It's been one month back to work. The Christmas tree is down and put away. My house is 'tidy'. While I am starting to get back into crazy mode at work, I'm determined to be better prepared. Last week, I left work at the end of my work day, not too much later. What a difference that extra time meant at home! I actually had time with my daughter, could accomplish a couple of things around the house and exercised a couple of times. As I mentioned, this week is going to be crazy, but I'm feeling stronger this time around. My resolve is getting stronger too. It's easy to hide at work and in my house, but tomorrow is another family function and I don't know what to wear because nothing fits again.
In preparation, I have covered the top portion of my fridge with colourful sticky notes. There are notes on all the foods I should be eating. I made notes of meal ideas, and listed a few new recipes. I need these constant reminders, kind of like signposts for the direction you need to take.
Exercise is a different issue, fitting in little bits at a time is one thing, but I need to put in a lot more effort at a much higher intensity. I have a friend that wakes up at a crazy hour and does real exercise, saying that I admire her is an understatement. Her life is busier than mine and this is her solution, so this shows me it's possible. I think a better time for me is evening, but I need just as much willpower for that as I do for actually setting my alarm at that time. We'll see how this week goes, if evenings don't pan out, my punishment will be the 5am workout the following week...
So, tomorrow. The family function is with my husbands family. I enjoy the company of a few, but I'm socially awkward and tend to either come across as bitchy or too chatty. I don't know what we're supposed to wear, if it's a jeans or dress thing or somewhere in between. I wish I just felt that I looked great in anything and could pull off any look so this stuff didn't worry me, but I don't.
One thing is for certain. I don't watch football, so I won't have to worry about all the bad foods that go along with Superbowl Sunday!
