Dodged a Sick Bullet, I Think

You know the feeling when you might be getting sick -- that was yesterday for me. Last time I got my period, I got sick. Hormones are no joke -- I'll say it over and over. I "think" I'm good today. Definitely taking some restful kind of days leading up to our trip this weekend. 

I have a challenging hike tomorrow, but I expect I'll be good to go after an easy day today. That's the last scheduled thing on the calendar for the week. 

Continuing with "what I'm tweaking for a new FS" -- the construction of my days.

Ever since the pandemic followed by my back injury, I pace my days. Mornings are productive and awesome up until about mid-afternoon. Then I run dry. Energy is low, motivation isn't inspired, sofa is calling. I want to change this up. It's going to be a slow roll so that it doesn't feel too much. Adding a few things into the later afternoon and evening. I started making a few evening commitments here and there (evening hikes, evening classes) and that's been good, but I want to extend it to home too.

Why? Because I want to learn that relaxation can be from other places. A little gardening, a little outside time, a little crafting, a little journaling, an easy errand. Some fun, some relaxation, some productivity. I have too many hours being a blob. Yes, the rest of my day is all the "good" things, but it's overall too much nothing-time. I want to build stamina back but not in a type-A way. Maybe time to cook dinner and set a place to eat (instead of snacking on the sofa) -- slow and intentional. I make a good lunch, but rarely take time to do that for dinner. Things like this. I expect it's going to make a big change doing small steps.

Going out is good, but it takes a lot of energy and messes with my sleep for the night. This is something different. A calmer energy. Reflective energy.

This fits into my new FS vision of a full life which is made of full days. Not full as in busy, but full as in satisfying, true to me. I think this will help with sleep too. (I need another word for vision -- that sounds too weird to me.) 

Vision

New FS

Image

2.0

Update

Focus

Not sure -- don't love any of them. Guess I'll keep thinking. 

That's all from here. I have a day of house puttering, cooking with garden veggies, and a few errands. My little bit of extra today is some afternoon journaling and a neighborhood walk. All easy and relaxing.

I'll add this picture of Duke. His new thing is to sleep under the blanket. He pushes off the pillow and gets snuggly. 

Tomorrow I'll chat about some new goodies. Searching for spa shower and wedding stuff and I'll share a few things. Later gators.