Packing day. Longest trip to Asheville yet. 6 days. This is a good stretch to practice a new routine. I don't have a solution yet -- I think I need to experiment. I'll try a few things this weekend. I don't expect success ... YET.
Areas that trip me up:
(1) Bedtime. Going to bed so much later than my regular sleep is a problem. Even if the family is still up, I need to head to bed at a better hour. The first night is hardest because they travel in after work. They arrive around 8 o'clock. Then I feed them, sit around the fire ... you get the picture. It's 11 o'clock before I know it.
(2) Late night eating. I think the combination of late to bed AND late eating is making it extra hard to get up in the morning. Even if it's a later night, I can stop eating at a better time.
(3) What I'm eating -- considerably less vegetables. This means less energy and less regularity. I'm in control of this area and I need to make the effort to cook more. It's hard when I'm the one doing all the cooking, but if I make my stuff FIRST, I know it gets done.
(4) Morning time routine. I have a new setup in the basement. I can hang there (maybe not when company is over), but that will give me some space. Looking for something DIFFERENT to do in Asheville. I'm thinking Spanish workbook instead of journalling as one change.
(5) Exercise. I love having the Peloton and its lifesaving as far as a workout, but I end up ONLY doing the bike or nothing. Too many days off and not enough variety. I'm heading for 6 days -- I need to add a run and an arm day to the rotation.
(6) Taking an alone walk or two. Maybe not with company, but definitely when it's just me and hubby. A little bit of space goes a long way for together time.
(7) Setting an alarm. Even an hour ahead of the crew up will make a big difference in my morning. This is also a challenge with the dogs, but it's an option to try.
Today is final food cooking -- just crab cakes and hard boiled eggs. I have the coaching call at 11 o'clock and that's all. I got a notification the master bedroom mirror is getting delivered today --- earlier than expected. Guess I need to wait to pack the car until tomorrow. Not holding my breath it arrives, but just in case.
Still working on not getting overwhelmed by everything I need to do. Entertaining for 4 days is a lot of work. Weekends in June are probably just me and hubby and that sounds like a nice break.
Tomorrow I'll recap the coaching call. I have next week scheduled too. Have a great day and stay well. Later gators.
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