Yesterday evening was kind of a crappy one. My mood took a dive, I ate more than I needed to (not horrible, but not my best) and my stress level climbed.
I used the new techniques (true test when life gets hard-er) and it helped. I noticed what was happening, stopped the eating, took a dog-walk and put myself to bed (to meditate before reading - you know, feel the feelings).
Another point from all my learning is to figure out what happened when things weren't the best. So my analysis of yesterday is this ...
Ovulation (it's like a mini-PMS for me these last few years)
Jack (not adjusting well YET and my heart is breaking for him)
Rescue work (frustrations all over the map lately)
Tired (yesterday I was bone tired all day - I didn't need to eat, I needed to rest and sleep)
Disappointed (I decided to put myself out there and it didn't work out - friend was busy)
Disappointed (my ankle still hurts too much to box)
Nervous (youngest has 2 interviews this week and I'm nervous for him)
All of this came to a head in the early evening and I let it get to me - lesson noted.
Otherwise, it was a good day. HVAC came EARLY! Yep, the allusive and rare FIRST appointment. It was a majestic thing to witness! Unfortunately, we have a broken unit and need to wait for the fan replacement to come in - hopeful it was caught before more damage. It's the basement unit so my treadmill run is going to be a sloppy, sweat fest!! Even basements get hot and humid in GA in the summer!
I cooked yummy food (love the InstantPot) and we had a good lunch and dinner.
I organized my books (see last post pictures). That felt fantastic. I'm a pretty organized person, but about once a year, things feel messy and I do a clean-up. We are at messy and the clean-up is going well. Closet starts today - in stages because it's overwhelming otherwise.
I'm thinking of doing an occasional book post - a review of what I've read (if I'm reading enough to post about it). I back-burnered the next self help book and started a fun read. I'll work on that post this week and get to my reviews. I have a list now, so it makes sense to post about it. I'd like to see it in list form so when people ask me what I've been reading I can actually remember. I might include recommendations I have to reference later too when I can't find anything to read!
There are a couple of movies coming out and I want to see them in the theater. It's been FOREVER since I've been to the movies. More on that later. I'm going to wait for the initial reviews before I decide if it's worth it. And, I go by myself (often) because why not. I'm not brave enough to go Friday/Saturday night, but an early matinee mid-week is a fun escape. IF Jack stays, it's such a nice break to have freedom to be out of the house more. My dogs are fine being home for longer stretches and I don't need to worry about them getting too rough with each other.
I was thinking about going to a big indoor market today (because of my new found freedom with no foster dog). It has every produce imaginable, cheap bulk spices, fun food you don't see everywhere, amazing seafood, meats, cheeses, etc. It's about an hour away though (isn't everything in ATL??). I asked a friend if she wanted to go (creating more connections - part of my learning!) but she's away this week. I was kind of deflated. She responded late and it felt strange to ask someone else that last minute so my "connection" plan went out the window. I don't know about going today now. I slept later this morning and have stuff to do. It will depend on my mood after my meditation and workout. If I feel the blahs, I'm going (need to push through) or if I feel excited about going, I'll go. If I feel more in the mood to tackle my closet and do my housework, I'll postpone it.
It's 8:30 already - I slept until 7:15 (the no-foster pattern LOL). Time to get the old bottom up and moving. Time to get my head in a better space too. Later gators.
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