All Naturaal!

I am a very animated teacher. I almost have to be in order to keep the attention of a bunch of 12-14 year olds all day. Even after a long school day, I go to practice and run wild with the girls demonstrating the proper techniques and skills for certain drills. Some may describe me has having a lot of energy.
Before our volleyball game yesterday, I was trying to buy a drink from the vending machine, because the 3 water bottles I bring to school were already empty. I tried all of the Gatorade's first, but they were all sold out. I choose a bottle of pink lemonade instead. My 7th grade volleyball team were watching me, and when the lemonade came out, I had the following conversation with a girl on my team.
Whitney: Is that carbonated?
Brittney: No
Whitney: Then why is it all fizzy?
Brittney: Because it was just dropped from a cold machine. Wouldn't you be fizzy if the same thing happened to you?
Whitney: Oh! I was just wondering.
Brittney: (Reading the label) No carbonation, and no caffeine - just the way I like it!
Whitney: What? You don't drink caffeine?
Brittney: Nope! I have never had a caffeinated drink. I don't drink caffeine.
Whitney: You seem like the kind of person who would drink A LOT of caffeine.
Brittney: Nope! This energy that you see seeping from my body is all naturaaal!

Whitney and the rest of the girls started laughing. But hey - she chose me to play on her team at practice today because of all my energy.


I recently started a new exercise program that has been working out for me pretty well. I get up each morning at 6:00 and head over to the fitness room at the community "clubhouse." Monday, Wednesday, Friday I run on the treadmill (avg. 3 miles) and Tuesday, Thursday I lift weights or do circuit training. I thought I would be way too exhausted to continue this routine and I could quit. However, I found that quite the opposite is true. Not only do I feel like I am getting into pretty good shape, I also have tons more energy. My muscles are not sore and tired, I am much more alert and awake (even on my late nights at volleyball games), and I have much more stamina to get through the day. I almost look forward to my workouts. The best thing is, by the end of the day I am tired enough that I can actually go to sleep and sleep through the entire night (I used to wake up frequently during the night.) Exercising is great! I must admit that I am not perfect in my routine. Since the beginning of the year, I have missed 3 days (2 of them this week :( ). I try to make up for them with more intense workouts when I do. There are some mornings when I still have to motivate myself to get out of bed and do it!!