9:15 a.m. on a saturday.

there have been many times over the last few days where i have had the following thought, "i need to blog about that." unfortunately, right now, i have no idea what any of those situations were that led me to think that.

this might have been one of those things... there is a personality test that categorizes people by the following 4 animals: lion, otter, golden retriever, beaver. One will have different levels of each one as a part of their personality makeup...

i am a lion... it didn't really come as a surprise to me when i took this a year ago... but this week at work, we had a team-building exercise when we looked at our team's personality makeup and i found a lot of it almost comical... so i had to go back and look at the whole personality profile... i sent it to a couple of friends who said they laughed a lot and picked out some comments to send back to me... like this one...

When communicating with Robyn:
Don't ask rhetorical questions or useless questions.

There are good aspects to my personality... and positive aspects of it... but this section made me a little sad, but mostly made me laugh... i sound like a total jerk... oh well.

Robyn tends to influence people by being direct, friendly and results-oriented. She may lack the patience to listen and communicate with slower acting people. She may lose interest in what others are saying if they ramble or don't speak to the point. Her active mind is already moving ahead. She challenges people who volunteer their opinions. Robyn likes people who present their case effectively. When they do, she can then make a quicker assessment or decision. Her creative and active mind may hinder her ability to communicate to others effectively. She may present the information in a form that cannot be easily understood by some people. She should exhibit more patience and ask questions to make sure that others have understood what she has said. She likes people who give her options as compared to their opinions. The options may help her make decisions, and she values her own opinion over that of others!

and to be fair, i have an "adapted" style... and in that one, my "lion-ness" is way lower...

sometimes it's not easy to look in the mirror...

speaking of mirrors... i had become weary of looking into them and not liking what i see, physically...

for the last 3 months, i have ventured to the gym on a regular basis (at least 3 times a week, except for one week off)... and no, i haven't just gone to the gym... everytime i've been there, i've been working out, too!

i am finally getting to the point where i feel like i can actually see some results...

and this week, i started walking/running on the treadmill instead of just always sticking with the elliptical... i love the elliptical, but i want to start doing some 5ks... and i realized this week (painfully) that running uses different muscles than the elliptical and that it is REALLY important to stretch before/after running... (that was an extremely painful lesson!)

there is a 5k the first weekend of may that i may try to participate in... i don't think that i will run much of it, but i at least want to get out there and start it up!

it's been really helpful to have support of others - a friend to go to the gym with, and friends and family who have been supportive in my efforts... my workout mix on my ipod is also a tremendous help!!! :)

speaking of supportive friends... i have had a few people tell me that they would love to see my name on a byline for some entertainment-type articles... so, in what little time i have in my life, i might start a tv blog... just thoughts and recaps of some of my favorite shows... and i think i might submit a few... i probably should look at the possibilities before i start... but that wouldn't be very "lion" of me... it would be a fun thing for me, though.

ok... need to go pack... due to a fun, unexpected schedule covering for me at the bux, i'm taking a mini-break with my mom... and i am very much looking forward to going away... even if it's only for 24 hours or so...

i can't believe i've put together coherent (somewhat) thoughts this early on a saturday... and without any coffee yet today (my venti mericana - as the "locals" call it... a venti americano--sometimes with a 5th shot of espresso--with cream and sugar is my current drink of choice...)

coffee and packing await... happy weekend, everyone!