Inspired

My typical morning:

6:30 Hit snooze on my alarm

6:40 Hit snooze on my alarm

6:50 Hit snooze on my alarm

7:00 Reluctantly hop out of bed.

7:01 Get in the shower.

7:30 Get dressed (yes, my shower is 29 minutes long)

7:35 Decide I hate my outfit

7:36 Change clothes

7:39 Check the clock and say "SHIT."

7:40 Blow dry hair

7:50 Make a quick breakfast or skip breakfast and make a quick lunch for school

7:55 Run out the door

This morning:

5:30 I turn off the alarm

5:33 Roll out of bed

5:45 Run out the door

5:49 Arrive at gym

5:50 Begin 1.5 mile run (I'm taking it easy, it's Monday.)

6:15 Leave gym

6:19 Arrive at home

6:22 Take out trash

6:25 Empty dishwasher

6:28 Wash dishes in sink

6:33 Clean kitchen

6:43 Step back and admire my work.

6:43:10 Smile

6:45 Make breakfast

6:50 Eat movie star breakfast (aka..sit down and relax while devouring my food)

6:59 Jump into the shower

7:20 Get dressed

7:35 Blow dry hair

7:45 Walk out door...on time for work. :)

What changed? I went to the Banff Film Festival with a friend this past weekend. For all of you who are not familiar with Banff, it's a beautiful city in Canada.

Banff

They have a film festival, to which movie makers submit their short yet inspiring adventure films. For instance, at the festival we watched a movie about a cyclist who rode a bike from Alaska to the tip of Chile. A tandem bike, nonetheless, and people he met along the way would hop on and ride with him for a few minutes, hours or days. It took him two years, but he accomplished his goal.

I was inspired.

And it made me think...I've got to get up and do something. Even if it's something small. I have little time to work out each day. And when I come home from work, all I want to do is eat and relax. So, I decided to change my morning habits and go to the gym before work. Frankly, I can't believe I did it, actually. I would never consider myself to be a morning person. I would have never thought about getting up so early ever before. It's a small change, and nothing like cycling for 2 consecutive years. But, today, I'm pretty proud. And also pretty tired, as it is after 10pm and I've been up for almost 17 hours.

And speaking of INSPIRED.

It's my sister's birthday today. She's seventeen. Although she is 9.5 years my junior, she is the one person I can truly count on. She's creative, brilliant, and she has the most beautiful personality of anyone I know. She's always inspiring me to work harder, live happier and do more with my life.

Happy Birthday to my favorite sister!

(she might be my only sister, but don't tell her that)