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Happy November

I can’t believe it’s already November. Seems like just last week it was mid-June and a hundred degrees outside.

Fall is my favorite time of year. I am excited about the cooler weather. Felt like it took forever to get here this year.

How is your Fall going?

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Hello.

This is me. My life. It basically revolves around those two fuzzy guys there. They are my world. 

But I am also a photo taker. An avid book reader. An old soul. A mental health warrior. A hard worker. Loyal to a fault.

I am fiercely independent. Independent to the point where I sometimes have trouble asking for help. I also get lonely. By that, I mean relationship lonely. I want someone to go on adventures with. Someone to watch movies with.

I am also an introvert. So, there are days when I don’t want to speak to another human. I don’t want to leave my house. I just want to snuggle with my dogs and forget the outside world.

I am not one thing. I am a lot of things. I am me. 🖤

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The Storm

I feel like I am in the calm after the storm. The past two weeks have been some of the most stressful. A lot of things happened that are causing me to make big changes. Changes I am not necessarily ready for. But, that’s life.

I am coming out on the other side, though. I have accepted what is. I am ready for this next adventure. I am calm. I am brave.

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Hopeful

I’ve had bad luck the last few days. I won’t even go through all the things that have happened. In the end, it is what it is. I can’t control everything. Even though my anxiety is screaming at me to figure it all out. I can’t.

Today is a new day. Starting fresh. Letting go of the things I cannot control. Starting yoga today in hopes of helping my anxiety, which seems to get worse by the day.

Today I am hopeful.

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Brave

I don’t know about y’all, but me...I struggle a lot. Almost every day. Sometimes hour to hour. If you’ve been following me for awhile, then you know I suffer from depression and anxiety. So getting through a day, hour, minute can be really hard. If something goes wrong, someone gets upset with you, etc...it can be worse. But, every day we make it through, that’s a day to celebrate. We did it! 💪🏻 We survived. We conquered. We were brave. 

What are you struggling with? Let’s talk about it. Let’s work through it. Be brave. Lift each other up. We’ve got this! 🖤 

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Walter + Toby

These two precious babies are so amazing. I’m not joking when I say they have saved my life. I don’t know how many bad days I’ve had and their love gets me through. They snuggle me every night and I am not joking when I say that significantly helps with my depression. Being with them also eases my anxiety. Pets are so amazing. Seriously amazing.

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Change

Change is hard for me. I mean really hard. Even if it’s good. I just had this conversation with a good friend about this recently. A change in routine, a life change. Big or small. Good or bad. It’s all hard for me. That’s a part of having such bad anxiety. 

I am trying to focus on the good. Looking ahead at the path I’m supposed to take. I know things are changing. Stuff is happening. Right now I’m just along for the ride until I can figure out where I’m going.

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Real Talk Today

Anxiety is no joke. It can keep you from friends, family, etc. That fear of new places. Fear of leaving home for too long. Fear of meeting new people. The discomfort when you’re not in your safe place. The constant need to leave once you get where you’re going. Never being able to be in the moment because your always thinking about something else. Always worrying about something. Cancelling plans because you don’t have the same energy and excitement as when you made those plans. Forcing yourself to do things even though you’re anxious the entire time. 

That’s me. That’s my life. That’s my every day. Luckily I have people that understand. Luckily I have two dogs that literally ease my daily anxiety. It’s still a major struggle. Every single day.