.attitude adjustment.

one of the challenges of living in LA and working in post-production is finding the time to fit in some exercise. in new york, if i couldn't find the time to work out - i would walk home from work. or walk to the restaurant or my friends house or wherever i was going just to be a little active. in LA, we go from cars to desks back to cars and then home. where's the beef exercise?

because my work schedule in the evenings is mostly unpredictable, i spent the majority of last night researching exercise classes in santa monica that i could take in the morning. and what my research told me was that unless the class starts at 7:30a and basically lasts for 15 mins, i have no interest. 6am? next. 7a but you have to get there 15 mins early to reserve your spot? hahaha - NOPE. so i found one that sounded interesting, even going so far as to sign up for a spot in the class - until it asked for my credit card information. and then that was a whole other can of worms - oh, well that would involve me finding my card in my purse and my purse is in my room and that would require me getting off the couch. *close computer*

but i don't feel good when i don't work out. and unless i have a class to go to that i've previously paid for, i'm really really bad at forcing myself to get up. so last night, i was like how can i make myself get up tomorrow morning to go running on the beach - sans class. i looked at my alarm schedule on my phone and thought - ok, well one thing i can do is write "GET UP AND MOVE IT" so when it rings, i'll see that. check. and then i noticed that you can change the tone to a song from your itunes - so i decided to change it to "blurred lines" by robin thicke + pharrell, because that song instantly puts me in a good mood.

cut to this morning, 7am - alarm goes off and the first line of the song is "E'REYBODY GET UP" - and i just start busting up laughing. and let me tell you - that is a phenomenal way to start your morning-laughing. so i snoozed once. i did. but robin thicke wouldn't let up - "E'REYBODY GET UP." fine robin, fine pharrell. you win. e'reybody will get up.

and i did! i got up, i ran, i did an hour of cardio, on the beach, in the glorious sunshine, and i feel AMAZING today. and all it took was a little change in the routine and trying a different approach. they say the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results. today i worked to break the pattern - i changed my attitude and the results were different.

go figure.

 xoxo
meags