reunited and it feels so good....

i went to the gym after work today, and i have to say - it was a struggle to get myself there. i was SOOO tired and a few things had bothered me enough that my emotional energy had been sapped right out of me.

but, i suited up, filled my water bottle, and made my way in the rain to the only place where i can really zone out these days. on my way in, i picked up the latest people mag and got to steppin'....it was my first time reading on the treadmill and - i gotta say - i liked it!!

looks like i'm gonna be catching up on some oprah magazines very soon!

in other news, my birthday's in 5 days and i'm feeling tremendous ennui about it. i guess there's a part of me that fears it will go by relatively unnoticed (and certain events of the day did nothing to assuage that fear), which - if i may be honest - would suck.

but, enough of that for now. i've got an eggplant parm in the oven (it's a trader joe's deal; i hope it's decent.) and i'm going to take a shower in a minute. then it'll be all about trying to stay awake until bedtime. i love the exhaustion only exercise can bring!