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January Stew on That
by Rachel Stewart / Contributing Writer
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This pains me deep in my soul to admit, but … they were right about exercising. It does make you feel better. UGH! That was tough to say out loud. I accidentally went to the gym the other day and spent 8 minutes and 36 seconds on that machine that makes you look like a gazelle gracefully sprinting through the Serengeti.
I genuinely cannot remember the name of it … it’s not the stationary bike thing, or a treadmill, you know what I’m talking about, that gliding thing, but anyways I truly felt rejuvenated. And energized. WHAT?! I haven’t felt either of those things since I was 23. I came home and didn’t plop down on the couch to rot the morning away. Instead, I did a project that took me approximately 11 minutes to complete that I’ve been putting off for six months. I got through my to-do list like Usain Bolt crossing the finish line to win a gold medal. Another thing they’re right about? Drinking water. When I get my daily headache, I have to ask myself, “Is this from the three glasses of wine you had last night? From the six Reese’s Cups from your kids’ Halloween candy that you had for breakfast? From the crushing weight of worrying if I’m making sure I’m getting everything done; eating all the protein I’m supposed to; being a good daughter, wife, friend; making sure I’m raising good humans, etc.” Turns out, nope, it’s the fact that I’ve had three Dr Pepper’s and not a single sip of water in the last 12 hours. Wild, huh? Another thing, and this one is going to blow your mind, turns out, if you go to sleep at a decent hour, you actually wake up feeling rested?! My question on this, is how? I physically cannot fall asleep until I aimlessly scroll social media and watch trash reality TV until the wee hours of the morning! I heard a rumor about well-balanced diets too, but, good lord, a person can only do so much.
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