I have a willful child living inside my head. You'd never know it unless you we're privy to my internal dialog. Yes, I talk to myself a lot. Usually it's a silent conversation, thank goodness. Like this morning. DH popped up to the alarm CD with his usually cheery morning routine. My own alarm was set for 30 minutes later. I mumbled my "goodbye, I love you, have a good day," and turned my pillow to the cool side and dove back under the covers. When my alarm went off I was strongly tempted to push "pause." I didn't, but only because I remembered how fast the temperature was supposed to get hot and awful this morning. Wednesday morning is a running morning for me. I have my WI at noon, and the Wednesday morning run has been my "last chance workout" for over a year and a half. But I looked at the temperature outside and saw how hot it was already. "I don't wanna run when it's this hot," I whined to myself. I weighed myself and saw that it was less than last week's weight. Well and good. Maybe I could get by and still lose this week without running. I put on my running outfit, but only because I had laid out my clothes last night. I had breakfast. I stuck my nose out the back door and confirmed that it was hot and awful, as predicted. Well, I was dressed, and it was still early, and, if I got out the door right then, I'd have time to watch some of the USA/Algeria game when I got back. I had a good run, and ran an extra mile, just because. Yes, it was hot, but I felt good and proud of myself.
Routine won again. It's good to have established routines. It worked with raising willful kids, too.
And my WI, today? I lost 5 sticks o' butter (1.2 pounds).
What routines do you have that get you through the "I don't wannas" in your day?
[my normal signature is giving me fits, sometimes it's there and sometimes you get the blue box with the question mark. If you can tell me why, you'll be my friend forever!]
[my normal signature is giving me fits, sometimes it's there and sometimes you get the blue box with the question mark. If you can tell me why, you'll be my friend forever!]
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