Five Things

"Are you taking your vitamins?" asked my naturopath.

Why did I suddenly feel like I was going to confession? "Bless me father, for I have sinned, it's been three days since I've taken my vitamins." Even the giant pill container labeled Monday through Friday sitting right in front of the coffee pot--which I worship daily--has not inspired me.

The story goes like this...several years ago, my neighbor Marty told me she aspires to do five creative things a day. It was that comment that inspired me to try to add a little creativity into my own life--with pretty good results. Better results than the giant pill container, that's for sure.

I was thinking about the "five things" this morning, as I'm beating myself up for not taking my vitamins, not walking more, not eating better...not...and not...and not...all, of course, prompted by my naturopath's simple, gentle question.

My response to her question was this, "You know, in my ideal life, I would remember to take my vitamins, and walk more...."

In my IDEAL life? Who am I kidding? The only difference between my "life" and my "ideal life" is me! Right? There's not really much getting in the way of the ideal besides me.

And so I got to thinking...how hard would it be to remember to do five things a day? Five simple, don't take a lot of time, fill up those idyll moment in between work and dinner and dinner and sleep? Five things? How hard could that be?

The Five Things:

1. Take Vitamins
2. Move (walk, exercise, just move)
3. Drink Water
4. Put lotion on
5. Read or Write or Do Artwork

That's it. Those are my five things. It doesn't sound too hard, does it? Certainly manageable.

I figure if I post a few little reminder notes around the house, I may just be able to do this! Ideally, anyhow.

Will you join me? Can YOU do five things a day that you want to but don't seem to get to? And if so, what are YOUR five things?