Day 57 – Week 9 – 9 mins

Well right now, I’m feeling overworked and over committed – and that I’m just not getting enough time to potter about at home doing all those odd bits and pieces I like to do, those things which give me the illusion my life is under control.  You know, getting the stuff round the house that needs doing done, spending a bit of time with a book, having your ironing up to date….well, none of that is really happening right now, due to various work and personal commitments, and it is starting to take its toll. And when that starts happening and ’stuff’ just starts building up, everything gets a bit annoying and you feel like you are plodding though mud just to keep going.

So – that’s kind of where I am right now.

But despite this – it was kind of comforting to think that if I just do my minutes, at least I’ll have made it just that tiny bit down the track. You know, that track to boundless health and happiness we are all aiming for.  I’m normally an early riser, but this morning it was 8.00am before I dragged myself out to bed and out the front door for my jog – quickly making a note to myself not to leave it that late again. It is just NOT as nice an experience at 8.00 as it is at 6.00. There’s too many cars on the street, there’s kids with bicycles in your way, and you having to squeeze past parents with prams doing the school run. At 6.00 it is usually just me and the man who takes his dog to the park every morning – and the air is so much fresher.

But I did it, and of course felt much better afterwards, grateful I had made the effort. What I did this morning was a vital 365th of this grand experiment, and had I missed it, I wouldn’t be able to get it back.

But have I got my mojo back? Not really. It’s probably going to take a week lying in a hammock with a good book and not a care in the world to do that. But I overcame one of the thousands of obstacles that exist to stop us from getting fit and fantastic, and that’s good enough for now.

Suzi