We don't hear as much about the "Energy Crisis" as we did back in the 1970s and 1980s.
But this is more about my own personal Energy Crisis.
More below the Twisted Cheeto, but first a word from our sponsors:
WYFP is our community's Saturday evening gathering to talk about our problems, empathize with one another, and share advice, pootie pictures, favorite adult beverages, and anything else that we think might help. Everyone and all sorts of troubles are welcome. May we find peace and healing here. Won't you please share the joy of WYFP by recommending?
Maybe it's the change of seasons, maybe it's just old age, but turning into a bear and hibernating for a few days/months/years sounds very appealing.
Can't seem to get myself motivated to do what needs to be done -- well, maybe that's exaggerating a bit because I've done a few things. I went through my T-shirt collection and weeded out the ones I'm never going to wear again as well as storing away the ones that are still a bit tight (though I'm getting closer to fitting back into those, thank Dog). But major tasks have gone on hold because I just can't stay up for that long.
I know part of the problem is sleep habits, or maybe lack of sleep habits. The main FP there is that several months ago, the IKEA wood bed frame gave up the ghost on my side of the bed, so I've been sleeping on the couch. I need to get the bedroom cleaned up so that we can get a sturdier bed frame (I think our mattress set was just too heavy for it after 8-9 years), but just haven't had the energy. Or the cooperation from Mr. Scribe for that matter; he's usually too busy taking care of the rest of his family, namely his mom and his brother. (That's a separate FP.)
Another part of it is carrying way too much excess weight -- but I can't get the energy to get started at the gym. A bit of a Catch-22 situation there. I've been losing a few pounds, (though sometimes I think my weight has a GPS system because it keeps finding me again), but I know that getting the exercise would speed up the process.
And that also ties into eating habits; I've been doing better in terms of cutting back on the junk food (Mr. Scribe picked up some Halloween treats for us, and I was still finishing mine up way past Thanksgiving so I'm learning not to eat too much junk at once), but my eating schedule has been way off kilter, in part due to not knowing when Mr. Scribe will be home. He usually goes to his mom's pretty late in the afternoon (after she plays Bingo at her skilled nursing facility, and now she's added in physical therapy which she's paying for out of pocket at least till Medicare kicks back in come January), so we often end up eating dinner at 9 or 10 o'clock. Which ends up waking up my body so I don't get to sleep until past midnight, and that ties back into sleep habits...didn't we already cover that?
Not sure I see a solution on the horizon; I was hoping for a new bed frame for Christmas, I'm now challenging Mr. Scribe to get one in by my birthday in early March. In the meantime, I'm muddling through the best I can and hoping the New Year brings inspiration and/or resolution of some sort.
So, how's life by you?