Like lemonade, thanks for asking.

Today was my fourth and final attempt of the week to get up early and exercise before work. My workout was a swim, which is the discipline I take the least seriously, so I'm a bit less motivated to get up and get the whole thing done. Once again, I had a morning appointment scheduled, which meant this morning's timetable left little wiggle room.

I made two tactical errors last night that affected this morning's wake-up:

• I failed to build snooze-button time into my routine when I set my alarm last night. Why? I guess I was overly optimistic, but deep down, I know I didn't care too much if I slept in a few minutes and had to cut my swim short. Truth hurts, but it will set you free.
• I didn't go to bed early enough. Why? Because I was playing around with settings for metrics on Training Peaks. (Exciting news! I discovered that I can track the color of my urine. YES IT'S TRUE! Holla if you're as excited about this as I am!)




Training Peaks, you had me at "Urine Color."

 

Although I haven't conquered it yet, getting up early has gotten easier. I don't know if I'll ever be a morning person, but I'll take what I can get. Nevermind the fact that I accidentally put chocolate milk in my coffee, and for the first time this week, I am craving a nap. 8 points

Since I was slack and didn't get up right away, I only had time to complete 68% of my workout. So, both swims were too short this week. I see room for improvement. 68 points

I arrived at my appointment 10 minutes early. (Damn, I could've stayed in the pool 9 more minutes.) 10 points

Grade for today: B

Overall, this week went much, much better than I had anticipated. Having most of my evenings free to spend with JC and Beanhead has been wonderful. I even had dinner with my mom and attended my niece's dance recital last night - just like a normal person!

Now, off to check my urine color.