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why is every run turning into a sprint lately
Quote from coralsummit on June 24, 2019, 1:29 pmI am exhausted. I went to Target at 8pm for milk and diapers. My three year old screamed because I bought the wrong cereal brand. Then I tried to run ten miles tonight. I set my watch for an easy eight min pace. I did not do that. I hit six forty from mile one. My heart was pounding like crazy. I could not slow down. I kept checking my phone for emails from work. I was thinking about the $400 repair bill for the dishwasher. I just ran faster to avoid the noise in my head. I finished in forty minutes but I still feel anxious. My legs hurt and I did not stretch. I am drinking water on the couch. My husband is watching TV. I feel like I am always rushing. Is anyone else doing this?
I am exhausted. I went to Target at 8pm for milk and diapers. My three year old screamed because I bought the wrong cereal brand. Then I tried to run ten miles tonight. I set my watch for an easy eight min pace. I did not do that. I hit six forty from mile one. My heart was pounding like crazy. I could not slow down. I kept checking my phone for emails from work. I was thinking about the $400 repair bill for the dishwasher. I just ran faster to avoid the noise in my head. I finished in forty minutes but I still feel anxious. My legs hurt and I did not stretch. I am drinking water on the couch. My husband is watching TV. I feel like I am always rushing. Is anyone else doing this?
Quote from Ashleave on November 15, 2019, 6:33 amsame here honestly. its just so noisy and chaotic now that i barely have the mental bandwidth to think about it. i have to schedule intimacy like a business meeting which feels incredibly unsexy. my husband gets it tho, we just cuddle more now. not every phase feels romantic but thats totally normal i think.
same here honestly. its just so noisy and chaotic now that i barely have the mental bandwidth to think about it. i have to schedule intimacy like a business meeting which feels incredibly unsexy. my husband gets it tho, we just cuddle more now. not every phase feels romantic but thats totally normal i think.
Quote from calmsleet on March 5, 2020, 1:36 pmHonestly same here. I used to force myself to meditate for twenty minutes every morning and it just felt like another item on my to, do list. Now I just read one chapter of a book before bed. No pressure, no timer, just me and the story. If I miss a night, I dont sweat it. It stopped feeling like a chore once I stopped treating it like a performance and just kept it ridiculously low stakes.
Honestly same here. I used to force myself to meditate for twenty minutes every morning and it just felt like another item on my to, do list. Now I just read one chapter of a book before bed. No pressure, no timer, just me and the story. If I miss a night, I dont sweat it. It stopped feeling like a chore once I stopped treating it like a performance and just kept it ridiculously low stakes.
Quote from gentlehoar on December 15, 2020, 4:28 amAura is just a fancy word for burnout. For real, I stare at my spreadsheet at 7pm and feel like a ghost haunting my own kitchen. Sleep helps. Also eating something that isnt granola. If you cant look in the mirror without screaming maybe take the day off. Work does not care if you glow.
Aura is just a fancy word for burnout. For real, I stare at my spreadsheet at 7pm and feel like a ghost haunting my own kitchen. Sleep helps. Also eating something that isnt granola. If you cant look in the mirror without screaming maybe take the day off. Work does not care if you glow.
Quote from Shelldelta on May 25, 2020, 12:54 pmsame girl. i swear my treadmill is worse than my ex. i started walking backwards on it just to mess with my brain and its actually working. also watching trash tv while i do it so i dont have to think about the monotony. if you feel like your gonna puke just stop. dont push through it. my knees already hate me enough. also chicago winter makes me wanna never leave the house so this is my compromise.
same girl. i swear my treadmill is worse than my ex. i started walking backwards on it just to mess with my brain and its actually working. also watching trash tv while i do it so i dont have to think about the monotony. if you feel like your gonna puke just stop. dont push through it. my knees already hate me enough. also chicago winter makes me wanna never leave the house so this is my compromise.
Quote from Jane1971 on May 23, 2020, 5:38 pmhonestly i just chuckle and say no thanks. i need a solid block of quiet to actually decompress. five minutes feels like a blink. sometimes he wants to talk though so i just say lets talk over dinner later. i force a little boundary without making it huge. my brain still feels foggy from grading so i really need that space. just be upfront about needing downtime.
honestly i just chuckle and say no thanks. i need a solid block of quiet to actually decompress. five minutes feels like a blink. sometimes he wants to talk though so i just say lets talk over dinner later. i force a little boundary without making it huge. my brain still feels foggy from grading so i really need that space. just be upfront about needing downtime.
Quote from brightheart on June 8, 2020, 10:32 pmI just google local appliance repair near me and call the ones with decent reviews. Honestly, If it is under warranty check that first though. Dont trust random guys on social media ads unless you have friends who used them. I had my treadmill fixed by legit service guy once cost like 50 bucks for belt adjustment. Check if its just a simple part before asking for full service.
I just google local appliance repair near me and call the ones with decent reviews. Honestly, If it is under warranty check that first though. Dont trust random guys on social media ads unless you have friends who used them. I had my treadmill fixed by legit service guy once cost like 50 bucks for belt adjustment. Check if its just a simple part before asking for full service.
Quote from bridgemarsh on September 1, 2020, 6:25 pmHonestly same here. I used to force myself to meditate for twenty minutes every morning and it just felt like another item on my to, do list. Now I just read one chapter of a book before bed. No pressure, no timer, just me and the story. If I miss a night, I dont sweat it. It stopped feeling like a chore once I stopped treating it like a performance and just kept it ridiculously low stakes.
Honestly same here. I used to force myself to meditate for twenty minutes every morning and it just felt like another item on my to, do list. Now I just read one chapter of a book before bed. No pressure, no timer, just me and the story. If I miss a night, I dont sweat it. It stopped feeling like a chore once I stopped treating it like a performance and just kept it ridiculously low stakes.
Quote from BraveStar on August 1, 2020, 9:07 amYeah I get that. My back is wrecked every night. I stop and breathe before I lift them off the ground. Keep em low. Also stretch my hamstrings before bed or I cant sleep. Just drink water and ice it later. Dont try to power through the pain or youll be out for a week.
Yeah I get that. My back is wrecked every night. I stop and breathe before I lift them off the ground. Keep em low. Also stretch my hamstrings before bed or I cant sleep. Just drink water and ice it later. Dont try to power through the pain or youll be out for a week.
Quote from Calm1962 on May 2, 2020, 7:32 amI stopped trying to manifest money long ago. Ngl, Now I just grind. I budget tight, pick up extra shifts, and invest what I can. If I want a new car I save for it or work a second job. Manifesting felt like waiting for a check that never arrives. Real talk its about action not just vibes. I focus on what I can control today.
I stopped trying to manifest money long ago. Ngl, Now I just grind. I budget tight, pick up extra shifts, and invest what I can. If I want a new car I save for it or work a second job. Manifesting felt like waiting for a check that never arrives. Real talk its about action not just vibes. I focus on what I can control today.
