The Struggle Is Real

I hate having days like today.  Days where I just feel lost, uninspired, lethargic but not tired, and simply lazy in every way, physically and emotionally.  I usually have moments where I feel one or some or even all of those emotions everyday, but they don't always affect me the way they do on days such as this one. I am in such a rut currently.  Everything is so stagnant.  I know the world never stands still and we are either falling ahead or falling behind, there is no middle, but I feel like personally I am standing still.  I feel stuck.  I know that it is my own fault.  I have made my life this way.  I dedicate no time to myself.  I may have many days where I am alone, but I do nothing that is important to me or to treat myself besides my usual and unnecessary shopping trips. And those only make me feel guilty afterwards.  I worry more about doing what other expect of me or what would make others happy in my personal life instead of just worrying about my own needs.  How did I get here?  I expected so much more for myself by now.  I need to find ME again, but I'm just not sure where I left myself.  One step at a time, I guess.  I just know the one thing I am ready for is happiness.

One Small Book, One Big Change

I had an impulse buy (no surprise!) while at Barnes & Noble the other day.

I went only looking for the first book in the Divergent series, and after grabbing it, I found myself in the Beauty section.

I was curious to see if another book I had glanced through on a previous visit was still available when I stumbled upon something different. And OH! What a find!

That little gem of a book is the brand new (self titled) release from blogger The Skinny Confidential.

I am absolutely in love with this book!

Not only is it an easy read, but it's full of inspiration and useful tips.

I have always struggled with taking care of my health, inside & out, my whole life.

I don't have proper eating habits and I am nowhere near as active as I should be (if at all).

But this little book, I feel, has given me ways to make a change in that area of my life. Ways I can actually use, because everything else I have tried to accommodate for my life clearly hasn't stuck.

Thank you, Lauryn, for this wonderful little piece of work! I am now a regular follower of yours on BlogLovin' as well!

Much love!

xo,

Allison

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