Decaf

Last night I was out for coffee with a few of the girls from my neighborhood. Lovely to get out of the house and have some chit-chat.

Fall is upon us I suppose, as indicated by Starbucks bringing back the everloving Pumpkin Spice Latte. I'm not ready for it to be Fall, but I'm certainly ready for one of my favorite seasonal drinks.

I ordered decaf (as I always do after about 5pm). The cashier wrote decaf on the cup. The barista said decaf when she called out the name and handed me my drink.

My groggy, achy, tired head begs to differ.

I stayed up late talking to Mom on the phone, then puttering around the house, then reading my book (Time Traveller's Wife...just so you know). It was after 2am when I turned out the light....but it was after 4am the last time I looked at the clock. And I wasn't even dozing....just tossing, turning and getting annoyed.

Then the sun came up and the neighbor's weiner dog went on a barking rampage at 7:30am when their daughter was leaving for school. Grrrrrrr. I tried to keep sleeping, but after that it was just an hour and a half of half-assed dozing.

Sleep is not my friend these days.

How NOT to get things done!

Fall asleep on the couch after dinner!

Man, I was exhausted apparently. All this getting up extra early to go to the gym is catching up with me. I guess I needed it because I was out like a light for about an hour and a half. And of course, when I woke up I had no desire to scrub the tub or hang curtains.

Oh well. The list moves on....

"If I don't go now...

...I'm not gonna go."

This is what got me up and out the door this morning. Logical thought don't you think?

The new plan around our place is that I'm going to get up and drive DBF to work three days a week. This gets me up to go the gym, plus saves him having to leave an hour early just to find parking...and also saves him from having to walk 15 minutes to the base from his parking spot. (Don't get us started on how the largest employer in town doesn't offer parking to anyone that doesn't have at least 15 years of service!)

Last week it worked out well, so we're going to keep it up.

This morning however, DBF had to take his own car because he's taking it in for service this afternoon. This worked out great for me because I didn't have to get up at the crack of dawn with him...I could sleep until about 15 minutes before I wanted to be at the gym. Gotta be careful with that though! Bed was so warm and cozy I really didn't want to get up at 7:20 when the alarm went off....and I ended up not heading to the gym until 8:30ish...instead of the 7:45 I had planned.

But I went, and that's what matters!!!