Spring Cleaning

I was reading an article the other day.
It was about insanity.
How, when you are insane, you do the same things over and over expecting different results.
Now,
I am not insane.
But I think we all act or think a little insanely in our daily routines.
Example:
I wash my hair every evening with the same shampoo and conditioner.
I blow dry it the same exact way every time and I straighten it the same every time.
Yet I hope that it will somehow turn out to look like Cameron Diaz's hair-do.
I actually expect it to look different or better.
And most of the time I am disappointed when it doesn't.
That is insane.

We yearn to have our mundane routines produce new and fresh results and we are often let down when they don't.
That is insane.

The article outlined how we should take notice of our routines in which we are thinking insanely.
I.E. Expecting Rock Star hair from the same routine that I know does not produce Rock Star hair.
And replace those routines with new ones to reach our goals.

That is super simple advice.
But it is good advice.

I decided to choose 3 things that I am insane about
Change that routine
And see if new results surface.

1. Getting up before 7:40 am when I have to be at work at 8:30.
I hate mornings. Well actually, I hate the alarm clock. I am not a late sleeper but I LOATHE waking up to an alarm clock when I am not ready to get up.
So I put it off.
I literally press the snooze button for an hour.
And then when I am forced out of bed.
I am always rushed,
always late,
and always looking like a crazy person.
But I honestly think that I will be able to pull it together one of these morning while waking up at 7:40.
I just think "oh tomorrow I'll get it together, I'll watch the clock better."
That is insane.
And it is going to change.

2. Chocolate isn't going to give me abs or make me healthy.
And carbs for that matter too.
I have to give myself credit.
I work out a lot.
And I am not overweight.
But yet I am not happy with where I am.
(Maybe I'm too hard on myself? that is a whole other post...)
I have a goal for where I want to be by June (Crossing every finger on my hand.)
But eating chocolate and unnecessary carbs aren't going to get me there.
I am lazy when it comes to cooking.
I just don't want to put in the effort to look up recipes, grocery shop and prepare.
So I eat random things.
Like chocolate and baked lays.
(not together. But for dinner, yes.)
Or I give in to eating out and making unhealthy choices while at restaurants.
And I still expect abs and to be as fit as a fiddle.
That is insane.

I have to start planning my trips to the grocery and my recipes ahead of time so that I am prepared and so it is easy to make wise choices.
I have to think about things before I put them in my mouth.


3. I won't meet and make new friends if I don't get out there.
I AM THE WORST!
The worst
about letting my fear and anxiety keep me from doing things that take me out of my comfort zone.
Meeting new people, that is fun.
Having to put myself out there when I am uncomfortable, not so much.
But I long to have a great network of friends and people in my life here in Birmingham.
But it isn't going to happen if I refuse to step out (even if it alone) and do some things.
That is insane.

So I have to just buck up and put myself out there.
It may mean doing things alone.
Or doing things that make me uncomfortable.
(oh this still scares me!)

Do you have any insane routines that need a little spring cleaning?

Peace,