I'm back at work tomorrow so it's officially the last day of my Christmas holiday and I have butterflies in my stomach which is just normal. I've always felt like this after Christmas, even when school was work. I thought it was just me being soft and sentimental but it turns out SAD Syndrome is a real thing and lots of other people are prone to it as well. I do feel vindicated mind but it's more consolation than actually making me feel better.
My usual approach nowadays isn't rocket science either. I hammer the gym, I socialise as much as I can. I go to the pub with friends, go to gigs even if I’m not that interested in the artist or band. I make a few New Year resolutions knowing full well I’m not going stick to them for very long. Anything to focus my mind really until I wake up one day and the blues have gone.
Without question most of my usual tools are not there for me this year. I’m far from convinced some of the simple socialising we took for granted will ever be available again. I’ve thought about doing the couch to 5k but I’m wary about the weather not to mention my terrible balance and general clumsiness. Even the simplest things like reading and listening to music have become problematic for me, I find it increasingly hard to concentrate – a quick Google of course shows it’s not just me. At least some consolation.
So …………
1 Gym - No
2 Couch to 5k? – Will start tomorrow, weather permitting
3 Pub – No
4 I drink too much at home. I don’t even like it (that much) so less drinking at home
5 Gigs – Obviously not
6 Listen to more music. For some bizarre reason I lost interest in music last year.
7 Less aimless browsing on social media and on-line news
8 Less aimless watching tv
9 More listening to music, more reading/learning
10 Continue with my blog for now
So I guess my resolutions are 2, 4, 6, 9 and 10.
Okay pop music, let’s go!
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