Cram it all in

I’m back to work today after a week off. I’m also back to writing. The problem now is when to do everything.

This is my first workday morning sitting in my new chair with my pouf hassock. The glass panes beside me are black with darkness. I’m waiting for the sun to come up to go for a run. Despite a cat being curled up in my writing chair, I wanted to sit next to the window so I can watch the light rise. She’s now stretched out on my stretched out legs, and I’m twisted sideways to type so that I can accommodate her.

These past several months, I’ve had a pre-work routine that worked for me. I was able to fit in a morning workout, breakfast, some loose journaling, and maybe a run if I did everything right, and still be at work by 8 or 8:15. Now I want to add in deliberate writing practice and potentially blogging. I’m not sure what order to do everything in or what I can eliminate if I can’t do everything. I need exercise and breakfast for my physical (and mental) health. I need journaling and writing for my mental (and spiritual) health. I need sleep. I need to go to work.

This is the modern problem, isn’t it. How to squeeze it all in. Sleep, work, exercise, meditation, healthy eating, soul-feeding hobbies. All the things we need to do to de-stress and pursue happiness. It’s tricky to figure out and not have it all backfire.