Like many things in life, things come and go. What’s old is new again. With a renewed focus on creating better habits, I wanted something that would log my activities. In particular sleep and hikes. Step per hour, day to day cardio and burn minutes etc don’t interest me. I’ve intentionally avoided the word ‘healthy’ as for me, that is not the main motivator. It is true that health is being capitalised by many looking to market things for us to buy or invest in. At risk of sounding like a cut away from a Law and Order episode, this is about the new Fitbit Inspire 2 and this is my story.
Category: Lifestyle
I detest cleaning. I just can’t grasp the concept of enjoying cleaning. Yes I know it eventually needs to be done but my modus operandi is to just let it be. Living through others. I think I’ve applied that this year to many things but interestingly, it’s even extended to cleaning. Since March, there’s been a rapid explosion of ‘Clean with Me’, organisational and productivity videos on YouTube. It’s provided some feel good productivity purpose and motivation in my life while watching them. Only it comes with a sense of shame and inadequacy after viewing them. The feeling of productiveness and being on top of things only lasts however long the videos are and I mellow back to reality after. The dream.
In a time where many are scrambling to have groceries delivered, it seems that it has also re-ignited local farmers markets and shops and boosting the small community support. There lies my dilemma with farmers’ markets.
I’m actually quite proud of the fact I’ve made it through 4 months without any non essential purchases. It’s made me re-evaluate items bought on a whim. Whether it’s an impulse buy or whether it’s just a good bargain I can’t resist. The near instant gratification from the power of online shopping has fuelled my habits and is sometimes the only method where I can get certain items to where I live. The internet makes everything so accessible. I mean, I once even bought a vacuum cleaner on the train to a VCAT (court) hearing (representing, and certainly not the accused).
Winter is officially here in the southern hemisphere. To be fair, it was already cold well before 1 June. Frosty mornings warming to days that barely top 13ºC isn’t something I look forward to and neither does my laundry.
“How lucky of me to have gotten so far,
I did not have to wish upon a star.
How grateful I am for everything,
For how fortunate my life has been.”
Ok terrible free form. No wonder literature wasn’t one of my subjects in high school.