music monday + monday lessons
by zoe
mmm monday.
(san francisco on saturday on random street walks with my friend)
a light breeze, fat clouds, sunshine kind of monday.
i woke up intending to work out the whole day because i ate cake last night and militant, dictator zoe ordered it to be done. under strict authority, i laced up tennis shoes after i slipped out of my sheets and dreamy early morning haze. i skipped breakfast too for good measure. funny how plans figure their way out, though.
because the television spazzed out. and my brother came home sick from school. and my stomach grumbled loudly. and i picked up a pen and undid my tennis shoes. and i wrote into my journal. and i realized: “i still think my weight matters in the measure of happiness. so i still chase it as being the problem of all my problems” (journal quotes). silly anxious and negative self. it’s just cake, not the devil. calm yourself.
so i ate some breakfast, ate some more cake, laced up my tennis shoes, and took the walk i actually wanted. i listened to two pod-casts, did some yoga in the park under the sun, felt the grass beneath my feet. three or so hours later i am home, rested and happy and not thinking about that cake from last night or the cake from earlier. just how awesome my legs feel and how settled my heart is in my chest.
and how awesome this song is.
because i am in love with bon iver.
and mondays, for that matter.
namaste
zoe
(p.s: please don’t steal my photos. thanks!)
Awwwww hun so proud of you! Life challenges you like that and then you are able to look at your decisions more closely! A blessing in disguise…
I, too, ate sweets yesterday. I had 15 cookies. Not in one sitting but in the last half of the day. I feel pretty (physically) uncomfortable but you know what? It’s just one day. It’s not the devil, as you say
I get it, though, it’s still fucking hard.
And that song is fucking awesome!!! I love Re:Stacks
yay Zoe! So proud of you.
I ate cupcakes last night and wasn’t going to have breakfast. But then there were fresh strawberries on the counter and I remembered (again) that enjoying life is more important than losing weight. And my breakfast with strawberries was lovely. And actually made my post-cupcaked tummy feel a lot better. Sometimes eating (healthfully) is actually the best remedy for over-eating.
Yoga in the park sounds divine.
lovely! if i could hug you, i would. happy you chose strawberries instead of hunger, lovebug!
I’m glad you were able to not only eat breakfast but have more cake AND be good to your body afterward. That’s so important and so great. *hug* That sounds like it was such a lovely Monday, it’s still snowing here in Canada