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I'm a terrible health nut this week. Sunday, I was too busy to do yoga. Monday and Tuesday I did my cardio exercise, but, you know, things came up and I ran out of time or opportunity to do my weight-lifting workouts. And today, I didn't do anything physical, unless running up and down the stairs to the basement fifty times counts (it doesn't). Today is the day I set aside to do my taxes. Last year, I started my own business, so taxes this year were more complicated, and I got so convoluted with numbers, dates, and deductions that I actually ended up measuring the dimensions of my house with a tape measure to calculate home office percentages. Ugh. After spending almost five hours sorting through tax crap, I erased my return and started all over. I finished, mostly, but I don't like the way it ended up, so I might try for a better return later.

I have actually missed my workouts. I hate my weight-lifting workouts while I'm doing them. I'm pretty sure that if you watched me work out and also watched a hyperactive ADHD kid play after eating lots of candy, we'd have a lot in common. I take lots of little breaks and get sidetracked by distractions. Between reps or sets, I'll go outside to check the mail, straighten a crooked picture, play with Fat Larry, vacuum the rug, fiddle with the radio, or just lay moaning on the floor and curse the cheery instructor on the video or picture in the magazine. I also stop a lot to pull up my shirt and examine my stomach or arms for signs of emerging muscles. Sadly, no stomach muscles yet, but I can start to see a slight bit of definition in my arms if I hold them just right in light that creates a shadow just so. Progress! Last weekend I played disc golf for the first time since last autumn. Though I hadn't played in several months, I could rip a drive much further than I ever could, even when I played fairly often. I attribute that to my new arm muscles. I want to keep up with the weight training, but this week is so hectic. I'm leaving this weekend for Mexico, and there are too many loose ends I need to tie up before I go. Being a health nut should be my top priority; after all, a completed tax return won't make me look good in a bikini.

Getting to Know All About You: Do you do your taxes as soon as possible, or wait until April 14th and scramble to finish?