As I shared the other day, I am so super happy with my current life.
{Disclaimer: Everything but the picture of the ocean is here in NWA. The ocean in France with my little brother, which I mentioned here. I'm pretty sure he's in the process of falling in love with the continent of Europe.}
But with newness comes change and with change comes the inevitable unknown and with the unknown comes varying degrees of stress and a loss of productivity. Looking back, I realize there was a distinct comfort in the daily routine that I have just left; I knew what had to be done, when it had to be done, and the free spaces in between. I can easily say that those "free spaces" were the sweet spots sprinkled throughout my day; whether it was a chance to catch up on Twitter or leave comment love on one of my favorite blogs or take a moment to take a picture of a mundane but pretty scene that was a part of my regular day, these were chances to not think of anyone or anything else and just get caught up in the whirlwind this is my own mind.
I read this article about how routine actually supports creativity when it came out a few weeks ago but it wasn't until I was thinking this new in-between spot that I'm in that I had to go back and find it. I don't know if I totally buy into the similarities of routine and hypnotism but I do think there is something to be said about having a routine so that you have time within your day to have a life.
What about ya'll? Love routine? Hate it? Find yourself stuck somewhere in the middle like me- needing the structure but hating the thought of it leading to a blah-ness that encompasses everything else?
Any suggestions on how to re-routinize yourself when adapting to a new environment?
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