i did a really ambitious thing yesterday.
i wanted to run a half marathon at the end of the summer - train while i was in seattle. but... that didn't happen. it might have been a really good thing - it could have been a good stress outlet, forced me to keep my eating habits in check, and probably would have helped me fit into some of clothes that are just too snug at the moment. but it also could have been a disaster. it might have stressed me out more because i wasn't eating well enough to feel good while running so much. it could have taken too much time, and goodness knows i did NOT need another demand on my time this summer.
but it didn't happen. and really, there's no use going over the what if's.
but, now it's going to happen.
i spent the last month letting myself be slowly persuaded by mindy {who is my inspiration} to run the halloween half marathon in provo. two days before halloween. after all, who doesn't want to run thirteen miles in a costume?
yesterday, i signed up!
i'm not as nervous as i thought i'd be. something about the enthusiasm of my roommates {who also signed up, without any running experience at all} gives me a little boost of confidence. it'll be a good thing - a good goal to help my body feel strong again.
and i get to wear a costume!
this morning: 3 miles around greenlake. it's only up from here! :)
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Tuesday, August 2
Sunday, May 15
uncomfortable.
it has again been positively too long. i'm still figuring things out, here in seattle. still trying to get into a routine, some sort of schedule that gives me room to breath, to cook, to run, and to blog.
it was a beautiful day, today. sunny, slightly cloudy, evening rainstorm, and high sixties. it's been a beautiful week. one morning, bekah and i went to greenlake together to take a morning run. greenlake is already one of my favorite places in the city. the trail around the small, clear lake is almost three miles and full of joggers, dogs, rollerbladers, walkers, runners, and bikes. people are friendly when they exercise and being there feels safe, feels most like home, so far. that morning was completely clear. we started running just as the sun was coming up, and i've seen few things as beautiful. the reflection off the water was so bright that i could hardly see anything for several minutes. canadian geese glided around the lake, squirrels dashed out of their trees to see the sun, and i was more energetic than i've been in weeks. it was a glorious morning - one where my feet felt like they were flying, my lungs had air to spare, and the breeze cooled me off just enough. it reminded me of the reasons i run - why i would never give it up.
greenlake is a close second to my red mountain running trail. i've never ran anywhere quite as beautiful as the red mountains of ivins, but greenlake is a different experience. running by a lake is much different than running in the quiet stability of mountains. it took a couple times to really get the feel for it - the enjoyment of the water, the way i enjoy the mountains. but now, i look forward to nothing quite as much in my day-to-day.
i wonder sometimes why we do things that make us uncomfortable. why do people run, move to countries where they don't speak the language, accept jobs and internships that are far out of their comfort zone? so many of the big things in life don't have guaranteed outcomes. it's impossible to say whether we'll look back and see the best experience of a lifetime or the most ridiculous mistake you've ever made.
tonight, i'm really not sure why i do those things that scare me and make me uncomfortable. i think the human race, in general, is a little masochistic.
it's been one of those long, loooong weeks that fly by so quickly i don't remember what i really did. i'm excited tomorrow is sunday - the day when i don't need to be pushed to work. when i can rest - really, really rest.
Thursday, April 28
seattle run
there are so many things that i haven't been able to post about lately! but i'm determined to catch up - although i'm also well aware this catch-up might take me quite a while. see, i don't exactly have the internet in my seattle apartment. yet. monday should be the day when all that is taken care of, but until then i'm trying to sneak onto other people's unsecured networks {which has only been successful once}, and i'm parking myself in the flourishing families office where the internet is free for our use. the problem: i don't have a key to the office yet. those are still coming and eventually i'll have one. but for now, snagging some internet time is a little tricky.
even though i know there's a lot of catch-up for doing, i'm going to save that for when i can be cozied-up on my queen-sized bed with a large mug of tea. that's when i'll write about graduation, my last days in provo, the road trip to the seattle, and the first stages of work and project move-in. with a few pictures. . .a few. my camera always dies as the most inconveniet time possible - which is now.
this morning, i went on my first run in the city, and oh it was so needed! for some reason, running in a new city always makes it easier to love a new city. it lets you get to know the city on a level you don't get from the driver's seat of a car. my run was just a half hour, and i only ran up the main road that my apartment complex is conveniently located on. but that was enough - enough to have me sighing at the old moss-covered bricks that surround all the trees and how everything here can stay so surprisingly moist even when it's not raining. running is different here. we're surrounded by slight incline in every direction which is very different from provo running. the sidewalks are wide, for the most part, but usually also covered in mud. i've heard there's a great running trail not too far from here. it circles a small lake and is suposedly one of the prettiest places in the world {according to one of the project professors}. i can't wait to find it and make it my own. although i'm surrounded by many more people than ever before, it seems easier to run by that peace that running brings me. the rain and clouds seem to mute most noise and the moss and trees make me feel like i'm in a forest - an illusion i'm happy about.
i've been running alone for most of my running existence. but seattle is a little too big and too foreign for me to just take a run on my own. luckily, my work partner {rebekah} feels the same way. she's positive and sweet and we seem to run really well together. eventually, we'll be joined by brooke - the work partner of my roommate. we seem to all be at about the same pace and all want to step things up a notch and find a race or two this summer to run. i'm more than thrilled to have some running support! it was one thing i was most nervous about - finding a consistent schedule that would work for other girls as well, finding other girls that seemed about on-pace with me, finding places to run without getting lost.
the latter is still a concern, but i think it'll come eventually. i have a pretty good layout of the surrounded two or three miles. . .which i understand isn't much, but it's a start! especially for someone as directionally challenged as i am. i know where the nearest grocery store, mall, and target are. which is a big, big step! it does help tremendously that we are only minutes away from all. and while i'm still definitely working on the layout of the apartment complex {it's massive}, i do know where the flourishing families office is, the guys' apartment with a television and massive movie collection, and my own apartment are located. and at the moment, that's proabably all i need!
later today, i can't wait to go exploring a little. i'm going to make a list of all the things i want to see and do in seattle this summer - probably not exhaustive, but massive, for sure. i'm open to suggestions! in fact, i WANT suggestions. please. because i'm starting at nothing. ooookay, not really nothing. i want to find that running trail, and i want to go to an ethiopian restaurant, and find the city gum wall. more to come on that!
and now, it's time to really start my day. i've had my chocolate peanutbutter oatmeal, showered and now to do some unpacking before my meetings!
it's cloudy, with the ever-present mist heavy in the air this morning. really, the weather is absolutely fascinating to me, to be honest.
{ps. this was written this morning at 7:30 on a word processor while sitting at the kitchen table watching the beautiful seattle morning rain shower and watching the squirrels scamper away for cover. now, while i'm posting i'm sitting in the flourishing families office watching the afternoon rain shower. rain, rain, rain. it's so much more beautiful than i thought it would be!}
even though i know there's a lot of catch-up for doing, i'm going to save that for when i can be cozied-up on my queen-sized bed with a large mug of tea. that's when i'll write about graduation, my last days in provo, the road trip to the seattle, and the first stages of work and project move-in. with a few pictures. . .a few. my camera always dies as the most inconveniet time possible - which is now.
this morning, i went on my first run in the city, and oh it was so needed! for some reason, running in a new city always makes it easier to love a new city. it lets you get to know the city on a level you don't get from the driver's seat of a car. my run was just a half hour, and i only ran up the main road that my apartment complex is conveniently located on. but that was enough - enough to have me sighing at the old moss-covered bricks that surround all the trees and how everything here can stay so surprisingly moist even when it's not raining. running is different here. we're surrounded by slight incline in every direction which is very different from provo running. the sidewalks are wide, for the most part, but usually also covered in mud. i've heard there's a great running trail not too far from here. it circles a small lake and is suposedly one of the prettiest places in the world {according to one of the project professors}. i can't wait to find it and make it my own. although i'm surrounded by many more people than ever before, it seems easier to run by that peace that running brings me. the rain and clouds seem to mute most noise and the moss and trees make me feel like i'm in a forest - an illusion i'm happy about.
i've been running alone for most of my running existence. but seattle is a little too big and too foreign for me to just take a run on my own. luckily, my work partner {rebekah} feels the same way. she's positive and sweet and we seem to run really well together. eventually, we'll be joined by brooke - the work partner of my roommate. we seem to all be at about the same pace and all want to step things up a notch and find a race or two this summer to run. i'm more than thrilled to have some running support! it was one thing i was most nervous about - finding a consistent schedule that would work for other girls as well, finding other girls that seemed about on-pace with me, finding places to run without getting lost.
the latter is still a concern, but i think it'll come eventually. i have a pretty good layout of the surrounded two or three miles. . .which i understand isn't much, but it's a start! especially for someone as directionally challenged as i am. i know where the nearest grocery store, mall, and target are. which is a big, big step! it does help tremendously that we are only minutes away from all. and while i'm still definitely working on the layout of the apartment complex {it's massive}, i do know where the flourishing families office is, the guys' apartment with a television and massive movie collection, and my own apartment are located. and at the moment, that's proabably all i need!
later today, i can't wait to go exploring a little. i'm going to make a list of all the things i want to see and do in seattle this summer - probably not exhaustive, but massive, for sure. i'm open to suggestions! in fact, i WANT suggestions. please. because i'm starting at nothing. ooookay, not really nothing. i want to find that running trail, and i want to go to an ethiopian restaurant, and find the city gum wall. more to come on that!
and now, it's time to really start my day. i've had my chocolate peanutbutter oatmeal, showered and now to do some unpacking before my meetings!
it's cloudy, with the ever-present mist heavy in the air this morning. really, the weather is absolutely fascinating to me, to be honest.
{ps. this was written this morning at 7:30 on a word processor while sitting at the kitchen table watching the beautiful seattle morning rain shower and watching the squirrels scamper away for cover. now, while i'm posting i'm sitting in the flourishing families office watching the afternoon rain shower. rain, rain, rain. it's so much more beautiful than i thought it would be!}
Thursday, February 17
the un-outfit post #2
day fourteen.
task: ...outfit post. {a.k.a my excuse to blog about something else}
i never had a valentine's post! i'm so sad i forgot! so i'm going to do a valentine's recap + a few other random tidbits... basically, this is {once again} creative liberty to celebrate my womanhood in ways other than take pictures of my clothes. which, as i've said, i'll get to. maybe once. :)
valentine's day is my favorite. okay, maybe not quite favorite, but when it comes to random holidays it gets up there on my charts. i love love! and i love to celebrate love. a couple days before the fourteenth, my parents came through provo on their way to slc. after breakfast, they surprised me with valentine's gifts! admittedly, my favorite thing about the holiday is that my wonderful father gives me flowers and my incredible mother makes heart-shaped scones for breakfast! this year, because i wasn't home i didn't get to enjoy scones by mom, but i did attempt them myself!
the flowers from my dad are still brightening my everyday! because i wasn't going to be there for scones this year, my mom gave me a chocolate bar - dark orange. . .YUM. it was definitely a treat. i've been being super careful with sugar lately so my running will be tip-top shape for the race in a week. the chocolate was much-needed and much-enjoyed!
speaking of this race, i signed up tonight! the dogtown 9k and half marathon is going to eat my dust in a week, let me tell you. actually, i'm a little nervous. . . :-} this is my first race, and i've worked so hard to get to it, but i'm already feeling the nerves. hopefully, this is one of those cases where i'm nervous for a week beforehand and then completely calm on the day of the event.
i planned out my training schedule at the beginning of the month and have stuck pretty close to it! this week i've fallen off the grid a little bit. i haven't had a car, and i'm a chicken when it comes to running in the cold. but! i've been adding in a few other things {besides running}. annalisa, my roommate from last summer, was just certified as a personal trainer. she and i went to the gym last night and she showed me a thing or two about weight-lifting. i'm really new to anything other than running and yoga, so it was exciting! as to be expected, i've been a little sore all day long, but it feels tremendous to have muscles sore other than the ones i run with. tomorrow i'm hoping to tackle somewhere between five and six miles.... wish me luck!
so back to valentine's day. genni and i decided that it was high time for a proper number 103 girls' night, and that valentine's day was just the right time to do it! we went all out. pulling our mattresses into the living room, we smooshed them together for a sleep-over.
we both enjoyed the pile of blankets. i think we used most of them in the apartment. . . which is quite a few! and they came in handy during the movie. i know, i know, valentine's day is the day to watch sappy chick-flicks! but we just weren't in the mood for anything but my beloved lord of the rings. i know. i'm a nerd. but it really is so darn good.
it may be quiet everyone once in a while with just two of us in the apartment, but when it comes to holidays, genni and i know how to celebrate. it's been so fun with the two of us the last month!
of course, all sleep-overs have a few necessary ingredients. we made pizza together, had hot chocolate, edamame, and {of course} chowed down on the valentine's scones i made earlier that morning. it was a splurge day, that's for sure. but you have to have a little treat every once in a while, and there's no better time than a holiday!
ps. the pizza and hot chocolate were to die for that night!
me and my food - usually the happiest part of my day. well, besides running! :)
Tuesday, November 9
run to love
i have a lot to talk about. but for a moment, i revert to an old summer subject: run.
i learned to run (and learned to love to run) in ivins. well, behind ivins, actually. back in those weaving red canyons, i learned to talk to my Heavenly Father - really talk; i learned to be happy, learned to love myself. a large portion of that learning peace came from the surrounding peace of the mountains, the barely-dawn light, chirping birds, silent streets, sparse housing. there, back in that desperate-clinging-overpowering peace, is self-discovery, is God-discovery. there, it's easy to pull my legs out from under the covers and into my running shoes, easy to get on that running trail.
naturally, then, returning to provo-running is more than slightly jarring. stop signs at every corner, backpacks back and forth on every street, crowding the thin sidewalks. houses with no yards or stacked right on top of each other. thousands of other runners with their ipods and minishorts. but peace? thought? prayer? especially when the privacy of your own room is invaded by roommates' music and upstairs residence movie nights twenty-four hours a day, those are scarce things to come by.
yesterday, i found a slice of that mountain-peace in provo. it resides at 6:00 am - before the beginning sunrays touch the mountains. i don't run alone in provo, especially in pre-dawn darkness. happily, my roommate genni is a willing *accomplice this week, enabling me to rediscover that peace. re-recognizing that provo is capable of holding a feeling even slightly resembling my mountain-prayer-peace encourages my good-opinion-growth of the city more than ever.
so there you go. it was dark. it was raining beautifully and freezing cold. but quiet, still, sleeping, inspiring, dreaming. and i remember that i have enough love, enough love for all of provo now, too.
ps. i saw a note in a campus bathroom this morning that read: smile! remember you are a beautiful daughter of God! it did make me smile, and i sent a silent thank you to the kind girl that reminded me.
pps. today was provo's first real snow of the season. thick flakes falling in clumps gracefully to the ground. and yes, they stuck on my nose and eyelashes!
ppps. and now i have officially used too many hyphens and dashes in a post... oh dear!
*also, i know i'm not technically using the word accomplice in its proper setting. i just like it a lot. it's what came to mind! and i wanted to use it today.
i learned to run (and learned to love to run) in ivins. well, behind ivins, actually. back in those weaving red canyons, i learned to talk to my Heavenly Father - really talk; i learned to be happy, learned to love myself. a large portion of that learning peace came from the surrounding peace of the mountains, the barely-dawn light, chirping birds, silent streets, sparse housing. there, back in that desperate-clinging-overpowering peace, is self-discovery, is God-discovery. there, it's easy to pull my legs out from under the covers and into my running shoes, easy to get on that running trail.
naturally, then, returning to provo-running is more than slightly jarring. stop signs at every corner, backpacks back and forth on every street, crowding the thin sidewalks. houses with no yards or stacked right on top of each other. thousands of other runners with their ipods and minishorts. but peace? thought? prayer? especially when the privacy of your own room is invaded by roommates' music and upstairs residence movie nights twenty-four hours a day, those are scarce things to come by.
yesterday, i found a slice of that mountain-peace in provo. it resides at 6:00 am - before the beginning sunrays touch the mountains. i don't run alone in provo, especially in pre-dawn darkness. happily, my roommate genni is a willing *accomplice this week, enabling me to rediscover that peace. re-recognizing that provo is capable of holding a feeling even slightly resembling my mountain-prayer-peace encourages my good-opinion-growth of the city more than ever.
so there you go. it was dark. it was raining beautifully and freezing cold. but quiet, still, sleeping, inspiring, dreaming. and i remember that i have enough love, enough love for all of provo now, too.
ps. i saw a note in a campus bathroom this morning that read: smile! remember you are a beautiful daughter of God! it did make me smile, and i sent a silent thank you to the kind girl that reminded me.
pps. today was provo's first real snow of the season. thick flakes falling in clumps gracefully to the ground. and yes, they stuck on my nose and eyelashes!
ppps. and now i have officially used too many hyphens and dashes in a post... oh dear!
*also, i know i'm not technically using the word accomplice in its proper setting. i just like it a lot. it's what came to mind! and i wanted to use it today.
Friday, July 23
grateful
as a moment of gratitude, i'm going to talk about running, again. i know i've been going on about how much i love running quite a bit lately, but indulge me at least once more! i started running about two years ago. before that, i couldn't run. as i've mention briefly before, i was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when i was fourteen after more than four years of searching to the answer to my fragile health. currently, i consider myself free of all diagnoses. overcoming the mental crutch is half the battle, and in my opinion i've been healed (which is of course a long journey that never really ends), but i digress.
i can run now. maybe not quite with the ease that i'd like, but i can do it. i've been running for an hour a day for the last month (my goal is still going, i've only missed one day so far!). i don't run the whole time, probably about 40 minutes of the 60 i'm out. but simply for the fact that i actually can run now, i love it. every morning when i when i start to sweat, my heart pounds, and my breathing speeds up considerably, the thought foremost in my mind is, "thank you. thank you, Father for letting me experience this joy. thank you for allowing me to run and helping me be healthy enough to run every single day."
i am so grateful for my body that can run. i'm thankful for my health, and the knowledge that the journey i've taken to gain it has given to me.
i can run now. maybe not quite with the ease that i'd like, but i can do it. i've been running for an hour a day for the last month (my goal is still going, i've only missed one day so far!). i don't run the whole time, probably about 40 minutes of the 60 i'm out. but simply for the fact that i actually can run now, i love it. every morning when i when i start to sweat, my heart pounds, and my breathing speeds up considerably, the thought foremost in my mind is, "thank you. thank you, Father for letting me experience this joy. thank you for allowing me to run and helping me be healthy enough to run every single day."
i am so grateful for my body that can run. i'm thankful for my health, and the knowledge that the journey i've taken to gain it has given to me.
Wednesday, July 14
this morning's unintentional journey
the last week or so time has completely gotten away from me. i feel as though i'd been snatched up, held still above life below me. but while i was enjoying the view the tornado hit, spinning people and places around, scrambling things like a spatula. when my feet touched down again, i wasn't quite sure that this was where i'd left off. changes happen quickly, sometimes i guess. rambling: there i go, again.
really, what's being muddled in the typing process is that i've been absent, again. not absent minded, more absent for the sake of sanity. when all those people and places start to spin faster than i can keep track of and the changes rapid-fire, when i feel like i can't quite keep up with all that spinning, i'm afraid i close off a little. unintentionally. but, as i said, people and places have indeed been spinning, changes aiming, and i went absent. i gave myself a little time to process, to deal, to center myself and realign some positive energy.
i'm back - back to myself and back to this beautiful world below.
my younger sister went on my morning run with me today, and it was exhilarating. running with new people always lends a different perspective. i use my runs to appreciate life, as a calm before the stormingly busy days. hailey was a hysterical running partner, and i loved every minute! it was cooler, this morning, and i love that. her lively energy, continual positive talk, encouragement, and just downright good energy was exactly what i needed this morning on my run (not to mention her impersonations, try laughing while running up a killer incline!).
i love life - shouldn't we all? that's what i remembered this morning. so, i'm back. and i'll admit, this was more of an exercise to simply get myself writing again after two breaks. but i think i arrived somewhere, which is exciting for having no expectations when i began. even if it doesn't quite make sense with the words i used, it was an accomplishment. i started at nowhere, and ended up at appreciation. that's a big step, isn't it?
appreciate life this week, it truly is a precious gift.
really, what's being muddled in the typing process is that i've been absent, again. not absent minded, more absent for the sake of sanity. when all those people and places start to spin faster than i can keep track of and the changes rapid-fire, when i feel like i can't quite keep up with all that spinning, i'm afraid i close off a little. unintentionally. but, as i said, people and places have indeed been spinning, changes aiming, and i went absent. i gave myself a little time to process, to deal, to center myself and realign some positive energy.
i'm back - back to myself and back to this beautiful world below.
my younger sister went on my morning run with me today, and it was exhilarating. running with new people always lends a different perspective. i use my runs to appreciate life, as a calm before the stormingly busy days. hailey was a hysterical running partner, and i loved every minute! it was cooler, this morning, and i love that. her lively energy, continual positive talk, encouragement, and just downright good energy was exactly what i needed this morning on my run (not to mention her impersonations, try laughing while running up a killer incline!).
i love life - shouldn't we all? that's what i remembered this morning. so, i'm back. and i'll admit, this was more of an exercise to simply get myself writing again after two breaks. but i think i arrived somewhere, which is exciting for having no expectations when i began. even if it doesn't quite make sense with the words i used, it was an accomplishment. i started at nowhere, and ended up at appreciation. that's a big step, isn't it?
appreciate life this week, it truly is a precious gift.
Tuesday, July 6
a down day
so it's kind of one of those days.
one of those days where i don't have enough minutes to count all the blessings to counteract everything that's worrying me right now.
one of those days where choosing to happy is an added choice every ten minutes.
one of those days that i haven't taken a shower yet - and it's 4:24 pm.
one of those days.
i've been working with all my might on my positive thinking project, and i can already tell you that it helps! the positive affirmations work wonders on my stress level (keeping it lower no matter the circumstance), and while replacing every negative thought that enters my cranium with a positive one of the same topic is mentally strenuous some days, it keeps me from worrying myself crazy. one of the most influential aspects of this positive thinking project is my running goal. i feel the very best when i'm running - especially early in the morning in the beautiful red canyon two minutes from my house. it's easy to love when i'm running - to love everything. i'm happier with my decisions, my body and my situation in life when i'm running. after my runs, i have more energy, it's easier to just decide that happiness is victorious over anything that happens during the day. it wakes me up, helps me realize the beauty all around me, starts my day with gratitude.
that said, i missed running this morning. my goal is to run 25 out of the 31 days in july (which is 6 days every week with one miss day). last night, i had a throbbing headache. it put me to bed early, so i thought i would be able to wake up at my usual time to run. i thought wrong. apparently, my body is a little more sleep deprived than i realized. i slept until 9:00, laid in bed for close to a half hour, then started work at 10:00. no worries, i'm going to run tonight (once it cools off below triple digit temperatures). but i noticed what a difference it makes to start my day with this routine, not just fit it in anywhere.
so today's been a struggle. worries i've had almost completely under control for almost a week have had me growling all day. it's also a little harder to make yourself repeat positive affirmations when you're upset, so there hasn't been much of a defender against the worrying.
i'm turning it around. i'm still deciding to be happy. i just have to decide every five minutes today instead of every thirty.
right now, i'm going to take a shower (one of my favorite things in the entire world). after that, i'm going to eat roasted beets and carrots picked right from the garden (another two favorite things: beets and gardens). once i'm 80% full, i'm going to a lecture by an extremely knowledgeable naturalistic doctor on happiness (which is fitting for today, no?). and once i get home from the lecture, i'm going to tie my shoes, capture one of my older sisters and run until i don't have enough energy left to be upset or worriful (new word, i like it), but before i'm dead. it sounds like a good mind-set-curbing plan to me!
what are some of your strategies to change your mindset when you're feeling down?
one of those days where i don't have enough minutes to count all the blessings to counteract everything that's worrying me right now.
one of those days where choosing to happy is an added choice every ten minutes.
one of those days that i haven't taken a shower yet - and it's 4:24 pm.
one of those days.
i've been working with all my might on my positive thinking project, and i can already tell you that it helps! the positive affirmations work wonders on my stress level (keeping it lower no matter the circumstance), and while replacing every negative thought that enters my cranium with a positive one of the same topic is mentally strenuous some days, it keeps me from worrying myself crazy. one of the most influential aspects of this positive thinking project is my running goal. i feel the very best when i'm running - especially early in the morning in the beautiful red canyon two minutes from my house. it's easy to love when i'm running - to love everything. i'm happier with my decisions, my body and my situation in life when i'm running. after my runs, i have more energy, it's easier to just decide that happiness is victorious over anything that happens during the day. it wakes me up, helps me realize the beauty all around me, starts my day with gratitude.
that said, i missed running this morning. my goal is to run 25 out of the 31 days in july (which is 6 days every week with one miss day). last night, i had a throbbing headache. it put me to bed early, so i thought i would be able to wake up at my usual time to run. i thought wrong. apparently, my body is a little more sleep deprived than i realized. i slept until 9:00, laid in bed for close to a half hour, then started work at 10:00. no worries, i'm going to run tonight (once it cools off below triple digit temperatures). but i noticed what a difference it makes to start my day with this routine, not just fit it in anywhere.
so today's been a struggle. worries i've had almost completely under control for almost a week have had me growling all day. it's also a little harder to make yourself repeat positive affirmations when you're upset, so there hasn't been much of a defender against the worrying.
i'm turning it around. i'm still deciding to be happy. i just have to decide every five minutes today instead of every thirty.
right now, i'm going to take a shower (one of my favorite things in the entire world). after that, i'm going to eat roasted beets and carrots picked right from the garden (another two favorite things: beets and gardens). once i'm 80% full, i'm going to a lecture by an extremely knowledgeable naturalistic doctor on happiness (which is fitting for today, no?). and once i get home from the lecture, i'm going to tie my shoes, capture one of my older sisters and run until i don't have enough energy left to be upset or worriful (new word, i like it), but before i'm dead. it sounds like a good mind-set-curbing plan to me!
what are some of your strategies to change your mindset when you're feeling down?
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