Tag: March 2015 – Routines

“Am I dreaming or am I awake?” I look at a spot on the floor. I look at the pattern of the wood. I look away. I look back at the floor. Everything is the same. I am awake, obviously. But I do this anyway, several times a day, in...

I only write when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp - Somerset Maugham The theme of the month is "routines" and I picked it so that I could get into the habit of writing every morning. I had big plans of settling into a quirky little routine where little by...

There's a kindergarten in Southern Siberia called Rodnichok (or “Water Spring”), where negative double digit temperatures are not uncommon. There, every day after morning exercises, the five and six year olds put on their bathing suits and happily head outdoors where they proceed to play in the snow, throw a few...

What do you do with the first hour of your day? Do you jump in the shower? Make some coffee? Do you grab your phone and scan your email? Do you meditate or read or write down what you dreamed about? Our little habits are so interesting, aren't they? We...