{and the moral is...}

I am stubborn. You should know this by now. I am also creative. You should know this by now. So when I decide I want to do something, I'll usually find a slightly different and less-boring-than-normal way to accomplish it... and if that doesn't work, I'll just keep doing it over and over again until it does work.
Enter the cost of a gym membership. I would LOVE to enjoy the gym again, I really would, but as far as affording it goes, well the money's just not quite there yet. Instead, I am scrounging free exercise equipment from local people who are cleaning out their basements and have taken up running. I hate running... but I like not spending money even more! Out came the running shoes, from a bag of clothes I've been meaning to take to Goodwill for about two years now (yes Beans, I mean the bag you gave me before you left for school... umm... thanks for the shoes?), and of course out came the iPod.
I get bored pretty easily and I doubt I could run or exercise for any long period of time without music. Plus, I thought, I could make a new playlist according to the length of time I want to run or walk, so at each song change I can change my pace. Sounds simple, right? And it should have been.... I sorted all my music by play length, pulled out about 20 songs that were either 2 or 5 minutes long (for running and walking, respectively [hey I'm just starting]) and put them in a playlist, put it onto my iPod, and headed out the door.
One problem. I forgot that my iPod was on shuffle. And, seeing as how it was dark outside, I didn't look at my iPod while I was running, at least until after I thought "wow, I must be REALLY out of shape because I can't even run for two minutes!". After I realized my mistake I felt rather silly but I guess it provides a good story, right? I don't know if I ran for 5 or walked for 2 or what. Well, there's always next time. Because I am stubborn, and I WILL do it again. Except hopefully I'll remember to take my iPod off shuffle.