Day
20
I opened up the
light box today! I put it on my night stand. When I first turned it
on, I was like... Really. Very underwhelmed. It seemed to be giving
off about as much light as an ipad. Then I remembered that there was
a button to adjust the intensity. I turned it all the way up and it
nearly melted the paint off the walls. I think it burned a negative
of me onto my headboard. It definitely gives off some light.
The directions that
came with it said to use it for 30 minutes within an hour of waking
in the morning. That kind of rules out bringing it with me to use at
work because by the time I get to work I've been up for nearly two
hours. Plus, I'm never sitting still at work. Most days I'm not
sitting at all. I think it is also just a little too heavy to
rubber-band to my car visor, which was another idea, so I'm just
going to have to wake up earlier and use it first thing in the
morning. My plan is to wake up 30 minutes earlier than usual (which
means a 5:00 wake up call - Ugh) and sit by the light while I drink
my morning coffee. I'll give that a try and see how it goes.
For those who are
interested, the light box I bought is the Aurora LightPad (Bright
Light Boxes for Brighter Lives...and who doesn't want a brighter
life???). Although I've only just turned it on and haven't actually
sat under it yet, my first impression is good.
I worked chest and
back at the gym today and ran four miles.
Although I am a big
fan of peace, I'm going to quit signing off with it because it
sounds...trite. For the moment, though, I can't think of anything
better. So for tonight my signoff will be hasenpfeffer because I've
always loved the sound of it.
Hasenpfeffer.
