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5 minutes a day, that's all I ask

Well for the first time in a long while, I got a really good nights sleep.

I may have awoken once during the night, for my usual bathroom break, but I slept so good, I'm not so sure I did.

I briefly awoke around 5 AM, when Edie got up, but without much effort at all, I managed to grab another hours sleep before finally dragging myself out of bed. So basically I got a full 8 hours of sleep, which really felt good.

One thing I did notice, and it's probably because I was so refreshed when I got up, I realized just how stiff I was. My lower back was a little sore, but I was still able to manage after a short time. So since I had the time, I decided to do a few stretches, that is, if you can call what I did stretching.

It was pitiful. I didn't realize how limber I wasn't. I've never been a stretcher, except for the brief time I was taking karate lessons, but it's not because I didn't think I needed to. I just never thought I had the time, or at least that's what I told myself.

But after this morning, I think it's time to change that tune.

5 minutes a day, is what I'm committing to. That certainly isn't much time, and it's something that I hope I can adhere to. And it really shouldn't be that tough, as stretching is something you can do literally anywhere, any time, even at work, so I won't have any excuses if I don't.

And if I'm really lucky, it might even help my golf game!
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