sotolf

My dog has been on a month long vacation over at the in-laws, and while it was good in some ways there are things that I didn't notice happening to me, I slid into less healthy habits that was so much easier to keep to when I have my little friend with me.

I really missed the walks

Yesterday he came back, and we went out on our evening hour walk, and it felt so good, having that hour after work with no screens, walking outside and just listening to podcasts and move, it's not really something I like doing when I'm alone, but I didn't notice how much I've missed that little time that we always had completely for ourselves.

Keeping up with a better sleep routine is way easier

When I have the normal walks and the extra routines that I have, keeping up with a more healthy sleep routine is a lot easier for me, I know I will have to go out with him a short round before going to sleep, and it makes it a lot easier not to end up watching youtube until way over the time that I should go to bed.

Getting up in the morning and home in the afternoon

Getting up in the morning is a lot easier again now that first of all I have someone that depends on me getting up more than 5 minutes before I leave in the morning, and getting back home is a lot nicer when I know there is someone waiting for me that is going to be happy when I get back.

Conclusion

I'm not really sure what I meant to say with this, but basically it's so easy to slip out of routines that you usually have, and into less good ones without really noticing, and you don't really see it before you get back into what you did. I guess it's something that is easier to keep track of if you have a better self evaluation that what I do, but it was a small wakeup call for me, and something I have to keep in mind.