Except, when my alarm went off at 5? The two hours of sleep I'd gotten on Sunday night reared their ugly head. Sure, I'd gone to bed at 8:30, but a mere 8.5 hours of sleep after a night of almost none? Just wasn't enough. I told myself I'd go in early, leave early, and go to the gym after work. No problem. I have a bunch of stuff to do tonight, but leaving at 4 to hit the gym would give me enough time to fit it all in. I reset my alarm for 6:30 and went back to sleep for another glorious 90 minutes.

Then I got to work. And work happened. And I remembered why I go to the gym in the morning. I got scheduled for a meeting at 5. PM. So no gym after work. No problem, I'll just go during "lunch" (I'd already eaten lunch at my desk). Except, it was 12:45 - I'd need close to an hour and a half to go, run, shower, and get back to work, and I had a meeting at 2. No dice. And the meeting at 2 was the very reason I couldn't leave at 3, hit the gym, and then make it back home in time for the 5 o'clock call. (If you think I'm taking a 5 p.m. call at my desk when I have the option of doing it at home? You're crazy.)

Then I thought I could go after the call. Which would totally work out. Except... I have to wrap presents, go to a friend's house and drop a gift off, then come home, and pack for my trip home this weekend. And do some serious gift knitting. And get to bed at a decent hour. If I leave for the gym at 6? I won't be home before 8. Which means the rest of that stuff will not get done at a decent hour.

So, sadly, today's workout has been canceled, because The Man is keeping me down. All there is to do now is look forward to going for a nice refreshing run on Thursday.