99 Probs

In brainstorming a topic for this entry I found that I only have things to complain about today and that's never a good way to start a Pep Talk to yourself. Fresh off a long weekend that I should have used more wisely, I have a ton of stuff to do. Usually having a lunch break helps me catch up on stuff but today there was a luncheon at work so I didn't get to have my usual grocery shopping break. This, unfortunately, means I am probably not going to find time to walk tonight. What is most unfortunate is that walks tend to help me when I experience irritability and today I feel like everything is grating on my nerves. Happiness depends on how you handle the day though so I refuse to give in to a self fulfilling prophecy AND its a short week so I'm not sure what the hell my problem is.. Other than the 99 things that keep annoying me at every turn.

Days like today are bound to happen regardless of how well things are going and you just have to power through them. I could just say screw all the other stuff and walk anyway but tomorrow I'll be in the same predicament I'm in today so I'll just bite the bullet and get done the stuff that will make it possible for tomorrow to redeem today. 

These days do seem to happen less often but when they come they hit me with the force of a freight train and wipe me out. I also have not done any better with my points system but I think it is useful in telling me exactly what I am doing wrong and I have the power to correct it. It just seems that when I go to correct it I just don't have any energy left. Isn't it strange that in the winter the cold zaps all the energy you have and in the summer the heat makes you lethargic and grumpy. Clearly the planet should be suspended in a full time Autumn like temperature because it suits me better. :)

<3 Katie
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