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Working it out...

6/13/2012

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Yesterday I decided that the weeds in my yard were
causing me too much anguish. While I felt guilty not being in the house writing,
I felt that the stress each time I looked at what needed to be done in the yard,
was not doing me any good.


So I decided to allow myself one hour of weeding. Well I
  enjoyed myself so much that the one hour turned into 3.5 hours. I got a lot
  accomplished and can now look out the windows without cringing.



One of the other things I have been neglecting is my
  exercise routine. It is not that I do not want or need to exercise it is just
  that I get so caught up in the editing/writing mode that I have blinders on,
  and feel guilty when I do anything not related to writing.


The problem is if I take an hour to pull weeds and an
hour to exercise then that is two hours out of my precious editing time.



Well this morning it appears I may have found an answer
to this, a way to cut that time in half. You see while I was pulling weeds I was
  squatting, bending, reaching, and pulling (some of those buggers require a bit
  of muscle to remove). I did not realize is at the time but I was getting a full
  workout doing what needed to be done. I know it was a workout, as today I have
  winced more than once at the pain from yesterday’s “workout.” Surely knowing I
  am completing two tasks at the same time it will ease my guilt at being in the
  yard for an extended time.


That new revolution has changed my outlook on simple
tasks that I have on my “to do” list. I can now mop the floors, scrub the
counters and clean the bathrooms all while knowing that I am indeed multi
tasking. Not only will I get my exercise in, but my house will look well kept in
the process. Instead of mopping the floors I can hand scrub them, bathrooms will
  now be cleaned while squatting, not bending and kneeling. Scrubbing the
  counters will be done in long deliberate motions. Yes, the possibilities are
  endless.


 I hope to
get to the point where my neighbors think I have writers block. Surely if I have
so much time to maintain my yard and house I could not possibly be getting
anything else done!  



Yes, that is the plan, but for now I am going to get back
to editing as all of this talk of house work and lawn care is really wearing me
  out.

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