Day 11 - The "Good" in Morning

In talking to my dear friend Faith, she pointed out to me that one of my first entries here described how difficult the morning was for me, but by the time I started my 40 days, I was hopping out bed and onto my yoga mat. She made me realize that I do owe myself some credit for not hitting that snooze button in over a week but I need ya'll to know that in no way has this transition been easy. It's 50 degrees, so foggy it's raining, and my apartment feels like the dead of winter, only worse because we refuse to turn the heat on. The process of getting up early starts the night before when I make a conscious decision to avoid eating too much, drinking wine and make an effort to prepare what I need for the morning to go smoothly. As if everyday was the first day of school, I pick my outfit and lay it out, pack my yoga bag, prepare my lunchbox with breakfast and lunch for the next day and keep it in the fridge, ready to go. I also go to bed earlier, so that by the time my alarm goes off I have slept somewhere bewteen 7 and 8 hours. Having put in all of this effort I now have no excuses and more time for yoga, meditation and for myself. I guess I did describe something very similar to this as my the ideal "good" morning and I'm not going to lie, it's been nice. Removing the 3+ ten minute increments of snoozing has done great things for my energy level, my mood, and overall sense of wellbeing. I am more awake, I don't need caffeine and I have re-discovered the afternoon power nap. Having conquered the snooze beast is indeed a victory to be celebrated.

Our Kabuki experience was just what I needed and by the time we got home, Joe said "I feel so relaxed I thought it was the weekend." I am feeling a little more on the positive side. I've already been to yoga this morning, fell asleep meditating last night, and am still following my ayurvedic plan. In case you were wondering, all is well...