Just Do It

Life is really about the decisions you make. This morning my alarm went off at 6 am, as it has been doing at least three times a week when I get up and go to the gym before work.  Well, after last night I had a hard time thinking about getting up at 6 am.  You see, I went to bed around midnight, tossed and turned, worried that my husband's alarm was not going to go off at 3 am, at which time he had to get up and get ready to leave for California.  I finally fell asleep at some point and was promptly woken up by his alarm at 3 am.  Then at 3:30 I was woken up by my husband telling me he was leaving.  Then, of course, I had to pee.  The next thing I knew it was 6 am and my alarm was going off.

First I hit snooze.  Then I decided I would set my alarm for another hour and go back to sleep. This only made me realize that then I would have to go to the gym when I got home from work tonight.  However, when I get home I also have to make dinner, do homework, and so on so the gym wasn't going to fit nicely into those plans.  Finally I sucked it up, decided to get out of bed at 6:15 and I went to the gym.

Driving to work, I realized I felt good.  Tired, but good.  A lot better than I would have felt if I decided not to go to the gym this morning.  So this is why I say life is about the decisions you make.  Sometimes, the decision I make in the beginning of the day sets the stage for the rest of my day.