Inadvertent exercise and accidentally getting in the holiday spirit

I love it when I stumble into something.  I don't like doing things, but I like things to happen.

Take, for instance, today.  This is the first day I have even remotely felt like enjoying anything about Christmas.  Mostly I hate the holiday, it's nothing but guilt trips and ungratefulness in my world.  But yesterday while I was talking to the hubby about the holiday hell, I asked if we could take some time while we're visiting his family to go out and do a little dreamplanning at Little Farm in the North.  (Wait, have I mentioned the LFITN yet?  If not, I'm definitely feeling a massive post coming after the holidays.  Be patient, it'll be here before you know it)  And suddenly, immediately, I felt a massive weight lift from me and there was something about Christmas I was looking forward to.  It's the only thing I'm looking forward to, and the only thing in probably a decade, but it's AMAZING how much it changed my whole outlook. 

I found myself wanting to listen to Christmas music.  I guarantee you that was the first time this season!  Music is one of my most favoritest parts of Christmas, well of almost anything.  I'm the spawn of two music majors, it's in my blood.  So I busted out the ipod and the bose headphones (yeah yeah before you snark at me about "sheesh must be nice to be so rich", they were both free giveaways) I love the ipod and bose combo when I'm mowing lawn, the noise canceling effect is great!  But I'm usually mowing lawn in my swimsuit or something else that has no pockets, so I've developed a habit of tucking the ipod under the band of the headphones (they're old-school, not ear buds) and now even when I'm not on the mower, I typically tuck the pod under there.  Today I was making supper with the bose/pod combo going on, and was trying to be extra careful not to let the pod slide out from under the band and fall into a sink of dirty dishes or straight to the bottom of the oven or something equally dangerous to electronics.  I was trying to keep my head as upright as possible (insert image of woman with book on head saying "how now brown cow") which lead me to doing lots of proper squats and lunges instead of just bending over.  Good for the legs!  Hopefully also better on the back. 

Inadvertent exercise.  Accidental Christmas joy.  I was born under a lucky star.