I had my first cold shower this morning and it was cold cold cold!!
I did it post-exercise this morning so I imagine tomorrow will feel even more painful. Let’s see!
In the wellbeing journey I feel exercise, food, meditation and skincare seem to be going reasonably well. I have more room to grow on drinking water and cold showers so let’s see how this goes!
I had a tough day today. I couldn’t put my finger on the why but I felt frustrated and spent all day. I was annoyed with everything and wanted to upend my life completely.
I have a 24-hour rule for moments like this. Where I do nothing for 24 hours and then see if I still want to take drastic action in which case all bets are off.
I’ve been thinking a lot about what wellness means to me and where am I giving myself grace or a break and where I am actually letting myself off the hook when I should not.
It’s a delicate balance to become who you want to be while celebrating who you are.
I have done a really poor job of keeping track of things this week. But I am excited to see that some of the wellness acts are now internalized for me. That’s the biggest goal for this project.
Make it automatic so it doesn’t feel like an effort.
For the second time this week, I ate out. Even thought it meant I ate past 6pm, it was worth it. The food was delicious, the walk was great, and getting out and talking was great.
All the climbing gyms in the bay area are now open so that makes me super happy too.
Here’s to being flexible and enjoying the little moments of normalcy.
As part of my One Little Word class, I’ve been trying to figure out what daily habit to start this month. Here are some options I considered:
– journaling – water a lot more water – cold showers – whole foods only – no food past 6pm
It’s the end of the first day and I still haven’t been able to pick one. It all feels a bit much. Maybe because I’m already doing the wellness journey. I will have to sleep on it one more night.
Grateful for quiet weekend days. Working on giving myself a really large dose of grace today. Grateful for friends and connection and taking time to reach out to others. Yes to small steps.