It was not the best of times, it was not the worst of times.
I'm managing to wrangle my sleep schedule back into line after a few weeks of disruption. I've woken on time at 6:30 without the alarm clock the past two days. I managed to haul myself out to the living room floor for yoga the past two mornings as well - a practice I'd largely abandoned since early September. My crooked spine is definitely suffering from the lack of care for this decrepit frame. Fortunately, I finally managed to get in my chiropractor's appointment book this evening.
In the past two days I've gotten much done at the office, which is good since I was behind in my work and Friday is the equivalent of the end of our fiscal year -- not really, but it does mark the end of a "project year" I guess you'd call it, on the main portion of our work here. In all, it's a good week to be ahead rather than behind, and I'm clawing my way there inch by inch.
The result of such ardent efforts for two days has left me exhausted by the time I wheel home in the evenings. I'm a bad hobbit! I admitted to Ian last night that I am failing him in my duties as housekeeper, and for the second night in a row, I'd rather go out to eat dinner than stay in and cook. We discussed how foolish this is for a variety of reasons relating to finances and health of all sorts, but we went out to Jake's Joint for the World's Most Unhealthful cheeseburgers for dinner anyway.
Well, lemme tell you! Watching that address from the President last night about the proposed economic bailout cured that desire right fast! It's back to trying to be more responsible with our money and therefore stay home more often. The economy is just too unstable, too insane to think that dropping $25 a night on dinner is anything even remotely resembling a responsible idea. (I'm dreading taking a few moments to add up our expenses for September!)
So this period in my life is not exactly the most responsible in terms of my health, weight, and finances -- but it's also not the worst. You do what you can! All things will improve when I set my mind to them. I'm in a mind to start taking mincing steps back toward the ideal in each area.
That's about all I've got for you this morning.
Trace
In the past two days I've gotten much done at the office, which is good since I was behind in my work and Friday is the equivalent of the end of our fiscal year -- not really, but it does mark the end of a "project year" I guess you'd call it, on the main portion of our work here. In all, it's a good week to be ahead rather than behind, and I'm clawing my way there inch by inch.
The result of such ardent efforts for two days has left me exhausted by the time I wheel home in the evenings. I'm a bad hobbit! I admitted to Ian last night that I am failing him in my duties as housekeeper, and for the second night in a row, I'd rather go out to eat dinner than stay in and cook. We discussed how foolish this is for a variety of reasons relating to finances and health of all sorts, but we went out to Jake's Joint for the World's Most Unhealthful cheeseburgers for dinner anyway.
Well, lemme tell you! Watching that address from the President last night about the proposed economic bailout cured that desire right fast! It's back to trying to be more responsible with our money and therefore stay home more often. The economy is just too unstable, too insane to think that dropping $25 a night on dinner is anything even remotely resembling a responsible idea. (I'm dreading taking a few moments to add up our expenses for September!)
So this period in my life is not exactly the most responsible in terms of my health, weight, and finances -- but it's also not the worst. You do what you can! All things will improve when I set my mind to them. I'm in a mind to start taking mincing steps back toward the ideal in each area.
That's about all I've got for you this morning.
Trace