The Side Effects of Endorphins

I’m not a person who’s much into a set routine. For most days I got up and write for an hour or two do a little bit of German and eventually head out for a run. 

For most of my adult life, I was not a morning person. Since I retired I generally am up early. I certainly am trying to avoid the case of creeping capitalism. Right now it’s a little different as we are preparing our house for sale and buying a new one.

On some mornings, I’ll put on a jazz station out of Berlin or progressive station out of Santa Barbara. The default is usually classical. I generally avoid listening to the news..

It’s not my strong point, but I’m trying to concentrate on being in the moment and concentrating on the task at hand. I’m certainly flexible. Some days the grandkids wake me up and I don’t have a chance to write or do the other things and that’s OK.

If I have Appointments, I schedule them for early in the morning. 

I’ve cut back on the coffee and drink mushroom coffee. Currently I’m sitting on the bed snuggled up with the dog. I tried to avoid measuring and putting benchmarks on what I’m doing and tried to be present in the moment that’s my benchmark.

I’m not the best proofreader in the world, but as I read this, my morning routine is boring. I can live with that.