Fitting It All In
The Droplets chime sounding 5:00 am interrupted my dream. I glanced at the windows. Still dark. I laid there for a couple of minutes, contemplating to forgo the workout this morning and postpone it for after work. I dismissed it quickly; that’s never gonna happen, tried, and failed. How about taking today off, another thought popped in mind. That means I would have to fit “it” in some other day. Oh, well… I am awake now, there is no way I could go back to sleep, I did not plan last night to have an off day.
I sit up at the edge of the bed and stretch briefly. Quickly, I get out of bed, wash my face, put my workout clothes on and head out into the dimly lit kitchen. I start my automatic routine. Drink a glass of water, turn on the kitchen light, the programmed tea kettle, and the expresso coffee machine. It’s a weekday, so unlike the Cappuccino weekend ritual, I will have a double expresso with a dollop of coconut creamer (no sugar), and half a fig bar with almond butter. Recently I incorporated a 10-minute pseudo-meditation routine while I sit in the IKEA chaise long in the living room and drink my coffee in solitude. My eyes, when not meditating, are on the watch. I have about 45 minutes to get “my brain started” as I like to say, to be able to get on with my workout. Let’s see… what did I do yesterday for workout, outside or inside depending on the weather? What am I in the mood for now that the time has changed? The first light is setting in… now I could run outside earlier in the morning? Hmm, decisions, decisions… love running early morning. Ok, running outside it is, I say it to myself as I head towards the kitchen wall to do my five-minute joint stretching routine.
Luissa Kiprono, DO '02
Luissa Kiprono, D.O., graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002. Kiprono went on to complete her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Wright-Patterson Medical Center before completing a Master of Biomedical Sciences and a Fellowship in Maternal & Fetal Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Doctor Kiprono currently works as a Maternal & Fetal Consultant for Baptist (TENET) and Methodist (HCA) Health systems as well as the Maternal-Fetal Director at both Metropolitan Methodist Hospital and Baptist St. Luke Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Kiprono also resides as the Corporate Medical Director of the Texas Perinatal Group.