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Day 181: Baby Steps

"The sooner I can shift into action, the better off things become and the sooner I begin to feel better". 

Begin with Yes - 21 Day Companion Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Living Your Begin with Yes Life by Paul S. Boynton
So, I wish I would have read the above quote from Day Seven this morning before I slept in!

Argggg..

But oh my goodness it is a beautiful, glorious day outside!

I played the piano for The Honeybee Musical last night.  It was so gosh darn cute.  The kids were obviously inspired by the audience's appreciative laughter and applause. They hammed it up quite a bit and sang with GUSTO! :)

I have so many piano students, past and present at the school. I had one of those moments of seeing my life flash before me in their eyes. A good moment.  After the musical, one of my older, high school, past students came up to me beaming. She had told me earlier that she just got her driver's permit.  This girl who I started teaching when she was five will be driving soon!  Talk about life flashing by!

Her little sister, a present student of mine, was in the musical. Big sister told me she heard people whispering behind her, "That's my piano teacher up there!" "Mine too!" "I took lessons from her too!" 

So I came home in a "performance after glow".  My pieces were very easy. I was there just to support and backup.

But this is part of my justification for sleeping in. I am always slightly wiped out after performance.

So I deserve this!  I was going to pop up and get a workout in at the gym...but you know that sleeping in thing happened. AND...it is pretty cold out there!

I have a massage appointment before I teach today. So I decided to stay in and get some housework done, practice piano, blog and exercise to a DVD I picked up from the library yesterday.


Today's workout DVD. 
UPDATE:  I just attempted the 10 minute "Perfect Silhouette" workout.  It's a great workout. Insanely difficult, but good.  Note to self:  Go to the gym.  This DVD will be your penance for sleeping in!

I had a nice breakfast of black tea, hot brown rice cereal and a banana.  It's interesting - I have been feeling stronger with my daily workouts, but I have been hungrier too. And I have been eating too many meals out. I always do when I get busy. It is my guilty pleasure.  

But today I am going to have chili for lunch before I head out and I am going to pack my dinner.

My assignment from my "Begin with Yes" workbook for yesterday and today is to take baby steps.  I have written down a list of what positive things I want to see more in my life.  Today I am going to choose one thing from my list, write it at the top of a sheet of paper and then make another list of things that I can do today to make it a reality.

I love lists. 

Today it is going to be Eating More Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

I already ate a banana.  

Baby steps!

Happy Friday!



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