towards a more efficient routine
last summer i was quite happy in general, but never really managed to settle into anything, and so didn't quite ever feel totally comfortable. this summer i'm trying to do better.
biking to work is going quite well. six mile trip time started at 40 minutes and is now down to 25 minutes. i've been using my echostar flashlight (EOC swag) as a substitue bike light since my rental bike didn't come with one. it illuminates quite well but is a bit inconvenient. this is one of those things where i should decide early whether i actually want to stick with it or go out and finish the job rather than sitting on the fence "maybe i'll buy a real light later".
i've been getting in to work earlier, trading sleep time in the morning for nap time in the afternoon and also getting breakfast in the process, which is great now that i'm doing regular exercise.
i think i'm going to pick up going around campus barefoot all day (like i did last year but trivially because i sat right next to the cafeteria) - today i walked to lunch (and biked back) barefoot, and something about the alternating warm tile/pavement and cool grass/shady tile put me in a very receptive state for being extremely happy about all the great food, and company, and sitting eating on the grass, and taking care of everything because we compost all of our waste and recycle the rest and being fed healthy things and tasty things it all just works because the people i'm around are thoughtful and care to give the effort to make it that way. and i've been doing my part for myself by looking at the menus for lunch to figure out where to go to get the stuff i like best that's also healthy. (and also biking to work.) walking out of slice café about to sit down i found myself the happiest i've been in a long time - i'd been getting just hints of it before. hopefully this will keep up and solidify into being even better when i get more practically settled in (e.g. unpacking my clothes from my suitcase).
biking to work is going quite well. six mile trip time started at 40 minutes and is now down to 25 minutes. i've been using my echostar flashlight (EOC swag) as a substitue bike light since my rental bike didn't come with one. it illuminates quite well but is a bit inconvenient. this is one of those things where i should decide early whether i actually want to stick with it or go out and finish the job rather than sitting on the fence "maybe i'll buy a real light later".
i've been getting in to work earlier, trading sleep time in the morning for nap time in the afternoon and also getting breakfast in the process, which is great now that i'm doing regular exercise.
i think i'm going to pick up going around campus barefoot all day (like i did last year but trivially because i sat right next to the cafeteria) - today i walked to lunch (and biked back) barefoot, and something about the alternating warm tile/pavement and cool grass/shady tile put me in a very receptive state for being extremely happy about all the great food, and company, and sitting eating on the grass, and taking care of everything because we compost all of our waste and recycle the rest and being fed healthy things and tasty things it all just works because the people i'm around are thoughtful and care to give the effort to make it that way. and i've been doing my part for myself by looking at the menus for lunch to figure out where to go to get the stuff i like best that's also healthy. (and also biking to work.) walking out of slice café about to sit down i found myself the happiest i've been in a long time - i'd been getting just hints of it before. hopefully this will keep up and solidify into being even better when i get more practically settled in (e.g. unpacking my clothes from my suitcase).