alarm wasn't set correctly but nope- it wasn't time for me to even get up yet. So I rolled over for another precious 30 minutes.

In a feat such as this- preparation is CRITICAL.

Up at 4:45 am, rolled out of the bed and directly into the set of workout clothes I had laid out. I ventured into the bathroom to wash my face, brush hair, etc. and then the kitchen to microwave my 'lovely' mixture of 1 egg, 1/2 egg whites, and 1/2 cup boiled yams- all prepared in advance. As I sort of expected- my body wasn't even REMOTELY interested in food. I got 3/4 way through the eggs and a spoonful of the yams into my mouth before I capitulated to the nausea and gave up.

Grabbed massive bag (pre-packed) with clothes for the office, full water bottle, towel, ipod, shampoo, conditioner, shoes, makeup, accessories, blow dryer, brushes, food for the day (pre-made) etc. etc. etc. and Valerie and I departed for the gym at about 5:15 am.

At 5:25 am there we were, coming around the corner of the parking lot and all you could see was cars zipping across the parking lot from various directions (yes, completely ignoring the lines)- all to park in a neat little row directly in front of the Fitness World. It was kind of neat. There's a bit of bonding there as you each get out of your car, glance at one another with tired, resigned eyes and march through the doors of the gym.

The cardio went well, with the first fifteen feeling like the toughest. I only have time on an in-office day for a 30 minute break so I found myself literally stuffing the break snack into my mouth, throwing the workout gloves on and heading into the weight room with Valerie. We managed to get through the warm up and back/bicep workout at around 7:45 am, stretched and I hit the showers to get ready for work.

At 12:40 pm I feel a bit of awe when I realize that I've been up for 7 hours, have 6 more hours to work, and then I get to drive in rush hour traffic to the tanning salon. Insane.