September 5: A few hours ago, anxious as heck, I sat in the parking lot at my local gym, waiting. On a whim I signed up for a membership last week with some friends and tonight was my first time visiting said gym. We were taking a 30 minute #HIIT class and while I was excited to try it, I was crippled with fear and anxiety. I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been. My belly gets in the way of everything. I’m not bendy in any way. Like at all! And, I have hip issues. I hate being watched. My anxiety made me get to the gym 40 minutes early. Scared I’d be late. Scared to show up after the class started. Everyone looking at me. So I sat in the car waiting. Fretting. Beating myself up for letting myself “go” all these years. If I had stayed in shape, I wouldn’t be scared I’d throw up in front of everyone. I fretted until the very last minute before the class started. But knowing I had a friend waiting and counting on me made me move my butt out of that car. Inside the gym, I swipe my pass and I can
It's been 4 months since we first heard about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the effects it's had across the world. My kids have been home for a few weeks now while I've been working from home and I think we have finally found some peace of mind about our current situation and the way forward.
I'm not one to stick to strict schedules...I mean...you've seen my posts declaring I'd blog for 365 days, workout for 300 straight days, read a book every month etc. I like the idea of strict schedules, but my lifestyle doesn't really gel well with that idea...and it's something I should probably come to terms with and just accept. But no...I like to torture myself with unrealistic expectations lol. Ugh. One day I'll get it!
So back to self-isolation. We're hanging in there. I tried a daily schedule for the kids and it backfired so badly so now, we're just taking it day by day. The kid's teachers have started online learning/lessons so we do what we can while I'm working, and anything that takes more one-on-one support is saved for the evening when I'm finished working for the day.
The kids are plugged into their iPods, Netflix, and Xbox and I'm ok with it. We break up their screen time with chores, school work like I mentioned above, and daily family walks (to get some fresh air).
This past weekend was beautiful and while we can't really go anywhere, we spent the majority of Sunday playing basketball on our driveway, short bike rides, and walks in the neighbourhood.
We've also been spending more time as a family, having movie nights a few evenings a week.
Has it been hard not being able to socialize with our family and friends? Yes. It's been really hard and being isolated has made my depression and anxiety bubble up again. But, we're taking it day by day and the daily walks are helping us all get some much-needed exercise!
How are you handling the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation?
I'm not one to stick to strict schedules...I mean...you've seen my posts declaring I'd blog for 365 days, workout for 300 straight days, read a book every month etc. I like the idea of strict schedules, but my lifestyle doesn't really gel well with that idea...and it's something I should probably come to terms with and just accept. But no...I like to torture myself with unrealistic expectations lol. Ugh. One day I'll get it!
So back to self-isolation. We're hanging in there. I tried a daily schedule for the kids and it backfired so badly so now, we're just taking it day by day. The kid's teachers have started online learning/lessons so we do what we can while I'm working, and anything that takes more one-on-one support is saved for the evening when I'm finished working for the day.
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| Taking the pup for her daily walk |
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| Showing her brother how it's done! |
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| Supervising the garage clean up |
Has it been hard not being able to socialize with our family and friends? Yes. It's been really hard and being isolated has made my depression and anxiety bubble up again. But, we're taking it day by day and the daily walks are helping us all get some much-needed exercise!
How are you handling the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation?
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