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Energy Audit
I’ve been feeling such a lack of energy lately! I hate this feeling, and I need to do some introspection to figure out what’s causing it and what I can do to regain some energy.- Matt and I are inconsistent about turing the lights out at 10pm. We really need to do this! Getting adequate sleep is integral to having higher levels of energy.
- I need to regularly take my multivitamins. As a vegetarian, I think I need the extra little boost of iron.
- I need to pick up the clutter around our house. I’m someone who is very impacted by my surroundings, and disorder leaves me feeling unsettled.
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Signs of Spring
For some reason, I am just now tuning in to the subtle changes of the seasons, and it feels really good. I’m guessing my inability to truly connect with the changing of the seasons stems from the fact that I spent the first 12 developmental years of my life in a city with no seasons: San Diego.And then almost another 12 in a state with no seasons: Florida.And Houston didn’t really have seasons either.But in Austin, I can truly see the changes of the season, and it’s so fun to tune into the changes–to really notice, appreciate, and take joy in them.In the winter, most… Read More -
Healing My Inner Child
It sounds a little wacky to talk about a hurt “inner child,” but I think the concept is so important to talk about and address.I think so many of the ways in which humans are awful to each other stem from how some awfulness was done onto them as children.My own childhood issues are not relatively awful, but they have left me with emotional issues that I need to work on.My mother got accidentally pregnant when she was 22 years-old, and my biological father never wanted to have anything to do with me. I feel the tears start to well up as I write that sentence. I… Read More
