It's been a minute since I've posted.... or a lot of minutes. With some new found inspiration from some dear friends of mine, I'm going to attempt to blog again. This time, with a different purpose. In the past, I've blogged about events in my life, or even my teaching and my classroom. My intent this time around is to use my blog for accountability. My hope is that by putting my goals and my story out there in the infinite abyss of the inter webs, I will be able to hold myself more accountable and therefore, possibly, reach those goals.
I'm specifically focused on health and wellness, however, I'm a sucker for sharing, and I enjoy writing, so the occasional non-health related post may creep up now and again. But I digress. A few weeks ago, I was browsing some music teaching blogs looking for classroom ideas, and I stumbled upon one that shared monthly goals. When I saw it, I thought "what a great idea!" Now, this is a way to actually reach your goals, instead of letting them continually be in the distant future. That's my problem with goals anyway. I find myself putting them off and giving excuses about how one day they will happen. And then they don't. Because it's always in the future, and never in the now. I need my goals to be in the now. So, although it is the middle of October, and not the beginning, here are my goals for the next 30 days:
1. Put good food in my body. This means that I'm not eating pizza every week (seriously?! love me some pizza), or justifying that dessert every night as just a "once in a while" thing when it's really every night. Instead, eating food that my body needs to nourish and fuel itself. I've struggled with weight for as long as I can remember, and even more than that, I've had a poor relationship with food. The next 30 days are the road to recovery in that relationship. I'm sure I won't be cured of my desire for pizza in 30 days; but maybe I'll only want it once a month instead of once a week?
2. Let exercise back in. If you know me, or have talked with me recently you know I injured my back almost 2 months ago now. I've been in physical therapy for half of that time and it has slowly been getting better. Before the injury, I was just getting back into the routine of exercising regularly. My trusty workout buddy and I would meet most days of the week and bust out some HIIT workouts, or go for a run- it was all good. And then, I mysteriously injured myself (the believed culprit is weed pulling--seriously with the monsoons this year!?) and was unable to do the things I had been doing even just the day before. It's been a long road, and I find myself extremely frustrated with the process most days. But I also think maybe I'm afraid of making it worse and not letting myself push too hard. It's been better- I went to yoga and for a walk this week! But I need to keep finding ways to let the activity levels increase in my life so that I can continue to heal. Who would have thought a physical injury could mess with your mental faculties as well?!
That's it. That's where I'm starting. It needs to be little steps. If it's not, I'll never get there. I will do my best to keep you posted on my journey, and in 30 days I'll evaluate the goals and see how I did. Maybe even create some new ones.
Namaste,
Sam
