Hi guys! Sorry I’ve been so damn MIA. Life sometimes gets the best of you and you can’t really do much about it. I thought I’d give you a little insight on what I’ve been up to and why I’ve been a little out of pocket!
Since January, I’ve been trying to live a healthier lifestyle — but can’t lie! I’ve had a few setbacks. I’m still trying to balance my social life and my healthy boundaries. I was on and off on a terrible hamster wheel “relationship” that should have ended a long time ago. I’ve also been trying to figure out whether I want to stay in DC for much longer or move to a different city for at least a year. SO MUCH to think about and to be honest, I’ve been fighting a bit of depression, too. Overall not the greatest first five months of 2018, but there still a few months to change all of this around and end the year on a good note!
As most of you know, my job as a local lifestyle blogger is to show you guys my favorite places in the city and most of these places revolve around food and cocktails. Which is great! Until you realize that you are out every single night and getting home past 10 p.m. It’s been hard to balance and get control of my social life but slowly I’m starting to really be strict with my schedule and say NO to a lot of the events I get invited to in exchange for some much needed rest. I’m now adding workouts to my calendar and also setting time for meditation. I do occasionally get the “FOMO” feeling when I look at my IG stories and all my friends are raving about an awesome new venue, but hey! Mental health comes first and I need to really just chill and take care of myself. I’ve also just started following Kate Bee of The Sober School and her blog posts about sobriety have really been encouraging me to drink less and less at social events. Not sure about one day quitting for good, but it has crossed my mind!
As for the hamster wheel “relationship” I was in, I’m happy to report that it’s over for good ! I wrote about this earlier this year and well, I somehow went back to it (insert palm hand emoji!). I often wonder the reasons why women like me stay in relationships that have red flags all over them. I value myself and I think overall have good self esteem, but after what I just went through, I’m truly considering therapy to uncover what makes me stay in bad relationships. I know a lot of women go through this and I’m thankful that 70% of my inner girl gang are in awesome healthy relationships, but like, where did they find this men? LoL anyhow! That’s my “love” life update, let’s hope it gets better.
Fighting depression is no joke! I consider myself a pretty dam positive person most of the time but lately I def have caught myself feeling ways I never have before. I’ve been more lethargic than ever! All I want to do is sleep and sleep some more and of course this daily rain is not helping! What has been helping my mood lately has been Soulcycle! It’s like therapy with good music. I’m trying to do three classes a week and I def see improvements with my mood. Also my good friend Kim suggested I start taking vitamins such as vitamin D3 which is good for your bones and it boosts your energy. I found two really good companies that can supply you with monthly vitamin supplies for under $30 (Take Care Of and Ritual). Check them out! I plan to try them both and see which I like best. More about this soon!
Anywho, that is my life update! Going to start writing a lot more, I promise guys! I’m working on a few fun staycations, hopefully a mini getaway to Mexico, and I’ll def be back with more guides on where to dine, shop, and play in the city! Thanks for hearing me out.
