If I don't have it written down somewhere to MAKE A BLOODY BLOG POST then it just doesn't get done. Much like dishes, laundry etc, it falls by the wayside. Then, one day I look at it and decide it REALLY NEEDS DOING NOW and here I am.
(and yes I just had to review the last post I made because I couldn't remember what it was about. TL:DR it's about getting fat)
I'm the same weight, more or less, as I was at the beginning of the month. I set goals that I thought were realistic but which were ultimately unattainable. I've reassessed those goals and got myself a new little timetable of when I feel I can do my #FatGirlWalking, and it's only 2 times a week (I was aiming for 3 but hey ho) but I am able to commit to those 2 days and times and I commit to walking for 30 minutes non-stop. Maybe that will get better over time. I think it needs to. But I need to figure out when... Can't with the kids around because I close my eyes and immerse myself in LOUD music. Safety concerns there. Similarly, Can't when kids are asleep. I'm at the top weight that the machine was designed for (I knew I shouldn't have looked up that bastarding information) and even just walking makes noise, and noise travels through these houses very effectively. If I want the kids to go to sleep and stay asleep, I can't #FGW whilst they're in bed. Can't when I'm at college (duh, 2 different places at the same time). Leaves... Monday afternoon and Thursday morning. So that's when I do it, and I cool off and grab a shower straight after. It's working for me, I do 5km a week, and there's scope to go longer and do more in those two sessions - I just need more music.
What else? Ah yes. The inauguration of the 45th President of the United States of America. I refuse to name him, he's not worth that to me. He has caused me a lot of stress and anxiety and is part of the reason I slowed and eventually halted the #FGW by the end of January. I was obsessively stalking Facebook and Twitter wondering "WTF has the tangerine shitgibbon done NOW?". My mental health diary shows my mood swandiving and anxiety skyrocketing at the same time from the 19th January. Gee, thanks, 45. Well done.
I'm also back at college. I've got Art and Social Practice as well as continuing with Creative Practice 1. I was slated for Professional Practice 1 as well, but I'm only meant to be on that unit from January 2018. I'll still linger and offer my assistance where needed, it'll help me for next year to know what is expected of this year, after all. Enjoying the writing part of A&SP - I'm not afraid to have my own opinion and make it known. Benefits of age? experience? or am I just foolish? Being unafraid got me A/B for my essays last year so I figure why the hell would I change my MO. Just be who I be.
In other news, we binge-watched "Stranger Things", me solidly backed into the corner of the sofa with the duvet drawn up to my nose so I could hide easily. Series 2 is back at Halloween. More hiding. Also binge-watched "Enterprise" and now I want to dive into "Voyager" again. Not going to rush into "DS9" though. Besides, I've got "MacGyver" (the original and the best) on DVD to watch in the meantime. Just in case you're interested, total paperclip uses up to and including S2E4 => 3. And boy were they pretty implausible - but that's why I like it!
Coming soon, "The Walking Dead". Can't wait to see the new and improved Rick go and kick some ass - Lucille notwithstanding.
Ciao for now.
