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NO EXCUSES -

Well, this morning did not go as planned.  I had a rough night ...
I had made this awesome Greek salad:

 cucumbers, green pepper, tomato, red onion, Greek seasoning and 1/4 cup of shredded feta cheese.

It was SO good!   I had 3 helpings :)  But found out later that was not such a great idea!
Um I never thought it would go straight through me! 
Yep, I was up all night running to the bathroom - on top of it I had drank 3.5 L of water throughout the day and that wasn't helping me sleep either!   You see my body swells up when its hot and doesn't "let go" til it cools down.  Well it was 35 degrees Celsius and very warm ... and at night it cools down; as does my body... and then its - well you get the idea.

So... come morning my grand idea of getting up early and doing stretches, getting breakfast and cleaning some bathrooms before 8am... kind of went by the way side.  Cause once I settled I slept til 8am.  I don't normally set my alarm cause I wake at 4:30am to my hubby's and when I stay in bed I am always awake by 7am or sooner.  Well, this morning I wasn't. 

At 8am I got up, let my sheep out, chatted with hubby while I made and ate my breakfast in my jammies.   Once he was out the door (around 9am) I could have easily gone upstairs, got dressed and started my day doing other things other than my stretches... instead I MADE myself turn on that DVD.  Then I did the other stuff I had to do today. 

I do pay attention to Fly Lady.   Anyone who doesn't know about her can click here ... Fly Lady .    One of her main topics is "time".  How long does it take to do something?  She gives 15 minutes - just take 15 minutes and it is amazing what you can get accomplished in that short amount of time.  Some jobs, including exercise, appear huge jobs to me and I don't do them because of perfectionism.  If I can't do it perfect then I don't do it.   Well... If I do stretches for 15 minutes instead of 30 or an hour... at least I have done something!  My body thanks me for it.
The same goes for making my breakfast... how many times (oh boy another truth) have I gone on my computer for 15 or more minutes and not thought anything of it? 

Time Management - organization - flexibility... all things I used to do and have fallen away from - partly due to burn out.  Now I am starting to crave structure again.   I am slowly working myself into a structured (not perfect) day - and loving it.

Its getting late... and part of weight loss is getting a good sleep - so here's to another pretty good day!

You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.
Charles Bruxton