Hi fellow Hiveians,

Today I wanted to appreciate a little switcheroo to the old routine even if it presented some challenges.

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Getting thrown for a loop sometimes is pretty intense!

I've for sure been one to have enjoyment in the consistency of routines. There are a lot of good things that come out of having a routine. I talked a few weeks back about skipping a shower one evening and my body fucking rejected that noise, and I ended up having a horrible night sleep because my body didn't get the normal evening shower lol weird.

My little dude ended up catching a little cold the other day, and I was unfortunate enough to catch the damn thing! I think the frustrating thing for me is that I knew I shouldn't have finished the food that he was eating.. but I was hungry, and it looked so delicious lol so I ended up just chowing down like the proper dad should do. That turned out to be a bad idea, as one could likely tell!

I will say that I am pretty stoked that I got over the damn thing very quickly and without a lot of fuss. Sure it was annoying as hell to have my nose running all the time, but all things considered, I felt like shit on Friday and by Monday morning I was nearly back to normal! I don't have hero stories like that when it comes to my body and sickness that much these days lol

With getting sick like that, and school starting, it really ended up throwing me for a heck of a loop! I am lucky that I had a few posts scheduled and had the energy to take care of one on Sunday because I didn't have shit scheduled, but it felt pretty strange being under the gun like that and having to figure out what to write. I know people do that here all the time and many thrive under those conditions (okay maybe just the KP bros are masters at that..) but it was a really weird feeling!

I normally like to chew on a topic as I'm writing it, knowing that I've got some time to refine it a little bit after I'm done with a proof read and adding some photos. Because I was still feeling kinda shitty though, I had to just let er rip. In some ways it felt a little liberating, which sounds odd, but in others I didn't love it lol. I love my routine damn it! &old man noises&

I always think back to the stories of men who have done a routine for so long that even when they are partially dead or dying, they still get up to do that routine on the day or day before their actual death. Pretty wild how important routines are for our bodies and brains, isn't it? That also makes me think of some of the things that I need to do in the near future, and how it could present some challenges to the routines which is always a tough consideration.

I think at the end of the day though, when we switch things up intentionally we are able to become more adaptable and stronger as an individual. It's good to flex those muscles in our brains and bodies, because that's the primary way that those damn things grow!

What about you, do you find it entertaining to switch up your routine every once in a while? What was it you changed? Let me know in the comments!

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