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Life is pretty good, so why am I so lethargic?
You can’t pour from an empty cup
For the past couple of weeks, I haven’t felt like doing much. Sure, I still pay the bills and feed the animals, but other than doing a lot of writing and seeing the occasional client, I’ve hardly been doing much of anything at all. At first, I blamed it on the grey, wet weather that we’ve been having. Then it was the fact that I was getting over an upper respiratory infection.
But none of that explained why I’d suddenly abandoned being mindful of my food and alcohol intake in favor of eating and drinking whatever sounded good at the moment. I started canceling my Pilates classes because I just didn’t have the umph to make myself go, much less really work out. Sometimes I wouldn’t even shower until the early afternoon. I just wanted a break from regular responsible adult life.
“What’s going on?” I kept wondering. I’m not stressed or depressed. In fact, things are probably the smoothest they have been in over 20 years, so what gives here? The funny thing is, my husband James is feeling the same way. He rouses himself to make some pretty spectacular meals, but other than that, he just kind of hangs around, doing a little of this and a little of that.
Our son’s caregiver had the flu and was out for several days, so we had to pick up the slack from that. But…
