Cloudy Wednesday

Wednesday was a cloudy, overcast day.  I was hoping it would rain, but it didn't. 

I had trouble falling asleep on Tuesday night.  I stayed up all night, had breakfast at 6:00 a.m. and went to bed at 6:15 a.m., Wednesday!  I woke up once at 9:00 a.m., but went back to sleep and slept till 11:00 a.m.  I was very thankful that I am on vacation and can do that.  I spent what was left of the morning, blogging.  For lunch, I had a curry puff.  

The afternoon was spent relaxing, being online, and enjoying the fact that I was off work.  When I relate this to my Balanced Life goals, I would consider this as Leisure/Me-time.

In the evening, I brought the trash cans in and went for my walk.  I walked for 15 minutes only, but and afterwards, daughter and I did some stretching for 5 minutes and then, I did a couple of zumba dances with her for another 10 minutes or so (she continued to dance for a full hour).  That was my exercise for the day.  I also prayed and meditated while I walked (there is, actually, a thing called walking meditation).  When I review my Balanced Life goals, I would consider this as Health & Well Being, Spirituality (because I meditated), Me-time because I walked by myself, and spending time with Daughter, as well. 

The cousin at whose house we had Christmas dinner had sent the leftover roast beef home with me.  Today, I took some of the roast beef and made a stew with it:

Beef Stew

I added potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, tomatoes, and green peas, to my stew.  Daughter and I had it for dinner and I had a side of salad, with it.  Grapes for dessert (followed by a chocolate!).

I drank my 8 glasses of water without any problems and will probably drink another glass (with my medications) before I go to bed.  However, I only had 3 servings of fruits and vegetables, which is below the 5-7 servings that are recommended.  Need to work on that!   I would consider this, too, as part of my Health and Well Being.

I called my cousin to wish her for her birthday and later, I called my aunt to chat with her.   (Family segment in the Balanced Life goals)

Today, I was grateful for:
- Being on vacation
- Being able to sleep in
- Spending time with my daughter and dancing together
- Supportive friends
- A relaxed day

Wednesday's decluttering (Environment):
- 1 blouse
- 1 pair of pants
- 1 calendar

I tried to tie in Wednesday's activities to the areas in my Monthly Balanced Life goals to show how daily activities tie in to my goals.  I don't necessarily touch on all areas, every day, but, over the course of the month, most areas are attended to, often in small ways.

To focus on the positives, I also revised some of my post by crossing out some words in order to replace any negativity that tends to creep in, almost unnoticed - words like "only" in the context of "walked 15 minutes only" and "only 3 servings" bring an underlying sense of being insufficient and thus, negative.    This is what my daughter has been trying to tell me - there is no need to feel apologetic for walking for 15 minutes or having 3 servings of fruits and vegetables.  It is what I was able to achieve - own it and move on. 

How was your Wednesday?  What did you do today?