Day 120

My latest COVID revelations...

I had my first golf lesson and loved it.

Hiking is hard work and even harder when it's 93 degrees out! 

I am addicted to Uncrustable sandwiches.

I like boxing (at the gym).

I've connected and made friendships that I don't think would have happened pre-COVID.

I still miss movie theaters (and movie popcorn).

Running is still fun, even with no particular goal in mind.

Working from home isn't as bad as I thought it would be. 

There's still nothing good on TV.

Getting outside is still some of the best medicine in the world.

Day 119

What good things are you filling your day with?

Day 118

~ Namaste ~

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Day 116

What, if anything, have you experienced recently that made you feel like things were "back to normal"? Were you able to sit down a restaurant outside? Return to work? Experience a business that was previously closed? 

For me, my "normal" was taking a class at my old gym. Of course, things were far from the old "normal" with the introduction of standing in line for my temperature to be taken, doled out hand sanitizer and mask wearing - but what did feel normal was being back in the studio, running and watching my heart rate get into the "zone". 

Another "normal" for me was sitting down, over 15 feet away from the next patron, at a winery and enjoying a wine flight. Wine tastings are not allowed right now, but sitting down and sampling a delicious flight of wines while relaxing on a cool leather couch - that felt "normal". 

While new normal is different than old normal, I will appreciate the glimpses of any sense of normalcy, period. There are things that I wish would return to the full, "old" normal but also many things that I hope don't! I can do without crowds and I enjoy my own personal space being 6 feet away from others. I appreciate working from home and not commuting. What about you? What do you hope remains the new normal or returns to the old normal?

Day 115

Getting up before 5am doesn't get easier. The workouts that I get up to do at that hour don't get easier either. The encouragement I receive from fellow gym-goers and my instructor get me out of bed. The awesome feeling that comes once a class is completed keeps me coming back for more. Feeling like I have my whole day ahead of me and already having a major sense of accomplishment by 6am is motivating. This is what has kept me sane during COVID lock-down. What's kept you going? What's your motivation? How are you building on your discipline? 

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