I’ve started 75 Hard again. The link goes to a Reddit page with discussions on the whole damn program, so if you’re interested, have a click!
I’m on Day 4. I started on Monday. And quite frankly, so far, it’s been harder this time. I feel like I’m more hermit-y than I’ve ever been in my entire life and posting about 75 Hard on IG and in PB keeps me at least a little connected to the outside world, but it’s amazing how not going into an office or into public spaces makes it so easy to fall off of certain kinds of ways of functioning in society!
Take, for example, the art of getting freaking dressed! I switched up my morning routine yesterday (and I’ve done it again today) so that I could write an entry before doing my morning exercise. I saved my workout for a little bit later in the morning, and it kind of screwed up my getting-ready routine! I had my workout gear on right before I needed to attend a Zoom meeting with my team, so I popped a cute dress over my sports bra and leggings, swiped on a little makeup, fixed my hair and, BOOM, jumped right into the meeting!
Then I needed to do my workout during my lunch break. By the way, I’ve just started this new (to me) program with Sydney Cummings - STRONG, and it’s a doozy. A good doozy, but a killer nonetheless.
Previously, I’d been doing the Caroline Girvan workouts, and after…oh, eighteen months -ish of her, I needed to shake things up. Sydney’s workouts are quite different - less organized, but I think I like her style better for a shake-up. She is constantly pushing me to try to go a little heavier with the weights, whereas Caroline doesn’t talk at all during her workouts. She just has these little notes that flash up on the screen. I like that Sydney calls out things like form…but ALL of these instructors lift SO MUCH heavier than I can! It’s a goal, for sure, but I have to be mindful and careful! Remember, I dissected my carotid artery during a workout and I still have an aneurysm to pay attention to! Don’t want to burst my own bubble!!
Anyway, workout done by around 1pm, and I still wasn’t really dressed for the actual DAY - the dress-over-workout-gear is NOT actually getting dressed!
So I showered quickly and threw something on…by the way, I’m still keeping up with my No Buying New Clothes in 2025 promise to myself, so I’ve also incorporated the vintage/thrift element into the 75 Hard program. I am wearing at least one item (clothing, shoes, accessories, whatever) that I’ve either thrifted, bought secondhand, or upcycled, daily. And I’m posting a picture of myself, fully dressed and ready for the day, every day of this 75-day program.
But yowza!! I’ve barely made it these past three days! I’m hoping this gets better and easier as the days roll by. Because this kind of living makes me feel so good. You know I love a checklist and a schedule and a routine. Getting back into this shows me how easily I can fall out of my routine!
And with that, I’m gonna go. It’s about time for my routine morning long dog walk!
xox,
GS
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