Productive day and easy going night. I plan on being in bed by 10 pm. The last few days, I have went to bed later and I am struggling to be up by 6 a.m. That is my happy medium. If I wake up after 7, I feel rushed. I skipped my sun salutations this morning. My first yoga class was at 9 am and I wanted to have coffee, make my smoothie, shower and be ready to go. Doing the salutations would extend my needs and decrease opportunity to enjoy my smoothie. I made sure to do the majority of the class with my student this morning. Typically, I do a few salutations and observe the student. When I started teaching virtually, I did every sun salutation. Eventually, it became too much.
Returning to the main idea, being in bed at an earlier hour. It was inspired from the book I am reading about forming habits. I want to try it out and see if I can wake up, naturally, at an earlier hour. That way, I can see how productive I can be. Sun salutations, meditation, infrared dry sauna--all before 7 a.m.
In addition, I am shutting down my phone, earlier and earlier, nightly. It seems to help limit distractions. I want to try out new things and see how they help me. The best outcome of sober January is forming new habits, trying out new things and productivity overall. I have been spending more time planning for the future. I know that I will jump off the sober wagon on 2/2/2022. How can anyone pass up that opportunity to celebrate the special day? I asked Roxie to meet for lunch or happy hour to celebrate her birthday. Her birthday is this week and since it is still in January, I am not imbibing.
After celebrating 2/2/2022, I think I will moderate my socializing. I am deciding if I want to take weeks off and only enjoy on the weekends or some other sort of arrangement. Of course, the end of February, I will be in Florida with Sara Jo and Shari. I will be enjoying wine and a good amount of it. We are making paella and other tapas to commemorate Barcelona. In 2020, pre-Pandemic, I traveled to Santa Fe in January and then Barcelona in February. That is the last time that I have flown. I am just not that interested in flying right now.
Sara Jo and I spoke yesterday and she asked me--wouldn't it be cheaper to fly to Tampa? Yes, it would. But, I like the idea of taking time for myself to see the country. I will teach remotely and maybe take classes while in Nola or Florida. I want some sort of adventure!
2022 will all be about the road trip. Florida in March, Kansas in June and California in October. I believe there will be a few trips to Santa Fe (there always are) and maybe an unknown trip. Who knows? This is a new year. I am open to anything.
Enjoy your night! I hope you have a wonderful night of sleep.
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