I was in bed at a decent hour last night. I felt good about it. I was poised to get more sleep than I normally do throughout the work week. Then Mother Nature stepped in and reminded me who was really in control of my schedule. My weather radio started blaring just after 11pm. I don't hear it very often these days--but when it sounds, I'm officially activated and must report to the studio for live on air weather coverage.
I did my job and made it back home and in bed a little after 1am last night and then had some trouble falling asleep. I would estimate I fell asleep about 1:40am. I didn't wake with my usual 4:30am alarm. I slept right through and had to have a colleague step in and handle my show until I arrived shortly before 7am.
October starts our second, less powerful severe weather season. It's really short, maybe a few weeks where the changing of the seasons collide and storms pop. It's part of my job to respond when it happens. I'm just happy it doesn't happen very often this time of year.
My food and exercise were both solid today. I really enjoyed my lunch--oh my--check out the tweet below. The only thing that could have made it better: Grilled peppers and onions--but we don't have that option in the studio kitchen at work...yet.
I wanted to write much more tonight. Writing--digging deeper and dissecting the elements that make up this road many of us travel, brings me great joy. It also brings me clarity in my own trek. Unfortunately, I've run out of time tonight. I set myself a deadline and I'm 4 minutes over at the moment. This "deadline" is actually a clever little reward system I've made for me. If I get my stuff done in a timely manner throughout the day, my reward is---I get to write more later and get more sleep!! If I don't get my stuff done--no writing for me and I still get more sleep!! There may be some days where I'm forced to allow the tweets to tell the story of the day. The point is, make better use of the time earlier--write more later, then still get in bed at a decent time. I think it's a solid plan.
My Tweets today:
Coffee. Sugar free non dairy creamer. Still not fully awake...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, what? Oh, yeah-I'm here! 30CX2=60 pic.twitter.com/rYzU2bUQXU
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 2, 2014
Three whole, one white-prepared over-hard with a large Honeycrisp apple. 357 calories. pic.twitter.com/8nmpfJQ09e
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 2, 2014
Cheesesteak Pita. Srloin tip steak (5.3oz) & 2 slices mozz. dry grilled on Joseph's Pita. Red grapes (115g). 520 cal. pic.twitter.com/4IgQQqFK6Z
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 2, 2014
Iced coffee with skim milk and sugar free hazelnut flavoring. 30 cal. pic.twitter.com/MWhDTMgjF7
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 2, 2014
It's elliptical time. #gonnasweat
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 2, 2014
Hamburger steak (6oz-93/7 lean), guac w-tomatoes and onion, NO sr crm!! ;), green beans & organic tortillas. 583 cal pic.twitter.com/0RsO3X5xLT
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 3, 2014
1/2 Honeycrisp apple & a small pear. I mean a tiny, cute, little pear. It's little. #lastfoodofday 115 cal. pic.twitter.com/Y3kPH8VgVz
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) October 3, 2014
Thank you for reading and your continued support. Making this blog important and getting back to consistent posting each and every day, is staying true to the name The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser and it's doing wonders for me in so many ways. This is my 163rd daily post in a row since reinstating my commitment to daily updates. I'm proud of this work!
Strength,
Sean
