It’s been a while since I updated you all on my adventure to become my best self. It’s been an up and down journey and I really want to buckle down and just do it. I want to work on myself more than I am. So, I’m checking in as part of my accountability and hopefully this will help. Let’s see how the journey is going.
Checking In – Fitness Journey
This one is honestly a little bit all over the place. I am still consistent in doing some workout once a week with my friend. With the weather improving, we have been going for walks, so we are getting sunshine and exercise. It has been nice, even though sometimes I really have to push myself to get out the door. Other than that, the majority of my other “workouts” have been working by running all over the hotel or moving tables and chairs after an event and resetting a space. I’ve also taken on a mini challenge where I try to plank to fail everyday. Unfortunately I have missed some days, but I’ve done pretty good overall. My longest hold was with my friend in the park after one of our walks. She held it longer. The girl is so strong.
Mental Health
I do believe this is at play in my “fails” because I still lack the motivation to get out of bed. There are so many days that I have good intentions. In fact, I’ll make plans right before bed to do certain things the next day. But then the next day comes around and boom – I have no desire to do any of the things I planned. And some of them I can do while in bed. I can blog, write or read in bed. In fact I often make it as far as sitting up and opening up my laptop to work on a blog, or fan fiction, or even work on the draft of my novel. Or I’ll look at the books on my TBR or current reads to do some reading. And then – nothing. I end up doom scrolling through YouTube shorts. It’s quite sad actually. So, what gives?
Mental Health Struggles
I think lately my mental health has actually taken a blow, because I am struggling to actually take care of myself. Plus, my schedule is horrendous. Nights, days, evenings, and having to do night audit every single night. My body actually doesn’t know when it’s time to sleep and when it’s supposed to be awake. I lay down, day or night, and my body immediately assumes it’s time to sleep. Even if I just woke up. Yet, I’m so tired all the time. This is what I really need to buckle down on.
Checking In – Reading
I’ve got to do something about my ADHD brain when it comes to reading. Why? I’m currently making my way, slowly, through 5 books! One of those books is an audio book, so it’s a little faster to go through because I can listen to it while I’m going on drives, which I love to do. Audio book walks are something I want to get into this year as well. The other books are all a handful of chapters in because I keep switching which book I’m reading. And the scary thing is I keep looking at my TBR pile and seeing what other book I should read! Like seriously brain, stop it! It doesn’t help that on my birthday my fiance brought me to a book store and there was an incredible sale. I got SIX books for the low cost of $21! Yes, you read that correctly. So, now I added 6 thrillers to my TBR and thrillers are my go to right now.
This Week’s Goals
Okay, let’s get to the goals for the week. Well, I want to finish my audio book, since I’m the furthest in that book. I did see that one of the library books that are due this week is on Spotify audiobooks so I aim to read as much of the physical book before then. This way I can hopefully finish a second book this week and not run out of Spotify hours. And with another book done, hopefully I can get a second blog out this week. I also want to successfully plank every day this week. What does that mean? Actually plank everyday. No missed days. Other than my walk with my friend, I’m going to aim to do two other active days. One I really want to incorporate stretching my ankle because the last few days it has been mad at me.
Regular Check-Ins
Okay, I’m going to try something new. I will do regular check-ins on my social media. You can find the links to my socials on my homepage at the bottom. It will be on my stories. Maybe I’ll make a highlights tab that is dedicated towards this journey. If I’m expected to post regularly then perhaps I will do better. It won’t always be the same. Maybe one day will be me planking. Another can be a selfie while taking a walk, or a picture of me doing yoga, or reading. There are actually so many aspects of this that I could post regularly to social media. It won’t be perfect right off the hop, but maybe I can make it more consistent. Anything is possible if I try.
