Category: Sassy Saturday/Sunday 6

Sassy Sunday 6

I think aiming to get this post out sometime during the actual weekends might work better.  I never manage to squeeze out my ‘Friday 5’ on an actual Friday.  Usually by Friday, I find about 2 notes pertaining to this scrawled hastily into the columns of my datebook. The intention is there, but then, of course, life takes over, and I never find the time to elaborate on them by the time Friday is through.

If I make this a regular Saturday/Sunday thing, I’ll be happy to toss in another point, too.  (For your enjoyment…and also for alliterative purposes!)  Anyway, I’m here NOW, so here’s a snapshot of things currently occupying space in my head…

  1. New job. New job. New job!  Yes, I have a new job, and I am both excited and a little intimidated.  I am happy to say that I am doing well so far, but the job is…both more formal and less formal than my old job.  I’m a little stressed, but the upsides include being allowed to wear basically whatever I want, and working downtown. (Next to records and fancy coffee…I have to be careful!)
  2. Blue lipstick.  Fashion’s 90’s resurgence has found me rediscovering my “old self.”  It’s interesting.  I find myself increasingly into things/styles I used to love more than 15 years ago.  Yep, I am still the same person!  It’s a little thing, but this weekend I got a dark blue lipstick for myself…and I adore it!
  3. “Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching” -Thomas Jefferson
  4. Regular stretching.  My back is still less-than ideal.  I carry a lot of tension there.  Lately, it has been hard as a rock, and one of my shoulders was starting to feel locked up.  I don’t want to hurt even more, or be unable to do things, so I have been forcing myself to stretch out daily.  No excuses!  I am still creaky, like an un-oiled tinman, but my shoulder, at least, is starting to feel better.
  5. Sometimes Bluegrass is just so pretty.  Daydream of summer with me and check this one out! 🙂  https://youtu.be/jevAJjqXtDQ
  6. Acknowledging, although it is uncomfortable, that I have fallen back into a sugar addiction.  It’s not my favourite thing about myself, but I love sweet things.  I try to make healthy choices, but I also love chocolate, the occasional ginger cookie, aaaaand my partner is a baker.  This means that sometimes, the best of the best is fresh from the oven and right in front of me.  I’m not a robot.  It can be difficult to deny yourself life’s pleasures!

Lately, I haven’t been doing much denying.  My diet has not been my number one concern.  Granted, I still keep most of my old habits, like packing a healthy lunch and snacks and stuff, I just find myself indulging in addition to my pre-packed healthy stuff.  I’ve already noticed a difference in things like how I feel and how my skin looks, so I’m not going to let that continue!  

Rather than beat myself up, I am going to acknowledge my love of sweet things and work with it.  Some indulgences are ok, but some I know I can do without.  The real reward is feeling better, after all.  Instant gratification is for newbs.

Hmm…maybe we need to light a few more candles for spring’s return..don’t think the message is getting through!

 

Sassy Saturday Six

Ah, back to my old irregular posting schedule! 😉  The past two weeks have been tough, given the snowfall amounts that have slammed us and the soggy, ongoing cleanup afterward.  I’m sure a lot of people who might read this have spent a little time hurting from all the shoveling.  (We don’t have a snowblower, so please know that I was out there on the front-lines with you!)  Some reflections from the past couple of weeks:

  1. Physical labour can be intense meditation.  I was reminded of what has always attracted me to jobs with some element of physical challenge; I value the spiritual and mental effects of real, hard work.  It genuinely helps me feel better, clearer and more “myself” when I have had to come through some kind of physical challenge.  
  2. Being really physically tired is awesome for my insomnia.  This is obvious, but…it’s also kind of…not? I didn’t think that I was all that lacking in exercise. In fact, I usually get some physical exercise every day.  However, even if I lift weights in the morning, walk at lunch, and stay pretty much on my feet around the house in the evening, it’s not usually enough to make me just fall into bed early and sleep like a baby.  Chipping away at an ice wall for an hour or more every day? I briefly relearned what it was like to fall asleep easily. I started getting tired more early, and it helped my schedule.  I want to hang on to a little of this change. I think I have kind of…gotten better at mornings because of it.
  3. “We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act, but a  habit.” -Aristotle  I like this.  I can say I’m any number of things, but the proof is in the pudding!  We are what we actually devote all of our time to doing.
  4. Gotta love a new-to-me band that keeps putting a smile on my face...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAVTo9YCRsE
  5. “Growth only occurs in a state of discomfort” -Bill Eckstrom.  Here’s Bill’s TedX talk about how comfort will ruin your life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBvHI1awWaI
  6. I’m almost ready to get my tree-of-life tattoo!  I had my last consult yesterday.  This means that I will be doing my first sitting on March 7th!  Finally!  I am very excited, and I fully intend to post progress pics!

Here’s to spring…it’s just around the corner!