Attempt #3

Today was attempt #3 for getting up and working out early in the morning. (Yesterday was an evening long run, so I got to sleep in. And what a wonderful run it was! Six effortless, easy miles in the 50 degree darkness. Ahhhhh.....) I also had an appointment scheduled for 9am today, so I had to get up and start the trainer ride at a certain time if was to get the entire ride done; no dilly-dallying, lolligagging or otherwise screwing around.

I only hit the 5-minute snooze button one extra time. ("Extra" is defined as hitting it more times than I had planned; I build in a certain amount of time for snoozing when I'm calculating my wake-up time.) JC was a little surprised when I mumbled coherently to please turn on the lights - and I didn't use bad words. 10 points!

I completed 102% of my planned trainer ride. YES! I rode ONE EXTRA MINUTE! 102 points

I arrived to my appointment on time. (Used here, "on time" means within 7 minutes of the actual scheduled appointment time, and 10+ minutes before the other person arrived. Booyah!) 8 points

Today's grade: A-

I am quite pleased with today's performance. I have to admit, it was a little easier to get up today. I hope that's a sign of things to come. I'm a bit nervous, though, because starting next week, I will have to be at work much earlier than usual. I'm hiring a few people for a short-term project, and I'll have to be there early to train them. That means I'll have to get up SUPER early to get my workout done and get to work at an inhumane time. And I probably should not wear running shorts their first week, so I need to build in extra time to put on actual pants. And make-up. And hair product.

I can do this.