Not sure why but I started the day as a real cranky pants today. I was impatient, short-tempered and just grumpy. On the way to work I took some time to have a coffee and write in my journal just to dump some of my thoughts onto the page. Dont know if it helped or not but arriving at work I kicked into top gear and just got on with the squillion issues, problems, tasks awaiting me. There was no time for any "woe is me" bullshit today LOL.
When I think back over my day - how busy it was and what I achieved, I think WOW!! I really must practice acknowledging my successes instead of focussing on my shortcomings. This doesnt come naturally to me as I agonise over the stuff I think I'm no good at - which tends to be more than your average person agonises over.
Today's training was a little different as I did a shorter faster (well sort of) run instead of my usual 40 - 50 minute session. I'm definitely a long and slow girl but my body's not coming to that party so I'm trialling something different to see how I go. I'm still tweaking my training as my routine changes slightly from week to week but I can afford to do that now with no events on the horizon.
I'm eating happily most of the time but acknowledging that my approach is somewhat of a trial and error and this early stage wont necessarily be all sweet smelling roses. There will be days / times when all I can smell is the manure and I just have to believe that the roses will grow through.
Time for bed now (tsk tsk this is too late for me)
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Nice post Magda, but I agree it's way past my bed time, amazing how time flys when you start chatting to people.
ReplyDeleteMagda, looking back over your day and actually acknowledging your achievements is quite a powerful exercise... I was prompted to do it when I had a stint at home with two "babies" (a two year old and a new born) and didn't have a "proper job"... I used to think I did nothing, but putting it down on paper made me think otherwise...
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.xo
Kristy, nice to hear from you today and thanks for the comment on my post.
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra, to this day I maintain that its a damn sight easier going to work and dealing with that stuff for 8 or however many hours than it is being at home fulltime caring for babies /toddlers (and I only have one child). I NEVER underestimate how much a stay at home mum does.