Right now I’m sitting in the lobby at a Holiday Inn Express in Brownsburg, Indiana. I’m here for work this week which is both cool and kinda sucky. It’s neat to get a change of scenery, learn more about the industry I’m in, eat some good dinners on someone else’s dime, sleep in a king sized bed, people watch at the airport, get to know my brother-in-law better, be challenged by doing accounting stuff that i’ve never done before, and just change up my normal, boring, everyday routine.

The sucky part is that I’m away from Andy, I had half of my toiletries confiscated at the airport so I’m washing my face with soap (agh!), battling all the tangles in my conditioner-less hair and going without perfume for the first time maybe EVER. I was supposed to get coffee with a friend this week and meet with my small group. I’m not able to go to my gym and have to find time before 7:30am or after 10:30pm to use the crappy fitness center (read broken treadmill, elliptical and rowing machine in a room of mirrors). The water here is gross, apparently the eggs and juice in the continental breakfast have mysterious side effects and although the weather is fabulous, I’m inside a dingy conference room surrounded by files piled to ear height all day.

I do have wireless internet in the lobby though, so I can at least keep up with my email, myspace, facebook and blog after-hours.

That’s all for now…I need to get to bed so that I can survive tomorrow!

I actually got up early yesterday morning and went to the gym!! I’m really not a morning person, but I was so excited about my new endeavor that I dragged my butt out of bed. I worked out for about 35 minutes and then headed home to get ready for work. Normally I sleep as long as possible and then rush around trying to get out the door on time, but there is definitely something to be said for getting up early and giving yourself enough time to get ready. Yesterday I worked out, showered, ironed a shirt, and got gas before work! I felt so much more calm and in control of my day.

We had our small group last night so I stayed up later than usual talking which made it harder to get up this morning. On top of that, it was dark, cold and rainy which made me want to bury into the covers and sleep all day. So, I didn’t go this morning, but my gym is open till 10:30pm Monday-Thursday so I went tonight! I decided to go after 8:00 since it’s busiest from 4:30-7:00. I don’t like having to wait around for machines or feel like I’m being watched, so it worked out great to be there later in the evening. I did 35 minutes of cardio and about 30 minutes of weights…I feel fantastic!!

I’m hoping I can keep this up!