ERC - Day 3

Hey everyone!

Day 3 of the Early Riser Challenge, and I feel great!  I woke up right at 0700, gave myself the 10 minute rule even though I probably didn't need it, plank for 2 minutes and 140 crunches in 2 minutes and I was wide awake! I've already showered and gotten ready for my day, even poured my coffee, now it's just a matter of getting my personal obligations done so I can possibly get some work done before class at 0930! ...and 11...and 1530.

As I was writing my 750 words this morning (yeah, I switched up the order I do these...not sure why), I realized that I have about 5 different little streaks/goals going for me, ranging from 2-4 days long so far.  I've, of course got my streak of 3 days getting up early, but I also have a 4-day streak of writing 750 words and then a page a day before bed, I've got 2 straight days listening to that relaxation track before bed, and 2 days of making myself find time to read before bed!  Basically, if I can keep all these things up until Spring Training starts, it'll become a habit! (More on Spring Training later.)

I've started another thing too...and I already can hear you all saying, "But Jake, you've already got about a gazillion personal projects on your hands plus 16 credit hours...how are you going to keep up with ANOTHER thing?"  Well, once you understand what I'm doing, it might make more sense.  I'm going to track how much time I do various things, broken down into categories.  The categories include: walking (defined as traveling time to classes and around campus...not walking around my dorm room and things like that), driving, working out, sitting in class, eating, sleeping, time on my computer, time studying, time "out," time hanging out, and time spent at work.  You see, if I track all my time in this way, it forces me to be incredibly conscious of how much time I'm spending in each category (and how little I'm spending in important categories).  By making myself aware, I'll be able to BETTER manage my time, making other goals easier!

Oh, and I started a sleep routine...so I lied.  Two new things. Since yesterday.  That one is easy though...my watch alarm beeps at 2130 at which point I drop everything I'm doing and go write my page a day.  Then I get ready for bed and read as much as I can from a PERSONAL (not school-related) book until 2230.  At 2230, I turn on my relaxation track and when that's over, I roll over and fall asleep.  Then I get up at 0700 and start my morning routine! Yay for routines that make the day easier!

Alright...as promised, SPRING TRAINING.  I think it's pretty safe to say I'm obsessed with the sport of baseball and I'm incredibly excited for baseball.  My Facebook status yesterday was: "Alright...Pro Bowl is over, Super Bowl is done...that must mean it's baseball season! 7 days till voluntary Spring Training for pitchers and catchers, 12 days till voluntary Spring Training for everyone else, and a measly 19 days until Spring Training officially begins! Pull out those bats and break in those gloves, boys, cuz we're gonna PLAY BALL!"  So if you do the math, we're actually looking at 6 days, 11 days, and 18 days until Spring Training begins!

Well...I think that's about all I've got for you guys today.  Oh! I know I throw a lot of links in for that 750 words and page a day, but you guys should really check out the SHAYTARDS vlog on YouTube!  They can be pretty long, but they're usually hilarious and I've started watching their videos every day.  It's amazing to look at the old ones and see how much everyone has changed!

Now that's all....See y'all later!

-JAKE

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