Research

As I have said before I am reading The Happiness Project. Today I got a lot of reading done as I had to sit at the doctor's office for hours waiting for a prescription. The part that most spoke to me in my present situation was a section on being more productive by getting up at 5:30 in the morning. My husband has recently had serious car trouble and may be without transportation for quite some time. This means that on top of being resident chauffeur for my 7 year old I also get to take my husband to and from work. I don't mind the job as I get to see him more and he's providing entertainment in the form of books on tape but the hours leave something to be desired. I awoke at 5:30 a.m. and instead of feeling energized I felt tired (remember I am still sworn off caffeine).  I knew I was going to drag all day if I didn't try something and around 10 I did find a way  to pick up for the rest of the day and that may mean I was more productive. I talked myself into trying to achieve my goal of running a mile and a half which had so far eluded me by half a mile. I tried something new, my first spin class! because Zumba got cancelled. I worked on projects around the house that interested me, including fixing and cleaning up a broken pantry someone had thrown out, and I took care of the nagging problems that had been bothering me for weeks. So, did I accomplish more because I got up at dawn or because I pushed myself harder than ever today? The jury is still out and I have to go pick everyone up.