Motivational Monday

Yes, I am writing this on a Sunday night, but it's Monday somewhere. The last week has been such a whirlwind for me. The hubs and I decided we wanted to move out of Los Angeles proper and move somewhere where we could get a little bit more space. So on Sunday, I started looking for apartments, and got three appointments scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. I fell in love with place #2, and next thing we knew were signing a lease. It's not a huge deal - a 2 bed/2 bath apartment in a town that I am starting to adore.

But what was a big deal is that we decided to move this weekend. As in yesterday. So since Tuesday night, I've been packing, organizing, labeling, napping, trying to rub out kinks in my muscles, falling asleep too early, waking up way too early, and just being in a frenzy of activity and long periods of rest. I didn't realize that my body is not quite up for what I put it through, and I'm starting to pay the price. I'm exhausted, sore, bruised from bumping into and carrying boxes, and just plain out of spoons.

Today, I woke up early as usual, so I tried organizing without waking up the hubs. When he got up, we started making runs to various stores and learning the neighborhood. This was the closest to happy I've felt in a long time.

Now, it's 8:30 at night and I've got a case of the sads. I deal with depression and some other issues, so it's not that surprising, but it sucks. I'm sad about feeling bored, I'm sad about not being where I want to be health-wise, sad about my body crapping out on me much more frequently than it used to. I hate this, but intellectually I know that this is all minor. I'm trying to work my way through this because, the only constant is change. I'm blogging, talking to friends, and getting some stretching in. I'm going to cuddle with my dog, and relax a bit, because I've been working hard on and off all day.

One exciting bit of news is that I finally broke through my weight plateau and as of this morning I'm only 2lbs away from the 50lb weight loss mark. I'm super excited about that, despite my funk.

I've learned a very important lesson - you can't just take one negative experience and let it define your day/week/month. You have to keep on keeping on, because there is something good in each day. You just have to look for it.


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