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Urban Outfitters Tap Shorts

The New Year is here and although I don’t make resolutions (never have) a little motivation inspiration is always welcome. In this case, a h-o-t pair of sequin booty shorts from Urban Outfitters. The minute I saw them I knew they were coming home with me. I also knew if I wanted to wear them outside of my own bedroom; I was going to have to get my booty in gear.

Getting to the point. It’s cold out, which means the gym is a necessary evil. But here’s my problem, I’m an outdoors gal and I get distracted and bored easily while climbing the stairs to nowhere. Fortunately, Team Genius (aka Apple) has created a piece of gear that might as well be dipped in gold. It’s my horse of many colors, my mood ring, my never-ending gobstopper. It is constantly changing its tune – from T. Pain to Wilco to Sharon Jones. Yes, I’m referring to the $59 ipod Shuffle.

Now, you may be thinking – really? a shuffle – that’s it? It’s not new to the scene, but with songs changing every three (or so) minutes, it always feels new and exciting to me.  I’ve found that I need the inner ear motivation to finish that second set of lunges, final lap around the track, anything related to a pushup. That is unless Cecil, my new gym guru is there, as he’s all the motivation I need. Speaking of the man, I have a Cecil-session tonight, so my next post may be about gear best suited for recovering from an ass-kicking!

Anyhow, getting back to shuffle. It’s small, lightweight and not terribly expensive. If you have doubts – don’t – it’s well worth the investment. Mine is a couple generations old and still as trusty as it was on day one. Not to mention, they come in a variety of cool colors to complement your personal gym aesthetic. So, for those of you that look far more pulled together at the gym than I do – fret not.

It’s a New Year and time to firm up what your mama gave ya/shake a tail feather/drop it like it’s hot! Go out and get a shuffle, pull on those (sequin or not) gym shorts, plug-in and make like Madge (although I would suggest a little less arm definition)!