Oh The Person I Could Be...

So apparently the whole "ride your bike to work" plan is going to take some getting used to.

I rode in today, because I woke up this morning and could not bear to do another day on the godforsaken bus. And so I got dressed, threw my hair in pigtails, packed crap in my bag, slung it over my back, and hopped on my bike.

I was feeling pretty good about myself until the first guy went WHIZZING by me at, seriously, 35 miles per hour. I didn't feel so bad at first, because I figured he was one of those hipster bike dudes and that's what they do...but then EVERYONE started whizzing by me. Then I felt inferior and fat, slow and old. Really, really old, I might add.

We're doing Bike the Drive at work this year, and I figure I have from now until May 25 to get my ass in good enough shape to do this thing. Otherwise all my co-workers are going to be leaving me in the dust, and that would not be so good. I've determined that a spinning class once a week, and time on the stationary bike as part of my cardio workout might help.

Oh, and slogging it in on my bike on the nice days, even if I do get lapped by every other biker on the path. I can only get better, right?

So I feel kinda guilty - I feel like I phoned it in making my dog list 6 things about herself. I feel like maybe I disappointed Colleen. So here's six quick things:

1. I'm OCD about cutting up the rings that 6-packs come in. I always fret about the fish or bird out there that might get tangled up and die.

2. Like Colleen, if I don't do my morning routine in order, I am liable to forget something. Today I forgot to pack my makeup bag and so now I'm sitting here with no face. Thank God it's Friday and almost everyone is out today. But seriously, sometimes the things I forget to do...you'd think a 28-year old woman could handle it, but without a routine I am hopeless. I told my co-worker yesterday, as we were walking up from Grand to catch the Michigan bus, I am kind of a disaster, and that just has to be ok. This was after I had tripped on a curb.

3. This one isn't very original, but I love making lists. I make lists of everything. When I make to-do lists I will add tasks I've already done, just so I can cross them off. (Again, not very original, but at least the other OCD list-makers out there now know they aren't alone) My workplan at work is an excel spreadsheet with color coding. I love it, and without it I would get nothing done. Really. Nothing.

4. I have an absolutely out-of-control paper fetish. I don't really have any paper-realted hobbies, really, besides journaling, but I love paper. One of my best friends works at the Paper Source. So far it's been ok, but some day I see myself dropping quite a load at their warehouse - and not on anything I really need.

5. If you could lose weight simply by knowing everything there is to know about fitness and nutrition, I would be the healthiest woman on the planet. You'd think I would practice what I preach, and man I'm trying these days, but seriously - if the sheer power of my brain was enough....sadly, it's not.

6. I have three books I need - seriously NEED to read once a year: The Sun Also Rises, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, On the Road. Something is missing in my life until I find time to sit down and catch up with Ernie, Milan, and Jack.

And that's about it. Not very interesting, perhaps, but at least I feel better about taking the easy way out with my dog. Not to mention it is kind of odd to write an entire post from her point of view...even if that is what she would sound like if she could talk. And sometimes I wonder if maybe she can...