I live!!! How has it been almost a month since my last blog? I am so sorry. This was not my intention at all. But, I have run into a few struggles and they have thrown a few monkey wrenches into my plans. Some were a bit more unforeseen than others. So, let me dive in and let you know what I have been up to this past month and what was supposed to happen.
Health & Fitness Struggles
Unfortunately, this month has been a month of running up against a wall when it comes to my health and fitness. I mentioned last month that I was doing a reset and I was going to share the after thoughts of that reset. I had high hopes for it. Unfortunately, it didn’t go the way that I thought. That’s not to say that it’s a bad reset. Not at all. I expected to see some physical results by the end, but there was nothing. So, what went wrong? Me. I was eating more food than I normally do, because I have terrible eating schedules, but I wasn’t incorporating more movement. So, I didn’t lose weight like I did last time. However, last time I was a lot more mobile, where this time I have been mostly sitting, even work has been more office hours than running around.
Motivation
This month has also been a struggle where I have found it hard to even get out of bed. Doing anything has been quite the chore lately, and there have been so many areas of my life that have suffered because of this. The cause? Unknown at this time. I just want to stay in bed and sleep all the time. When I wake up, I immediately want to take a nap. Some of you will read that and say depression. Possibly. But, hopefully with the sun making more appearances and the weather becoming nicer, it will also improve my mood, and in turn, my motivation. My brain just feels heavy right now.
Book Struggles
This one has been the most infuriating for me. I have not completed a single book this year! That’s insane to me. Even by this time last year I had finished some books. What’s going wrong? Honestly, I don’t know how to really comprehend it. When I pick a book, I base it on the cover, the summary, and if I have heard about it. If it’s a well known author to me, that also helps. The problem with that – it’s not going to guarantee good books for reading. I have been trying to give a viral author a chance, and tried reading many of their books only to DNF most of them. And then there are book I pick up, read the summary, check GoodReads rating and I think I will enjoy the book. And then I read it and I think, what have I done? Two books I pushed through till about the halfway point and then finally gave up because I just was not enjoying them.
Hopeful Solutions
I am hopeful that I found a solution. I gave audio books another try. Third time does seem to be the charm. I am just listening on Spotify, as I don’t have money for an audio book subscription right now. I’ve almost completed a book through that avenue. However, Spotify has limited listening hours and I am currently out till next week. And then I have 5 chapters left and I’ll have completed a book. It may or may not be the first one. I do have a stack of books to choose from. The one I’m currently reading is interesting, so hopefully I can actually finish it.
Book Exchange
Another fun way to hopefully read more books is I was recently introduced to a Book Exchange. It was a lot of fun and I got to talk to a few different people and just spend time with other book lovers. I brought some books that I do not wish to keep anymore, and I came home with books that others had brought. There is another one happening in May and I am hopeful that I can read most of them before that swap so I know if I want to bring any of them back to swap again. It’s a great way to get new books, without having to spend money, or feel the pressure of reading within a time frame.
Health & Fitness Solutions
I am still happy to announce that I am still doing weekly workout with my friend. And I do plan to start incorporating a lot more walking now that the weather is warming up. I am also hoping to get back into jogging this year. And, with my new possibility of listening to audio books while walking, I can begin to tackle two goals in one. Not sure that I will do audio books while jogging though. That doesn’t really work for me.
Keep Trekking
I am not giving up. I will keep blogging, and reading, and writing. Hopefully I can get back to consistent posting soon, but if not, I apologise in advance. I am doing my best. Even my fan fiction writing has taken a hit. But, I will keep trying and not let my struggles get the best of me. So, until the next time let’s all remember that anything can happen, but only if we try.
