Friday, January 4th (posted 1/7)
Today, I am both setting the parameters for a week in which I will be stepping out of my comfort zone to try something new and explaining my decisions.
During the Winter Break, I found myself with a lot of spare time. I had an ten days to do as I pleased which I wouldn’t have had if it didn’t happen to be the holidays. Being 15, what better an idea than to sleep in and go to bed late? And that is exactly what I did.
I continuously stayed up long past what a normal person would perhaps deem reasonable, yet I was majorly unfazed. I would consequentially end up waking up late. My actions persisted, which simply amplified the growing issue. Although I enjoyed being lazy and lacking the need for much physical exertion, it put me into a sort of vegetative and sedentary state. I would wake up and eat a meal which didn’t really count as “breakfast”, but was of that nature nonetheless (I ate cereal past noon). I would sluggishly perform the rest of my morning duties, although inefficiently and reluctantly. Following this, I would skip lunch, and, depending on how bored I was, possibly eat a snack at around 5:00 to 6:00. I would later eat dinner, and even later I would shower and get to bed. However, going to bed was not incredibly relevant. I would stay up for hours past the time I crawled beneath my covers, and would only fall asleep against my own will. It definitely was not the best situation.
One morning, I had a sort of sudden realization of my unsavory lifestyle. I had finally gotten out of bed: at 1:30 PM. This was not necessarily something to be proud of. I was sort of ashamed of letting my life come to this within just a few days of freedom. I had even told my mother I would be getting out of bed at 10:00 AM that morning, but I fell laughably short of that target.
This had all effected me in a way that I wanted to change. It was no epiphany, but I felt that this wasn’t optimal in any way.
For my Experiential Blog, I have committed to discontinue my abysmal issue with being inactive and lazy. From January 4th to the 10th, I will participate in one different physical activity per day, and will write about it in this blog in the days following it. I am hoping that this makes me feel better as a whole, and I am able to see a new way of living without being ashamed of myself.
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