The Opposite of Hibernating
That’s how I seem to function best…the bears go to sleep and I wake up. Obviously I have been missing from Blogland for quite a while. There is just so much else going on in my life that I felt I didn’t have enough knitting yarns to spin (pun intended) so The Well’s purpose has changed.
It's no longer only knit focused...it’s just a blog…I may have a theme day in the future but for now it is my way of making myself feel accountable. A way not to force anyone to listen to me but still committing out loud to things like my fitness level and the stuff my doctor keeps telling me. You know, those things you say okay to but when you walk out of the office you continue on your merry, chronically-fatigued, unfit way.
It was brought home in a serious way that I was ignoring the stuff I shouldn't be when yesterday my yoga instructor asked me why I didn’t focus on taking care of me instead of someone else. Now I was shocked for a second, then offended, then realized that is a recurring theme in conversations lately. Why did she say this to me…because as I was getting ready for class I was once again asking her about stuff that Sister Two could do. Not to say I don't focus on myself plenty in other ways...just not the hard stuff that is actually more important.
First commitment:
I am starting a bedtime routine…my doctor has said it is imperative to get to bed at a consistent time, article after article says the same. I will do the usual grooming things, do my three yoga postures (Toe Squat -3 minutes, Camel – 1 minute, Butterfly – 5 minutes suggested by Elaine at Yoga Oasis) I will have my cup of warm milk with vanilla and a magazine…not a book because books pull you in and keep you up… so I was told this week. I need to begin this by 9 pm so I can be in bed by 9:30…that means movies have to be in the player by 7 Fikki!
I had been working out at night so that my energy would be there to accomplish daily tasks but that often resulted in me being too tired to work out. I switched to the plan last night and this morning I got up at 5:30 and made it to the Y for the first time in weeks. So far so good.
Quote that kicked me out of bed this AM: "Which fits into your busy schedule better? Working out one hour each day or being dead 24 hours a day?"
On The Loom: After having loaned it out for a week and having the loft and a few other areas painted last week...Zilch. The plan…a shawl with some Berroco Comfort yarn from my stash. The colors are Adirondack and Bittersweet .
On The Needles: Moonbooties for Fikki’s cousin in Chicago and FuzzyFeet for my Mom
PS As I was spell-checking this the Blog Dictionary did not recognize 'okay' and suggested 'orgy' as the alternative! What kind of dictionary is this?!?!
Good for you and good advice for us all. Neat idea about a mag instead of books. Listen to your yoga instructor--nothing is more important than taking care of YOU. Even saints need care.
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