My Journey With Health And Fitness – Getting A Bit Stressed

This morning was a glorious morning to walk the beach. It was beautiful and sunny when I started out though I admit a bit cold in she shade. The water was lovely and calm and I so enjoyed saying good morning to many people. As I walked along the promenade I looked up and saw a bald eagle perched on top of a tree. Then when I got to the end of the pier there were 2 more perched on top of a cellular antenna. Really, what an awesome way to start the day.

I mentioned in my last post that everyone seemed to need to meet with me and were piling on the work. I am literally getting so stressed out over my to do list. It is bad enough that I have work outstanding for clients but all of my volunteer organizations have piled it on. I have done volunteer stuff every day this week and still have things outstanding. On top of that I have things I need to get done for the family. I swear right now I need to have 30 hour days to get it all done. On top of all of this we have a neighbourhood get together tomorrow and we are supplying and cooking the food.

So how to get out of the stress? Well for me I am finding ways to decompress. For example, a lot of walking is happening right now. Just heading out for even an hour really seems to help. I am also taking some breaks to get everything ready for the upcoming cruise my sister and I are taking. Again, this is a distraction for a little bit just so I am not obsessing on what I have to do (I’m really good at obsessing in the middle of the night). I also have been trying to get through a task for one organization then do a task for another organization.

I realized at the end of the day today that I had knocked 3 pretty big items off the to do list in the last 4 days. Oh, there are still some big ones left but at least I am making progress. I think if I can get rid of at least one more by the end of the weekend I can consider it real progress.

So if you are stressed, find a way to decompress to help you manage it. If you are like me and have more things to do than you have time for, just keep moving forward with the work and it will get done. Of course, also keep yourself moving, a walk outside may be the best remedy.