26 Jan, 2009
Help me bust those January blues: Monday’s post
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Misc. life
As I leaned over to kiss her goodbye I noticed her hair was tinged with frost. Her cheeks were red. My face felt frozen. Her coat was crispy. I hightailed it out of there and speedwalked back home, where hot coffee and a breakfast of hot oatmeal (which I came dangerously close to seasoning with cayenne pepper instead of cinnamon) were waiting for me.
This winter is getting me down. Usually I do pretty well, but for some reason I’m not coping as well this year. So I’ve decided to get proactive about it. Every day this week I am going to do something specific to beat down those January blues.
I’ll post my task every morning, and update it later that day (when it’s done). No excuses.
ALSO: I will use my Litebook for 30 minutes every morning. I will be diligent about taking my vitamins and will try to be in bed at a reasonable hour.
Today’s task: Do something physical. Even though it’s freezing outside, I will leave my cocoon, go to the gym, and do a full workout. While I’m doing it I will remember that just last week the trainer stopped to tell me how slim & fabulous I looked. (!) Reason enough to keep going, right? ;)
LATER (1:30 p.m.):
It’s done. I’ve been to the gym and back. And I almost didn’t go. Just before I left I realized my iPod shuffle was totally out of juice. I can’t work out without music. I CAAAaaaannnn’t! But I decided it was a stupid excuse, and that I had to go anyway, music or no music.
I did my regular 25 minutes on the elliptical trainer – entirely to the beat of my own drum – and did a full a series of reps on every machine. I didn’t skip any because I was “too tired” … something I have been known to do. Afterwards I trudged home and had a super long hot shower AND I also got rid of two bottles o’ bathroom stuff. Ha! You see, I have been participating in something I like to call Operation Purge, in which I target the mess of half-empty bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotions and other beauty-related goop I have accumulated over the years. It may sound manic, but I truly love finishing off a bottle of stuff and getting rid of it. It is such a satisfying feeling. I got to pitch two of them today, and make the space under the cabinets a tiny bit neater.
As an added bonus, Mark brought us home some shwarma for lunch, which included a tiny bite of baklava, just for me. Isn’t he nice?
I am feeling pretty good right now.
