not necessarily in this order

A quick look at how my February hopes figured out and what I’m hoping to do in March!   February Figures : Working out / intentional movement at least 15 days  =  15/15!!! I had this whole realization that I am a happier person when I move my body, but when I am down (which makes sense right now), I may have to just do the things even when I’m not feeling like it. Which, shockingly (or not really shockingly, haha), made a huge difference during a really wild work month. Average 5K steps per day  =  5 , 002 WOOHOO! I finally made it! I am sure my return to the office a few days a week pushed me over, but I have also been trying to move more through my days.  Average less than 8 hours of phone screen time per day  =  still too much I am trying to give myself grace in that I’ve been navigating a lot of big feelings and bad weather, but hope to make some movement in this space in March with a better approach to my usual doomscrolling moments  Sti...

  It’s finally February, am I right? Look at these poor, confused bulbs popping up in my front garden, sigh. I know the groundhog said spring is nigh, but I have a feeling winter isn’t done with us here in the New England just yet!   I thought I’d share how my January intentions / hopes panned out and then talk about what I’m hoping to do in February:   January Figures :   Working out / intentional movement at least 10 days  =  8/10  (not bad at all!)   I think for now, intentional walks will count as workouts as I build up endurance and the habit of it. I’ll revisit in April when I have more of a base (maybe I’ll attempt the Cool Bloggers  12-3-30 ?!?!)   1 core/lower back strength workout I found on Google and then the rest were all Peloton ( trying to add up those minutes! ): 5 walks (2 of them slow after tweaking my back at Lil Momma’s chorus concert last week), 2 hike, 1 Arms & Light Weights, 1 Shoulder Mobility, & 2 Y...

  9 full days into August and I’m less behind on my hope to average 7,000 steps per day than I thought I would be, which is a win in my book (a win in my shoes?)!   I had thought it would be a slow ramp up to 7,000ish steps a day. My in-office days are wildly random right now with “no weeks off” summer camp roulette, but I do spend my days there running around the building be it for snacks, meetings, or to film someone here and there. As I’ve mentioned in the past, my work from home (WFH) days are the bigger problem as I tend to get lost in my to-do list and not make time to move around much.   However, I’ve found a “carrot” to get me to get down to the basement and work in some quick between meetings and/or camp pick up treadmill walks and, of course, it’s an almost stereotypical tip for when one may not be as motivated to do a task:  I designated a show that I only watch on the treadmill   I know, not groundbreaking. However, I’ve always had trouble with this ...