Yesterday’s workout busted me! It is the hardest of my workouts- with deadlifts, hip thrusts, Bulgarian squats and Leg Presses…my body is feeling it today! I had to have a nap after breakfast! 

But here I am ready to take on the day. Today is back and biceps- a pull day. And I am thankful for the not-so-harsh upper body day.

I am feeling the urge to tighten up the screws for the month and a half or so before the holidays- see how far I can push myself, and do hard things. In work, in exercise, in life. Something about a deadline gives urgency to everything, and I love that.

I feel like I do my best under deadlines. If I know I have limited time, I bust through my TO-DO list like I am an automaton! And I actually love that energy- of getting things done and feeling the joy of accomplishment.

But of course, I balance out that Type-A energy will the rest (aka most) of the time with procrastination till the deadline looms again. That’s a typical human for you, right? I can’t be the only one! 

And that’s why I like to fill my life up with all the different things that I want to do. That way I have limited time, and I have no choice but to get it done. Mostly.

And that works for my sleep too. I have 7-7.5 hours in bed total. I feel like I sleep so much better now than when I gave myself 8-8.5 hours in bed. My body has been trained for the fewer hours, so I get really tired by the end of the day, and spend more time in deep and rem phases, without waking up much throughout the night than I would otherwise…it’s funny how that happens!

I am not a Type-A personality. I like the slow and steady energy of life. To do fewer things that are more joyful. But I also know I can go too much towards the slow side, so much so that I don’t get anything done at all. And that’s why I need to give myself constant deadlines, fill my life up (also, because I love doing a lot of things!), and just show up. 

The irony is that my slow pace does not match up with all the things I want to learn and do in life- I have to make the time for them. Planning is a big part of making things happen for me. 

For a good example- I only had 15 minutes or so to write this post today. That meant I had to just sit and write. I am happy it’s done, and now I get to my next deadline of the day- some work and studio time before lunch! And then, to the gym.