You know! - I thought I would be grumpy and tired today because I had a strange night's sleep. I did get to sleep for a little while and then around 1ish I woke up and didn't get back to sleep until 3. In the two hours I fussed a little, got up and finished making egg salad for today's sandwich, took a shower and then played solitaire until my eyes couldn't stay open. I think my insomnia may have had something to do with this aromatherapy oil that I love - I put little dabs on my pillow and sheets but my brain was enjoying the scent so much that I could get back to sleep.
So last night D and I had our bi-weekly girls chat. We could talk forever and not get bored! We talked about food, weight, body image, my friend in the hospital, Thanksgiving.
One thing that really has me thinking today is body image. This comes from not only my own struggle with my body image, but from the exercise and mediation I share here yesterday. I have been thinking about those parts of my body I don't love, the bat wings on my arms, my belly, my gooble turkey chin! I like the mediation because it helps me names the good things about these parts of my body - like - my arms are strong to lift and carry things - well - that is where I get stuck - so I think I can work on this! Now I can write grateful things about other parts of my body - but loving those tough parts seems like I good place to start to really love my body.
D and I also talked at length about eating habits and eating in a mindful way - like mediating as we eat - focusing on the food, taste, texture, and whether we are really enjoying the food or eating it out of habit. Now, both of us found it hard to go as far as turning off our TVs to do this mediation - since we are both single - but I do like taking time to be more mindful - to do a 'food check-in' by slowing eating down and eating without a lot of distraction - to check-in with myself to see if I am really enjoying what I am eating versus just doing mindless eating.
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