A little R&R

I've got a bit of time off this week and hope to use it wisely. I plan to give a lot of thought to ways I can improve my life/health that might inject a little fun into my routine.

Now, I have an unusual definition of fun sometimes. I have some slight OCD-like tendencies; I just love routine and repitition and marking things on my calendar and then crossing them off when I am done. Little things like that make me happy.

So, I have lots of ideas swirling in my mind. Maybe I require myself to eat a vegetable once a day. Or try one new healthy food once a week. Or eat one completely organic meal once a week (inspired by my friend, D!). Or walk around the building at work 10 times each week. Or walk the dog around the neighborhood each week. Or add one of those anti-cancer foods (blueberries, tomato sauce, flaxseed, nuts) to my diet each month. Or all of the above. Or any of the other dozens of things I could do. Just little "events" in my week that I could mark off when I'm done and wait for them to roll back around the next week.

We'll see ...

I need to start taking a multivitamin also. I don't get nearly enough of the recommended vitamins and minerals because I never eat vegetables and don't eat enough fruit. I'll look into that during my time off.

Stretching too. This guy I saw on TV said 20 minutes of stretching every morning can make a huge difference in energy levels and feelings of peacefulness. Hmmmm ... I don't know about that.

And Real Age Tip of the Day -- I love that. Maybe I can integrate one of those tips into my life on a weekly basis. My Real Age is 38.5, by the way. That's actually better than I was thinking, but still 4.5 years older than my true age. Yikes ...

'That was real manly how you shrieked and all.'