What made me do it:

after adamently refusing to do anything exercise-related, besides skiing and other anonymous recreational activities, i finally caved and joined a gym.

but this didn't happen by chance...no, no, no...there was a cascade of events that led to my ultimate downfall.

1. i went shoe shopping and saw really cute sneakers but had a hard time rationalizing a need for them besides just strutting around the street. ("do i strut?" name that quote!)

2. the warm weather always reminds me of track when i was in high school and how much fun i had back then.

3. the other night erik flicked my belly fat and we sat there in awe as it rippled like wind blowing across a field of grass.

and so i promptly went out and bought those cute sneakers and dragged my equally out-of-shape boyfriend out for a run in 70 degree weather. we ran for about 20 minutes around my neighborhood and stopped because i was seeing spots and erik was hyperventilating.

it also helps that my current roommate andrea started working out and my prospective rooommate mariko works out. joy still doesn't work out.

but the kicker was yesterday. i was sooooo bored at work that i took a walk around my building, found myself in the gym, and before i knew it i was registered for a fitness assessment and an exercise prescription.

i'm pretty bored today too, as you can see by my lengthy post. i may be SO bored that i'll work out after this post, after i go to the post office. i'll keep you posted.