A few weeks ago I tried to be the author, Ann Patchett. I read in an interview that she wrote her last novel, Tom Lake, while walking at a treadmill desk for two hours each morning. She explained that when she woke up her two goals were to exercise and to write and by combining them she was able to accomplish both of her goals at the same time.
Awhile ago I just started exercising in my pajamas. Most of what I do is low impact strength training or barre work so it really doesn't matter what I'm wearing. Somehow the removal of that barrier to entry makes it feel a little less like a slog. It's very unaspirational in terms of an enviable morning routine. But when it's cold and dark, getting out of bed at 6:30 is a bit of a stretch, and frankly I just don't want to change my clothes twice some days... I know I know. I could set them out beforehand, or change as soon as I got up. But I don't want to, and it might wake the baby up. So I will continue to curl up and journal and then do a half-assed barre workout in my pajamas if I feel like it.
Sometimes those ideas are just really great.... for other people 😂
I have the exact same two goals: exercise and write daily. I theoretically can get outside for a walk (I need to invest in a better rain jacket but I don’t mind the rain) and I despise treadmills, but I relish the idea of killing two birds. I just don’t know if I am coordinated enough to walk and write and think all at once.
Alas, may you make your own Frankenstein with parts that work for you ; )
made me laugh...i too imagine myself doing the same, but i am glad you tried it and shared. I am pretty sure i would find the same thing to be true for me. You're let. I'll do me. You do you.
Love this
Love this piece! Glad you decided to just stay you.
Awhile ago I just started exercising in my pajamas. Most of what I do is low impact strength training or barre work so it really doesn't matter what I'm wearing. Somehow the removal of that barrier to entry makes it feel a little less like a slog. It's very unaspirational in terms of an enviable morning routine. But when it's cold and dark, getting out of bed at 6:30 is a bit of a stretch, and frankly I just don't want to change my clothes twice some days... I know I know. I could set them out beforehand, or change as soon as I got up. But I don't want to, and it might wake the baby up. So I will continue to curl up and journal and then do a half-assed barre workout in my pajamas if I feel like it.
Sometimes those ideas are just really great.... for other people 😂
I have the exact same two goals: exercise and write daily. I theoretically can get outside for a walk (I need to invest in a better rain jacket but I don’t mind the rain) and I despise treadmills, but I relish the idea of killing two birds. I just don’t know if I am coordinated enough to walk and write and think all at once.
Alas, may you make your own Frankenstein with parts that work for you ; )
made me laugh...i too imagine myself doing the same, but i am glad you tried it and shared. I am pretty sure i would find the same thing to be true for me. You're let. I'll do me. You do you.