It’s 11:26pm, and I’m surrounded with half-filled boxes. I could be sleeping. Packing. Or getting some jumping jacks in. But instead I am blogging. After last week’s attempt at standardizing schedules, including overtly adding that includes writing more regularly, it’s been an awesome week.
I’m trying to keep some routines going during this time: My Garmin Watch tells me when to get up and go, and I respond accordingly. I’m good at this goal. Maybe because it’s obligation. Maybe because the steps ever-increase. I’m on 16000+ steps/day.
Or maybe it’s just that for the first time in my life, I’ve really had a staycation. A summer, even if it’s just a few weeks. And it’s been incredible exploring trails, prairies, bluffs, and even caves. Getting the added benefit of steps? I’m so in.
Maybe other routines are shifting because the reality’s sinking in: I am changing jobs, time zones in the next few weeks. I’ll soon be surrounded by MOUNTAINS, and I cannot wait.
But right now? I’m in the thick of it, mentally and physically. Certainly, there’s been plenty of self-discovery during this time, but most of it comes from being outside more than ever. Nature is my happy place, where my thoughts slow. Where I see systems in place that let the birds and worms live in the same space. If creatures can live in peace, so can I.
Yet at the same time, I’m feeling trapped by attempted minimalism inside. I fear I’ll miss out on something (what, more sunburn?) if I spend too much packing. It’s just stuff, after all. But it feels like a lot, as if all my decluttering barely scratched the surface.
Or maybe I’m nervous that I haven’t shared too much with other people, beyond “stuff” and “nature”, that I’ll somehow let them down by not directly reaching out to them. Certainly, communication is a 2-way street. But this journey is my own.
I’m doing my best to stay upbeat and curious. But I’m also working on self-compassion and social connection. And those are beliefs that can be practiced. What about you? Do you have any routines when something’s transitioning?