So, for the past week, I've been really REALLY actively trying to live my days and nights in a more healthful fashion. Better more consistent rest, better food quality and smaller food quantity, journaling both the food and emotion swings, etc. (apparently, writing stuff down helps one free the inner whatsis that restrains one from true happiness, etc. Or something like that. Anyway it helps - we who blog know this already, right?).
I even spent SIGNIFICANTLY less time on the computer and in front of the TV, and much more on knitting (in silence - no background, it was weird but very soothing), reading, writing, cooking, etc. etc. I did laundry and hung it out to dry. I weeded my garden (somewhat). I puttered on organizing around the house. I had not consumed ANY pain-killing medication other than a single Naprosyn for my knee the other day, despite several headaches (I had tea, and meditated briefly.) I cut back my coffee. I did not eat ANY chocolate for at least the past 5 days. No, seriously, I've been living the Virtuous Life over here.
And today, as my Re-Ward, I have a sore back like no-one's business, which forced me home from work at lunchtime, in agonizing pain, to take Tylenol 1's AND Naprosyn, and sit on the couch with my feet up watching television (Chuck Norris movies - hand to God - really, there was nothing better on!) and eating popcorn and ice cream bars with chocolate cake and coffee. Well, if you're gonna have a setback, get it out of your system in one shot, I figure. *le sigh*
Tomorrow will be a brand-new day. I have healthful snacks and lunch packed, I have my library books ready to return, I have my clothes laid out for work. And I'm going to bed a half-hour early, because oh-boy-howdy are these drugs ever kicking the snot out of my brain. Hopefully I will sleep well and the back will magically fix itself overnight (yes, I iced it this afternoon, and no, I won't put a heat pack on even though it feels SO nice - I totally recognize that this is some kind of inflammation). And tomorrow night, I will do a bit of gentle weeding in the garden, and make my hubby his long-overdue chocolate haystacks, and maybe knit a bit. It's all about the balance.
By the way, I can recommend Julia Cameron's "The Writing Diet - Write Yourself Right-Size" as a good little tap-on-the-shoulder book if you are at a stumped point in your more healthful living and/or creative thinking life. About 60% is basic diet advice, 20% 12-step wisdom (hell, it works for millions of people, why not?), and 20% really original (I think) approaches to getting the mind/body/spirit connection going through journaling and just better self-awareness. I learned a lot from it, and while I'm not one to follow a plan like Ms. Cameron sets out in a slavish fashion, I am adapting parts of it, and I am liking the changes.
Oh, and you know what? I saw a family of wild turkeys this morning. Here, in the trailer park. Somehow it was SO appropriate!
Happy Monday. Sleep well.
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