Chilled and uninspired

[clevermanka]

Yesterday's temperature in the office was insultingly cold. Even mckitterick complained of it. At no point during yesterday's work day was I not chilled. By the time 5pm rolled around, all I wanted to do was snuggle down into the couch. mckitterick was delayed picking me up for the gym, and didn't realize he was supposed to bring my gym bag with him, so we had to go back home for the bag. I decided lugging the bag to the gym was stupid, so I started to change and then nearly broke down into tears because that was how much I didn't want to exercise. So we didn't. I made dinner and we had a lovely evening together at home instead.

Tonight = Gym. And then errands because Drumming Group is canceled.

Thank goodness it's sunny out there. That helps my motivation.

I took advantage of the time change this year and instead of allowing myself to loll in bed, I get up when I wake up (usually between 5:30 and 5:45) and either do quiet chores (like cleaning the sewing room) or yoga. This morning I rolled out for an hour and it felt so good. Mmmmm...I love our self-myofascial release toys!

My planner tells me that the next few weeks are busy busy busy. Nothing like feeling drained in advance. Oh My Goodness am I looking forward to Thanksgiving weekend when I have nothing planned except the usual Sunday morning session with Andrew. I'm reserving those four days to eat (a lot) and work on my Due South Secret Santa project since it has lain woefully neglected for three weeks and, judging from my planner entries, shall lie woefully neglected for the next three weekends, too.

Comments

[siro-gravity.livejournal.com]

myofacial release toys? hm.

I got no plans for Thanksgiving. *sniff*

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

myofacial release toys?

Golf balls, lacrosse balls, regular foam rollers, knobby foam rollers, special therapy balls...we've got a bit of everything. They're AWESOME.

I got no plans for Thanksgiving

Sounds like a great opportunity to make some art!

[siro-gravity.livejournal.com]

it sure does. and i have 3 unfinished boxes from summer!

gotta try the balls thang.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Man, the first time you roll your feet out on a lacrosse ball, it's a revelation, I tell you. A fucking painful revelation, but painful in that "ouch ouch ouch oh god why have I never done this before" way.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Yay sunshine! I'm going to get some on my face because.. Vitamin D.. too much flu going around here.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Enjoy the sunshine!

[chalcedonygrey.livejournal.com]

ZOMG I love your icon! <3 <3 <3

[chalcedonygrey.livejournal.com]

Boo for being cold, hooray for lovely evenings at home!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yep. I didn't feel even a smidgen of guilt. It was wonderful.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I did the same thing. Instead of lifting, I made use of an evening with nobody else in the house -- spread out the calendar and everything on the dining room table to map out the next few months, prep-cooked some eggy things for future breakfasts, sorted a bazillion loads of languishing (clean) laundry. It was so very peaceful and precisely what I needed.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, lovely evenings at home snuggled up are just as important for your wellbeing as the gym. Sorry it was rough, but tonight will be much better, I'm sure. :)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Tonight I'm going to kick some barbell ass, no doubt about it!

Sometimes it really helps when mckitterick doesn't join me at the gym. Most of the time it's cool to have him there--he motivates me to go in the first place (usually), he spots me when I need it, and it's nice to just have someone there, you know? But occasionally, it's good to just go to the gym and have nobody care how long I'm taking and I don't need to interrupt my own sets to spot him and it's just all about me me me.

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

I started to change and then nearly broke down into tears because that was how much I didn't want to exercise.

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

I hear you - when I was running, which I loved, it was all me time. And I would chase the Brit away if he tried to be in the same room when I was on the treadmill.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

It was pretty sad. I definitely made the right decision because today I'm all YO LET'S DO THIS THING.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Ha! AGGRESSIVE EXERCISE ME TIME. I like it.

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

Sometimes you just have to take a little downtime.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

"looking forward to Thanksgiving weekend when I have nothing planned"

Don't you just love planned alone time, especially after a long run of social activity?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

I rarely let Justin tell me what to do, but when things are ending in tears and he puts his foot down that I need to stay home? Yeah, he's totally right.

I've never done the LOTR Thanksgiving weekend marathon but this year just might be the time for it. I could use a few days curled up next to the fire except to crawl out for supplies or neighborhood walks.

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

Good call on the don't gym in tears.

Thanksgiving has me in tears, when to do his family and ours, because his family now means scheduling around his daughters partners family (and all their family) and then mine, AND waiting for answers from everyone before we can plan and UGH.

I need a year off.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I've never done the LOTR Thanksgiving weekend marathon but this year just might be the time for it.

That sounds great! We've never done it on Thanksgiving, but we have marathoned the thing--extended versions, even. Good times!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

See, this is why I put my foot down about holidays. I don't do them. If mckitterick wants to participate with his family, that's fantastic! I'll support him--heck, I'll even help him pack. But me? I don't go anywhere. I don't even go outside unless it's an unusually brilliant day on the holiday itself. I don't need that stress in my life, and I refuse to martyr myself, so....

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

You are wise.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

And impatient and selfish and completely fine with those things. =D