I would just like to say that whenever you feel yourself starting to slide down the slippery slope of despair, give exercise a try. After the 3rd day of not being at work, the realization of being unemployed has began to hit home. Shopping helps, but I have to face the facts that I cannot go around spending money like I have an unlimited supply. At least I shouldn’t be. Okay, so today is the first day without any retail therapy.
I found that giving myself daily goals has kept me from sliding down that steep hill and kept my happiness in good standing. A very big part of my day is to include 1.5 to 2 hours of workout time. This gets my endorphines flowing and before long, my outlooks is once again sunny.
My daily goals look like this…
• Get up by 7:30 a.m. (this is reasonable given I have been sleep deprived)
• Get coffee and breakfast (because I need the stimulation)
• Check emails (because nowadays, this is my only outside interaction)
• Do Yoga for 30 minutes (purely to keep limber and break up computer time)
• Do boxing for 15 minutes (to get rid of my aggressions and back fat)
• Do abdominal crunches and weights for 15 minutes (no need to explain)
• Do cardio for 30 minutes (because they tell us we need it for our heart)
• Play with dogs and cats (just because)
• Work in garden (the payoff is amazing beauty that I perpetuated)
• Fix lunch (cause I worked my ass off)
• Afternoon work will be all about job searching (for the obvious and so I can afford to shop)
• Late afternoon check emails, play on Facebook and my blog (again, it’s interaction and an outlet for creativity)
• Fix dinner (suddenly finding an interest in cooking again)
• More blog time, read or watch TV, but definitely stay off Coldwater Creek’s website
So far this routine is helping to keep me from giving into the Dark Side (Luke, this is your father. Give into the Dark Side you nob). Couldn’t resist a quote from Strange Brew.
Cheers!!
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