Hidey-Ho! Thanks for swingin' by to read my blog! For the loyal 3 fans that read when I post regularly, my apologies for being so absent lately! I have honestly been wrapped up in my new jobS and reading and prepping for work and working out!
As for the New Year, New Ideas post (followed by Beets and Avocados) - those ideas are still on track! Just on hold, for right now. The beets, as a matter of fact, are in the veggie drawer in my fridge and I have a recipe picked out . . . just haven't made it yet!
Perhaps more importantly, I haven't been writing to hold myself accountable for exercise! I have been working out daily (with perhaps one lazy day) for the last two weeks!!!! My body feels stronger and more flexible and I am sleeping so soundly. *(Sleeping has been amazing since I moved back to Minnesota . . . my DIStress level has been nearly non-existent and my mind and body have felt very peaceful.) Back to exercise, I've been able to attend one or two group exercise classes per week, leading an exercise class once per week in which I partake (soon to be two), walk dogs daily (anywhere from 10-40 minutes) and yesterday, I did yoga in my living room before work! I've been more mindful about why I am exercising and how my body feels both before and after activit[ies]. My 'plan' and hope is that if I am more intrinsically motivated to move than I am extrinsically motivated (because lets be real, external motivators will never be nonexistent!), I will remember to be mindful, patient, and persistent in how/how often/when I exercise.
Of course, I have goals of completing another sprint triathlon, completing a half-marathon, and participating in a Tough Mudder and a Warrior Dash, I know my body and mind - if I try to do too much to quickly, my body reacts with pain and my mind becomes discouraged when I miss workouts or "don't feel" like exercise.
As I am writing, my words don't seem to me like they flow - like I am forcing this post. I'm not! But I wanted to get back into writing more regularly . . . both to work on my writing, chronicle my thoughts, hold myself accountable for exercise, & provide some motivation and reality for my clients and readers -- all of those things. I hope :)
Until next time (hopefully within a week!) - Be Well !!! :-)
The best therapy for you to clear your mind is to post a recipe. Now, what about those beets?
ReplyDeleteGood for you on the working out! I also want to do a Warrior Dash someday!
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend came from Minnesota as a kid to SC. I always thought about moving there, seems like a nice state.
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