samanmoran Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I'm on a 6 week challenge at my local CrossFit. I have to make it to an 8am Saturday class. For a night-owl such as myself, this can be a Herculean effort. Couple weeks ago, I could not find matching socks. Searching out the matching socks threatened to make me late. Finally I said 'f*&% it!' and went to the gym, on time, in mismatched socks. This was a bit of a milestone in my career as a reformed procrastinator and perfectionist. On the way to the gym, I actually rehearsed a couple dialogs with persons who may notice my wardrobe misalignment with a haughty, "Well, it was matching socks or an on time arrival. Which would You choose?" No one noticed or cared, of course. They all had sweat in their eyes and couldn't focus for lack of coffee. The sock debacle got me thinking- how would I have handled this in the past? (The following is a fictitious representation - any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.) I can't find matching socks! I can't go to the gym like this! Shit. I have to find them! (Yell at Husband, scaring the dog in the process - Where are my damn socks?) Oh! here they are.Now I'm late. Now what? Great. I already missed the warm up. If I can't do the warm up then the workout won't be complete. Oh, forget it. I'm too tired anyway. And besides I need to organize this stupid sock drawer. I'm going back to bed for a half hour then I'm going to get up and organize the sock drawer so at least today isn't a total waste... 12 hours later: shit, I still need to do that sock drawer. I shouldn't have slept so long, but according to "Psychology Today" (which I spent the afternoon reading) sleep deficit can really mess you up, so I really needed that sleep. I guess it's too late to make it to this evening's CrossFit class. I'll go Monday. One of the greatest phrases I've learned to enter into my own personal lexicon is: It's Good Enough! Learning to say those 3 words has literally changed my life. It can change yours, too.Oh, by the way, I have indeed made it to every one of my Saturday 8am classes. 1 Quote 42 ----Don't Chew what you should Eschew! Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Jim the Gym don't care what you wear. (see what I did there?) Good on you for getting up and not letting it stop you. Quote "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
samanmoran Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 You're a poet and didn't know it! Quote 42 ----Don't Chew what you should Eschew! Link to comment
schulace Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Haha this is sooo familiar! GET OUT OF MY HEAD, SAMANMORAN! Good job though, I know how hard it can be to get past perfectionistic hangups! Quote LV 0 | HOMO SAPIENADVENTURERSTR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0IT BEGINS LOG --- THERE ARE MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH, HORATIO, THAN ARE DREAMT OF IN OUR PHILOSOPHY. Link to comment
samanmoran Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Firstly: Allow me to present "The Sock Reunification Program" Bah! I wonder how many things That Guy was avoiding while writing that up. Must have been a doozy - like 3 years of IRS filings, or something. Quote 42 ----Don't Chew what you should Eschew! Link to comment
samanmoran Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I don't remember that it took much time, actually; probably just long enough to wait for a couple of loads to go through the dryer ... it was a long time ago, however, so I could be wrongGads! You wrote that!? Ooops. I'm embarrassed... It's very funny! Quote 42 ----Don't Chew what you should Eschew! Link to comment
SoftSoul Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 I'm on a 6 week challenge at my local CrossFit. I have to make it to an 8am Saturday class. For a night-owl such as myself, this can be a Herculean effort. Couple weeks ago, I could not find matching socks. Searching out the matching socks threatened to make me late. Finally I said 'f*&% it!' and went to the gym, on time, in mismatched socks. This was a bit of a milestone in my career as a reformed procrastinator and perfectionist. On the way to the gym, I actually rehearsed a couple dialogs with persons who may notice my wardrobe misalignment with a haughty, "Well, it was matching socks or an on time arrival. Which would You choose?" No one noticed or cared, of course. They all had sweat in their eyes and couldn't focus for lack of coffee. The sock debacle got me thinking- how would I have handled this in the past? (The following is a fictitious representation - any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.) I can't find matching socks! I can't go to the gym like this! Shit. I have to find them! (Yell at Husband, scaring the dog in the process - Where are my damn socks?) Oh! here they are.Now I'm late. Now what? Great. I already missed the warm up. If I can't do the warm up then the workout won't be complete. Oh, forget it. I'm too tired anyway. And besides I need to organize this stupid sock drawer. I'm going back to bed for a half hour then I'm going to get up and organize the sock drawer so at least today isn't a total waste... 12 hours later: shit, I still need to do that sock drawer. I shouldn't have slept so long, but according to "Psychology Today" (which I spent the afternoon reading) sleep deficit can really mess you up, so I really needed that sleep. I guess it's too late to make it to this evening's CrossFit class. I'll go Monday. One of the greatest phrases I've learned to enter into my own personal lexicon is: It's Good Enough! Learning to say those 3 words has literally changed my life. It can change yours, too.Oh, by the way, I have indeed made it to every one of my Saturday 8am classes. Mismatched socks are all the rage among the youth... mainly those neon, crazy patterned ones. I wear mismatched socks to the gym ~75% of the time. Screw what people think. And... go you for discovering "Good enough!" This one simple phrase can really make so many things in life easier and more efficient. Expecting perfection every time leads to stalling and failure. Quote Link to comment
Mahina Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Mismatched socks are all the rage among the youth... mainly those neon, crazy patterned ones. I wear mismatched socks to the gym ~75% of the time. Screw what people think. And... go you for discovering "Good enough!" This one simple phrase can really make so many things in life easier and more efficient. Expecting perfection every time leads to stalling and failure.I have grown to love mismatched socks so much that I refuse to match socks now unless I'm going to a work event! I have also been having to discover good enough. Telling myself that staying up until 2am reediting that work report for the 12th time will not make it better, only incoherent! I have also discovered over my short lifespan that people seems to like the things I do better when I don't make them to perfections because then it always comes off as dry and forced. 1 Quote Starting weight: 195 Now weight: 160 A past will chase you if you try to escape from it, but once you confront it, it's just an old memory inside you. Link to comment
Ceasefire Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 I'm a fan of mismatched socks. As long as they're not completely different materials or sizes from one another, I think it looks pretty awesome actually! My socks are my rebellion. Quote Pixie Ranger Drunk on Tea~ (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Link to comment
samanmoran Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Yeah, I've been into the little stripey jobbies that you get in packs of 5. They're fun to mix, but the key is the intention... Not planning to wear them can set the aforesaid conundrum into motion. And that's where "it's good enough!" saves the day. The socks are really just a metaphor. Quote 42 ----Don't Chew what you should Eschew! Link to comment
Jacksson Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 These are my favorite/lucky pair I've worn dress sox in the gym a time or two when I've forgotten to pack running sox I wear dress sox with my running shoes at work on Friday, usually argyle I just did that last night. Looked in my bag .............. no socks. So I just went with the dress socks. They were black and I pushed them down so no one was the wiser. Looking back, I should have just pulled them up and rocked them that way. Quote Link to comment
Ceasefire Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 The socks are really just a metaphor. And here I was getting all excited about socks. I totally get it though. The other day, my daughter rubbed her face into my workout pants. She'd just eaten chocolate. I didn't have a clean pair of workout pants. Baby wipes to the rescue. It's as good as it was going to get. =B Quote Pixie Ranger Drunk on Tea~ (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Link to comment
Jacksson Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Location of said chocolate smudge would make or break that outfit; hope you got lucky on that This is a very good point. Quote Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Isn't it the new in thing to wear socks that don't match? Or at least all the girls at my daughters school do it Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Lmao that got me thinking about highschool and wearing my combat boots with my big hiking socks with the bright orange ring around the top and cargo shorts Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
samanmoran Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Sock, ooh, I'm so ready Sock, come on, yeah Baby, sock, baby, sock it Honey in the beehive, honeybunch Every time you kiss me, hits me like a punch Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready, ready or not Baby, I want, yes, I do, what you got Sock it to me baby, baby Sock it to me baby, baby Sock it to me, sock it to me Sock it to me, baby, sock it Boogaloo, my baby, across the floor Every time you shake it, girl, I like it more Give me, give me, give me, give me, give me Somethin' sweet, knock me, ooh, off my feet Sock it to me baby, baby Sock it to me baby, baby Gotta sock it to me, baby Sock it to me, baby Sock it to me, baby, sock it Sock, baby, sock it Honey in the beehive, honeybunch Every time you kiss me, hits me like a punch Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready, ready or not Baby, I want, yes, I do, what you got Sock it to me baby, my baby Sock it to me baby, my baby You've gotta sock it to me, baby Sock it to me, baby Sock it to me, baby, sock it Quote 42 ----Don't Chew what you should Eschew! Link to comment
Basement Cat Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Sock, ooh, I'm so readySock, come on, yeahBaby, sock, baby, sock it *snip*Okay. I'm sorry, I could resist! Quote Current form: Chubby House Cat (lvl4) Weight objective: 20% S. 4 P. 6 E. 4 C. 7 I. 8 A. 4 L. 5 Battle log Current Challenge Handy linky. Link to comment
Ceasefire Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Location of said chocolate smudge would make or break that outfit; hope you got lucky on that Outer thigh. Inner thigh might have gotten me some questions... Quote Pixie Ranger Drunk on Tea~ (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Link to comment
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