New Year's Goals Updates
So- the toe is completely cured. I should have been exercising by now. It's just . . . . so much easier to make excuses to myself about why I am not doing some type of "get stronger" exercise.
In that aspect I'm stinking up my New Years Goal; however, all is not lost! I have started walking laps around school before the day starts. Think of me like a mall walker- but around my school. That is brilliant! I saw some other teachers doing it, and was like, "huh. That's pretty smart." I mean- I get to school around 7:10 every day. If I walk laps for 15 minutes every morning . . . that's a great, efficient, easy way to get some steps in. And I still have time to mentally organize for the day before the first class starts. It's quite lovely to know I've walked 15 minutes, I feel quite smug in my productiveness.
I have read my first real- quality- book of the year: The Handmaid's Tale. It took me awhile to get into it. I felt frustrated with the narrator's constant hinting at events from before the story began, but never giving the full story. I found the story to be, like a typical dystopian story: depressing, somewhat hopeless. One weird (and I hope not a sign I'm a sociopath or oppressive dictator) I liked how orderly the main character's life was: wake up, eat, rest, shop, eat, pray/rest, eat, go to bed. I did not like that her activities were kind of boring (all that resting!) or how controlled she was (someone was ALWAYS watching). But I liked the notion of such a strict schedule (clearly I am feeling the need for some routine in my life!). I liked the story and read it completely (I typically skim when I read). I doubt I watch the series. #1 I don't have a Hulu subscription. #2 I liked the story, but not enough to watch a tv show.
I started a new goal. I put a screen time limit on my phone (after 2 hours I can't use any of the apps, except the phone, FaceTime, and text messaging). I have been feeling scattered and flakey ever since Winter Break ended and school started back- which was a super big bummer, because that's how I felt BEFORE break, and I was just certain I wouldn't feel that way afterwards. I'm tired of making excuses for forgetting- everything. I'm tired of feeling so . . . scattered. I feel like part of my problem is my phone. It's in my face a lot. Seriously- I was averaging over 5 hours a day. (thank you iPhone and your awesome screen time calculations) My goal is to stick to my time limit (2 hours a day). I've got a couple of other ideas I'm going to try in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully I'll find my zen anyday now. HAHA!!!
In that aspect I'm stinking up my New Years Goal; however, all is not lost! I have started walking laps around school before the day starts. Think of me like a mall walker- but around my school. That is brilliant! I saw some other teachers doing it, and was like, "huh. That's pretty smart." I mean- I get to school around 7:10 every day. If I walk laps for 15 minutes every morning . . . that's a great, efficient, easy way to get some steps in. And I still have time to mentally organize for the day before the first class starts. It's quite lovely to know I've walked 15 minutes, I feel quite smug in my productiveness.
I have read my first real- quality- book of the year: The Handmaid's Tale. It took me awhile to get into it. I felt frustrated with the narrator's constant hinting at events from before the story began, but never giving the full story. I found the story to be, like a typical dystopian story: depressing, somewhat hopeless. One weird (and I hope not a sign I'm a sociopath or oppressive dictator) I liked how orderly the main character's life was: wake up, eat, rest, shop, eat, pray/rest, eat, go to bed. I did not like that her activities were kind of boring (all that resting!) or how controlled she was (someone was ALWAYS watching). But I liked the notion of such a strict schedule (clearly I am feeling the need for some routine in my life!). I liked the story and read it completely (I typically skim when I read). I doubt I watch the series. #1 I don't have a Hulu subscription. #2 I liked the story, but not enough to watch a tv show.
I started a new goal. I put a screen time limit on my phone (after 2 hours I can't use any of the apps, except the phone, FaceTime, and text messaging). I have been feeling scattered and flakey ever since Winter Break ended and school started back- which was a super big bummer, because that's how I felt BEFORE break, and I was just certain I wouldn't feel that way afterwards. I'm tired of making excuses for forgetting- everything. I'm tired of feeling so . . . scattered. I feel like part of my problem is my phone. It's in my face a lot. Seriously- I was averaging over 5 hours a day. (thank you iPhone and your awesome screen time calculations) My goal is to stick to my time limit (2 hours a day). I've got a couple of other ideas I'm going to try in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully I'll find my zen anyday now. HAHA!!!
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