Sliding Backwards
The week where it all came crashing down.
I got sick.
In hindsight, I should’ve seen it coming. I’ve fallen back into my bad habits: one soda became one or more a day for the last week, I ate fast and comfort food because it was easier than cooking, and my sleep schedule got out of whack.
Did I mention I participate in NaNoWriMo every year? So my November is already stress inducing before you add all of the other things I’ve been doing.
I had already been slowly burning the candle at both ends, but the start of November combined with a dice bag order and craft fair meant I lit that sucker in a few extra places.
I would’ve been fine managing the added stress if I had kept up on my good eating habits and sleep schedule. Instead, I got sick and had to spend a day huddled in front of a heater, not really accomplishing much. Which added more stress to me because I’m now a day behind on what I was trying to accomplish.
It’s a slap in the face to remind me why I started my journey to get healthy. I know why I let my habits slip and I know what to fix to get on the right track. I managed to catch myself before it got too bad.
I’m getting back on track. Obviously I still have a lot to learn and work on when it comes to my busy life. What I really need to do is set systems in place to ensure I don’t fall so far back into my bad habits.
I think that will have to wait until after November.
Weekly Goals
Go to the gym twice: Success.
Go to class: Failure.
Write 7K words: Success. Yeah, November’s good for that.
Sew ten dice bags: Failure.
Read one book: Success. I read Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout.
