Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink
July 15, 2010 10:06pm
I’ve had a lingering tiredness lately, and I think I can pin it down to more or less two reasons:
1) I’ve been exceedingly busy. This too will pass.
2) I’m not exercising enough. I used to bike commute daily, and run every Thursday night. Hell, I used to bike everywhere. But now, I almost entirely work from home, and when I tend to go to the office, I drive. I also haven’t been to the hash, so that scraps my Thursday run. And unless there’s beer and a social and puzzle aspect to running, I don’t like it.
3) High fructose corn syrup. What can I say? A brother likes his Coke. I also happen to love the taste of that Full Throttle energy drink. They may help a bit, but the “crash” is really not worth it. I just need to scrap the syrup and revert to water again. And it being summer, drinking more than, if not at least, the proper amount of water is nothing but a good thing.
This of course reminds me of two germane videos, each worth watching (in my opinion):
You’ll feel like a fighter jet made out of biceps
So, if you see me with a Coke or other non-alcoholic, non-boozy drink in my hands, tell me to get a water. Seriously.
Tags: D-Mite, exercise, High fructose corn syrup, Powerthirst, vdh3, water
Posted in Hashing, Health
Done is the Engine of More.
April 22, 2009 10:18pm
A while ago, I was introduced to the Cult of Done. For me, it is quite simple, quite obvious, and I identify with it on a number of levels.
In the spirit of the manifesto set forth and in combination with a generally needed re-ordering of my day-to-day schedule and goals, I’ve figured out a calendar, or should I say guideline, to help me get the things done I want to get done.
This mostly means setting aside time for working on the house, and light yoga/exercise – something I wanted to more of this year, but have since lapsed.
I run (er, hash) ~5-6 miles every Thursday night, and bike pretty much everywhere, but need to do just a little more. And the housework I want done can be attacked in hour or sub-hour increments, and will probably be done faster in this manner than I had be doing before.
To help kick my ass, here is my rough daytime schedule for the work week (click to embiggen):
I start on Monday. Let’s see how things go.
Tags: calendar, Cult of Done, exercise, housework, routine, schedule
Posted in Domesticamation, Wii, Work
