Excuses are Spinning AHoles

I woke up this morning knowing that my first Music Video Spin Class was all teed up for this morning. Immediately my brain began to scroll through a myriad of excuses hoping to land on the one that felt acceptable enough to bail:

1. Too early
2. My arm hurts
3. I still have congestion from my cold.
4. And don't you need to rest for like month after a cold?
5. My foot is cut
6. I don't have cycle shoes with SPD clips and that is recommended (but not required)
7. I don't know what SPD clips are
8. I have no peanut butter
9. We're in a drought, should I really do something that will require me to drink water?
10. What if they don't play Pop-Up videos and what if they wont play "Take Me On?"
11. Too far of a drive (less than a mile)

Sigh. None will do. And my reader is counting on me. I'm getting dressed. Here we go.

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