Wednesday, July 12, 2006

forget the worm, i'm going back to bed.

Early birds bother me. I am not a morning person, so when I am around people who are, it tends to get on my nerves. They can be my best friend, a family member, my husband (ahem), whoever, but when I have just managed to begrudgingly drag myself out of bed and they are hopping around like the easter bunny, it's annoying. I am not a grumpy person, but it does take me awhile to shake away the cobwebs of my slumber. P.S...If you are ever around me when I first wake up, don't try to have a coherent conversation with me. Baron learned this very early in our marriage. :-)

Having said that, I would like to account this morning's activities for you. I decided yesterday that I would try to work out this morning & tomorrow morning. I work out at Curves, and I usually go in the afternoons. Well, I have appointments with my chiropractor every day this week, so on the evenings that I have plans (tonight - church, tomorrow & Friday nights - Biscuits games), I don't have time to work out in the evenings. So, since Curves opens at 6:00, I figured I would attempt to make the early bird special for a couple of mornings instead of just skipping like I usually do. So I set my alarm for 5:00 - because I "need" to hit the snooze button several times before getting out of bed - in order to leave the house at 5:45 and make it to Curves just when the doors open. I managed to drag myself out of bed at 5:36 (yes, that is 4 snooze buttons, for you mathmeticians) and head out to Curves. I actually got there before the doors opened, and I was surprised to see several ladies waiting to enter. I guess I thought it would be me & maybe only 2 or 3 other people. Anyway, as I walked up, one of the ladies looked very surprised to see me (as if I'd just entered a party I wasn't invited to), as she said "Well, my goodness!" I said, "I know!!", as if I were just as shocked to see myself there as she was. So when the doors opened, I noticed something interesting about the 2 ladies working today. They were both wearing camouflage. "Welcome to Boot Camp!!!" they exclaimed. What the?? Boot Camp?? I thought I was just working out? Apparently the Curves theme for today is Boot Camp, which constitutes the staff pushing us harder for a more effective workout. Great. Just what I needed at 6:00 in the morning. Not to mention staff member Larra (pronounced just like my name), who I'm pretty sure is the employee of the month, was ultra-chipper this morning. She is always a very upbeat, positive person. But at 6:00 in the morning? Really? She was hopping around, clapping her hands to the beat of the music. And they weren't kidding about the boot camp. They kept eyeballing us to be sure we were working the machines just right. I mean, if we didn't hold our mouths just right, we had to drop & give them 20. It was ridiculous. So little Larra, my arch-nemesis, was still hopping around, giddy as a school girl, when one of the other customers asked her, "So how many cups of coffee did you have this morning?" Her reply? "Oh, I don't drink coffee. I only drink water." Of course. Little Miss Perfect. Bah humbug.

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Needless to say, despite my inner grumblings and bad thoughts toward Sergeant Larra, I actually had a good workout. I have felt a lot more energized today than I usually do, and now I don't have to worry about being rushed to get to the gym after work. Who knows...maybe I'll make this morning workout thing a habit. Yeah, we'll see about that.

7 comments:

  1. LOL!!! That's hilarious!! Good job for braving the morning workouts baby! We may make a morning person out of you yet :)

    P.S. I'm not THAT annoying in the morning...now that I keep to myself and avoid talking at all costs

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  2. WAY TO GO! I have some camo if you want to borrow it for sunrise bootcamp. Actually, insulated coveralls would probably be a good idea. In 45 minutes you could work up a good 2 hour sweat. Sure, you would look goofy and it would take longer to go to the bathroom but nobody would bother you with early morning pleasantries.

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  3. bah. i am NOT a morning person either. ANYONE in this youth group can definately back me up on this one. boot camp? gimme a break! that is ridiculous! i hate chipper morning people. it's a really good thing you didn't go on the last spring retreat. ALL the girls were in the same room...junior and senior high... and the younger girls woke up at (guess what) 6:00 !!!!! at impact, i can understand why (because they make you wake up so early! bah humbug!) but SPRING RETREAT?? get real! and here's the funny part- we didn't have to be downstairs until --get this-- 10:00!!!! they were yelling! jumping! showering! and stomping! at 6:00!!!!!!! i was not a happy camper. the end.

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  4. haha! I feel your pain. I have GOT to start getting up early though and runing. i did really well last week and this week? lets just say its thursday and i havent gone yet. Im having such a hard time! ugh.

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  5. That's ok, I only went to Curves once last week. I've been pretty inconsistent lately...

    Hey, but don't forget the swimming we did last Tuesday! That totally counts as a workout!!

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  6. Do you realize, my dear sister, how much this just made me laugh?! I can totally understand... and probably should make myself a morning person... enh, not this year... maybe next??

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  7. Don't get too excited, my friend. Believe me, I tried to make myself a morning person with your hubbie's help. IT DON'T WORK! Those 5:30 AM workouts almost put me in an early grave...especially in the winter. I hate to be the "son of discouragement" here but give it up and enjoy your time in bed. Non-morning people UNITE!!

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