Happy holiday Sunday everyone. This week we won't be going to church as we're down in Grand Haven celebrating the holidays with family. This next week I'll be cramming for exams. I've got two cumulative exams this semester. One for behavior modification and one for statistics. I cannot WAIT to be done with this semester! I'll try to write what I can to you each day.
I've had so many people tell me that my podcast this week really helped them and I am glad because it was all about mental health and how important it is to find your mental health care. But I think what helps people even more is my message about doing hard things and how much it helps us to heal and make our life better. Sometimes, from the outside looking in, one's life can seem so perfect and untouchable. Like that person never suffers in their day-to-day. When actually, nothing can be further than the truth. Please remember that when you are perusing social media this month during the holiday season. Not everything is as it seems!
Anyway, I wanted to kind of write about what a day in my life is like. Since I haven't done that in several month. I think this was the last one I did, when my panic disorder was much worse earlier this year. Not that it's completely gone. Oh no, completely gone? That would be too good to be true! Of course I still have panic disorder! Just the other day, on one of my long drives back up from school down state, I found myself having a panic attack over...wait for it..."What if I suddenly couldn't breathe?". And then it was like, I couldn't get a full breath. So that's fun! Not only am I scared of my own heartbeat but I also now need to worry about not breathing. *eye roll*
Morning Star
I usually get up quarter to 8am to let the chickens out. We have 4 big fat black chickens and I love them dearly. They just started laying egg! Their coop is in a little fenced in garden in our back yard. I open the little garden gate and give them treats. Sometimes I bring out the rest of my apple for them to much on while I give them pats and attention.
Upon returning back inside our cozy warm home, Eddie turns on all of our Christmas lights. I have lighted garland going over all of the windows and doorways of our common areas, a little village below the tv, pine garland along the fireplace, and best of all, my dollhouse, all done up for Christmas!
I make green tea in the Keurig. I've been coffee free since earlier this year when my panic attacks started back up again. It's fine. Besides, coffee makes me want creamer and I don't need the sugar in creamer anyhow.
Anyone with anxiety or insulin resistance (like me, due to my PCOS) should start their day with a high protein/fat, no sugar meal. Eddie makes me bacon and eggs every morning. Unless he's embalming. For those days he always has pre-made egg muffin cups that I can put in the microwave! I'm literally the luckiest!
I eat and take my hair out of my heatless curlers and brush my teeth and wash my face. I use this heatless curl thingy from Kitsch's Disney princess collab and it makes my long blonde hair look so pretty. I use this face wash from Murad along with this vitamin C serum for glass skin. Don't forget your SPF because we're going outside!
You're going to need this and this for your hot girl walk. Let's go! Don't forget your shoes! I love these walking shoes so much!
I always do the same 2.5 miles loop by our that takes me 45 minutes. Many days I'll do this walk twice, once in the morning and once at night. Everyday I take the same video clip of the lake by our house. The consistency and habits soothe my brain.
I'm going to leave you guys here for the day. I'll come back tomorrow to get to the next parts of my day! Thanks for stopping by to see me!
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