Mornings

in the Ricker household depend on two things. My mood following a close second to my #1's. Let's face it, daughter #2 is always happy so we know where she stands each and every sunrise (and sunset and every minute in between).

I guess the weather and our plans also shape the day ahead. Today it's colder, rainy and all around blah. We do have plans to visit my mom which will highly entertain B and maybe motivate me to hit Ikea since we're out that way.

Okay, so right now as I type, B is floundering about on the couch. Maybe it wouldn't bother me, but I'm sitting right next to her. She's glaring at me through her longish bangs, half-smiling at her sister and slowly eating her gummy vitamins, while also catching up on today's latest news via CNN. Her body language is all over the place and generally annoying to me. And the whine. Oh it's enough to make me open a bottle of actual wine to endure her whine. But it's only 7:52 am and would be frowned upon by most (not my friends, but probably CPS. Just a guess). Quick break to get B some cereal. No milk.

Okay, both daughters happy.

I used to be a morning person. I loved getting up early, hitting the gym and heading to work. Yes technically I can still have that same routine. So why is it so damn hard to get up at 5:00 am, workout for an hour, shower, feed & change E and have a cup of coffee with my husband before he leaves for work? Is it as simple as treating being at home like I'm "going to the office". Just a mindset change? I will say this, if I got an hour workout 5 out of 7 days, my mood would swing heavily in a very happy direction.

And while I can't control my 3.5 yo (not even right now as she intentionally drops her cereal on the ground...don't worry, I already 'warned' her to stop...lotta good that did), I can control me. So I think it's about time for an experiment. I will make a concerted effort to get up 5 out of the next 7 days and workout for 30 minutes.

And smile more in the morning. Maybe say 'yes' more than growling no. And threaten less...and, and, and.

Well, let's start with some workouts and the rest will come naturally. At least, that's my hope.

Peace. J