yesterday i sketched for the first time in what feels like forever. i pulled up a random photo on instagram and got a feel for the pen skating over my surface pro. at first i hated what i’d drawn, but when i look back at it now, it actually doesn’t seem that bad.
i also finished a book yesterday, meditated, and wrote a few notes in my new-old observation journal.
all in all, it was a pretty good day for the habits i’m trying to build for myself.
today, i worked out in the morning before work for the first time since before i can even remember. some people say that working out at the beginning of the day will leave you feeling energized for the rest of it, but that was sadly not the case for me. i didn’t feel particularly tired or sleepy though, which i guess is a good sign since i’ve been feeling abnormally groggy since mexico. i think my body will just have to adjust to the new schedule before really feeling energized.
i woke up at 6:45am so i could go through my morning routine and still make it to the gym in time for a full workout before work, and i think i’m going to try to make this a consistent practice.
i’ve always wanted to be a morning person anyway – the kind of person who can enjoy a nice, languid and unrushed breakfast, idly sipping coffee and maybe doing some light reading or writing and preparing for the day.
this month is looking up in terms of enforcing good habits and letting go of bad ones – of putting better things into practice. but then again, it’s only been four days, so it would be a bit of a disaster if i’d already messed things up.
still, i feel encouraged and reinvigorated, as i do at the start of every new month.
i have it in my head that if i can be consistent with these daily habits, it’ll somehow make me a stronger, smarter, happier and more fulfilled person. i mean, i know there’s more to it than just reading and writing and working out every day, but i’m allowed to hope these things can only help.
they say that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.
i plan to do these things over and over with hopeully the same outcome: a steadily improving quality of life.
let’s see if i can keep this going.