In case you missed it, I recapped Day 1 in Disney World yesterday. Will have the other recaps up next week.
I don’t know what it was when I returned from vacation, but Monday I was dreading. Back to reality and sitting at a desk for 8 hours. Monday I felt sick to my stomach the whole day. Though I felt a bit better once I got home after work, knowing I had to go out again to teach yoga in the evening was rough. I thought maybe that doing the yoga flow with the class would help but even holding downdog myself was hard. I know I didn’t teach my best on Monday but I do hope the class enjoyed the challenging sequence I made for them. I made sure to take a shower and head right to bed when I got home on Monday night and slept really well. Unfortunately Tuesday morning, my stomach still felt a bit off. Instead of my usual oatmeal, I opted for dry cereal and still had some bacon so that I would be full for a while.
The morning at work went on and I was finally catching up on work after being gone for a week. Shortly after lunch, my gym supervisor called me as a class opened up at the gym closer to me on Tuesday night. Wanting to stick to my 2 classes a week, I decided to drop my Monday class. I know the class has really enjoyed me but I also know that at this time I just can’t handle teaching 3 classes every week, my full time job and my almost daily workouts. I know some people work 2 jobs daily and I think those people are amazing. For me, though, I know I function best when I can sleep for at least 7 hours a night and also have some down time in the evening. Part of why I switched to morning workouts is so that I could have some more time in the evening to relax and I really liked that schedule. Adding in yoga teaching this last month to my schedule has thrown me off a bit as I haven’t been for a swim in weeks with different things going on during the weekends and having the sniffles. I seem to have come home with another cold or something.
I don’t know why but after that phone call my day finally seemed to get better, like a switch in my head turned on and I was even humming to myself that song from Legally Blonde “Perfect Day.” Though this could also be because I read Jordan’s post about a perfect day, so somehow that song popped into my head later as I started to think what would be my perfect day?
Sometimes I just get into a slump, lack of motivation and drive. To get out of it can be hard, but usually a workout helps. I seriously felt great working out on Monday morning then maybe lack of sleep and too many cookies caught up to me? Sometimes you just aren’t in the mood for anything, that’s when I take a night to sit on the couch and watch Gilmore Girls until bed time. Gilmore Girls is my go to show, when I am bored, sad, lonely, background noise and sometimes just when I am happy. I watch it all the time and after December and my Christmas movie watching was over, it was back to season 1 for Gilmore Girls and now I am currently finishing season 2. I can’t even tell you how many times I have watched every episode. Occasionally I still notice little things in the background I never saw before.
Anyway back to my perfect day thoughts….
I would say the day would start with making pancakes for breakfast, serving some to sleepy Brian in bed while I read some blogs. Mid morning I would head to the gym for a workout. After the gym, I would cook some lunch, maybe some chicken tacos (with red onion, cilantro, avocado and tomato).
For the afternoon, I would love to lay on the beach and read for a while. Add in some yoga on the beach and take some photos of the beach and my yoga practice.
Then in the evening spend some time writing, cook dinner (maybe some pork stir fry?) and then enjoy a movie with Brian on the couch.
That all sounds pretty perfect to me. Besides the beach, I can usually make that happen on a weekend when Brian is around. I feel it incorporates things I love which are working out, cooking, sunshine, outdoor yoga, writing and cozy time with Brian.
I may not have my perfect day everyday (yet <- I can dream), I may have days where I just lay around and don’t feel great, but I am grateful for each day and I am glad I am starting to feel better. I am definitely missing that Florida sun and wearing shorts though. I am hoping it warms up again soon, but this weekend Saturday is a low of 4 degrees….You will find me inside my 70 degree apartment for a bit longer.
Do you ever find yourself unmotivated? How do you get out of that?
What would your perfect day include?
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Oh man, that song is now going to be stuck in my head forever. It’s always miserable getting back into a routine after an awesome vacation.
LOL I feel like I need to watch Legally Blonde again. Love that movie. It is definitely hard to get back into routine again, but slowly I am getting there.
I definitely struggle with days where I just can’t find the motivation or focus to do anything. Sometimes a good workout or some extra food helps me snap out of it, but other times the only thing that really helps is a good night’s sleep and starting fresh again the next morning. You’re definitely not alone, girl!
Definitely Amanda! I think the fact that I spent some time writing and getting to bed early on Tuesday night helped a lot.
Wow, what a blessing to spend such a wonderful day together. I’m thankful that God gives me days to just really remember how important rest is. I do find myself unmotivated. I usually go pray or read my Bible. It reminds me of just why I’m here and why I’m doing what I’m doing.
That’s great Emily! We definitely want to spend our days the best we can while we are here.
I definitely understand about post vacation blues. I recently got back from California and it’s been such a hard adjustment. I feel like I can’t get used to this cold weather and it has made me unmotivated.
Yes I am so ready for spring to come. At least it is finally a bit light outside still when I get home from work. I don’t have to run to the nearest light switch before closing the door and not being able to see so that helps.