Your Day, Part 2
Last Saturday was my first attempt in a long time to take a day that’s completely for myself. It didn’t entirely work out to be solely for me, but I did make progress.
First, I set my alarm and was up at 9am because I had a play rehearsal in the city that got bumped up to 11am, and that lasted for four hours. Okay, that’s not for me, but performing is one of my passions so that’s not so bad. Then when I got home I found myself habitually going to the various video sites that host Get Exercised and looking at view counts. Yikes! So not what I had planned but it was as if my fingers did it automatically. A minor set back.
Then I called my mom, which I do every weekend, and I always feel comforted and safe when I talk to my mom, so that was for me. Then a friend of mine called me unexpectedly, and, again, habitually, I picked up the phone. He wanted to have dinner and I agreed, so I squeezed in a ten-minute yoga and meditation practice, another minor setback. We met for dinner and chatted. I had the crispy spring rolls and sweet and sour vegetarian duck. It was delicious. So not what I planned but it was a nice turn of events.
The best part was when I came home from dinner and had a DVD date with myself. The past year I’ve been giving Netflix money for free because I haven’t watched anything, but last Saturday night I made ginger tea, shut off the lights and watched the beginning of Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 (it’s actually very good.) That was totally for me.
It didn’t work out that the entire day was “me” time, but I really enjoyed myself because I took some time for myself. Like any other exercise, it’s about building up slowly.
It felt great and I highly recommend it!