From my bedroom window, I see the sun lighting up the morning sky. The wind is rustling through the trees whose yellow-green leaves testify that Autumn is indeed upon us.
I hear birds chirping as they excitedly welcome the new day. And here I am doing something different. It's a concept covered in The Joy Diet (another great book I'm reading by Martha Beck). The gist is this, each day, do one thing different than how you've done it before. Mixing things up unlocks creativity and keeps life interesting. Additionally, as a highly routined person, it helps me find simple pleasures.
Normally, the first thing I do when I get up (after using the restroom and brushing my teeth), is head straight for my yoga mat or whatever workout is on my menu for the day. I do love exercising first thing in the morning, but I don't LOVE hopping to it just like that every single day. Mixing it up can be quite nice. Yesterday, instead of popping out of bed and getting my grind on, I downloaded some books on tape and attacked my stack of apples. Within an hour, I had 3 quarts of fresh applesauce.
Next, I cleaned my house, did the laundry, worked for a client, took Page for a pedicure/manicure, went for a walk and read, installed some home security cameras, learned all about focused flexibility from Gold Medal Bodies, and planned my next focused flexibility circuit. I weaved my workouts between these activities throughout the day.
Here's how: I busted out a HIIT session right before getting my mani/pedi, then I returned home and did some core conditioning followed by some focused flexibility. I stopped at the elementary on my way home from my walk and practiced my pulling calisthenics, and then as I listened to my book on tape, I completed my Basic Position Assessments for my mobility circuit planning.
Busting free from the weekday routine was super satisfactory. That's why I'm doing a few things different again today. Instead of hopping right out of bed and getting to my workout, I hopped out of bed and went for my laptop. I planned to work on my bio for an upcoming convention, but the scene from my window caught my eye and hence, I'm here typing this instead.
There is something rewarding about thinking out loud and composing my thoughts. It helps me cement the truths I'm realizing about me and my surroundings. There are so many directions I can go with this post from here, but I'm going to do something different and just be done. No need to tie it all together. I'm just going to head on over to my word document and bang out my convention bio before I'm bored of writing and thinking.
I hear birds chirping as they excitedly welcome the new day. And here I am doing something different. It's a concept covered in The Joy Diet (another great book I'm reading by Martha Beck). The gist is this, each day, do one thing different than how you've done it before. Mixing things up unlocks creativity and keeps life interesting. Additionally, as a highly routined person, it helps me find simple pleasures.
Normally, the first thing I do when I get up (after using the restroom and brushing my teeth), is head straight for my yoga mat or whatever workout is on my menu for the day. I do love exercising first thing in the morning, but I don't LOVE hopping to it just like that every single day. Mixing it up can be quite nice. Yesterday, instead of popping out of bed and getting my grind on, I downloaded some books on tape and attacked my stack of apples. Within an hour, I had 3 quarts of fresh applesauce.
Next, I cleaned my house, did the laundry, worked for a client, took Page for a pedicure/manicure, went for a walk and read, installed some home security cameras, learned all about focused flexibility from Gold Medal Bodies, and planned my next focused flexibility circuit. I weaved my workouts between these activities throughout the day.
Here's how: I busted out a HIIT session right before getting my mani/pedi, then I returned home and did some core conditioning followed by some focused flexibility. I stopped at the elementary on my way home from my walk and practiced my pulling calisthenics, and then as I listened to my book on tape, I completed my Basic Position Assessments for my mobility circuit planning.
Busting free from the weekday routine was super satisfactory. That's why I'm doing a few things different again today. Instead of hopping right out of bed and getting to my workout, I hopped out of bed and went for my laptop. I planned to work on my bio for an upcoming convention, but the scene from my window caught my eye and hence, I'm here typing this instead.
There is something rewarding about thinking out loud and composing my thoughts. It helps me cement the truths I'm realizing about me and my surroundings. There are so many directions I can go with this post from here, but I'm going to do something different and just be done. No need to tie it all together. I'm just going to head on over to my word document and bang out my convention bio before I'm bored of writing and thinking.
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