Sunday Reflections (Sept 25th)- Accountability Thread

Hello, great idea.

1. I trained 5 times a week again and started a DIY course at my local college which was hugely fun and will help a tonne with my new house project

2. I am training for a half marathon and went on a beautiful 7 mile run today close to sea and mountains. A cyclist passed and told me I was ‘making it look easy’ which made me smile from ear to ear

3. I keep seeing many reminders of my ex following a really upsetting meeting the other week (tldr: he led me to believe he still had feelings but told me he could only sleep with me/not start things up again). It’s a small town. I sat next to his friend in my coffee place, drove past his parked car today and it hurt. I need to process this all over again

4. I’m applying for 2 jobs this week that could give me the option of getting far from this little place and the space I need. My fitness is high and exercise is like medicine right now so I’m keeping that up and getting plenty of water/sleep

I hope you all had beautiful weekends, queens x

Slept a few hours and feel refreshed; I’m getting over jetlag so that will take a day or two. Got in from Spain yesterday late. Tomorrow back to the gym, back to working out. Want to see family, get back to working out with my trainer. I’m a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism and we have a big local event this coming weekend! I have a major art project to finish, something that has needed to be done, so this will support my local group and it will continue to mark me as a team player and artisan.

Goal: Work on certification course.

Result: Success! I did twice as much as I thought I would. Woo hoo!

I did go to the gym all the times I wanted, and I found a way to be active on the days I didn't go!

I went hiking, read, stayed in nature for hours at a time, worked on my thesis, spent quality time with my family and friends, and barely thought about my recent breakup all week.

I ate good food, drank enough water, and enjoyed my daily skincare routine.

I didn't meditate all week, so that's the one thing I'd change for the next one — but the time I spent in nature was already quite introspective.

It was a good week!

Okay. So this past week I focused on my career/school, friends and family and exercise. Wins - I applied for 2 jobs and conducted 2 informational interviews. This has been difficult for me as I’ve been dealing with imposter syndrome and noticing self-sabotaging strategies by avoiding applying and talking and networking with previous clinical supervisors/preceptors. So I’m proud of myself for feeling the fear and still applying and reaching out to clinicians. -I’ve spent a lot of time this week with friends and family. I’m trying to live in the moment and soak in all of that time with them. Helping to create quality memories and being grateful for the people in my life. Challenges - I stopped exercising part-way through the week and didn’t get back to it. I did get my period so I was more tired and fatigued then usual. I’ve realized that during that week I could have changed my exercise to light yoga - My plan is to pick up where I started and continue the challenge. I tend to drop activities part way through. So I’m going to aim to finish it.