# @schmittastic on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz77rpTpAfQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18113146-schmittastic-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-07-15T11:54:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Amy Landino (@schmittastic) — https://gondola.cc/schmittastic

## Caption

wish I could just keep hangin’ with the 🍷wine barrels, ya know?
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so… my IG says I’m still in Italy 🇮🇹but *SURPRISE*, I’m back home.
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That’s right. I’m the one champagnepapi was rapping about. 😎📸 You’re welcome.
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While I still have a bit more to share here from our travels (I hope you’ve been enjoying my IG stories!) I’m in the home office trying to get adjusted back.
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AND WOW IT’S HARD. 👷🏻‍♀️
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Here’s how I’m trying to get back to normal:
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1⃣ EXERCISE.
Landing back to Columbus from Italy means gaining 6 hours (and you know I’m a HUGE fan of extra time!!!) but it can be really difficult to make the most of it when your body is exhausted. One of the things that helps a lot is getting a workout in as soon as I get to a new time zone. It’s just good to get the body moving instead of letting it be tired. A body in motion…
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2⃣ SLEEP AT THE RIGHT TIME.
No matter how tired I get, I refuse to stay up late or go to bed too early when I’m adjusting to a new time zone. When you’re gaining time, it’s awesome to optimize a little and get your body used to waking up at an optimal time (say like 5 or 6am), but it will still take quite a bit of willpower to get out of bed at first. Jet lag is real.
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3⃣ VACATION-FROM-VACATION DAYS.
I always know that the longer the trip, the more recovery time I’m going to need when I get home. In this case, I tacked on 2 days plus a weekend for self-care before I forced myself to go back to work or do anything that required careful thought. I spent the time unpacking, doing laundry (I’ve been air drying everything like they do in Italy OMG it smells so much better!), and tidying up around the house so my space felt as ready as I was to get back at it when the time comes.
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4⃣ MORNING ROUTINE ALWAYS.
I was so excited to get back to my morning routine because that’s the thing that balances me like nothing else! Morning pages, lemon water, goal writing and re-writing, reading dailystoic, writing for #ShineSquad, walking Lucy and getting a workout in. It’s my daily 💥game changer!
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Q: WHAT DO YOU DO TO GET BACK TO “NORMAL” AFTER A TRIP/VACATION? Leave a comment below!
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