I haven't written on my blog in a long time. I fell into a spiral of stress and anxiety about work, about moving, and just about life in general. When stress hits me, it hits me hard and I lose all motivation to do what I love.
Derek and I moved out of our old place, because they had family members moving into the suite. But it was much harder to find a new place than we expected. Either way out of our price range or no one wanted to accept a cat. And I wasn't going anywhere with my Dumbledore.
We ended up having to move in with my parents until we could find a place. Unfortunately it took a long 3 months until we found the perfect place (well, they found us). It was in the perfect neighborhood not far from our old place, and we could both still walk to work.
But of course I got really sick around moving day and after a couple weeks of it not going away, I found out it had turned into bronchitis. I was so busy stressing about the move, getting things unpacked and working long full hours, and taking a kickboxing class, that I hadn't given myself one moment to breath and relax my body and soul. Therefore, making my cold turn into bronchitis.
After it finally went away, and we got settled into our home, my motivation starting coming back.
I decorated our bedroom, living room, and kitchen to match our personalities and interests with every spare moment I had. I excitedly found homes for all our succulents and felt so happy here. And I still am happy here (even if there are two very loud toddlers living right above us).
I managed to find a good place with my diet. Something I have been having issues with the past year. I finally figured out to cut back on the food I love and eat super healthy and clean while still being happy with what I ate and how it made me feel . But, trust me, it's not easy living near a pizza parlor that has vegan pizza!
The part that makes me the happiest, though, is that I have begun writing again!
On my days off I always try to start the day by making a green juice, a coffee or tea, and just sit down to write on my book. I am so excited about this one and I have had tons of inspiration for it. I have made a goal to try to write at least one sentence a day, even if I don't have the motivation. I haven't been quite this enthusiastic about one of my projects before. It's just such a good way to de-stress and calm the mind. Especially when you have an anxiety driven mind like mine.
I am just taking life, day by day.
Trying to stay in the moment and keep a level head.
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