Love Hard Laugh Harder

Today feels like day one for me. It’s the first day since before my trip that I woke up feeling rested. While I had grand intentions of being up by 6 am and having a quiet, slow first hour of my day entirely to myself, I got up at 7:45 am instead. That is still earlier than my previous getting out of bed five minutes before starting work routine, so it felt like a huge win. I washed my face as I showered the night before, dressed, did my skincare routine, and even brewed coffee before starting work. The slow roll into my day felt great and like my time was actually mine.

Work went well despite the manic Monday vibes that most Mondays have. I made some strides there, closed out some projects, and had a really good chat with my boss that left me feeling invigorated again.

After work, my motivation somewhat fell apart. I flopped down onto my bed and lost myself in a book I’m reading, “The Silent Patient,” by Alex Michaelides, on the advice of a friend. Still, I pushed myself to stop reading to do a few tasks around the house. While I may have had bigger cleaning goals in my head last night, I swept both my bathrooms tonight and completed a few other tasks. 

Now, after doing a little journaling and obviously, this brief entry on my blog, I will go back to reading before going to bed early.