Raw, turkey roasted - check (more
details later this week. A little hint:
it is crucial to the thermometer in the correct place to avoid bloody turkey
legs).
Christmas tree up – check.
This weekend I also realized it is a slippery
slope to become negative after a busy social schedule. I am thinking this has
something with me having introverted tendencies, which I am learning (thanks Chibi Jeebs on Pinterest), means that I’m not some antisocial freak. It means that I just have to be sure to take
a break.
But for me, it is easy to get wrapped up
in drama of the holidays with a full schedule of family and school functions.
It is easy to lose all boundaries that
keep me healthy, both mentally and physically.
I loosen up my personal boundaries because it is the holidays! Remember all those warm and fuzzy memories .
. . that do match up with reality of adulthood?!
Which then makes it hard for me to
keep my eating and drinking reigned in.
Which then makes it really easy to
stop exercising and going to yoga.
It’s kind of like If You Give a Mouse
a Muffin, except I end up bloated and cranky from all the Christmas cookies and
wine I have consumed in attempts to rediscover my holiday joy.
But in the famous words of my friend
at Flourish in Progress, “I ain’t about that life.”
No, not this year. I am almost done with my Couch to 5K program
and just bought skinny jeans that fit
Well, that and I don’t want to taint
my kids’ magical memories of holidays with my meltdowns.
So I decided needed to keep myself
motivated with a new series called Motivational Mondays.
To set the mood, I have this quote by
Elizabeth Gilbert who just happens to be one of my most favorite authors in the
whole entire world.
I am considering making this my
background on my phone so I am constantly reminded of this, especially when my
mental health is being tested.
Do you love the holidays? Do you find it hard to stay in a good mood?
1 comment:
I really like the idea of "Motivational Monday" setting the tone for your week (especially considering how much we usually dread Mondays)!
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