Midweek Update Needs to Get In Shape

Seriously, though.  I came to the realization that one of the reasons my neck has felt sore and stiff is because my posture has been ridiculously bad lately.  Slouching and craning my neck forward is not only putting strain on my back but on the base of my neck too.  It's not like I'm sitting that way because I can't see the screen -- my eyesight is just fine with glasses.  It's just a passive shlumpiness that I fall into when I'm not paying attention.  I'm getting older, and my joints ain't what they used to be, so maybe it's time that I SAT UP STRAIGHT like my mom and my teachers used to tell me.  I'll correct the posture every time I catch myself, but I've definitely been doing it too much lately.  Also, I think I'm sitting wrong here at Spare Oom when I'm working off this PC.  I'll sit sort of at a shallow angle from the monitor instead of straight on, so that would probably also explain why the crick in my neck is also only on the right side.  Gotta work on that as well.

Which got me thinking lately that maybe I should schedule myself for some mid-day stretches during the Day Job day.  A few times a day, getting up and stretching the arms and back and so on, just so I'm not sitting on my backside all day long.  I still remember all the stretches I used to do back in my Yankee Candle warehouse days, so I can start with those.  Also:  STOP SNACKING, DAMN IT.  I mean, a mid-morning piece of fruit or string cheese or something, fine.  But I certainly don't need to be snarfing down junk food during my writing sessions.  As much as I enjoyed that back in the Belfry days, I paid for it by getting quite overweight.  And I should cut down on the pop again, drink more water.  Much healthier.

Something to start scheduling, anyway!  I'm not looking to lose a crapton of weight (though I'd like to shrink this spare tire of mine that I've had for far too long), just to get healthier and less old-man-creaky. :)