But! It occurred to me as I fed the baby and changed the baby last night, that I used to do other things. Like exercise, and blog, and talk with adults. I just got busy and then fell out of the habit.
Life events do this - they throw routine out the window. I see this all the time with patients. Monthly maintenance visits go by the wayside after a baby is born (yours, not mine), a treatment plan is interrupted by a holiday (again, yours... not mine!), healing progress is abandoned upon starting a new job. We are creatures of habit, sure, but just as often we are creatures of un-habit, losing our routines in the upheavals of life.
Since becoming pregnant and then not-pregnant, I've definitely dropped some good habits (and picked up a few bad ones... ). But I've decided that it is time to get back on track. In addition to waking up every few hours(!), I'm setting up a few more routines in my life. Morning gym workouts, pilates classes at the clinic (any other moms interested?), planning and cooking my meals at home so I can control what I'm eating. Getting back to work soon and getting adjusted regularly. No excuses anymore. I'm scheduling myself in, otherwise I find myself off the to-do list all together.
What have you let fall by the wayside? How do you get back on track??
