Why do you cover your eyes when you space travel?

I did not practice my waking up right away yesterday. And I did not wake up right away this morning. I woke up early, before my alarm went off, but then I changed my alarm and slept until the last minute again. But I did practice this afternoon. This is what I did:

1. I closed my bedroom door.
2. I slipped into my sleeping attire.
3. I set 5 alarms, each 2 minutes apart (starting 2 minutes from when I set them).
4. I got into bed and relaxed.
5. Each time an alarm went off, I stopped it, got up immediately, inhaled deeply and stretched my 4 limbs, and walked to my bathroom scale.
6. I got back into bed and relaxed until the next alarm.

I am going to practice again this evening if the kids will do something together. I really, really do want to make this habitual.

In other news... I was planning to stop eating fiber bars some time in the near future. I love to have one with my morning coffee, but I have begun to think of it as a bit of a crutch. A crutch that I don't really need, now that I naturally consume an average of around 400% of the recommended daily intake of fiber. So first, I was going to stop drinking coffee, then I was going to stop eating fiber bars. It would have been so easy to just quit with the coffee this morning, since I drank the last of my creamer yesterday.

But what did I find when I was in Walmart this morning? Fiber Plus Antioxidant bars have a new flavor: Caramel Coconut something. So I slipped a small creamer into my cart and decided to give the coffee thing a little more time. When I finally stop the madness I will be banking around 300 extra calories from breakfast that I could easily invest in Greek yogurt and honey. Happy to report, though, that I kept myself to one mugful today.

Some have wondered why James covers her eyes during space travel. Really poor depth perception, especially in the dark.

I don't have time to share everything I'm into this afternoon. I wish I could be with you here, in this moment, all day.