These days I am attempting to adjust to a new routine; I realized that one of the reasons I have lost some motivation to work out, study well, eat well, etc. is because I have strayed from my routine, or having any routine for that matter. Without a clear plan of what I will do each day, I find myself playing it by ear a little too much, which results in eating out, being lazy, and wasting a lot of time just trying to figure out what I need to do.
I talked with my brother the other day and he mentioned a couple times that having a routine is helping him get back on track, so I've also been attempting to do this. I start every morning with two glasses of water, a short and quick dynamic stretch / morning workout, and a hearty breakfast, and I end every day with a cup of tea, some youtube videos, and a cup of water before sleeping.
I've also made it to the gym for the past couple days, and I realized that the reason I have been dreading working out lately is because of the way I have been thinking of it. If you think of it as a chore, it will inevitably be something you don't want to do. But using the workout itself as motivation is really inspiring. I use it as a reward for doing other productive things such as cleaning or studying, and it makes going to the gym much more enjoyable. I also take my time while I am there to ensure a good workout.
Today, I went out to brunch at Mulberry Cafe in downtown Austin. It's a really nice place; I enjoyed it a lot. They did run out of the Salmon, which is what I originally ordered, but they replaced it with the Pork Benedict and didn't make me pay for my meal, which was really nice. We did wait quite a while for our food for this reason, but me and my friend still really enjoyed it, and of course had to take photos.
Michelle & I both really like using Snapchat & Instagram, so we took pictures of each other. She added a nice caption to the one of me ^^
It's kind of funny how many productive ways of spending my time I can think of when I have exams to study for. There are just so many things I probably wouldn't be doing anyway but now I can't. I get so inspired to do all of these things at the wrong times... I guess I will just use them as rewards for when I finish.
My Accounting Final Exam is tomorrow evening, and I am not exactly prepared. I just really want to be done with school so I can worry about other things and not have to feel guilty for spending time doing things that I want or need to. I managed to get a 100 on my Business Law final, which kept my grade at a A. I'm pretty proud of that, and the fact that my grades this semester aren't too bad, except for my Accounting grade...which really makes it hard to be inspired to study for it.
It doesn't help that it's the only thing separating me from winter break.... I guess Accounting and I are just destined to dislike each other.
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