I have, actually I am feeling it right now. I don't want to sit there and wallow so I have decided to take the steps necessary to get out of my funk.
So I got down to the easy part first. "snag identification" or identifying the little (and not so little ones) that are breaking down my spirit.
So here goes nothing:
1- My weight. I don't like to admit it, but I am severely obese. I weight about 300 lbs for my 5'4" frame. Now, my rather stocky frames means that I will never be a tiny size 2 thing. No, I'm not making excuses for myself this has been confirmed my numerous doctors and personal trainers that have forbidden me to get below 200 lbs. I'll always be plus size and I can live with that but right now it's just a little too much.
I should say that thought some of the extra weight is entirely my fault, some of it is related to anti-anxiety and anti-depressants I am taking. (I'll tell you a lot more about it later). After I started taking medication 5 years ago I gained about 100 pounds, I had already managed to lose a lot of that weight before. You can imagine how much of a drag this is.
So now I have to loose about 100 pounds.
2 - My social life, or lack thereof. God I feel pathetic. When I got really sick with depression and anxiety a few years ago I isolated myself. It wasn't a voluntary thing, but it did happen for a couple of reason. First of all, I eliminated all the negative influences in my life. Now those people weren't bad people, they just sucked all the energy right out of me. Second, I didn't really have the energy for social interaction. Even after I got better and was able to work again it took a lot of energy to get through the day so friendly evenings were a bit too much.
Now it's time to rebuild.
3 - Money. Now I know I'm not the only one here. Most of us would prefer (or need really) to have a little more. I live alone on a 24 k gross salary. Between everything, there is not all that much left. But I have plans and projects that require funding. A new car (that is a need that is becoming more and more urgent as I have already spent close to 1000$ in repairs on my 13 year old car in the first 6 months of 2013), and traveling and the general concept of retirement one day... So of course I'm trying to find a new job, and I'm even working on starting my own business but I also have to find short term creative solutions to my problem. I already have a few tricks up my sleeve that I will be happy to share with you.
4 - My apartment is a freaking mess. I have OCD, problem is cleaning is not one of my compulsions. Now I don't mean that there is 1 foot of junk on the floor and everything but I don't feel organised, and not being organized means that things get messy fast. It's like my place is an extension of my brain that is all messy as well. Do you believe that. So as I clean up my life I hope to find a place for everything around me as well.
I will try to post often as I make things happen in each of my categories. I would appreciate it if you shared your own stories and trick.
See ya soon.
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