Man, I love taekwondo. It gives me a chance to beat the shit out of my kids in a sportsman-like manner (we pull all our punches and kicks, of course, and use pool noodles for weaponry, but still). And it's at the best time of day; between 6:15 and 7pm - right when we'd all like to start beating on each other anyway! I just wish Joel was taking the class with us...

I hit my first big snag today. Bad choice of words! Not talking about taekwondo anymore...will try that again.

What consistently derails my diet and exercise efforts (that's better) is lack of sleep. It is SO frustrating and I can't understand why I'm not used to it by now, but it bit me HARD on the ass today, after a night of getting up with Sarah and getting bossed around by the stupid cats who must be fed and let out at 3:30am - there's no waiting until my alarm goes off an hour later for their majesties! Also, remember that awesome leg workout I got in yesterday? Oh, the pain...I am convinced that I don't recover well from workouts lately because I don't generally get much sleep. Anyway, spent the day with a piano tied to my butt and freakin' sore legs to drag it around with - a perfect recipe for falling off the wagon, especially when I came home from work to insane children and a husband with a dark cloud hanging over his head from dealing with them all morning...and guess what? I made it through! The only bending of the rules happened just before work, when, barely awake and faced with the dirty coffee pot from yesterday (yes, that is a bad habit of mine - I am NOT a housekeeper but that is another entry entirely) and the aforementioned piano tethered firmly to my hindquarters, I caved and knocked back an energy drink. Oh well - desperate times call for desperate measures!

I'd better go wash the coffee pot so that doesn't happen tomorrow.