Not exactly how I wanted but it was a start :)
-Wake up earlier--check! (about 6:40am)
-Do yoga--kind of check!
-Make healthy breakfast--check!
I woke up this morning with no alarm (which is amazing btw) around 6:40 am. I got up slowly and brushed my teeth keeping the light off but the door open. Then I went out into the living room and kitchen and opened the blinds. It was cool because even just a slow introduction to light after having my eyes shut for over 7 hours was waaaay more relaxing than shocking my body awake with alarms and bright bathroom lights.
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| although my instructor today was a stupid tablet that I didn't want to use anyway...breeeeaaathe |
Once I was in the living room and ready to begin some stretching/yoga, I realized that video I found online would need to be viewed on the computer....which is in the kitchen. Great. I have been on a semi-ban of against all of my bf's fancy schmancy techno-gadgets for so long and now if I wanted to follow through with my morning plan, I had two options.
1. Turn on the slow as molasses laptop, dig up the hdmi converter cable, plug the laptop into the tv, figure out the input/screen configuration/volume, and go from there. This could add a whole extra 30 minutes to my plan and I didnt get up THAT early. :/
2. Succumb to the inevitable and use the Kindle Fire....ugh.
After a few minutes of thought I decided to use the Kindle Fire. "Hmm, maybe if I start now, I can be done before my bf wakes up and he will never know that I used it!" I found the video, put it on full screen, turned up the volume, propped it up in front of me and pressed play. I began to hear the soft crashing of waves on the white sand beach and a calm voice began to speak to me from the ocean on the screen talking me through quiet, deep breaths. I began to really relax...breathing in and breathing out...breathing in...and breathing out....breathing in...
STOP.
What the heck? The video just stopped and totally interrupted my calmness. I had to hit Pause and then Play then follow a few calm yoga breaths/moves then stop. pause. play. Just about every couple minutes. O.M.G. This is not relaxing. And not especially easy when you are in Downward Dog trying to keep your neck and back in line. With a couple minutes left in the video I decided this wasn't really working so I stopped....just in time for my bf to see me holding the tablet and scream "Ah-ha! I knew you would use it eventually!" Damn. Oh well.
I went into the kitchen and made the breakfast that I planned which was delicious (Egg whites, green onion, salsa, ground turkey). I normally don't eat breakfast but this was pretty light and once I was done, I actually felt great. I finished a bottle of water and watched the Today Show for a bit. I felt much more relaxed than I ever do in the mornings! Maybe the little bit of yoga that I tried to do actually helped! I did not feel the need to rush at all. I was ready with enough time to get a cup of coffee at the local coffee shop, get to work and calmly start my day without any stress. What a notion...start the day stress free. I didn't really realize how much stress I impart on myself before anything even happens by not giving myself time to properly wake up.
All-in-all this morning went well. However, I will be buying a yoga dvd so that I dont have to count on our internet connection or the lack of memory on a tablet to affect my concentration while achieving calm enlightenment. Going to try the same thing tomorrow but hopefully figure out a different solution for the yoga stuff. Any one have a good DVD I can borrow until mine comes in? :)
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