Sea Change Coming?

Monday, September 29, 2014

I actually accomplished two things this weekend.  The first was a standard step toward success -- I made a batch of soup.  It's simple but it's easy, it's good and it's ready to go.  I now have five meals worth of dump in a pan and heat goodness.

The other thing was really accomplished this morning, and it's odd to call it an accomplishment.  I realized, as I lay in bed waiting for the snooze alarm, that I need to just let go of the schedule of my dreams.  When I was having great success, I was getting up every day at 5:00, getting in my walk, and having a productive day.  But then I acquired certain social obligations (which really aren't relevant otherwise) which kept me up late.  Instead of going to bed by 9:30, I was up until 10:30, 11, 12 or later.  Needless to say I could only continue the schedule for so long.

I have been away from that schedule for a while now but have never given up on the idea, in part because it worked!  This morning, though, I could see:  As long as I have these obligations I just can't do it.  My body does not function on less than six hours of sleep.  It isn't made to do that.

So here is the deal.  I am going to start getting up at 7:00.  It doesn't allow me to seize the day as I would prefer (despite not previously being a morning person).  I won't have the luxury of getting to work before everyone.  I will have to make myself exercise in the evenings, which has never been consistently successful.  But I need to find a way to make it work.

Breakfast:  Bowl of homemade hamburger vegetable soup, coffee

The old standby.  Going to be going out for lunch so today won't be all good, but it's nice to get a healthy start.