This morning

This morning was all about not wasting time. Not a single precious second.

First accomplishment of the morning: I got out of bed ten minutes earlier than usual! Good job! I shouldn't admit that ten minutes early is ten minutes after my first of three alarms goes off. It's still an accomplishment!

First disappointment of the day: Even though I got up ten minutes early, I was only ready five minutes early.
But five minutes is five minutes! It's amazing how much you can achieve in five minutes.

First new routine: Taking my vitamins before I leave. The concern here is that the half a glass of water I consume with the vitamins will result in an uncomfortable need to urinate during the as-yet unknown duration of my morning ride to work. But I take a chance and drink the water. Update: All went well in that department.

Second new routine: Exercising during the wait for my ride to arrive. I have tried various ways to make good use of the time that Metro Access keeps me waiting during their frustrating thirty minute window. Journaling hasn't worked. I can't get on the computer because I have to be looking out the window. Checking Facebook is mindless enough, but that's why I want to find a more productive activity. Exercising might be the solution. It's something I can do while still obsessively watching the parking lot. Being ready five minutes early doesn't feel like an accomplishment when you end up standing at the window for sometimes as long as thirty minutes, or more. I only did  three lunges on each leg, one leg lift on each side for ten reps, and ten toe lifts. Didn't want to overdue on the first morning. I can do more later.

Second accomplishment of the morning: I was able to make good use of the hour-long ride by reading in the car. Thankfully the headache and nausea that often accompany such an endeavor decided to stay at bay this morning.  I could have listened to my audio book, which would have minimized the chance for illness. But I wasn't in the mood for hearing about the search for the bodies of the Romanov Imperialist family.

Second disappointment of the morning: While my inner ear symptoms didn't impede me, the flaming sunrise did, but luckily only at times. I managed to get to page 34 of The Fundamentals of Caregiving that I'm reading on the Nook app on my phone. That would be even more of a cause for celebration if I knew what page I started on when I entered the vehicle, but hey, I'll take it. And hopefully I managed to close my eyes often enough that I'm not any closer to cataracts than I was before I stubbornly refused to wear my non-prescription sunglasses.

So I arrived at work feeling at least somewhat accomplished: I read, I exercised, I took my vitamins, I got a head start on my daily water consumption without a bathroom emergency.

Success!

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