Sink or Swim

So, I've determined what the trick is to getting myself to the gym daily: when I get home from work, I am not to take off my jacket or shoes. This forces me to get my gym bag together and leave the house right away. We're going to stay with this theory as long as possible...

I got a new suit. It's a Speedo racing suit. I like it.
I took it for a spin today. Hopped in the pool feeling like crap. Mostly emotionally, less physically. My jaunt to Florida yielded brief carefree moments and allowed for some much needed R&R, but my return burdened me heavily with crappy weather and reinstalled work stress. All I can say is, uncontrollable or not, it is ill-advised to cry underwater. Makes it much more difficult to breathe in rhythm.

But I digress. Started the swim poorly. Realized halfway through that I was exerting a significant amount of effort with very little reward. Got my act together and swam much more "prettily" the second half. Long reaching on the front stroke, less focus on the pull. Still catching myself not kicking on occasion, but will do some drills to fix that. Second half felt better than the first and I was able to swim 1000m in 30mins (100m sets).