By Happy Tree Pilates Blog | August 28, 2012 at 02:57 PM EDT |
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Well, the seemingly long summer has ended. The kids went back to school yesterday. In hindsight, maybe ending the family vacation the day before school started wasn't the best idea, but we managed. Most importantly, the vacation was fabulous. (The fact that there is no food in the house and a ton of laundry is not that important. The kids had clean clothes to start school.)
As the stress of a new school year starts, it can be easy to fall into patterns of self neglect. Speaking for myself, yesterday it was 3pm before I even got a chance to think about eating my first bit of food. Well, by then I was ravenous. Today, I made a point to eat a super healthy breakfast, my favorite, steel cut oats with about 2 cups of fruit. I'm also planning to get some exercise in today. Trust me, if I don't actually carve out the time to eat properly and exercise, it will not happen.
So, let the start of fall and school be the start of better choices for yourself. Control the things that you can that are of value. Make yourself a priority so that you can feel good and can give your best to your friends and family (and coworkers) who need you. Don't forget to get good sleep too!