Oh wow! Birthday wishes! I'm sorry it took me so long to notice, but thank you very, very much
@Mamatigerj @Gandhalfit @mavie @JohnStrong @Laura Rainbow Dragon @NancyTree, you're the best!
So, uh, things have been complicated since last time I posted...
I mentioned before that my mother died in May (the funeral was in July), then I moved to a new city in June (my 5th move since 2020), and I started a new part-time job in August without quite giving up my self-employment. I was settling into all of that, then I found out at the start of this month that I have high blood pressure. I know this is
why we have doctor check-ups after we hit 35, but damnit! Not now!
So anyway, I've been learning about lifestyle changes I can make to help lower my BP, and meanwhile I was put on one, then two, medications, which I'm trying to adjust to.
I think? I'm starting to feel better? so might be able to tackle improving my fitness soon. Meanwhile, I applied for nutrition counselling (I do love having health insurance at last! I love even more getting to do that for free!), and I am doing what I can to sleep more (easy when you're constantly tired...). No idea how to reduce stress, beyond, you know... getting my income steady, not moving house for a while, and having no more parents to bury...
Anyway that's why I haven't been here much and didn't really add any personal notes when I updated.
I'm not totally sure what my next fitness move is: I have at least one easy place to go for walks, but OTOH it is November, almost December, in North Germany, and that's pretty cold and pretty wet and I work at my desk 8:00 - 14:00... I've thought of creating a "fake commute" after work, because I did actually commute for a month in Aug/Sep, which was good, but now I'm WFH again. The other idea I've had is to do / re-do one of the programs and just add on walks when I can. TBH, I thought I might start something today, but then I had 2h overtime at work and walked to the shop for my weekly grocery run, so now I'm just tired. Going to make that nutritionist appointment and go sit on the sofa until bedtime!