I am feeling so yucky again this morning.
I woke up yesterday and wasn't feeling good right from the beginning. I
ended up taking an antihistamine to help with these allergies I can't
seem to shake. It really did help. But then I spent all day exhausted.
Not sure why. Just felt like I didn't get any sleep at all the night
before.
This morning I'm feeling drained, dry, and generally not good. I get
the dry. I messed up yesterday. I didn't drink enough water. So
that's the solution to that one.
I have been realizing a few things over this past week.
1. My motivation is waining again. I get a little away from my
computer, and my motivation starts to wash away. I know I'm struggling
to deal with some changes. The biggest is my new job. I am going
through training. It's a new system. I'm good with computers, but
there is always a learning curve with new systems. I am still
organizing my notes, learning all the steps from start to finish with
the time tickets, and trying to learn what to do when things go wrong.
I know it sounds like I'm complaining about all of the above, but I'm
really not. I love the new challenge. The only issue is how mentally
draining it is right now. It's actually draining so much of my energy,
it's surprising me.
Top it all off, I'm trying to maintain my cleansing diet, which means
planning ahead. I need to have all my food for the next day decided on
well before the stores close, so I can go get whatever I need. Ideally I
will have it put together before bed that night.
Actually, forget ideally. It's a necessity if I'm going to be able to get my fitness in before work in the morning.
2. This is the biggest one. It has to do with my cleansing diet,
eating well, all of it. I've discovered something. I'm an instant
gratification kind of person. It's having an effect on everything.
When I get hungry, I want something tasty right now. Unfortunately I
can't just run out to the store and pick something up.
I don't know why this is still affecting me like this. I've had to deal
with being gluten free for about 3 years now. I guess the biggest
thing is I learned how to cheat a little. I found the junk you can eat
and still avoid gluten.
Now those are gone. I am finding I need to avoid sugar too. Well,
that's a whole other layer to this issue. Even the delicious snacks
that are gluten free are now mostly off limits.
If I want pasta with prego and cheese, I've gotta get the GF pasta, and make my own prego.
I am learning to cope. I have learned how to can. I have a tonne of
canned fruit, ready to toss into a pie crust or under a fruit crumble
crust and bake. Or even just to snack on. Today I'm making another
batch of my tomato sauce so I have it on hand and ready to go when I
want some.
But I'm still struggling with making sure I have enough things I want to
eat on hand so I avoid getting actually hungry. Friday I planned ahead
quite well. Then I over ate on the potato salad and have been paying
for it ever since. Let's just say I've had digestive issues all day
yesterday.
I'm feeling so overwhelmed today. There is so much to do, and I'm
feeling like I just won't be able to get to it all. I don't know why
I'm feeling this way. I've canned tomato sauce before. Yes, it takes a
lot of time start to finish - my recipe has to cook for almost 5 hours,
not including prep time, canning, etc. Once it's on the stove
simmering, It's all about the timers. That's all. I can do it. I know
I can. Then once it's simmering, I can do some of the other things
that are on my plate for the day, including helping Lee with the new bed
frame.
Top all that off with the fact that I'm finally starting to plan for my
retirement. I feel a little overwhelmed by that too. I've let it go
too long. I'm feeling like I just won't be able to do it. I'm worried
I'll be working until the day I die.
Anyhow, I've got a lot on my mind. I need to go for a run to help deal
with some of this stress. The problem is I'm not feeling well enough to
get out there and run.
I would say I have no idea what's wrong with me, but if I just relax and
think about it, I know what's going on. I've got too much stress in my
head right now. The retirement planning, trying to get back on track
with my weight loss, the lack of fitness/running for most of this past
month, canning tomatoes today, the new bed frame, ... The list goes on
and on.
As for the fitness or lack there of over the past month. I can't change
what's past. I can only change from here forward. So I need to put
that out of my mind until it's time to kick my butt out the door and go
for a run. It's that simple.
Retirement planning? I've got a basic plan in place already. I just
need to take the 10% off my first cheque and put it away. I'm leaning
towards a GIC, but I still have a week to decide.
Tomatoes? I've been canning for weeks. Why is this batch overwhelming
me? I just don't get it. I'm thinking it's other stuff going on in the
background.
As for the bed frame, etc, that's Lee mostly. He just needs me to help
with a few things - moving mattresses, etc. He's doing most of the
work, and all of the planning for it. So as far as I'm concerned, no
problems there.
Ahhh. That's a little better. Now I need to figure out what I want for breakfast.