Eat it, bridesmaid dress!!

I may look super jolly in this picture. And, for the most part, I am. While I was overjoyed that Lauren was getting married, I was quite physically uncomfortable.

In the months leading up to Lauren's wedding, it apparently escaped me I would have to fit into a dress. So when I put it on the day of, it was to my surprise and dismay that it took two girls to stuff me into it. I was quite uncomfortable most of the day until the booze kicked in.

I refuse to let this happen again. So when my college roommate Sarah called me last night and asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, I knew I had to make some changes.

The unthinkable happened: I set my alarm to go running this morning. I have come to accept that I'm nearly unable to work out when I get home from work at night. First, I don't get home until after 6 p.m. most nights and by then, I'm hungry and drained and just want to lay on the couch and check Facebook and watch TV. So when I do work out, it's usually in the morning. I go to school board meetings one to two nights a week so I don't start work until 1 p.m., leaving me plenty of time for a workout. But this isn't enough. So, I'm going to try running in the morning. Now don't get too crazy. Don't be thinking I'm setting my alarm for 5:30 a.m. Journalists notoriously start work later, and I don't start until 10 a.m. today, so I was able to wake up at 7:30 a.m.

And ... it actually felt good. I'm hoping to have more energy throughout the day. I ran about 2 miles and it took me about 35 minutes. The soundtrack I set for myself via my Ipod also helped. Here's how that went:

*I started off with "Little Bird" by Annie Lennox. Definitely got the run off to a good pace.
*Then "Love to Love You Baby" by Donna Summers came on. Considering I had a dream last night involving me making out with Don Draper from "Mad Men" in a pool, I didn't think that would bode well for my thoughts.
*"Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley. The ultimate journalist's song.
*"These Arms are Mine" - DRAPER!!!!
*Finished things off with "Poker Face" Lady Gaga

Deadline: June 12. Wish me luck.