My life is wonderful by any reasonable measure. I have a happy family, good income, great living conditions, and interesting work. We are healthy and capable of doing the things we love to do.
Yet I sit on the sofa too many hours a day, burning useless web chatter into my head. If I could only break the chain, these are some of the things I’d like to do on a daily basis:
- harp
- read
- internet
- walk
- putter in backyard
- sit in bedroom
- make something nicer around the house
These are my wishes, yet the power fails me most days. Clearly I get to build a new habit, but I’m not yet sure how to go about it. How does my evening usually go? Hmmm
We arrive home and put our things away. Then comes the first decision point: do I sit down or do something? My choices are usually sit or go into the kitchen. The kitchen is usually dirty, and I’m usually waiting for DH to finish looking at the mail so we can decide what to do about dinner. Any discussions that go on in the car usually don’t lead to commitments. What useful alternatives do I have? If DD is home, I could go upstairs and do my parental-intrusion thing. Just sitting the in the computer room gets her talking, even if it’s only to hear her complain. Maybe that’s a good option.
Alternatively, I could begin a small coming-home ritual. Maybe a drink and a few minutes alone. Just me and the glass. Doesn’t matter what’s in it, just the excuse is all I need.
