As you might have noticed, I haven’t been blogging much lately. A few of you have texted/messaged/emailed/wroteonGOMI about it. Thanks for the concern. I know when I’ve read bloggers that dropped away it always worried me, so I appreciate that from all of you.
Sorry for disappearing y’all!
To be honest there are a few reasons I’ve been gone: not much to write about, been busy, focused on other things, time is limited and working on things that aren’t meant for this blog.
Since I’ve let you into my lives for the last few years I feel like I owe you something. Here’s the best I can do, in mostly random order.
First, Kepa went back to New Zealand and we decided to separate. Though it was not my decision I’ve ultimately come to decide it’s for the best. I won’t go into details but I think it will be best for both of us. Sometimes the odds just aren’t in your favor.
On the bright side the real reason I haven’t been blogging lately is because I’ve just been BUSY. Did you know there are only 24 hours in a day? Blew my mind too, I know.
I took on a new role at work with more responsibility and different tasks so I’ve been busy learning and working on that. It’s a crazy exciting and somewhat stressful time at my company and I’m loving all the growth and new projects coming in as we continue to grow rapidly. This has taken a bit more of my time as I’ve committed to growing my career which sometimes means staying a bit later or attending work events. Though I love blogging ultimately it doesn’t pay the bills. ;)
The Memphis Grizzlies are in the playoffs!!! I’ve been watching every game and even went to one, so that’s taking up some time too. Grizzlies are the best team in the NBA and it’s so exciting to watch them play. I love living in Memphis when it’s basketball season. This city is amazing!! Grit n Grind baby!
I’m working out a lot more. I have been taking Zumba and kickboxing(ish) classes at my local gym. I’ve also been going on a lot more walks. I figure making time to workout is more important than blogging about working out, right?
Semi related to exercise… I’ve been walking and training JuJu more. When she first came to America she had some major anxiety issues and we couldn’t let people come over or take her anywhere. I’ve been working really hard with her and we now go to the dog park every day – it’s like she is a new dog. Friendly, happy, well adjusted, and begging for pets and fetch games with everyone. She is my big baby so she gets a lot of my time.
I’m playing around with my style and how I look and present myself. I signed up for Gwynnie Bee to try different looks without committing to buying expensive clothes. So far it’s been hit or miss with that service and I’m not sure I will continue. It has been interesting as it’s pushed me to wear some more body conscious things that were totally different for me. I also committed to wearing all dresses this week and it’s been super fun. It’s nice to experiment as that’s not something I felt I could do financially before.
I’ve been traveling. Well, to Nashville and around Tennessee. I love that city too so I’ve been visiting friends. I’ve also been spending time planning upcoming trips! Next month I plan to visit New York City for 4 days and Oregon for a week. I’m always down for meetups with readers so let me know if you are in either place and we can try to set something up.
Weightwise I’m maintaining under 200, slowly inching down. I lost a bit of focus in my current DietBet since my personal life went all silly, but I’ve since refocused and am moving down. I probably won’t be winning my DietBet but I’m on a good track for the future. Since my progress is so slow blogging about it is pretty boring. But there is progress and I am excited and I feel like I’m on the cusp of being the healthiest I’ve ever been. Frankly it’s pretty exciting.
Additionally, I’ve started therapy again, and realize I never should have stopped before.
Sometimes you can’t see things in yourself that others can see. Unfortunately in my case no one would tell me what they saw until I went to a therapist. She believes I have chronic depression that flares up with my PMDD and situationally. I’m starting anti-depressants to help with that. Depression is such a weird thing and personal thing that it feels weird to include in a bullet point in a blog post. It’s something that affects your whole life even if you don’t notice. As I’ve had a history with both anxiety and depression, and so has my family, it’s something I need to focus on controlling. Anyway, I’m very committed to spending the time to figure this out for myself.
That’s about it! I still plan on attending Fitbloggin next month even though I won’t be blogging much. I might be inspired there to update more often, who knows? I’ll still be around on social media if you want to say hi.
Until the next time, take care of yourself! <3
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