Even though I had gone to bed way, way too late, at 1 am. I was very determined to get a grip, though, and my husband and I had talked about changes to our morning routines, so I did morning pages, fiction writing and yoga, most of it while he was tending to the fire.
We also had a very nice conversation over breakfast and then I called my mother on the phone. The boy was the one who made lunch. We all ended up cooking together, my husband started the beans because we were using dried beans instead of a can, I helped a little with decisions and cutting up veggies and so we were all in the kitchen at the same time and there were no arguments, no conflict, nothing. A miracle!
Lunch was very, very good even with the fake meat:
Lunch was a bit late but that was mostly due to the beans being started a little too late.
Since I didn’t want a repeat of the days before and had half a glass of wine with lunch not only did I set myself a timer after lunch, I also committed to showing up for my planning session at 3.30 with an author friend.
It ended up being 4 instead and I never quite made it to that online co-working space but I did sit down in my studio for planning. Then I did that for 2 1/2 hours, starting to journal about what I wish for in my life, what I want more of and less of and then I sat down to finally set up my bullet journal for January.
I was surprised that while writing and publishing are always at the forefront of my mind the thing that stood out the most was my health and the sincere wish to be free of pain, healthier and in better shape. Which means I really need to prioritize sleep, exercise and eating proper food way more than I currently do.
In theory I always want to turn the lights out at 10 after flossing and brushing my teeth but in reality I keep thinking a) this once won’t make a huge difference, and b) but this thing is important and I still want to do it. Yeah. If I keep doing that I won’t get the results I’d like to get.
So, I need to cut my evening routine seriously back and be more open to moving some of these things elsewhere.
These are my goals. And yes, those are 10 different areas of my life. And I forgot to add that I want to repair all three of my husband’s wool sweaters.
Point 10 on that list is classes that I’m taking and want to go through and you can clearly see that that will be a problem. That plus the usual ongoing Zoom things I do every week might amount to 10 hours or more each week. Which is way too much. And I can’t just watch them with half an eye while mending sweaters either. I want to be awake and focused when I do that, so I really get something out of them.
So this will be interesting.
After contemplating all of that the boy and I did bodyweight training again, upgrading some of the exercises and adding a warm-up. I can already feeling my muscles being a little sore but not too much, so that is good.
Husband ended up in the kitchen at the same time and even did some squats with us, then we all stayed in the kitchen for our respective dinners. The boy and I had leftover chili while my husband was frying some leftover potatoes and then I talked with the boy again before doing most of my evening routine and turning the lights out at 11.
Today is the last day of winter break. We’re planning to take the tree down and then the new year will officially have begun.
