So, I had two resolutions for the second half of the semester:

1) Practice my Russian vocab everyday.-I’m not going to say this has happened. But it’s happening more often than not.

2) Go to the 7 AM Monday morning yoga class.

Here’s the thing, I’m an early riser. I actually have Tuesday through Friday mornings from 6-8 AM blocked out as thesis time. And I really love yoga. But I wasn’t sure that I would actually follow through on this.

I already have weightlifting on Mondays and I didn’t know if I needed another hour of excersise that day. And I knew it would be giving up thesis time.

But I’ve been to both of them. Drop-in gym classes are one of my favorite things about Bryn Mawr. We call it the “Fit Club.” Classes are open to students, faculty and staff. You don’t have to sign up or anything, just show up when you want to.

The class offers some structure to my day and forces me to actually, you know, go to the gym instead of reading underground Russian lit in my bed on Monday mornings. And they’re low-key. Everyone there has chosen to be there.

I have to say I enjoy it a lot more than I thought I would. Between yoga and weightlifting, I feel invincible on Mondays. And that’s hardly a bad way to start the week.