Today marks the first DDR session I've done where I did nothing but heavies. They were all 7's & 8's except for the few 5's or 6's that were part of a nonstop course. I failed on a lot of them, but I passed on a surprising number of them including ?? (Kakumei) on challenge. And yes I was utterly dead tired & soaked afterwards.

Based on the anonymous commentary on my last entry, I've made some changes based on what's been said.

I have been eating more vegetarian-like/less beef. I'm still not eating healthy, but it's a start. I've also been trying to do small yoga workouts (Yoga for Abs if you're curious) each morning. (Sorry, but I have enough trouble running one mile, let alone three.) On the creative side, I've been writing morning pages...which seem to be rants about how sleepy I am. Probably most importantly, I've been shooting for going to bed early as well as rising early. Work hours are not as kind...frankly it's hard for software developers to maintain regular schedules - it's not a job that has nicely defined + easily reproducable processes that result in the desired 9 am - 5 pm mentioned.

Overall, I like the changes, but I feel like I'm pushing too many things at once. I've been on the edge of getting sick for the past few weeks, and I think this might push me over the edge.

I'll have to continue this and see if it makes any overall difference.

Hi people!

Hopefully you haven't forgotten me during this long period of silence. Since it's been a while, the best thing to do is for me to tell the world exactly why I haven't been blogging. For me, that one thing can be pretty much summed up in one word - work. Once the new job really started kicking into full gear, my normal workday started averaging 10 hours per a day. Add in a 30+ minute commute each way on top of that. Then add in your regular poker game, dinner outings (if they ever happen again =P) and DDR. With days like that, all I really want to do at home is veg.

Because of all this, I feel like my life is going out of balance - too much eating out, the place is in disarray, being consistently tired, gaining weight, going flabby. The stress of work and everything else has me lapsing into bad habits. It seems so obvious, but I just need to remember to take care of myself. Of course I need to do the usual remedies of exercising more, eating better and sleeping more. Buuuut...I feel like I need to read more, listen to music, try new recipes, maybe even code for myself. Essentially, be more creative. I feel like I'm gonna burn out otherwise. Maybe I should start the "The Artist's Way" program or *gasp* begin yoga again. What has everyone else done in his or her quest to stay level and sane, relatively speaking?