The little things

Last night I was in the kitchen opening a can of salmon and all of a sudden it felt like the wind blew the whole house 2 centimetres. The whole house shook like a pulse ran through it. Like an ant scattering around at the first drop of rain, I looked around to see what happened. My first thought was "did the ground just sink?". Nothing suspicious outside, on the roof, in the backyard. I did find water dripping from the tv room ceiling.

It was an earth tremor. I read the tremor measured 4.7 on the Richter scale and was Victoria's strongest earthquake since 2001. My first earthquake!

Anyway, this post isn't about the earth tremor. Its about the little things. This morning I got up early to go to the gym. I ate a nice breakfast, digested a little then got ready to pump some iron. When I get outside, I am picturing the scotch fillet I am going to buy after my workout. My day dream bubble is burst when I find have no form of transport as there are no cars.

So the morning workout has turned into a morning surf on the internet to see which food and wine event I am going to see, what comedy festival tickets I am going to buy, what I am going to cook this weekend, and ofcourse, where I am going to move.

This post is titled "the little things" because
1. This simple little event this morning has set the ship to sail. I have been thinking about it for a while, and I need to do it. My weekends usually gravitate towards the city, so why not move there.
2. To get anything done, especially on my lazy days, I need to push past the "little things", or excuses not to do something. E.g no car. Although I am pressed for time, I could squeeze in a 20minute workout if I really wanted to. At work, I have learnt that completing projects on schedule is all about pushing on despite setbacks, and making alternative solutions.

I see a car return to base, so while I might miss a workout, my eyes are still on that steak!

p.s note to self - must hit the gym at least once this year!!