This week started off so well…..

The week started off so well.  The sugary drinks and chocolate were a thing of the past and although I didn’t have the time (or didn’t make the time more likely) for exercise, I was feeling good.  My energy levels were up, as was my mood and I felt things were under control even though there was so much to

do.  I’ve been following Zoe Whitman for some time (in the bookkeeping space), but she has been posting about planning with children during the 6 weeks holiday.  She has given me some amazing tools to help get myself organised and I found myself using them.  It was a great help.  However, the long hours crept in and so did the takeaways and easy options.  Oh, and the alcohol (something I can’t handle anymore and always regret afterward).  We’re not talking in excess for a normal person but for me, 2 glasses of wine IS excess, and I had a few more than that over the Friday to Sunday period 😊.  It felt good to not be working and to be catching up with friends, but I woke up at 12 am feeling awful; the hot flushes were on repeat, nausea was horrendous, and sleep was proving difficult.  I’m sitting here in my PJs writing this blog after flinging my dressing gown off due to being so hot and now I’m shivering.  Why do we do this to ourselves (I’m sure I’m not alone)?  Although, it feels like a good idea at the time afterward we know it won’t be worth it.  How many times am I going to let this happen until my mind gets the message?  I’ve been feeling so tired, even though I’ve been sleeping,

and I’ve just wanted to nap during the day.  Rubbish food, sugar, and alcohol does that for you.  ENOUGH NOW.   I was starting to feel better and now I’ve undone everything again.  My positive mindset has disappeared, and my lethargy and dark clouds have returned.  It's amazing how food/drink can affect you like that. 

I have a circular mindset: food, exercise, and mental health are all

linked.  If one goes, they all go.  In some respects, this is good because I know that if I start working on one the others will follow, but in others, it means total destruction when it all goes wrong.  I did manage to get some exercise in with the children.  My son got his first bike, so the children have been out for bike rides (with me walking behind with the occasional run to catch up with him because he has picked up speed and got scared 😊).  We’ve helped at the school to tidy up and get things ready for the new term (gardening

is surprisingly energetic 😊) and I’ve been running around trying to get as many clothes washed and dried as I can in the one sunny day!  I have planned my week and scheduled some walks (which I will do). The fridge is full so I can plan healthy meals and cook myself rather than relying on the local takeaways.  This is my last week of work as I’ve got the last 2 weeks off to spend with the kids.  I’m going to carve out time each day for me in those 2 weeks to walk, swim and maybe even try a little bit of running – I can’t wait.  I will be working on my mindset each day and journaling how I’m feeling so I can see the positives of my hard work more quickly.

Now I’ve just got to survive the dreaded school shoe shop today and everything will be peachy 😊