Finally got the stretching habit to hold for more than a day this time.
Started doing it right before bed instead of in the morning like I kept trying before, and that’s the part that made it stick. Mornings are chaos with the cats wanting breakfast the second my alarm goes off, so there was never a calm minute for it. At night everyone’s already settled, lights low, and it just slots in.
Shoulders feel less locked up by the end of the day. Not gone, just not climbing toward my ears anymore by the time I’m brushing my teeth.
Sleep’s been better too, though that’s probably more about finally having fewer boxes to trip over than the stretching itself. The movers come soon and the apartment’s down to the stuff that actually matters, which helps more than expected.
Didn’t manage a single walk outside this week. Weather kept turning and work kept running long. Putting that on next week’s list instead, even a short one around the block before it gets dark.
Not trying to overhaul everything at once. Just the one thing at a time.