OK, maybe I'm showing my age here, but how can you not remember that commercial?? Who doesn't love Fred the Baker?? What I love about this commercial is it pulls together two of my favorite things: consistency and donuts. If I am one thing, I am consistent. Last week at the gym, the young man behind the counter made the remark, “Do you ever take a day off? You are here more than me.” And while I take the weekends off from my early morning gym routine, I rarely deviate from my Monday through Friday routine…and I mean rarely. It pains me to change it up. It is not that I am that rigid and can’t change, I just don’t like to. I like the predictability of my routine. I know what to expect. I like to get my work out finished by 6:30 am when most people haven’t even heard their alarm. It makes me proud and accomplished and those things help set my mood for the day. Each day I set foot in the gym, I am able to be one step closer to my goal. Whether it is to be faster or stronger or leaner, I am making the commitment. Is it an easy task? No. Can I always do the same workout day in and day out? No. But am I there? Yes. Drop by drop. This mentality has helped me in my classroom and working with children. I show up…with a spring in my step…excited to be there. I know that seems very Pollyanna of me, but I AM excited to be there. I am lucky to have a job at a school I like with people I adore and students that need caring adults around them. So I get up every day ready to make things happen. And another reason I am an avid gym goer? See above with my love for donuts. Every day. Step by step. Drop by drop. It’s Time to Make the Donuts.
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