Personally, the beginning of every new year is always rough. My battle against "the winter blues" starts in the first week of January and usually doesn't end until March. This year has been particularly difficult and I really struggled to find a silver lining.
Work is stressful. The house is a mess. Money is tight. Friends are few and far between. Bills are piling up. A good night's sleep is a pipe dream. Gas prices keep going up. Our president is a moron.
It's generally the same shit that everyone else is going through. But my anxiety does this great thing and makes every single inconvenience a much bigger deal than it needs to be, and my depression is right behind it to make me feel even worse!
One of my New Year's resolutions (which I normally don't make or I attempt and fail within the first few days) was to focus on my mental health more. Address the problem and work hard to solve it. I'm not talking to a therapist or taking daily prescriptions or changing my lifestyle entirely. I'm just trying to do more of the things I used to-- STILL love and remind myself of the person I actually am.
1) Read more books.
I want to read at least one a month, and so far I've stuck to it! Who cares if it was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the 8th time? (EDIT: actually, it was the third.)
2) Skin care.
My skin is very temperamental and it drives me crazy. For the past month I've fought the blemishes on my face and saw no results because I was only half-assing it. This year we 👏 are 👏 starting 👏 a 👏 routine 👏
3) Eat better.
I'm not saying no to McDonald's or pizza every now and then. But it's all about moderation and that's a concept I threw out the window when Thanksgiving rolled around.
4) Get out more.
The last time I left the house for something other than work or grocery shopping or for something that NEEDED to be done, was back in August. THAT'S FIVE MONTHS AGO. Okay, that's a lie. I saw The Last Jedi a few weeks ago but BEFORE THAT it was in August.
Lastly, the main reason you're seeing all this now:
5) Write more.
I was such a passionate writer years ago. It was probably all fanfiction but it was a way to get creative and do what I love. It was one of the only things that made me truly happy and I miss it. Even if it's still going to be shitty fanfiction I write, I'd rather it be that than nothing at all.
But I thought what better way to express myself then by combining different things I'm passionate about into one?
Writing + talking about myself too much + unasked-for advice = blog
It's something I tried a couple of years ago but was too focused on my audience (or lack there of, actually) instead of the actual content. Instead of me.
So here it is. My blog. To me, from me.
Work is stressful. The house is a mess. Money is tight. Friends are few and far between. Bills are piling up. A good night's sleep is a pipe dream. Gas prices keep going up. Our president is a moron.
It's generally the same shit that everyone else is going through. But my anxiety does this great thing and makes every single inconvenience a much bigger deal than it needs to be, and my depression is right behind it to make me feel even worse!
One of my New Year's resolutions (which I normally don't make or I attempt and fail within the first few days) was to focus on my mental health more. Address the problem and work hard to solve it. I'm not talking to a therapist or taking daily prescriptions or changing my lifestyle entirely. I'm just trying to do more of the things I used to
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| (I found this on Pinterest and it's been reposted so many times that the original is buried deep in the web, so... shoutout to whoever took this picture.) |
1) Read more books.
I want to read at least one a month, and so far I've stuck to it! Who cares if it was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the 8th time? (EDIT: actually, it was the third.)
2) Skin care.
My skin is very temperamental and it drives me crazy. For the past month I've fought the blemishes on my face and saw no results because I was only half-assing it. This year we 👏 are 👏 starting 👏 a 👏 routine 👏
3) Eat better.
I'm not saying no to McDonald's or pizza every now and then. But it's all about moderation and that's a concept I threw out the window when Thanksgiving rolled around.
4) Get out more.
The last time I left the house for something other than work or grocery shopping or for something that NEEDED to be done, was back in August. THAT'S FIVE MONTHS AGO. Okay, that's a lie. I saw The Last Jedi a few weeks ago but BEFORE THAT it was in August.
Lastly, the main reason you're seeing all this now:
5) Write more.
I was such a passionate writer years ago. It was probably all fanfiction but it was a way to get creative and do what I love. It was one of the only things that made me truly happy and I miss it. Even if it's still going to be shitty fanfiction I write, I'd rather it be that than nothing at all.
But I thought what better way to express myself then by combining different things I'm passionate about into one?
Writing + talking about myself too much + unasked-for advice = blog
It's something I tried a couple of years ago but was too focused on my audience (or lack there of, actually) instead of the actual content. Instead of me.
So here it is. My blog. To me, from me.
