Live Mindfully
- Do one exercise from LovingKindness each day
- Heh. This hasn’t been going super well as the priority has been Abhi, in particular getting him to bed. Once that’s managed, it’s trying to squeeze everything possible out of an evening: cleaning up, cooking, time with husband, showering. So yeah…I’ve done this once so far.
Exercise the Creative Muscle
- Read at least 20 Minutes a Day – These are all the books I’ve managed to spend time with this month. A solid list but no completions.
- Write for at least an hour a week
- There have been good weeks and bad weeks. It’s pretty much all been focused on the blog with only a few jottings for my writing project.
- Post to the blog at least once a week
- I think I did alright with this one. Only missed one week and managed more than one post in other weeks.
- Do an exercise from the banjo book each week
- This one got off to a rocky start. I went so far as to put the book in a more accessible place. The end. Better luck next month, I suppose.
Defend Personal Time
- Take at least an hour a week out of the house and away from Abhi
- Yoga filled this slot this month. With brunch with a friend thrown in at the very end. Will venture out more next month, I think. If I’m to get serious about writing and working (yup, back on the job), I may have to.
- Socialize at least once a week
- Do my exercise classes count? Because I have not been super good about this otherwise. There were games with friends once and a couple nights watching the new X-Files series. Oh, and that brunch I mentioned earlier. Not a strong start though, really.
- Go on at least one date a month
- This one I can confidently say happened. My in-laws came up for the weekend, so we put them in charge of the boy and went out for sushi and drinks.
Maintain General Well Being
- Eat well
- Inasmuch as it’s possible to eat with a baby that seems to demand constant attention. So it’s been a lot of almonds and granola bars with some string cheese and oranges thrown in. Leftovers from my husband’s cooking have been a saving grace when I manage to get the wee baby to sleep anywhere other than on my person.
- Drink lots of water
- See above. I drain every glass I manage to pour. How many I manage to pour varies dramatically day to day.
- Get regular exercise
- From the Core: Postnatal Recovery
- Back at Namaskar
- Tried Yoga Sculpt at LVAC; liked it enough to get a membership at the club
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