Great work, all. I've had a bad run with self-care lately, a lot of stress and insomnia. Trying to pull myself back from a dark place and do more of what's good for me. Starting with:
- Taking sick leave. My exhaustion is severe enough to come with constant nausea and brain fog, with depression rearing its ugly head and trying to hook its claws in. Nope to that!
- Got sleeping tablets so I could sleep more than a few hours before waking up and ruminating again. (Don't fret, I know they are a short term solution.)
- Went for a wetland walk. So many birds out. Saw some I don't see too often - musk lorikeets, a Willie wag-tail, a heron and a pelican. And of course loads of corellas, they love it there at this time of year.
- Hopped on the exercise bike while I was on the phone - did 10km.
- Started my diet. Nothing too drastic, just committing to a) one reasonable portion of each main meal instead of a heaped one and maybe seconds, and b) easing up on desserts - swapping them out regularly for fruit or yoghurt, and keeping it to one small piece of cake instead of two big ones. In essence, breaking the habit of comfort eating before it becomes something else I need comfort from.
- Watching some Netflix and playing video games.
Yep, I know I'm far enough down the gurgler to need some radical self-care.
Blue.
