Ugh! I need to get back on that lousy wagon! I'm really seeing a pattern here; I do well for 3 weeks out of the month and then really lose it (and my mind) for one. That is certainly me this week. I'm in the blah zone today. My eldest was home sick from school both yesterday and today. Yesterday, I was motivated to at least get some housework done along with some organizing in my craft room. Today was a completely different story. I was mopey, hung around on the intertubes for most of the morning and snuck in a nap this afternoon. My house is a disaster and I have nothing left in me to take care of it. I wish there was an anti-depressant that I could take during the week prior to TOM. I guess there is...exercise.
Oh, did I mention I haven't done any of that either! Oh my! My last workout was on Friday. I didn't get to the gym yesterday because my son had a fever and a sore throat so we were at the DR's office. No Strep (yea! We get to hold on to the "never had that in our house" medal). I was planning on getting up this morning to walk on the treadmill and then I was going to do the same tonight. Nope. I did nothing. I really should have stuffed my bad voice down into the depths of you-know-where and hopped on the treadmill, but I didn't. Frustrated with myself for that decision!
Tomorrow is Wednesday, gym day! Can't wait! The big kid's fever broke late this morning, so he'll be cleared for school tomorrow. My little man was hitting 99.8 this afternoon, but no fever as of bedtime, so God-willing, I'll be at the gym in the morning! And I need it!
And the tone here isn't like the whiney crap of yester-month. It's more of an annoyance with myself for letting my mood dictate what I'm going to do. Tomorrow will be a new day and I will get on that wagon...
....I just hope the wagon didn't roll away with the Earthquake we had tonight. WHAT? Earthquake!? Surely not here in New England! Yup, was a 4.6 in Maine and felt down through Connecticut. My kids were freaked out, but everyone is OK. It was something new for us in these parts. Nothing like a little jolt to make you feel alive.
Pushing past PMS-funk and cravings has been tough, but it was an adjustment that I needed to make. Like you, I'd have 3 great weeks and then a major setback. For the past 2 months I've been doing my best to ignore the cravings and making sure I exercise - even if it's just walking for half an hour. You've just got to be stubborn about it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am stubborn - so you're right, I just need to be stubborn about this too! Thanks!
DeleteThat wasn't an earthquake, it was me. I had to hurry in order to catch something before it rolled off the computer desk :)
ReplyDeleteNow now...you shouldn't talk like that....
DeleteAlthough, I did chuckle but only because it's something I would have said about myself. We should probably work on that!