The thing I love about school is that it gets me up early in the morning. Before the sun comes up, before my family and my dogs are awake, before cars are out in the streets. That calm serenity in the nips of cold is really worth that extra hour or two. 

I wake up at 6:00 every morning and I like the 45 minutes it gives me to slowly lull around. If I could, I would want to wake up even earlier than that, but it’s been difficult breaking 6. I meditate after waking up using YouTube and my Headspace app (I really think the $100 a year is worth it). I also usually write in the morning, but sometimes I push writing to later that night if I don’t have thoughtful posts in my sleepy head. I find that writing in the morning comes with more positivity and gratefulness that starts the day off right. I get ready for work, drink a smoothie while reading the news on my phone, and then I walk my dogs and leave for the freeway. 

The only thing still missing from my morning routine is a 45 minute workout. I would need an extra hour every morning and waking up at 5 is so much more difficult than waking up at 6. That last hour stretch has been difficult for me, but if I can do it, I feel like my life would really improve for the better. 

Even today, I didn’t have school and I woke up at 9. But already it’s time for me to get ready to leave and meet a friend in the city so I’m out of time to work out. I’ll have to bring my things with me again and hopefully find some time this afternoon to get a workout and yoga session in. 

I’ve been packing things into my schedule. Tuesdays I have Toastmasters which is a public speaking and speech club to work on my presentation and teaching skills. Wednesdays I go into the city to do hot vinyasa yoga taught by my friend Michael. I wanted to start Japanese classes on Thursdays, but I’m torn between Japanese and Muay Thai/kickboxing. I wish there was more time in a day. I also wish I didn’t have so much wasted time in a day. It kills me a bit sometimes when I think about how much time I spend doing nothing. Things like Facebook and social media are really the death of my schedule. 

I’ll try again tomorrow morning.