Sorority Blogger

  I know most of my blog posts in recent years have been book related and I haven't exactly been keeping up with it (sorry readers!), but I'm going to try and start blogging more again, and go back to including more than just what I've been reading (though there will still be some posts of those!). 🟊🟊🟊 That said, as the COVID-19 stay at home / social distancing has been going on for months, I haven't gotten out in public much. I'll probably end up sharing some of my quarantine thoughts at some point, but today I wanted to talk about going to the "beach" (it was actually a reservoir) for the first time all summer, and how I felt in my swim suit being that I've come a long way with my body and to be honest, weigh much more than I have in previous summers. This may be a longer post, and it's going to delve into my history with body image and eating disorders, so if that is a flag for you, you may not want to read the whole post. 🟊🟊🟊 For those of...

So I go through this stage quite frequently.  I give 110% to something, but then forget to make sure to take care of myself at the same time. So I grow exhausted and unproductive. Then I hate that I'm being unproductive and try to force myself to keep trekking. But that just increases the exhaustion and lack of productivity until it reaches 0%. Then I crash, recuperate, and start the cycle all over again. I think a lot of people in today's world face similar stages. Though all at different rates.  Currently, I reached that burnout stage again. Which has definitely decreased my productivity. I mean, I went from 2 blog posts a week to well... none last week. I think the Burnout Stage is a problem we have in Western Civilization where we need to remember how to slow down, take a break, and enjoy the moment.  So, I decided to try the #100HappyDays challenge, and I'll go into more detail about my progress with it in different blog posts, but starting out right now I...