Hello there!
I've been dealing with a blogging slump for quite a while, essentially for a few months since my laptop had a break down and stopped working for a week, and then came my vacation time and BEA and now I feel that I'm finally getting over it and starting feeling more motivated to write posts and reviews again!
Before my vacation time I had been feeling really tired and with work and the apartment work (it's been a year already since I'm a home owner wooohooo!!), I had pushed blogging to the corner, using what little motivation I had to do house work and assemble furniture and the like.
But now after my vacation I'm back and feeling much more motivated and energized! I wake up feeling rested and I've realized that if I oversleep and wake up late in the morning, I end up feeling more tired.
I think that not only the vacation time rest has done wonders, but also I finally decided to take a step onto self care and I've finally started doing some exercise. You might not know this but since I stopped doing ballet & swimming in high school, I've been the most unathletic person EVER! I hate working out, I hate the thought of going to the gym... just NO.
But, I'm a really flexible person (hello, years of ballet) and I've noticed that my posture was slouching, and as a nurse, my back sometimes complains, so I thought I really needed to DO something, so... my first thought was to give yoga a try.
Again, not a gym person so I thought "if I learnt how to wrap a saree in 6 different ways with YouTube tutorials, I'm sure I can find a Yoga For Beginners video to try" so I did my search and came upon Yoga With Adriene!
The moment I started watching her videos I knew I had found the right videos for me! She's funny, she always gives you options for the asanas depending on how advanced or not you are on your yoga practice, and she's not overly mystical (sorry, really NOT a mystical person here...).
I've been practicing her beginners videos now for a month and surprise surprise, I wake up in the morning WANTING to do my yoga! And that is seriously BIG for me!
I'm so happy about my yoga practice that I've decided to work on the 30 Days of Yoga Challenge playlist that she has, and I start tomorrow! Wish me luck guys!
I've been dealing with a blogging slump for quite a while, essentially for a few months since my laptop had a break down and stopped working for a week, and then came my vacation time and BEA and now I feel that I'm finally getting over it and starting feeling more motivated to write posts and reviews again!
Before my vacation time I had been feeling really tired and with work and the apartment work (it's been a year already since I'm a home owner wooohooo!!), I had pushed blogging to the corner, using what little motivation I had to do house work and assemble furniture and the like.
But now after my vacation I'm back and feeling much more motivated and energized! I wake up feeling rested and I've realized that if I oversleep and wake up late in the morning, I end up feeling more tired.
I think that not only the vacation time rest has done wonders, but also I finally decided to take a step onto self care and I've finally started doing some exercise. You might not know this but since I stopped doing ballet & swimming in high school, I've been the most unathletic person EVER! I hate working out, I hate the thought of going to the gym... just NO.
But, I'm a really flexible person (hello, years of ballet) and I've noticed that my posture was slouching, and as a nurse, my back sometimes complains, so I thought I really needed to DO something, so... my first thought was to give yoga a try.
Again, not a gym person so I thought "if I learnt how to wrap a saree in 6 different ways with YouTube tutorials, I'm sure I can find a Yoga For Beginners video to try" so I did my search and came upon Yoga With Adriene!
The moment I started watching her videos I knew I had found the right videos for me! She's funny, she always gives you options for the asanas depending on how advanced or not you are on your yoga practice, and she's not overly mystical (sorry, really NOT a mystical person here...).
I've been practicing her beginners videos now for a month and surprise surprise, I wake up in the morning WANTING to do my yoga! And that is seriously BIG for me!
I'm so happy about my yoga practice that I've decided to work on the 30 Days of Yoga Challenge playlist that she has, and I start tomorrow! Wish me luck guys!
I'm also a very unathletic person! I hate workout and you'd have to drag me to go to the gym. I used to run on the treadmill but I had some serious motivation then. Now I'm just a blob with a book on the sofa lol....
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to try Yoga. My sister does it and we were going to go together but I lazied out (no surprises there haha). Good luck with your Yoga Challenge!
Thank you Eileen! I keep surprising myself by being motivated to do a lil yoga everyday!
DeleteI actually do yoga pilates because I like combinations like that best, but I think I'll give this one a try tomorrow, just to change things up a bit. My job is 80% a desk job (except when I'm in classrooms where I tend to walk because I think with my feet) and my back and shoulders get really tense from all the typing. I have to do something.
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think if you try it Maja! She also has some videos for back pain in particular too!
DeleteI walk. Ha ha. That is the only thing I am going to do! At the performing arts center where Sebastian used to do kid's theater they had adult exercise classes in ballet, tap, and hip-hop. Do they have those in Spain? Everyone was trying to get me to do the hip-hop one. They said the dancing made exercising more tolerable. The students in the ballet exercise classes also got to be party guests in the Nutcracker every year. :)
ReplyDeleteThey might, but I have no clue because anything that requires the added effort of getting out of the house would be a no no to me! ;)
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DeleteI've never officially tried yoga. (I mean, I don't think the Wii counts.) But it looks like a great work out. I hope you can keep it up. I've been feeling better since I started walking/running in the mornings, so I completely can see how being more fit and taking a vacation combined to help you feel better about blogging.
ReplyDeleteIf the Wii had a sequence, it counts, why would it not? Trying yoga doesn't have to mean going to public classes! ;) Walking I can do (thinking of starting a routine on days off listening to audiobooks) but running... NOPE!
DeleteI absolutely love yoga and it's so important to continue for posture, strength and relaxation! I am supposed to go to my weekly class but it's at lunch time during work and I can't always make it lol. I'm glad to hear that you're feeling more motivated now Pili! Sometimes you just have to take care of real life.
ReplyDeleteYep, I think I really needed to get myself some more self care! And I love that doing yoga at home I can do it everyday and not being too lazy to actually go to physical class or the gym!
DeleteWhooo :D This is awesome. <3 Yay for starting with yoga, and yay for liking it so far :) I hope it is going well. <3 And aw, yay for wanting to write more blog posts now :) That's awesome. <3 I hope you are having the best week sweetie :)
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