After realizing how bad depression was affecting me yesterday, today I made some progress on getting back to normal, which I know will take a while. Today I… Took my meds Finished taxes Chatted with a friend Talked to my Mama Took care of myself and my home Cooked supper Played in a cornhole tournament…
Tag: health challenges
Depression and Being a Frog
Depression is sneaky. It doesn’t hide in a dark area and clock you over the head when you walk by, even though it can feel like that when you finally admit to yourself that it has its hold. You may think that just yesterday you were fine, but today you’re not. Maybe it happens like…
Early Bedtime Tonight
Tonight I’m going to bed early. I was all snuggled in on the couch in the dark, and I got so sleepy I told my husband goodnight, and then I remembered I hadn’t written my blog post today, so here I am. I’m so sleepy, but I didn’t want to miss another day because I…
Check In Time
5 good things from today: I spent some time with my husband and sons today. I talked to my Mama. Chatted with a friend. Someone from my small group at church checked in on me. I had a nice nap. One not so good thing from today: I had a pretty bad migraine most of…
Sleep Schedules or Lack Thereof
Last night I took some time for a little self care, and today I’ve fought through the day without napping to try and fix my sleep schedule. I’ve been exhausted lately, and I’m trying to dig myself out of that hole, and I know that getting adequate rest will help. I hope. I flip flop…
Bones of Steel
Today, I read an article about Brian Shaw’s bone density, and it reminded me of one of the reasons that I believe lifting weights is important. When life gets challenging, it’s easy to forget why you want to do something or why you started doing something. And forgetting the why makes it easier to stop.…
Just An Update
Today and yesterday were spent resting and just kind of vegging out. I’ve slept a lot, but it hasn’t been restorative sleep. I’ve been pretty tired for the last couple of days after an outing with the family, but I’m feeling a little better now. My stamina is still not back to normal yet from…
The Most Difficult Part of Obesity
Obesity is _______. How could I choose just one word or phrase? How could I choose just one to describe the devastating effects that this state of being has on me and on my life? It’s impossible to define obesity in a word, phrase, list, blog post…It’s complicated. But also, it’s not really. It’s devastating.…
Day 18 of 100: Hardest Day So Far (Sorry for all the whining)
Today is day 18 of my 100 day blogging challenge, where I have committed to posting on this blog once each day for 100 days, and it’s been the hardest day so far. It’s not that I don’t want to write, because I have enjoyed writing regularly. It’s been wonderful to just sit down and…
Invisible Struggles and Kindness
I want to encourage others to be kind to one another. There shouldn’t have to be a reason to show kindness, to give the benefit of the doubt, or to extend grace to others. Just treat others kindly. I used to think the best way to express that sentiment was that one should treat people…