I was supposed to train for my upcoming 10km but it was so hot and I ran out of steam (ha ha!) and I started feeling the teeniest bit nauseous so I stopped. After 10 minutes. It was pathetic. The guy next to me had been pounding away at the treadmill at warp speed for 35 minutes (I sneaked a peek) and after he finished and walked out, I decided it wasn’t going to happen today and cooled down. After 10 minutes. Pathetic, I know, I already said that. I finished, got off, and just as I was walking out the door, said guy comes back in. Oops. Turns out he’d just been to the bathroom or something and was back to get started on the weights. Now I couldn’t even pretend I’d actually worked out.
So I came home, turned on my laptop and started surfing blogs. And – this is my point, really – I’d forgotten how great it is to be able to aimlessly explore the wondrous web and discover little inspirations and tidbits and things that I’m glad I took the time and effort to click on and read. It’s been a long time since I did something like this and before I knew it, I’d been reading for over an hour. And I’m inspired. And happy. And contented. And I still got a good sweat-out because thanks to the stifling heat, 10 minutes was all I needed to look like I’d just taken a shower.
It doesn’t count as a real shower, obviously, and that is why I’m going to have to take one now and get ready for dinner. But I really must make a point of doing this at least once a week. It’s so refreshing to this busy-as-heck editor who spends (almost) every working minute churning out writing in such copious amounts the last thing she can manage is try to write somemore after hours.
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